Gavin Creel

Gavin Creel born 18 April 1976

Gavin James Creel is an American actor and singer.

Born in Findlay, Ohio, Creel received his Bachelor of Fine Arts in musical theatre at the University of Michigan in 1998. He released his debut CD, GoodTimeNation, in March 2006. Creel, who is openly gay, is a regular on the LGBT R FamilyVacations cruise with Rosie O'Donnell. He is also one of the founders of Broadway Impact, an organisation fighting for equality and the LBGT community.

He has appeared on Broadway in Thoroughly Modern Millie (2002) as Jimmy Smith, for which he was Tony-nominated; La Cage aux Folles (2004) and Hair (2009), for which he received a second Tony nomination. The bulk of the gap in his Broadway career has been spent in the West End with a long run in Mary Poppins (2006-8).

In April 2010 Creel and the rest of the Broadway cast brought the 2009 revival of Hair to the London stage.