Gavin Free
{{Short description|English actor, director, cinematographer and internet personality}}
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{{Infobox person
| name = Gavin Free
| image = RTX 2016 - Slow Mo Guys panel (27983596082)(cropped).jpg
| caption = Gavin Free at RTX 2016
| birth_name = Gavin David Free
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=y|1988|5|23}}
| birth_place = Thame, England
| occupation = Producer, director, cinematographer, actor
| years_active = 2006–present
| known_for = The Slow Mo Guys
Achievement Hunter
Rooster Teeth
| spouse = {{marriage|Meg Turney|September 21, 2024}}
}}
Gavin David Free (born 23 May 1988) is an English actor, director, cinematographer and internet personality. He is best known for his work at Rooster Teeth—where he formerly served as creative director—featuring in many of their projects, including the Achievement Hunter gaming division. He directed season 7 of Red vs. Blue, as well as its miniseries Relocated.
Free is also known as the creator and co-host of the YouTube-based web series The Slow Mo Guys,{{cite web |title=A gunman broke into the home of 2 YouTube stars, fired at least once, and searched their home while the couple hid in a closet|url=https://www.businessinsider.com/gavin-free-meg-turney-christopher-giles-youtube-home-invasion-attack-2018-2|website=Business Insider|last1=Spangler|first1=Todd|access-date=28 February 2018}} alongside his friend Daniel Gruchy. The series features slow-motion footage of various stunts and experiments, garnering {{as of|2022|2|lc=y}} over 2.2 billion views since its launch in 2010. In April 2011, the channel was voted the winner of YouTube's On The Rise program. In September 2012, their episode involving crushing watermelons was featured on The Tonight Show. Free has appeared alongside Gruchy in the annual YouTube Rewind series from 2013 to 2017. Free was nominated for a Webby Award in the Best Web Personality/Host (Online Film & Video) category for his work on The Slow Mo Guys on 5 April 2016.{{cite magazine|last1=Cavassuto|first1=Maria|title=Michelle Obama, Netflix Among 2016 Webby Nominees|url=https://variety.com/2016/digital/news/michelle-obama-netflix-webby-awards-nominees-1201746064/|magazine=Variety|access-date=16 April 2016}}
His acting roles include Woody in Lazer Team and its sequel, Vav in the animated comedy series X-Ray and Vav, and Scarlet David in RWBY. He is also known for his slow motion cinematography work for films,{{cite news |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rBSsBhlALwA |title=Game Time -- Burnie & Gav Play Halo 4 Ricochet |author=Rooster Teeth |author-link=Rooster Teeth |publisher=YouTube |date=1 September 2013}} including Hot Fuzz (2007), Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows (2011), Snow White and the Huntsman (2012), and Dredd (2012). Free has also worked on slow-motion footage for the BBC show Top Gear.{{cite web |url=http://roosterteeth.com/podcast/episode.php?id=235 |title=RT Podcast No. 235 |publisher=Rooster Teeth |date=9 October 2013 |access-date=23 February 2014 }}{{dead link|date=October 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} At the 2016 Streamy Awards, Free won for Cinematography.{{cite web|title=The Slow Mo Guys Win Cinematography - Streamy Awards 2016| website=YouTube |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ouUxsTbHnX0|access-date=9 October 2016}}
Early life
Free was born in Thame in Oxfordshire{{cite news |url=http://roosterteeth.com/gavino |archive-url=https://wayback.archive-it.org/all/20120317212000/http://roosterteeth.com/gavino |url-status=dead |archive-date=17 March 2012 |title=Gavino |last=Free |first=Gavin |publisher=Rooster Teeth |access-date=5 April 2015 }}{{cite news |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mc3KxTXp3Ss |title=Secret Door |author=Rooster Teeth |author-link=Rooster Teeth |publisher=YouTube |date=5 September 2009}} where he attended Lord Williams's School.{{cite news |url=http://www.thametoday.co.uk/news/local-news/on-your-head-slow-mo-film-becomes-youtube-sensation-1-2488921 |title=On your head! Slow-mo film becomes YouTube sensation |publisher=Thame Gazette |date=11 March 2011}}
