Colin Lawrence is a British-born Canadian actor known for his roles in film and television.
Early life
Lawrence was born in London and raised in
Vancouver
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,
British Columbia
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,
Canada
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. He is of
Jamaican descent.
Career
Since 1994, 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. In the TV series ''
Blade
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'' (2006) he was the protagonist's father.
In the TV series ''
Endgame
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Film
* ''The End of the Game'' (1919 film)
* ''The End of the Game'' (1975 film), short documentary U.S. film
* ''Endgame'' (1983 film), 1983 Italian post-apocalyptic f ...
'' (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
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series ''
iZombie'', as Damien in the
TV Land
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sitcom ''
Impastor'', and as Coach Clayton in ''
The CW
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'' series ''
Riverdale''. Since 2019, He has played the main character John "Preacher" Middleton in the
Netflix
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series ''
Virgin River
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''.
Besides his career as a TV actor he also appeared in many feature films, including ''Afghan Knights'' and ''
Watchmen
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''.
Filmography
Film
Television
References
External links
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English male television actors
English male film actors
Living people
Canadian people of Jamaican descent
Year of birth missing (living people)