BLACK SOCIAL HISTORY : AFRICAN AMERICAN " GAVIN HOUSTON " IS AN AMERICAN ACTOR BEGAN STARRING IN 2013 IN THE HAVES AND HAVES NOT : GOES INTO THE " HALL OF BLACK GENIUS "

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 Gavin Houston

Gavin Houston
Born	Gavin Alexander Houston December 10, 1977 (age 37) Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1992–present

Gavin Alexander Houston (born on December 10, 1977) is an American actor. As of 2013, Houston began starring as a series regular in the role of Jeffrey Harrington on the Oprah Winfrey Network primetime television soap opera, The Haves and the Have Nots.^[1][2] He is also known for role as Remy Boudreau on the CBS daytime soap opera Guiding Light (2002-2006).

Houston attended the University of Florida, and also studied at Manhattan Theatre Club.^[3] He began his career as a child actor appearing in commercials, and in an episode of The Cosby Show.^[3] He had a recurring role on the ABC soap opera General Hospital, also guest-starred on Wizards of Waverly Place and Without a Trace.^[3]

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1992	The Cosby Show	Paul	Episode: "Clair's Reunion"
2002-2006	Guiding Light	Remy Boudreau	Series regular
2007	The Singles Table	Rick	Episode: "The Emergency"
2008	Wizards of Waverly Place	Paul	Episode: "Credit Check"
2008	Without a Trace	Vince	Episode: "Rewind"
2010	General Hospital	Sly Thomas	Recurring role
2011	The Bay	Tony Foster	5 episodes
2011	Minkow	Hulking Jock
2011	Spy	Mike Chase
2011	The Rum Diary	Sailor
2013–present	The Haves and the Have Nots	Jeffrey Harrington	Series regular
2014	"Presumed Dead in Paradise"	Blake	Lifetime movie