In 2006, he joined Green Door Films, the first production house in Europe to use Phantom digital high-speed cameras as a source of slow motion, working as a data technician and camera operator. He has worked on adverts and music videos for U2, Enter Shikari, Klaxons, Kasabian, The Chemical Brothers, X-Press 2, and the "Everybody Hurts" charity single.{{cite web | url = http://roosterteeth.com/members/journal/entry.php?id=2536736 | archive-url = https://archive.today/20130202074611/http://roosterteeth.com/members/journal/entry.php?id=2536736 | url-status = dead | archive-date = 2 February 2013 | title = Follow up to last journal. | publisher = Rooster Teeth Productions | first = Gavin | last = Free | date = 7 March 2010 | access-date = 22 August 2011 }}
Free also worked at his local Waitrose, where he met Daniel Gruchy.{{cite web|last1=Foster|first1=Alastair|title=How the Slow-Mo Guys have amassed 7.5 million YouTube subscribers around the world|url=https://www.standard.co.uk/lifestyle/london-life/how-the-slowmo-guys-have-amassed-75-million-youtube-subscribers-around-the-world-a3226451.html|website=London Evening Standard|access-date=15 April 2016|date=15 April 2016}}
Career
=''Red vs. Blue'' and ''Slow Mo Guys'': 2009–2010=
In 2009, he was hired by Austin, Texas–based Rooster Teeth Productions to direct the seventh season of their machinima series Red vs. Blue. Free also directed its mini-series Relocated.{{cite web |url=http://www.supanova.com.au/guest/gavin-free/ |title=Gavin Free | Supanova Pop Culture Expo |publisher=Supanova.com.au |access-date=10 August 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141013074343/http://www.supanova.com.au/guest/gavin-free/ |archive-date=13 October 2014 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }}{{cite web |url=http://www.ign.com/articles/2010/08/19/red-vs-blue-recreation-season-7-dvd-review |title=Red vs. Blue: Recreation Season 7 DVD Review |website=IGN |first=R.L. |last=Shaffer |date=19 August 2010}}{{cite news |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=suMqR4zzlso |title=Red vs. Blue Reconstruction 3
|publisher=YouTube |date=16 March 2010 |author=Rooster Teeth |author-link=Rooster Teeth }}{{Cite news |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rv-nhYmcnCA |title=Gavin Free in Red vs. Blue |publisher=YouTube |date=3 July 2013}}{{cite news |url=https://www.austinchronicle.com/daily/screens/2013-05-01/rooster-teeth-marks-tenth-birthday-with-fireworks/ |title=Rooster Teeth Marks Tenth Birthday With Fireworks |newspaper=Austin Chronicle |date=1 May 2013 |first=Richard|last=Whittaker}} He acted in Rooster Teeth's comedy mini-series Captain Dynamic{{cite news |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yff3jH8NECs |date=26 February 2009 |publisher=YouTube |author=Rooster Teeth |author-link=Rooster Teeth |title=Captain Dynamic Episode 1}}{{cite news |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wvdrK2f38Ak |title=Outtakes |author=Rooster Teeth |author-link=Rooster Teeth |publisher=YouTube |date=25 March 2009}}{{cite news |url=http://roostertooths.com/crew.php?show=captaindynamic |title=Cast and Crew - Captain Dynamic
|first=Chris |last=Marks |publisher=Rooster Tooths}} and began appearing in Rooster Teeth Shorts the same year.{{cite news |title=RT Shorts: Slow Mo Love |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=skyU20_REJM&list=ELpTjKmaW_MTU&index=3 |publisher=YouTube |author=Rooster Teeth |author-link=Rooster Teeth |date=23 May 2013}}{{cite news |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AcvNYnrs6tc&index=13&list=ELzO2WBW2LQyU |title=Mixed Messages |publisher=YouTube |author=Rooster Teeth |author-link=Rooster Teeth |date=2 August 2009}}{{cite news |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UgIM-1pPUiU |title=Gavin Watches Slo Mo Love |publisher=YouTube |date=7 November 2013}}
