Gavin 'Chief' Meredith

Chief is an actor, producer, musician, and book author. Born in 1992, Chief was raised in a two-parent home in Inglewood, California. After graduating high school, Chief played college football until ...Show More

Chief is an actor, producer, musician, and book author. Born in 1992, Chief was raised in a two-parent home in Inglewood, California. After graduating high school, Chief played college football until his dreams of playing professionally ended with a knee injury. After Chief's football injury, he followed his passions in photography, film, and music. As a child, Chief had an interest in the latest fashion trends. This keen eye for fashion led to Chief working for an independent and high fashion shoe sales conglomerate. Although working in retail sales was never a goal of Chief's, he describes the experience as "necessary to his journey." Chief and his family members recall Chief putting on musical and theatrical performances from the young age of 5 years old. Chief studied film and camera operation in his first years of college and applied these practices in his life as a film producer. Although Chief has the vision and creativity to produce projects, he had the desire to create rap/hip hop and pop songs. To date, Chief has released 15 musical albums consisting of both rap and pop music. In 2018 Chief earned his first role in background acting for Snowfall (2018) directed by John Singleton. As a background actor Chief was also featured in the Rob Zombie film "3 from Hell" (2018), Black Monday (2018), Lucifer (2018), Ballers (2019), How to Get Away With Murder (2020), and over 100 more projects. In the year 2021, Chief released an autobiography and self-help book titled Rich Before 30. Chief also self-published 10 children's books. Chief is a father of one and dedicates his children's books to his daughter.Chief's latest lead role is Chris in season two of Your Honor on Showtime (2022). Hide