Gavin Houston
{{Short description|American actor (born 1977)}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Gavin Houston
| caption =
| birth_name = Gavin Alexander Houston
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1977|12|10}}
| birth_place = Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
| occupation = Actor
| years_active = 1992–present
| website =
}}
Gavin Alexander Houston (born December 10, 1977){{cite web|title=About the Actors {{!}} Gavin Alexander Houston|url=http://soapcentral.com/gh/theactors/houston_gavinalexander.php|access-date=30 September 2017}}{{cite web|title=Gavin Houston {{!}} Biography and Filmography {{!}} 1977|url=http://www.hollywood.com/celebrities/gavin-houston-58443344/|publisher=Hollywood.com|access-date=30 September 2017|date=5 February 2015}} is an American actor, best known for playing the role of Jeffrey Harrington on the Oprah Winfrey Network primetime television soap opera, The Haves and the Have Nots from 2013 to 2021. He is also known for role as Remy Boudreau on the CBS daytime soap opera Guiding Light (2002-2006).
Life and career
Born in Brooklyn and raised in Teaneck, New Jersey,Di Lauro, Janet. [https://soaphub.com/general-hospital/news-gh/7-things-to-know-about-general-hospital-star-gavin-houston/ "7 Things to Know About General Hospital Star Gavin Houston"], Soap Hub, June 8, 2023. Accessed June 8, 2023. "Houston, who was born in Brooklyn, New York, and grew up in Teaneck, New Jersey, admits he misses his East Coast pals but has acclimated to life in Los Angeles." Houston is the son of Lloyd and Colette Houston. He has an older sister named Tonza.{{Cite web|url=http://www.obitsforlife.com/obituary/650641/Boyer-Melania.php|title=Melania Boyer Obituary - South Plainfield, New Jersey|date=March 4, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304201022/http://www.obitsforlife.com/obituary/650641/Boyer-Melania.php|archive-date=2016-03-04}} Houston also has a daughter.{{cite web|url=https://raycornelius.com/2014/01/the-haves-and-the-have-nots-star-gavin-houston-dishes-on-his-characters-coming-out-more/|title='The Haves and the Have Nots' star Gavin Houston dishes on his character's 'coming out' & more |date=January 21, 2014|first=Ray|last=Cornelius|work=raycornelius.com|access-date=June 14, 2016}} After graduating from the University of Florida, Houston studied at the Manhattan Theatre Club.{{cite web|url=http://soapcentral.com/gh/theactors/houston_gavinalexander.php |title=About GH: About the Actors | Gavin Alexander Houston | General Hospital @ |publisher=Soapcentral |date= |access-date=2014-01-06}} He began his career as a child actor appearing in commercials, and an episode of The Cosby Show. From 2002 to 2006, he was regular cast member on the CBS daytime soap opera Guiding Light playing the role of Remy Boudreau. He later had a recurring role on the ABC soap opera General Hospital, also guest-starred on Wizards of Waverly Place and Without a Trace.
In 2013, Houston began starring as Jeffrey Harrington on the Oprah Winfrey Network primetime television soap opera, The Haves and the Have Nots.{{cite web|url=http://www.oprah.com/own-the-haves-and-have-nots/The-Haves-and-the-Have-Nots-Cast-Bio-Gavin-Houston-as-Jeffery |title=The Haves and the Have Nots Cast Bio: Gavin Houston as Jeffery - @OWNTV #HavesandHaveNots |publisher=Oprah.com |date= |access-date=2014-01-06}}{{cite web|last=Halterman |first=Jim |url=http://www.thebacklot.com/aaron-oconnell-gavin-houston-weigh-in-on-the-haves-and-the-have-nots-gay-story/08/2013/ |title=Aaron O'Connell & Gavin Houston On 'The Haves And The Have Nots' Gay Story |publisher=thebacklot.com |date=2013-08-20 |access-date=2014-01-06}} The series ended in 2021 after 8 seasons.{{Cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2021/01/tyler-perry-the-haves-and-the-have-nots-t-end-season-8-own-canceled-1234672153/|title=Tyler Perry's 'The Haves And the Have Nots' To End With Season 8 On OWN|first1=Nellie|last1=Andreeva|date=January 12, 2021}} In 2016 he appeared in the Lifetime movie Toni Braxton: Unbreak My Heart playing Babyface, and in 2018 guest starred on Grey's Anatomy.
Filmography
=Film=
| class="wikitable" |
| Year
! Title ! Role ! Notes |
|---|
| rowspan="2"| 2011
| Spy | Mike Chase | |
| The Rum Diary
| Sailor | |
| 2014
| Presumed Dead in Paradise | Blake | TV movie |
| rowspan="2"| 2016
| Toni Braxton: Unbreak My Heart | Babyface | TV movie |
| The Secret She Kept
| Lance | TV movie |
| 2017
| Me + 1 | Nathan Ramirez | Short |
| 2018
| Con Man | Hulking Jock | |
| rowspan="2" | 2023
| Safeword | Ethan | TV Movie |
| Dance For Me
|Osiris Hughs |TV Movie |
=Television=
| class="wikitable" |
| Year
! Title ! Role ! Notes |
|---|
| 2002-06
| Regular Cast |
| 2007
| Rick | Episode: "The Emergency" |
| rowspan="2"| 2008
| Paul | Episode: "Credit Check" |
| Without a Trace
| Vince | Episode: "Rewind" |
| 2010
| rowspan="2" | General Hospital | Sly Thomas | Recurring role |
| 2023
| Zeke Robinson | Guest star |
| 2010-14
| The Bay | Tony Foster | Recurring cast: season 1 & 3 |
| 2013-21
| Jeffrey Harrington | Main cast |
| 2015
| Alphonse | Episode: "Fake It 'Til You Make It" |
| 2018
| Ed Benson | Episode: "Fight For Your Mind" |
| 2021
| Officer Paul Sikes | Episode: "Two at a Biker Bar, One in the Lake" |
| 2021-22
| Theodore | Recurring cast: season 2-3 |
| 2022
| Wesley Roberts | Episode: "Hard for the Money" |
References
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External links
- {{cite web|url=http://soapcentral.com/gh/theactors/houston_gavinalexander.php|title=Gavin Alexander Houston|department=About GH: About the Actors|work=Soap Central|access-date=May 28, 2015}}
- {{IMDb name|1172309}}
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Category:American male soap opera actors
Category:American male television actors
Category:Male actors from Brooklyn
Category:Male actors from Teaneck, New Jersey
Category:University of Florida alumni