Rob Collins | |
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Born | Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia |
Education | National Institute of Dramatic Art (BFA) |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 2013–present |
Awards | Logie Award for Most Popular New Talent |
Robert Collins is an Australian actor and singer. His best known roles include Waruu West in Cleverman , Jack Winters in The Wrong Girl , and Charlie Irving in Total Control .
Robert Collins was born and raised in Darwin, Northern Territory [1] from a Tiwi Islands background. He worked with the National Indigenous Music Awards, [2] and was the national Indigenous representative for the Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) for three years. [1] [3]
He then looked for acting opportunities, and landed the roles of Theseus and Oberon in a local production of A Midsummer Night’s Dream, before being cast in more national and local productions. He auditioned and won a place at the National Institute of Dramatic Art, graduating in 2013. [4] [1]
He made his professional stage debut in 2013 as Mufasa in the Australian production of The Lion King . [4] [1]
Collins is best known for his major roles in the Australian television series Cleverman and The Wrong Girl , both of which premiered in 2016.[ citation needed ]
He played Lysander in A Midsummer Night's Dream at the Sydney Theatre Company in September and October 2016, directed by Kip Williams. [5]
In 2017, he played Phil Holden in the Australian television program Glitch .[ citation needed ]
In 2019 Collins joined the cast of ABC political drama Total Control in the role of Charlie Irving for the shows first season, he reprised the role for the series third and final season in 2024. [6] Collins was announced as part of the extended cast for Channel 9 series Human Error. [7]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2018 | Undertow | Dan | |
2019 | Top End Wedding | Father Isaac | Feature film |
2019 | Angel of Mine | Brian | Feature film |
2020 | Extraction | Rata | Feature film |
2021 | The Drover's Wife: Legend of Molly Johnson | Yadaka | Feature film (director: Leah Purcell) |
2023 | Limbo | Charlie | Feature film |
2024 | Five Blind Dates | Curtis - Yoga Instructor | Release on Amazon Prime; Feature Film |
2024 | Arthur the King | Decker | Post-production; Feature Film |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2016–17 | Cleverman | Waruu West | Main role |
2016–17 | The Wrong Girl | Jack Winters | Main role |
2017–19 | Glitch | Phil Holden | Main role (seasons 2–3: 10 episodes) |
2019 | Secret City: Under the Eagle | Lieutenant Joseph Sullivan | Main role (6 episodes) |
2019 | Reef Break | Doug O'Casey | Recurring role (7 episodes) |
2019-24 | Total Control | Charlie Irving | Main role; 18 episodes |
2020 | Upright | Kane | Episode: "Day Seven" |
2020 | Black Comedy | Prosecutor Chris | Episode: "Series 4, Episode 6" |
2020 | Mystery Road | Amos | Main role (series 2: 6 episodes) |
2020 | RFDS | Wayne Yates | Main role |
2021 | Firebite | Tyson Walker | Main role |
2023 | Queen of Oz | Marc Kemarre | Main role (6 episodes) |
2023 | Ten Pound Poms | Ron | Main role (6 episodes) |
2023 | The First Inventors | Himself | Documentary |
2024 | Human Error | Gavin Butterfield | TV seres: 6 episodes |
Title | Year | Role(s) | Theatre | Notes |
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The Lion King | 2013 | Mufasa | Capitol Theatre | |
A Midsummer Night's Dream | 2016 | Lysander | Drama Theatre at the Sydney Opera House |
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