In 2010, he created The Slow Mo Guys along with friend Daniel Gruchy in order to get a work visa.{{cite web|last1=White|first1=Alan|title=How The Slow Mo Guys Took Over YouTube|url=https://www.buzzfeed.com/alanwhite/how-the-slow-mo-guys-took-over-youtube#.qow5OAaox|website=BuzzFeed|access-date=15 April 2016|date=24 October 2014}} The Slow Mo Guys consists largely of various objects being filmed using Free's Phantom high-speed cameras. {{As of|2022|2}}, their YouTube channel has garnered over 2.2 billion views and 14.2 million subscribers.{{cite web|url=http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-504784_162-20059740-10391705.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110506010905/http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-504784_162-20059740-10391705.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=6 May 2011 |title=Giant water balloon exploding in super slow-motion – The Feed Blog |work=CBS News |access-date=2012-08-10}}{{cite news |url=https://www.buzzfeed.com/alanwhite/how-the-slow-mo-guys-took-over-youtube#.uk9WeGvZo |title=How The Slow Mo Guys Took Over YouTube |publisher=BuzzFeed |first=Alan |last=White |date=24 October 2014}} In April 2011, the channel was voted the winner of YouTube's On The Rise program, which highlights up-and-coming YouTube partners on the homepage. In September 2012, they were featured on The Tonight Show.{{cite web |url=http://www.nbc.com/the-tonight-show/video/clip/1418915 |title=USA vs. The World, Part 1 |publisher=NBC |access-date=2012-09-27 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121022215714/http://www.nbc.com/the-tonight-show/video/clip/1418915 |archive-date=22 October 2012 |df=dmy-all }}{{cite news |url=http://www.itv.com/thismorning/hot-topics/slow-mo-guys-ultimate-slow-mo-stunt-gavin-free-daniel-crunchy |publisher=itv.com |date=6 October 2014 |title=The ultimate slow-mo splash}}{{cite news |url=http://achievementhunter.com/blog/viewEntry.php?id=2933335 |title=Jay Leno |publisher=Rooster Teeth |first=Gavin |last=Free |date=29 September 2012}} In February 2013, Free announced that The Slow Mo Guys had been picked up by Rooster Teeth and that further episodes of the series would be released on Rooster Teeth's website, as well as the series' existing YouTube channel.{{Cite web |url=http://roosterteeth.com/members/journal/entry.php?id=2990299 |title=Rooster Teeth · the Slow Mo Guys |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130411182253/http://roosterteeth.com/members/journal/entry.php?id=2990299 |archive-date=11 April 2013 |url-status=dead}}
On 23 February 2015, Free and Gruchy created a partner channel to The Slo Mo Guys, The Slo Mo Guys 2, as a channel for "laid back 'out of labcoats' content that doesn't fit on the main channel"{{Cite web|title=The Slow Mo Guys 2 - YouTube|url=https://www.youtube.com/c/TheSlowMoGuys2/about|access-date=2021-02-25|website=www.youtube.com}} As of February 2021, the channel has 41.8 million views and 831k subscribers.
=''Rooster Teeth'' and ''Achievement Hunter'': 2012–2024=
Free joined Achievement Hunter (a video gaming division of Rooster Teeth founded by Geoff Ramsey and Jack Pattillo) in 2008 as a contract host before becoming one of the main six hosts in 2012. He is one of the most prolific employees on the site, regularly appearing in their Let's Play series of videos, its podcast Off Topic,{{cite web|url=http://achievementhunter.com/episode/off-topic-the-achievement-hunter-podcast-2015-creative-director-here-off-topic-0-2 |title=Off Topic: Creative Director, Here - #0.2 |publisher=AchievementHunter.com|access-date=14 November 2015}} and tutorials of how to get achievements and find easter eggs in video games.{{citation needed|date=May 2021}}
In May 2013, Free began starring as a "lab rat" in the Rooster Teeth series Immersion, replacing Geoff Ramsey and Gus Sorola. In Immersion, Free must test video concepts in real life alongside friend and co-worker Michael Jones.{{cite web |url=http://roosterteeth.com/podcast/episode.php?id=187&carousel=1&cid=1 |title=Rooster Teeth · RT Podcast No. 187 |publisher=Roosterteeth.com |access-date=12 October 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130201160538/http://roosterteeth.com/podcast/episode.php?id=187&carousel=1&cid=1 |archive-date=1 February 2013 |df=dmy-all }}{{cite news |url=http://roosterteeth.com/archive/?id=8978 |title=Immersion: Split Screen - Behind the Scenes |publisher=Rooster Teeth |author=Rooster Teeth |author-link=Rooster Teeth }}{{Dead link|date=May 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}{{cite news |url=http://blip.tv/immersion/immersion-racing-simulator-6591558 |title=Immersion: Racing Simulator |publisher=Blip.tv |author=Rooster Teeth |author-link=Rooster Teeth |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150411004823/http://blip.tv/immersion/immersion-racing-simulator-6591558 |archive-date=11 April 2015 |df=dmy-all }} He was a contestant in the second season of Rooster Teeth's gaming show The Gauntlet in 2013.