Colin Walker(I)
- Actor
- Writer
- Producer
Colin Walker is an American film, television and stage actor best known
for playing Spcl. Agnt Collington on the critically acclaimed HBO
series Treme and for playing Special advisor to President Nixon, John
Ehrlichman in the award winning Lee Daniels' The Butler. His career
spans television, film, theatre, and commercials - he has been cast as
everything from a cocky businessman to a vengeful cowboy to a tortured
priest to a renegade cop (OK, he's been a cop more times than he can
count!). He's shared the screen with and worked alongside his share of
Oscar, Emmy & Tony winners including Melissa Leo, David Morse, John
Cusack, Forest Whitaker, & David Simon. Colin is native of New Orleans,
where his family has been since the 1700's. Most of his family still
lives there, so he considers himself lucky to be able to "go home" so
often for work. Before moving to Los Angeles, Colin studied and worked
as an actor in New Orleans (long before it became "Hollywood South"),
Boulder, Boston and Santa Fe. He received a bachelor's degree in acting
and directing from The College of Santa Fe, but is far from finished
with his studies. He has trained with many amazing teachers including
Stephen Book, Karen Grassle, Jack Hannibal, Lily Parker and many
others. Proud of his theater roots, he also started a theater company
in the basement of a Santa Fe, NM coffee shop with acclaimed playwright
Steven Adly Guirgis (who at the time was just another hungry young
actor.) Colin is married to Cathy Kim Walker and they have two young
children. He built the home where they live which is a little piece of
"Nola" (New Orleans La.) in LALALand. Colin is an avid marathoner and
Ironman triathlete - and an enthusiastic surfer. He loves to cook
creole dinners, and is known for his annual crawfish boil.