As an actor, Lawton is known for roles on the television series Neighbours,[3] State Coroner[4] and One Life to Live.

[5] He is the owner and creative director of Kinetic Studios,[6] a production company in New York City, and most recently directed Neil Patrick Harris in A Roundabout Road to Broadway[7] for NBC.

[8] As a filmmaker, Lawton's credits include writing and directing the films Rain,[9] Wake,[10] Couch Surfer[11] and Have You Seen Calvin?.

On a 1989 tour of the United Kingdom, Lawton and the choir performed in famed Westminster Abbey.

His acting breakthrough came with being cast in the role of Jake Black on soap opera Neighbours in 2000.