Gavin Houston

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Gavin Houston
Born
Gavin Alexander Houston

(1977-12-10) December 10, 1977 (age 46)
Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
OccupationActor
Years active1992–present
Children1 [1]

Gavin Alexander Houston (born December 10, 1977) [2] [3] 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).

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Life and career

Born in Brooklyn and raised in Teaneck, New Jersey, [4] Houston is the son of Lloyd and Colette Houston. He has an older sister named Tonza. [5] [6] Houston also has a daughter. [7] After graduating from the University of Florida, Houston studied at the Manhattan Theatre Club. [6] He began his career as a child actor appearing in commercials, and an episode of The Cosby Show . [1] 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 . [6]

In 2013, Houston began starring as Jeffrey Harrington on the Oprah Winfrey Network primetime television soap opera, The Haves and the Have Nots . [8] [9] The series ended in 2021 after 8 seasons. [10] 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

YearTitleRoleNotes
2011SpyMike Chase
The Rum Diary Sailor
2014Presumed Dead in ParadiseBlakeTV movie
2016 Toni Braxton: Unbreak My Heart Babyface TV movie
The Secret She KeptLanceTV movie
2017Me + 1Nathan RamirezShort
2018 Con Man Hulking Jock
2023SafewordEthanTV Movie
Dance For MeOsiris HughsTV Movie

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2002-06 Guiding Light Remy Boudreau Regular Cast
2007 The Singles Table RickEpisode: "The Emergency"
2008 Wizards of Waverly Place PaulEpisode: "Credit Check"
Without a Trace VinceEpisode: "Rewind"
2010 General Hospital Sly ThomasRecurring role
2023Zeke RobinsonGuest star
2010-14 The Bay Tony FosterRecurring cast: season 1 & 3
2013-21 The Haves and the Have Nots Jeffrey HarringtonMain cast
2015 Rizzoli & Isles AlphonseEpisode: "Fake It 'Til You Make It"
2018 Grey's Anatomy Ed BensonEpisode: "Fight For Your Mind"
2021 Shameless Officer Paul SikesEpisode: "Two at a Biker Bar, One in the Lake"
2021-22 Roswell, New Mexico TheodoreRecurring cast: season 2-3
2022 NCIS: Los Angeles Wesley RobertsEpisode: "Hard for the Money"

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References

  1. 1 2 Raiford, Tiffany (August 6, 2021). "10 Things You Didn't Know about Gavin Houston". TVOvermind.
  2. ↑ "About the Actors | Gavin Alexander Houston" . Retrieved 30 September 2017.
  3. ↑ "Gavin Houston | Biography and Filmography | 1977". Hollywood.com. 5 February 2015. Retrieved 30 September 2017.
  4. ↑ Di Lauro, Janet. "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."
  5. ↑ "Melania Boyer Obituary - South Plainfield, New Jersey". March 4, 2016. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04.
  6. 1 2 3 "About GH: About the Actors | Gavin Alexander Houston | General Hospital @". Soapcentral . Retrieved 2014-01-06.
  7. ↑ Cornelius, Ray (January 21, 2014). "'The Haves and the Have Nots' star Gavin Houston dishes on his character's 'coming out' & more". raycornelius.com. Retrieved June 14, 2016.
  8. ↑ "The Haves and the Have Nots Cast Bio: Gavin Houston as Jeffery - @OWNTV #HavesandHaveNots". Oprah.com. Retrieved 2014-01-06.
  9. ↑ Halterman, Jim (2013-08-20). "Aaron O'Connell & Gavin Houston On 'The Haves And The Have Nots' Gay Story". thebacklot.com. Retrieved 2014-01-06.
  10. ↑ Andreeva, Nellie (January 12, 2021). "Tyler Perry's 'The Haves And the Have Nots' To End With Season 8 On OWN".
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