Andrew Collins (actor)

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Andrew Collins
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Born
West Midlands, United Kingdom
Occupation(s) Television, soap opera actor

Andrew Collins is a British actor, best known for playing recurring character Jarrett Maxwell in the CBS soap opera The Bold and the Beautiful as well as appearing in Parenthood , The Newsroom and Gilmore Girls .

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He is a regular performer in Big Finish Productions, where he stars as Barnabas Collins in the Dark Shadows audio dramas, [1] various characters in Doctor Who , [2] Gallifrey, Earthsearch , and Stargate SG-1 . [3]

In the UK, his stage name is Andy Coleman. [4]

Personal life

Collins was born in the West Midlands, England and moved to America in the early 2000s. He is currently living in LA, and is married with two children.

Career

Andrew Collins graduated from Guildford School of Acting and has worked extensively in theatre, film and television both in the United States and the United Kingdom. He was the star of a Spanish national commercial, as well as several commercials for the UK, and also works as a voice-over artist.

Collins currently plays Jarrett Maxwell on the CBS soap opera The Bold and the Beautiful and has been seen on The Newsroom , Parenthood , Gilmore Girls , Passions , The Young and the Restless , All My Children and the BBC’s Dangerfield , among others. He is a regular performer for Big Finish audio dramas, has played characters in Doctor Who , Gallifrey, Earthsearch , and Dark Shadows , from which he has earned a large following as the new incarnation of Barnabas Collins.

As a writer/performer he was a leading light of the cult London satire show, Newsrevue, as well as several other shows including The Smiling Assassins [5] and Lounge Lizards in Love.

Film, television and audio credits

Television series
YearTitleRoleNotes
2014 The Newsroom Floor ManagerEpisode: "What Kind Of Day Has It Been"
2014 Parenthood AlEpisode: "Cold Feet"
2004 - current The Bold and the Beautiful Jarrett MaxwellRecurring
2009CraftyAaron NevilleEpisode: "Pilot"
2003 Gilmore Girls PhotographerEpisode: "Dear Emily and Richard #1.1"
2003 Passions Co-star4 Episodes
2003 General Hospital Co-star
2002/2004 The Young and the Restless Co-star
2001 All My Children Co-star
1998 Dangerfield Co-star
Films
YearTitleRoleType
2010The Lempke BrothersNewscasterFilm
2008AnniversaryLeadFilm
2008The ProposalLeadFilm
2008Bedtime StoriesYoung Mr. DixonFilm
Audio Drama / Radio
YearTitleRoleNotes
2006–PresentDark ShadowsBarnabas CollinsAudio Drama
2012Stargate SG-1KetoAudio Drama
2006Earthsearch MindwarpRadio Series
2004-2014GallifreyAndredAudio Drama
2002Dr. Who: The Church & The CrownFrancois RouffetAudio Drama
2000Dr. Who: Winter For The AdeptSpaceship CommanderAudio Drama
2000Dr. Who: The Fires of VulcanPopidius CelsinusAudio Drama

Notes

  1. ↑ "2.0. Kingdom of the Dead Box Set - Dark Shadows - Full Cast Drama - Big Finish".
  2. ↑ "74. Live 34 - Doctor Who - Main Range - Big Finish".
  3. ↑ "3.2. Stargate SG-1 Series 3 Part 2 - Stargate - Big Finish".
  4. ↑ "Hundred Watt Films » Andrew Collins". Hundred Watt Films. Archived from the original on 2013-01-27. Retrieved 2010-09-16.
  5. ↑ "Andy Coleman search on UK Theatre Web".


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