Gavin Drea (born February 1990) is an Irish actor and comedian. On television, he is known for his roles in the

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series '' Love/Hate'' (2011) and '' Resistance'' (2019), the

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'' (2017), the

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series ''

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'' (2022). His voice work includes ''

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'' (2020).

Early life

Gavin Drea was born in Dublin. He attended

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. He graduated from

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in 2011 with a

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in English and Film Studies.

Career

Drea made his television debut a 2010 episode of the

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series '' Jack Taylor''. In 2011, he joined the cast of the

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drama '' Love/Hate'' for its second season as Luke. The following year, he made his feature film debut in

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's ''

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''. Drea was cast in the

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production of ''A Whisper in the Dark'', which was staged in Ireland, the United Kingdom, and the United States. For his performance as Des, Drea was nominated for the Irish Theatre Award for Best Supporting Actor. This was followed in 2014 by roles in ''

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'' at the

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and ''Breaking Dad'' at the

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. That same year, Drea founded the comedy collective Dreamgun with Stephen Colfer, Heber Hanly and James McDonnell, through which they had a comedy show and podcast titled ''Dreamgun Film Reads''. Drea returned to television when he appeared in the 2016

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docudrama ''

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''. In 2017, he played Barney Quinn in the

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'' and appeared in the space opera film ''

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''. The following year, he played Laertes in ''

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'' at the Gate Theatre. He would go on to reprise the role at St. Ann's Warehouse in Brooklyn. He also starred in the Irish film ''We Ourselves''. Drea portrayed

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in the 2019 RTÉ miniseries '' Resistance'', taking over the role from Sebastian Thommen, who had portrayed Collins in ''

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'' back in 2016. Also in 2019, Drea appeared in ''

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'' at the

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in London. He had small film roles in ''

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'' and ''

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''. In 2022, Drea starred as Stefan opposite

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in the series ''

'', made for the

platform on

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. Drea performed his own wire stunt for the series. He also had recurring roles in the

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series '' Vikings: Valhalla'' as Eadric Streona and the

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miniseries adaptation of '' Daisy Jones & the Six'' as Nicky Fitzgerald, Daisy's (

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) antagonistic husband.

Filmography

Film

Television

Video games

Stage

Awards and nominations

References

External links

*
Gavin Drea
at Spotlight
Dreamgun website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Drea, Gavin 1990 births Living people 21st-century Irish male actors 21st-century Irish comedians Alumni of University College Dublin Irish expatriates in England Irish male voice actors Male actors from Dublin (city) People educated at Gonzaga College