Natalie Gavin

Gavin was born in Bradford. She grew up in the Bradford neighbourhoods of Little Horton and Buttershaw, before moving to the Bradford neighbourhood and town of Denholme as a teenager. Gavin has a mum named Susan, a dad named John and brother named Shaun. John knew Andrea Dunbar as he worked and associated with her father. Gavin and her family lived on the same street that Andrea and her family did, which is named Brafferton Arbor, in Buttershaw. Gavin would later go on to play Andrea in the 2010 film The Arbor, which was filmed on the same street.Gavin made her professional acting debut in two episodes of the Channel 4 comedy series Shameless, as Anna Sampson.

Gavin's first main film role was as The Girl in the 2010 film The Arbor, which dramatised the early life of Andrea Dunbar. Her first main TV role was as Lou in the BBC drama Prisoners' Wives, which she portrayed for six episodes. Later that year, she began appearing in the BBC medical drama Casualty, in the recurring role of Faith Portman.

In 2013, Gavin appeared in the second series of The Syndicate, a BBC drama, as Becky. In 2014, she starred in the British drama film The Knife That Killed Me. In 2016, Gavin appeared as Alma Capstick in the ITV drama Jericho.

In 2019, Gavin appeared in two BBC dramas; Gentleman Jack and Line of Duty, and portrayed the role of Nadine Murgatroyd in the Channel 4 school drama Ackley Bridge.