{{Cite news |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fCAreQ4qork |title=The Gauntlet - Season 2 - Episode 3: King of Halo |publisher=YouTube |author=Rooster Teeth |author-link=Rooster Teeth |date=27 October 2013}}{{cite news |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G2IqCj602-g |title=The Gauntlet - Season 2 - Episode 5: Portal 2 Puzzle |publisher=YouTube |author= Rooster Teeth |author-link= Rooster Teeth |date=10 November 2013}} Free has had two cameo appearances in Barenaked Ladies music videos for their songs "Odds Are" (2013) and "Did I Say That Out Loud?" (2014). In the latter video, he is portrayed as accidentally lighting himself on fire when trying to play a song for his domestic partner Meg Turney, which subsequently goes viral.{{cite news |url=http://www.dailydot.com/entertainment/barenaked-ladies-did-i-say-that-out-loud/ |title=Here's the exclusive premiere of the latest Barenaked Ladies video |first=Ramon |last=Ramirez |work=The Daily Dot |date=18 July 2014}}{{cite news |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_MPrGZMOxlI |title=Behind-The-Scenes of 'Did I Say That Out Loud' video shoot |author=Barenaked Ladies |author-link=Barenaked Ladies |date=25 June 2014 |publisher=YouTube}}http://roosterteeth.com/archive/?id=8177{{Dead link|date=December 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} Free and The Slow Mo Guys co-star Daniel Gruchy appeared in YouTube Rewind in 2013, playing themselves being pulled by an RV, itself a nod to Breaking Bad, while an explosion goes off behind them.{{cite web|title=YouTube Rewind: What Does 2013 Say?|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H7jtC8vjXw8|publisher=YouTube Spotlight|access-date=16 January 2014}}{{cite news |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QZblJMq_5Bk |title=RT Life - Gavin is on set at Youtube Rewind |author=Rooster Teeth |author-link=Rooster Teeth |publisher=YouTube |date=14 December 2013}} They both returned for the YouTube Rewinds from 2014 to 2017.
Free began starring in the Rooster Teeth animated superhero comedy web series X-Ray and Vav in November 2014.{{cite news |title=Exclusive Interview with Jordan Cwierz and Lindsay Jones of X-Ray and Vav! |date=11 December 2014 |publisher=BubbleBladder |url=https://www.bubbleblabber.com/exclusive-interview-with-jordan-cwierz-and-lindsay-jones-of-x-ray-and-vav/}}{{Cite news |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YNNcaJsEm6M |title=X-Ray & Vav - Episode 1: X-Ray & Vav Rise |author=Rooster Teeth |author-link=Rooster Teeth |publisher=YouTube |date=4 December 2014}}{{cite news |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5KbbTB-d2U4 |title=X-Ray and Vav Entrance at AH panel RTX 2013 |author=Connor MacRae Media |date=16 July 2013 |publisher=YouTube}}{{cite news |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pPqinFger-E |title=X-Ray and Vav Livestream |author=Rooster Teeth |author-link=Rooster Teeth |publisher=YouTube |date=20 November 2014}}{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8W9eOqGbAck|title=X-Ray & Vav: OFFICIAL TRAILER|date=6 November 2014|work=YouTube|access-date=3 November 2015}} He voiced Vav alongside former Achievement Hunter employee Ray Narvaez, Jr., who voices X-Ray. The season was renewed for a second season, which premiered in July 2015.{{cite web|url=http://roosterteeth.com/archive/?id=10568|title=X-Ray & Vav Season 2 Intro|date=26 March 2015|work=Rooster Teeth|access-date=26 March 2015}}{{Dead link|date=November 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}{{cite web|url=http://www.tubefilter.com/2015/07/13/rooster-teeth-xray-vav-season-2-trailer-lazer-team-sdcc/ |title=Rooster Teeth Drops 'X-Ray & Vav' Season Two Trailer|publisher=Tubefilter|date=13 July 2015 |access-date=2015-11-03}} That same year, he appeared in Rooster Teeth's murder mystery comedy series Ten Little Roosters as a fictionalised version of himself and was a contestant on the improvised comedy series @midnight on Comedy Central.