Latham Gaines is an American actor, artist and inventor. Born February 3, 1964 in Birmingham, Alabama, he is the son of the novelist Charles Gaines

Charles Gaines

Charles L. Gaines is an American writer and outdoorsman, notable for his works on fly fishing, his role in the development of paintball, and his photo-essay Pumping Iron, about the bodybuilding culture of the 1970s, which was later adapted into a documentary film of the same name.-Early...

 and artist Patricia Ellisor Gaines.

Acting career

Latham moved to New Zealand

New Zealand

New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...

 in 1995. Some memorable roles include "Mesogog/Dr. Anton Mercer" in Power Rangers: Dino Thunder

Power Rangers: Dino Thunder

Power Rangers Dino Thunder is an American children's television series, an incarnation of the Power Rangers franchise. As with all Power Rangers series, it was adapted from a series from the long running, Japanese Super Sentai franchise, in this case the twenty-seventh, Bakuryū Sentai Abaranger...

 and "Bill Burke" in Bridge To Terabithia

Bridge to Terabithia (2007 film)

Bridge to Terabithia is a 2007 fantasy drama film directed by Gábor Csupó and adapted for film by David L. Paterson and Jeff Stockwell. The film is based on the Katherine Paterson novel of the same name, and distributed by Walt Disney Pictures in the US. The film stars Josh Hutcherson, AnnaSophia...

. Most recently Latham starred in the TVNZ series The Cult, earning a nomination for "Best Performance by an Actor" at the 2010 Qantas Film and Television Awards for his portrayal of "Edward North".

Performance and Visual Art

As 1/2 of the duo GAINES, Latham and brother Shelby Gaines

Shelby Gaines

Shelby Shook Gaines is an American artist and musician, son of the novelist Charles Gaines.-Early life and music career:Born and raised in New Hampshire, Gaines studied at Brown University and toured as a part of the Trinidadian "Our Boys Steel Orchestra"...

 create sound sculpture

Sound sculpture

Sound sculpture is an intermedia and time based art form in which sculpture or any kind of art object produces sound, or the reverse...

 from 'found' materials. Their pieces have been featured in several NY Art Shows and their live performance of their original score in Ethan Hawke

Ethan Hawke

Ethan Green Hawke is an American actor, writer and director. He made his feature film debut in 1985 with the science fiction movie Explorers, before making a supporting appearance in the 1989 drama Dead Poets Society which is considered his breakthrough role...

’s revival of Sam Shepard

Sam Shepard

Sam Shepard is an American playwright, actor, and television and film director. He is the author of several books of short stories, essays, and memoirs, and received the Pulitzer Prize for Drama in 1979 for his play Buried Child...

’s A Lie of the Mind

A Lie of the Mind

A Lie of the Mind is a play written by Sam Shepard, first staged at the off-Broadway Promenade Theater on 5 December 1985. The play was directed by Shepard himself with stars Harvey Keitel as Jake, Amanda Plummer as Beth, Aidan Quinn as Frankie, Geraldine Page as Lorraine, and Will Patton as Mike...

earned them a Drama Desk Award

Drama Desk Award

The Drama Desk Awards, which are given annually in a number of categories, are the only major New York theater honors for which productions on Broadway, Off-Broadway, Off-Off-Broadway compete against each other in the same category...

 nomination in 2010.

Inventing

In 2008, Latham and his partner, Laura Interval

Laura Interval

Laura Stepp is an American actress best known for portraying "Erin Hansen" on Star Trek: Voyager.Stepp began a career as a fashion model. She has appeared in many national commercials, television programs, and films. Stepp was married to celebrity hair stylist Paul Interval.- External links :...

, established "Opi and Me", a product development company specializing in toys and games.

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