Patrick Collins
| Patrick Collins | |
|---|---|
.png) Collins at the 2020 MovieNation Awards | |
| Born |
Patrick Conor Senan Collins 1 May 1985 Holywood, County Down, Northern Ireland |
| Residence | Los Angeles, California, United States |
| Nationality | British |
| Ethnicity | Northern Irish |
| Alma mater | Methodist College Belfast |
| Occupation |
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| Known for | Working in motion picture and television |
| Home town | Belfast, Northern Ireland |
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) |
| Spouse(s) | Nikki Newton |
| Children | 2 |
| Awards | Full list |
Early life
Collins was born in Holywood, County Down, Northern Ireland, and grew up in the suburbs of Belfast. He attended and boarded at Methodist College Belfast, where he played rugby and participated in the drama department. In school, he appeared in Christmas Pantomime and portrayed Widow Twanky which earned him his first drama prize. He also played Baby Face in Bugsy Malone and the milkman in Blood Brothers during school productions. He was a member of Belfast's youth amateur drama group, Holywood Players and participated in Ballymoney's Drama Festival with this group on several occasions.[ From the age of twelve, he participated in the native production of Anton Chekhov's stage dramas.
He attended Teesside University but dropped out and moved to London in 2002 to train as an actor. He worked in a pub in Knightsbridge for six months until he embarked on his modelling career. Referring to those six months as a rough time, Collins stated he went through such financial hardship that he could not afford to buy even a kettle for his rented residence and to make ends meet, he took a job at the pub.