Gavin has been fortunate to write, direct, perform and teach all over the country but is proudly based in Wellington, New Zealand.
After graduating from the UNITEC School of Performing and Screen Arts in Auckland his career has enabled him to travel the country while performing in the multi award winning Site Specific show Hotel and the Dave Armstrong comedy Le Sud.
Gavin was the “Dame” in the successful pantomimes at Circa for twelve years. In 2019 he began writing the annual Circa Pantomime with Simon Leary.
In 2014 Gavin was awarded Grant Tilly Actor of the Year at the Chapman Tripp Theatre Awards (sponsored by ECaster and Proactors) for his portrayal of Eddie Carbone in Arthur Miller’s A View From The Bridge.
Gavin has numerous other theatre production credits, including Love Song (for which he was nominated as Best Actor / Outstanding Performance in the 2008 Chapman Tripp Theatre Awards ), Uncle Vanya (for which he received the Chapman Tripp Award for Best Supporting Actor), Ken Duncum’s West End Girls (for which he was nominated for Best Supporting Actor in 2012) and the sellout season of La Casa Azul as Diego Rivera (for which he was nominated for Best Supporting Actor in the Wellington Theatre Awards).
His film and television credits include Top of the Lake for Jane Campion, Rage for Danny Mulheron and Tom Scott, Tin Tin for Steven Spielberg, and Home By Christmas for Gaylene Preston. He has worked as a motion capture performer for Weta Digital and Wingnut on various films.
He has been involved in various voice work including the animated TV show Nori – Rollercoaster Boy and Duncan Sarkies' podcast The Mysterious Secrets of Uncle Bertie's Botinarium. He MC'd the 2021 Wellington Gold Awards.
Gavin has directed for both Kidzstuff and Circa.
He lives with his partner Gina in Johnsonville and has two daughters, Cat and Mikalya.