{{cite news |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=72eSGJVUsDQ |title=Ten Little Roosters - Episode 2: And Then There Were Eight 4K |author=Rooster Teeth |author-link=Rooster Teeth |date=11 November 2014 |publisher=YouTube}}{{cite news |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gUaLnqR_xzE |title=Ten Little Roosters - Episode 8 - And Then There Were Two & One 4K |publisher=YouTube |author=Rooster Teeth |author-link=Rooster Teeth |date=24 December 2014}}{{cite news |url=http://www.cc.com/episodes/iep8tf/-midnight-wednesday--may-14--2014-season-1-ep-01065 |title=WEDNESDAY, MAY 14, 2014 |date=14 May 2014 |publisher=Comedy Central |author=@midnight |author-link=@midnight |access-date=25 April 2015 |archive-date=18 April 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150418080354/http://www.cc.com/episodes/iep8tf/-midnight-wednesday--may-14--2014-season-1-ep-01065 |url-status=dead }}{{cite news |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WOEn3fPCN9s |title=Burnie Burns, Gus Sorola, Gavin Free - Bad Cosplay - @midnight w/ Chris Hardwick |date=15 May 2015 |author=@midnight |author-link=@midnight |publisher=YouTube}}
In 2015, Free and Rooster Teeth co-founder Burnie Burns hosted multiple episodes of the hypothetical scenario series Million Dollars, But..., in which each person comes up with a typically difficult scenario; for example, having to date Adolf Hitler for a year — which the cast comically re-enact — for which they will be given a million dollars. The pilot episode premiered on 21 May 2015, with the series continuing on 9 July 2015.{{cite news |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0IMUnUbjsUI |title=Money Mouth & Delayed Climax - Million Dollars, But... Episode 3 in 4K |author=Rooster Teeth |author-link=Rooster Teeth |date=16 July 2015 |publisher=YouTube}}{{cite news |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PAapa03KdBw&list=PLUBVPK8x-XMgM5-S09D8FqrLcd2bSL_oQ |title=Bloopers & Outtakes #2 - Million Dollars, But... |author=Rooster Teeth |author-link=Rooster Teeth |publisher=YouTube |date=3 September 2015}} He was a reactor on the web series YouTubers React in August 2015.{{cite news |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SbmHvWJk7NE |title=YOUTUBERS REACT TO FIVE NIGHTS AT FREDDY'S 4 TRAILER |author=Fine Brothers |author-link=Fine Brothers |date=2 August 2015 |publisher=YouTube}} Free became the creative director of Rooster Teeth in October 2015, replacing Burnie Burns who was then promoted to chief creative officer.{{cite news |url=http://roosterteeth.com/post/51182257 |title=Vlog for October 26 2015 |publisher=Rooster Teeth |first=Burnie |last=Burns |date=27 October 2015}} However, he stepped down in early 2016, wanting to "dedicate his time in 2016 to The Slow Mo Guys."{{cite web | url=https://www.reddit.com/r/roosterteeth/comments/4hqn3p/iama_person_sitting_3_feet_away_from_gavin_in_an/d2rn6qe?context=3 | title=GusSorolaVERIFIED comments on IAMA person sitting 3 feet away from Gavin in an airport lounge AMA. | work=Reddit | date=3 May 2016 | access-date=13 July 2016 | author=Burns, Burnie}}
In 2016, Free starred as Woody in Rooster Teeth's science fiction action comedy film Lazer Team.{{cite news |url=https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/story/454773/scitech/geeksandgaming/lazer-team-drops-first-action-packed-trailer |title='Lazer Team' drops first action-packed trailer |date=18 March 2015 |publisher=GMA News and Public Affairs |first=Rie |last=Takumi}}{{cite news |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jz4N4ftPhKs |title=Lazer Team Behind the Scenes - Episode 3 |author=Rooster Teeth |author-link=Rooster Teeth |date=12 January 2015 |publisher=YouTube}}{{cite news |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TI455Z37o30 |title=Lazer Team Official Trailer #1 (2015) - Sci-Fi Action Comedy Movie |author=Rooster Teeth |author-link=Rooster Teeth |date=16 March 2015 |publisher=YouTube}}{{cite news |url=http://movies.blog.austin360.com/2015/09/24/fantastic-fest-2015-lazer-team-will-delight-rooster-teeth-cultists/ |title=Fantastic Fest 2015: "Lazer Team" will delight Rooster Teeth cultists |publisher=austin360 |first=Joe |last=Gross |date=25 September 2015}} The film was released theatrically on 27 January 2016.{{cite journal|last1=Hullum|first1=Matt|title=Lazer Team coming to theaters this January!