Colin Todd Gerard Woodell is an American actor. He grew up in Burlingame, California. He is known for playing Winston Scott on the

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miniseries '' The Continental'' (2023). He also played Buckley on the

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series '' The Flight Attendant'' and Matias in the 2018 film '' Unfriended: Dark Web''. Other television roles include Rick Betancourt on '' The Purge'' on

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and Aidan on

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's '' The Originals'', and other film credits including ''

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'', ''

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'', and ''

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''. On the stage, Woodell has appeared

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in Second Stage Theater's 2019 production of ''Dying City'' by Christopher Shinn. In 2017, Woodell played the role of Edmund Tyrone in The Geffen Playhouse's production of ''

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'' in Los Angeles.

Education

Woodell attended St. Ignatius College Preparatory in San Francisco, and began his training and first professional theater performances at The American Conservatory Theater as a member of the Young Conservatory. He then moved to Los Angeles, where he studied at the School of Dramatic Arts at the

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, and obtained a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Theater.

Personal Life

In February 2018, he started dating former The Originals co-star

Danielle Campbell Danielle Marie Campbell (born January 30, 1995) is an American actress. She is known for her starring roles as Jessica Olson in the 2010 Disney Channel Original Movie '' Starstruck'', Simone Daniels in the 2011 Disney film ''Prom'', Davina Clair ...

, and they became engaged in August 2023 after five years of dating.https://people.com/danielle-campbell-announces-engagement-to-colin-woodell-7643427 His sister
Keelin Woodell
is also an actress.

Filmography

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