Growing up in Louisville, Kentucky; Gavin Goode graduated high school early in order to enlist in the United States Marine Corps. After deployment to Albania as a 19yr old Military Police Officer, Goode was meritoriously promoted 3 times (once to non-commissioned officer) and received 2 Naval Achievement Medals, as well as outstanding conduct commendations.

Upon leaving the USMC, Gavin used his GI Bill to enroll in the “International Art and Design Academy” Tampa, Florida.

While finding his way in the arts community Goode’s fate took a random turn that changed 

The trajectory of his life. Gavin started landing bigger and bigger roles in feature film, 15 in all.

Films include; Walk the Line, Syriana (George Clooney), Elizabethtown, Wild Hogs, Rocky Balboa, xXx State of the Union, and Annapolis to name a few. Roles include stunt and body double work for some of the top actors in the business (Orlando Bloom, James Franko) as well as leading roles and assistant director credits.

Proceeds from filming went to start the company SemperFly Studios in 2006.

SemperFly Studios is a Fine Art and Design company based in the mid-west with locations that include Indianapolis, Louisville, and Cincinnati. Gavin’s specialty is applying fine art to any surface. Be it interior/exterior (residential or commercial). Surfaces include wood, concrete, plaster, canvas, vehicles, the human body and steel; which has become a staple of SemperFly because of the degree of difficulty to work on. SemperFly Studios is also a Commercial design company specializing in the design of over 40 pubs, restaurants, parlors, museums, and an airport.

Philanthropy has become a large part of SemperFly over the past 4 years. Gavin’s skillset as a fine arts painter combined with the experience of preforming on the highest of stages in film as well as the Military have generated hundreds of thousands of dollars for various charities, veteran organizations, and fund raisers. Please consider Gavin Goode of SemperFly Studios for your next event or project.