Born in Florida, Gavin Leighton is an actor, producer and musician currently residing in Los Angeles. He has been performing in the theatrical arts for most his life. In high school, he received high scores in regional and state level thespian competitions. He received his BA in theatre, BS in psychology and a masters in business management from the University of Florida. There he was involved in many productions and toured in Europe performing Shakespeare. Gavin studied advanced Arthur Lessac Voice Technique and has studied singing and voice technique with well-known coaches such as Mark Baxter and Gil Magno. He has also studied improvisation at UF and at the Groundlings Theater in Los Angeles.

Gavin has studied music most his life. He started playing piano at age 8, guitar at 13, and has been recording music for the past 14 years. Gavin's compositional work can be heard in the political horror rock musical Barackula - The Musical. Several original songs are also available to listen to and download in the portfolio section of this site. Gavin has also been highly trained in all styles in ballroom dance at the Arthur Murray Dance Studio.