|journal=Matt Hullum- Roosterteeth.com|date=October 2015|url=http://roosterteeth.com/post/51181461|access-date=30 October 2015}} It received mixed to positive reviews from critics at film festival showings and upon its release.{{cite web|last1=Weinberg|first1=Scott|title=FANTASTIC FEST REVIEW: LAZER TEAM|url=http://nerdist.com/fantastic-fest-review-lazer-team/|publisher=Nerdist|access-date=30 September 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151003205534/http://nerdist.com/fantastic-fest-review-lazer-team/|archive-date=3 October 2015|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|last1=Donato|first1=Matt|title=Lazer Team Review [Fantastic Fest 2015]|date=25 September 2015|url=https://wegotthiscovered.com/movies/lazer-team-review-fantastic-fest-2015/|publisher=We Go This Covered|access-date=2 October 2015}}{{cite web|last1=Corrigan|first1=Kalyn|title=[Review] 'Lazer Team' Stands a Step Above Most Sci-Fi Comedies|date=25 September 2015|url=https://bloody-disgusting.com/reviews/3363038/review-lazer-team-stands-a-step-above-most-sci-fi-comedies/|publisher=Bloody Disgusting|access-date=2 October 2015}} He joined the voice cast of the anime web series RWBY as Scarlet David for its third volume.{{cite news |url=http://roosterteeth.com/episode/rwby-season-3-chapter-2-new-challengers |publisher=Rooster Teeth |author=Rooster Teeth |author-link=Rooster Teeth |title=Chapter 2: New Challengers |date=31 October 2015}}{{cite news |url=http://www.desudaily.com/2015/11/rwby-vol-3-chapter-2-recap.html |title="RWBY" Vol. 3: Chapter 2 Recap |publisher=Desu Daily |author=Croswynd |date=1 November 2015 |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151101201524/http://www.desudaily.com/2015/11/rwby-vol-3-chapter-2-recap.html |archive-date=1 November 2015 |df=dmy-all }}
On 5 April 2016, Free was nominated for a Webby Award in the Best Web Personality/Host (Online Film & Video) category for his work on The Slow Mo Guys. At the 2016 Streamy Awards Free won for Cinematography.
Personal life
File:Lazer Team premiere - Meg Turney and Gavin Free (26831210163).jpg and Gavin Free at the premiere of Lazer Team in 2015]]
Free has been in a relationship with Meg Turney since 2013. In September 2024, it was revealed that the two got married in England.[https://www.instagram.com/p/DAQNnhJNKG_/] As of March 2019, he is now a permanent resident of the United States.{{cite tweet|number=1108117702995075072|user=GavinFree|title=Finally out of limbo. I never thought a small green piece of plastic could come with such happiness and relief. Law… |date=19 March 2019}}
Free has maintained a longtime close friendship with fellow Achievement Hunter, Michael Jones, since the pair met in 2012.{{Cite web |title=A day late, but don't think @GavinFree & I forgot about the day we met. Watch out @BGibbles.|url=https://twitter.com/dogbark_michael/status/1625872894327762947?s=46&t=nHfoY8ltNhVBnUAVe7cYSA |access-date=2023-11-19 |website=X (formerly Twitter) |language=en}}{{fv|date=March 2024}} Free was a groomsman in Jones’ wedding.{{cn|date=March 2024}}
On 26 January 2018, an armed man broke into the couple's Austin home armed with a handgun, firing one shot while the two hid in a closet and contacted authorities. The suspect was confronted by police in the driveway and after an exchange of gunfire was killed by one of the officers. The gunman, an obsessed fan of Turney's, had driven 11 hours from Albuquerque, New Mexico, to the couple's home. He was reportedly resentful of Free's fame and relationship.{{cite web |website=The Verge |title=Gunman targets YouTubers in home invasion |first=Megan |last=Farokhmanesh |date=13 February 2018 |url=https://www.theverge.com/2018/2/13/17009026/youtube-vloggers-gunman-invasion |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180213235353/https://www.theverge.com/2018/2/13/17009026/youtube-vloggers-gunman-invasion |archive-date=13 February 2018 |quote=Christopher Giles drove 11 hours from Albuquerque to the couple’s home in Austin, Texas, and his “sole intent was to cause harm to someone who resides there,” according to a search warrant obtained by KXAN.}} Free and Turney were unharmed in the incident.{{cite magazine |title=A "Disturbed" Fan Broke Into This YouTube Star's Home in Alleged Attempt To Kill Her Boyfriend |url=https://www.cosmopolitan.com/entertainment/celebs/a17764943/youtube-gavin-free-meg-turney-home-invasion/ |magazine=Cosmopolitan |first=Eileen |last=Reslen |date=13 February 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180224163430/https://www.cosmopolitan.com/entertainment/celebs/a17764943/youtube-gavin-free-meg-turney-home-invasion/ |archive-date=24 February 2018}}
