Theatre After graduation, Cahoon made his Broadway debut in
The Who's
Tommy. On Broadway he played Ed the Hyena in
The Lion King directed by
Julie Taymor, George in
The Wedding Singer, The Childcatcher in
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, and was in the revival of
The Rocky Horror Show. He left his role in
The Lion King to perform the eighth show of the week for
John Cameron Mitchell in the title role of Hedwig in
Hedwig and the Angry Inch at The
Jane Street Theater Off-Broadway, Cahoon is a voting member of the Tony Award Nominating Committee. He is also on the producing team for 'Cats: The Jellicle Ball' that opens on Broadway in the Spring of 2026.
Television and film On television, Cahoon recently portrayed Gunther on FX's 'The Beauty' and Earl Clark on FOX's 'Monarch', beginning in September 2022. Other television credits include, Hugo on Season 2 and Season 3 of
A Series of Unfortunate Events (Netflix), Rueben Lundgren on
Nurse Jackie (Showtime), Jon-Jon on
Modern Family (ABC), Ross Rothman on
Six Degrees (ABC) and Kermit Jones on
The Royale (AMC). He has also guest starred on
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (Amazon),
Elementary (CBS),
Odd Mom Out (BRAVO),
Black Box (ABC),
The Good Wife (CBS),
The Mentalist (CBS),
CSI (CBS),
Franklin and Bash (TNT),
NCIS (CBS), ''
Canterbury's Law (FOX), Hope and Faith (ABC), Ed (NBC), Law and Order (NBC) and Law and Order: Criminal Intent (NBC). On film he can be seen in So Cold the River, I Am Michael'', Disney's
Mars Needs Moms,
Woody Allen's
The Curse of the Jade Scorpion,
Paul Reiser's
The Thing About My Folks,
Adrienne Shelly's
Sudden Manhattan, Michael Knowle's
One Night, and
W.E. directed by Madonna. He also was featured in the Woody Allen short,
Sounds From A Town I Love, which was created for VH-1's "The Concert for NYC" after September 11, 2001. He portrayed Bobby Barnes on Season 3 of
Glow on Netflix. He directed the 2017 New York Theatre Workshop Gala starring
Jesse Tyler Ferguson,
Rachel Dratch,
Ben Platt,
Patti LuPone, and
Christine Ebersole, among others. He returned to direct NYTW's 2018 gala starring
Zachary Quinto and
Celia Keenan-Bolger, the 2020 gala starring Ana Gastayer and Taylor Mac, its virtual 2021 gala starring Annaleigh Ashford, Bridgett Everett, and Michael Urie, as well as its 2022 gala honoring Jim Nicola. Cahoon directed the developmental productions
Toe Pick: The Complete Ice Capades of Nancy Kerrigan and Tonya Harding starring Zackary Grady and
John Early,
Grifftopia starring and created by
Griffin Newman and the debut productions of
Tastiskank, created by
Kate Reinders and
Sarah Litzsinger, which went on to win the Aspen Comedy Festival, all for the
Ars Nova Theatre in NYC. He directed six consecutive productions for the
Bay Area Houston Ballet and Theatre. For his work at BAHBT, he received the Jete Society Honor in 2011.
Music With his New York-based band Kevin Cahoon and Ghetto Cowboy, Cahoon has played shows at New York venues including CBGB's, Don Hill's, Ars Nova, Joe's Pub, and Irving Plaza. He has shared the bill with
Tom Waits,
Elvis Costello, and Justin Bond. He is also featured in the documentary film
Squeezebox about NYC's downtown music scene. Cahoon and Ghetto Cowboy's debut album,
Doll, received The Out Music Award for Outstanding Debut Recording, received a Citation of Merit from
Billboard Magazine's World Songwriters Awards, received the Pabst Blue Ribbon Live & Local Award for New York City, and the feature film
Ready? OK! used the title song for its lead track. Cahoon and Ghetto Cowboy are presenters on Sirius Radio's
OutQ, charting in the top 10, and on LOGO's NewNowNext. He is a member of the Recording Academy. Kevin has been profiled by
The New York Times, 'Variety', 'The Washington Post',
Paper Magazine, and
TimeOut NY, and is featured in Amy Arbus's photography collection 'The Fourth Wall',
Julie Taymor's 'The Lion King: Pride Rock On Broadway' as well as Michael Reidel's 'Singular Sensation - The Triumph of Broadway'. ==Filmography==