Colin Lawrence (born 7 September 1970) is a TV and film actor who was born in London[1] but brought up in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.[2] He is of Jamaican descent.
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Born | London, Britain, United Kingdom | 7 September 1970
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1991–present |
Since 1991 he has participated in many TV series, either as guest star or in recurring roles.
From 2006 to 2009, he gained recognition as Hamish "Skulls" McCall on the rebooted Battlestar Galactica TV series.[3] In the TV series Blade (2006) he was the protagonist's father.[4] In the TV series Endgame (2011) he appeared as detective Jason Evans. In 2011 and 2012, he appeared in 12 episodes as Benjamin Abani on The Killing. More recently, he has appeared in recurring roles as Janko in The CW series iZombie, as Damien in the TV Land sitcom Impastor, and as Coach Clayton in The CW series Riverdale.
Besides his career as a TV actor he also appeared in many feature films including Afghan Knights and Watchmen.
References
- ^ "Colin Lawrence was born in London to Jamaican parents, but grew up with 3 siblings in the suburbs of Vancouver, B.C." Retrieved 2011-06-19.
- ^ "Born September 7, in London, England; raised in Vancouver, British Columbia,Canada". Retrieved 2011-06-19.
- ^ "Colin Lawrence, better known as Hamish "Skulls" McCall on Battlestar Galactica 2003 was kind enough to answer some of our questions by e-mail". Retrieved 2011-06-19.
- ^ "I play Robert Brooks, who is Blade's father. The trick about this is that you see me in Blade's flashbacks". Retrieved 2011-06-19.