Filmography
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Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2008–2009 | Red vs. Blue | Jones (voice) | Also director of season 7 and Relocated |
2009 | Captain Dynamic | Gavin | |
2009–present | Rooster Teeth Shorts | Gavin | |
2010–present | The Slow Mo Guys | Himself | Also producer and editor |
rowspan="3" | 2013 | The Gauntlet | Himself, Contestant | Season 2 only |
Chris Hardwick's All-Star Celebrity Bowling | Himself | Episode: "Nerdist vs. Rooster Teeth" | |
"Odds Are" | American Football player | Music video | |
2013–2015 | YouTube Rewind | The Slow Mo Guys | |
2013–present | Immersion | Himself | Seasons 2 and 3 |
rowspan="2" | 2014 | "Did I Say That Out Loud?" | thatguy21 | Music video |
Ten Little Roosters | Gavin Prime / Gavin Two | Mini-series | |
2014-2015 | X-Ray and Vav | Vav (voice) | Based on characters created by Lindsay Jones and Jordan Cwierz |
2014–2016 | Happy Hour | Himself | |
rowspan="2" | 2015 | YouTubers React | Himself | 3 episodes |
RWBY | Scarlet David (voice) | Volume 3 | |
rowspan="3" | 2016 | Crunch Time{{cite web|last1=Gaudiosi|first1=John|title=How These YouTube Content Creators Just Changed Hollywood|url=https://fortune.com/2016/02/03/rooster-teeth-find-success-with-lazer-team/|website=Fortune|access-date=27 February 2016}} | Gavin | Episode: "The Big Sleep" |
Day 5 | Morgue Raver | Episode: "Cognitive Dissonance" | |
The Eleven Little Roosters | Gavin III{{cite news |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5vWGbhqSprE |title=The Eleven Little Roosters Teaser Trailer - 4K |author=Rooster Teeth |author-link=Rooster Teeth |publisher=YouTube |date=21 August 2015}} | ||
2018 | The Super Slow Show | Himself | Also producer and editor. A YouTube Original series, not to be confused with YouTube Red Original Series. |
2019 | Planet Slow Mo | Himself | Another YouTube Original Series. |
=Film=
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Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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rowspan="3" | 2015 | Let's Play Live: The Documentary | Himself | Documentary |
Lazer Team | Woody | ||
Reunited | Newscaster 2 | Short film | |
2017 | Lazer Team 2 | Woody | |
2018 | Blood Fest | Himself |
=Television=
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Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2014, 2016 | @midnight | Himself, Contestant | 2 episodes |
2015, 2018 | The Late Late Show with James Corden | Himself | 2 episodes{{Cite web|url=http://www.imdb.com/title/tt4944258/|title=Tyler Oakley/Jenna Marbles/Kandee Johnson/The Slow Mo Guys/Boyce Avenue|date=21 August 2015|via=www.imdb.com}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.imdb.com/title/tt8183986/|title=Helen Hunt/Ben Schwartz/Chris O'Dowd|date=29 March 2018|via=www.imdb.com}} |
2022
|The Slow Mo Guys' Big Adventures |Himself |
=Video games=
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Year | Title | Role | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
2019 | Trials Rising | Himself |
= Non-performance credits =
= Podcasts=
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Year | Title | Notes |
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2009–2024 | Rooster Teeth Podcast | "Best Gaming Podcast" at the Podcast Awards (2012 & 2013) {{cite web | url = https://www.podcastawards.com | title = 2012 Winners and Nominees |publisher=PodcastAwards.com | date = 2012-01-07 | access-date = 2015-08-11 }} |
2014 | Internet Box | Guest (Episode XX) |
2015–2023 | Off Topic | Achievement Hunter podcast |
2020–2024 | F**kface | |
2024–present | Regulation Podcast | The F**kface podcast was renamed following the closure of Rooster Teeth in 2024. |
References
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External links
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