Collins was born in Toronto, Ontario. He attended Monroe Community College in Rochester, New York, on a baseball scholarship, choosing this rather than options of The University Of Hawaii and Florida State University to stay close to his grandmother who raised him from the age of 6. He left school to pursue an acting career.
Career
Collins is best known for his roles as Hale on the Canadian television supernatural drama Lost Girl and Dr. Tom Reycraft on Saving Hope.
Filmography
Due South (1997) (TV series) - Jamal Martin
Exhibit A: Secrets of Forensic Science (1999) (TV series) - Adrian Kinkead
Love Songs (1999) (TV) (as Chris Collins) - Tom-Tom
Mean Streak (1999) (TV) (as Chris Collins) - Runner
In Too Deep (1999) (as Chris Collins) - Lookout
The Hoop Life (2000) (TV series) - Derek
Cheaters (2000) (TV) (as Chris Collins) - Kid with Walkman
The Ride (2000) (TV) (as Chris Collins) - College Kid #2
Seventeen Again (2000) (as Chris Collins) - Leo
They Call Me Sirr (2001) (TV) (as Chris Collins) - Damian
Earth: Final Conflict (2001) (TV series) - R.J.
Ruby's Bucket of Blood (2001) (TV) (as Chris Collins) - Dugso
Sins of the Father (2002) (TV) (as Chris Collins) - Youth
Our America (2002) (TV) (as Chris Collins) - James
The Red Sneakers (2002) (TV) (as Chris Collins) - Roscoe
Doc (2001–02) (TV series) - Billy
Odyssey 5 (2002) (TV series) - Chavo
Paid in Full (2002) (as Chris Collins) - Kid #1
Conviction (2002) (TV) (as Chris Collins) - Bo
Owning Mahowny (2003) (as Chris Collins) - Bernie
Good Fences (2003) (TV) (as Chris Collins) - Pee-Pie - Age 15
Crime Spree (2003) (as Chris Collins) - Lamar
Bulletproof Monk (2003) (as Chris Collins) - Sax
Sue Thomas: F.B.Eye (2003) (TV series) - Antwan
Platinum (2003) (TV series) - Walter
Soul Food (2003) (TV series) - Tobias
Detention (2003) (as Chris Collins) - Hogie Hogarth
