Initially known as a musician, for his work as the gravelly voiced frontman of the post-grunge band Bush (Sixteen Stone, Golden State), British entertainer Gavin Rossdale undertook his first major foray into acting with a key supporting role as the demon Balthazar, one of the more over-the-top villains in the Keanu Reeves-headlined supernatural thriller Constantine (2005). Rossdale followed it up with a more conventional and low-key portrayal of a 1950s soccer player in the sports drama The Game of Their Lives, then joined Erika Christensen, Nick Stahl, and others as one of the leads in the caper-themed crime comedy How to Rob a Bank (2007). He played a musician in a 2009 episode of Criminal Minds, and also appeared in a 2011 episode of Burn Notice. Rossdale played a small role in Sofia Coppola's 2013 film The Bling Ring and made a guest appearance in an episode of Hawaii Five-0.
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- Was an avid soccer player in his youth, at one point trying out for the professional Chelsea Football Club.
- His early band Midnight managed to land a record deal, but the group split up following poor sales of its singles.
- Formed the grunge-influenced Bush, with guitarist Nigel Pulsford, bassist Dave Parsons and drummer Robin Goodridge, in 1992.
- Worked as a house painter and music-video production assistant until a demo version of "Everything Zen" caught the attention of Interscope Records.
- Following Bush's decision to take an "indefinite hiatus" in 2002, he formed a new band, Institute, which released only one album.
- Made his big-screen debut in the romantic comedy Little Black Book (2004).
- Released his first solo album, the ballad-oriented Wanderlust, in 2008.