Gavin Leatherwood
American actor (born 1994)
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Gavin Thomas Leatherwood (born June 7, 1994) is an American actor. He is known for his roles in the Netflix fantasy series Chilling Adventures of Sabrina (2018–2020) and in the HBO Max comedy series The Sex Lives of College Girls (2021).
Early life
Leatherwood was born on June 7, 1994[1] in Maui, Hawaii. He spent his youth in California and moved to Oregon when he was 18. Leatherwood has one older sister named Chloe.[2] He is mostly of Irish descent with Native American, English, Spanish and Welsh ancestry.[3]
Career
In the beginning of his acting career, Leatherwood performed in various theatrical plays such as All My Sons and Peter Pan. In 2017, he made a cameo appearance in an episode for NCIS and Grown-ish.
In 2018, Leatherwood was cast in the lead male role as Nicholas Scratch in Netflix's supernatural horror series Chilling Adventures of Sabrina. He also made a cameo appearance as Sabrina Carpenter's love interest in the music video for her single "Skin".[4] Leatherwood appears in the main cast in season 1 of the HBO Max teen comedy-drama streaming television series The Sex Lives of College Girls, created by Mindy Kaling in late 2021.[5]
In 2024, Leatherwood starred in the sci-fi thriller film It's What's Inside, written and directed by Greg Jardin.
Apart from acting, Leatherwood released his debut single "Just For Tonight" on February 19, 2021.[6] He has worked with Boom Forest Music, Thomas Dutton and Gavin McDonald to help produce different aspects of this song. He released the single "Driftwood Mermaid" on October 22, 2021.[7] Leatherwood then released "Be My Lover" on April 8, 2022, before releasing his debut EP Moonlighting on October 21, 2022. He plays a variety of instruments including the guitar, ukulele, and piano.[8]
Since 2024, he is dating the model Sophie Rothschild.
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Bad Therapy | Spit | |
| 2024 | It's What's Inside | Dennis | |
| TBA | Fade to Black | Spencer | Post-production[9] |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | NCIS | Dezic's Son | Episode: "Pandora's Box, Part I" |
| 2018 | Time Being | Honest Man | Episode: "To You/Circles" |
| Grown-ish | Pete | Episode: "Un-Break My Heart" | |
| My Dead Ex | Bryce | 2 episodes | |
| 2018–2020 | Wicked Enigma | Jason | 3 episodes |
| Chilling Adventures of Sabrina | Nicholas Scratch | Main cast | |
| 2021 | The Sex Lives of College Girls | Nico Murray | Main cast (season 1) |
Music videos
| Year | Title | Role | Artist |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | "Skin" | Love interest | Sabrina Carpenter |
| 2024 | "Sweet Delusion" | Love interest | Bella Poarch |