Karl Collins facts for kids
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Karl Collins
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Clifton, Nottingham, England
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| Nationality | British |
| Occupation | Actor |
Karl Collins is a British actor. He is known for his television roles as Danny Glaze in The Bill, Louis Loveday in Hollyoaks, and Shaun Temple in Doctor Who. He played Noah in the Apple TV series Trying, Lennox in the BBC Series Champion, and also Jack Whiteley in Magpie Murders.
Early life and career
Collins was born in Nottingham, and grew up on the Clifton housing estate. As a child, he was a member of the Central Junior Television Workshop, and appeared in the programmes Dramarama and Your Mother Wouldn't Like It.
He played a car thief called 'Craven' in EastEnders in the early 90s, stealing a car from Frank Butcher's car lot.
He has played DC Danny Glaze in The Bill, and has appeared in Casualty, Holby City, By Any Means, As Time Goes By and 55 Degrees North. He also appeared in Shane Meadows' debut film, Twenty Four Seven.
In 2011, he appeared in "The Entire History of You", an episode of the anthology series Black Mirror.
In 2015, he appeared in "Our Zoo".
He also appeared in the theatre production One Monkey Don't Stop No Show in 2013.
Collins appeared in the Doctor Who Christmas Special "The End of Time", aired over the 2009 Christmas period, as Shaun Temple, Donna Noble's fiance. In 2023 he returned to the role as Donna Noble's husband.
On 10 February 2015, it was announced that Collins would be joining Channel 4 soap opera Hollyoaks as new regular character Louis Loveday. He made his first appearance on 3 March 2015 and departed on 22 January 2019 when Louis was killed off by Breda McQueen (Moya Brady).
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1989 | Bearskin: An Urban Fairytale | Edison | |
| 1991 | London Kills Me | Barman | |
| 1996 | Robert Rylands' Last Journey | Abraham | |
| 1997 | Twenty Four Seven | Stuart | |
| 1999 | G:MT – Greenwich Mean Time | Clinton | |
| 2000 | Melody's Her Second Name | George | |
| 2005 | Parallel Lines | Errol | Short film |
| 2006 | Life and Lyrics | Winston Dimby | |
| 2008 | Survey No. 257 | Ray | Short film |
| 2009 | The Unloved | Karl | TV film |
| 2010 | Excluded | Mike | TV film |
| 2011 | Attack the Block | Dennis' Dad | |
| Papa | Danny | Short film | |
| 2012 | Turn a Blind Eye | Detective | Short film |
| 2015 | Mm-Hm | Karl | Short film |
| 2021 | Hollow | Father Hill | Short film |
| 2023 | The Flash | Lawyer |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1983 | Dramarama | Billy | Episode: "Because I Say So" |
| 1985–1988 | Your Mother Wouldn't Like It | Various roles | Series regular; 21 episodes |
| 1988 | Hard Cases | Steve | 1 episode |
| 1991 | Casualty | Roy | Episode: "Humpty Dumpty" |
| 1991–2003 | The Bill | DC Danny Glaze | Series regular; 157 episodes |
| 1992 | As Time Goes By | Protester #3 | Episode: "Surprise, Surprise" |
| EastEnders | Craven | Recurring role; 4 episodes | |
| 1993-1994 | Parallel 9 | Dr. Kovan | Series regular; 44 episodes |
| 1998 | Comedy Lab | Dube/Clever Jumbe | Episode: "Homie & Away" |
| 2001 | Metrosexuality | Jordan | Series regular; 6 episodes |
| 2004 | A Thing Called Love | Floyd Staple | Episode: "True Confessions" |
| Grease Monkeys | Trevor Baptiste | Recurring role; 9 episodes | |
| Holby City | Ken Thompson | Episode: "All the King's Men..." | |
| 2005 | 55 Degrees North | Adam Cole | Recurring role; 2 episodes |
| 2007 | New Street Law | Bobby Keen | 1 episode |
| The Visit | Lee | 1 episode | |
| 2008 | Silent Witness | Jerome Assante | Episode: "Safe" |
| Casualty | Aiden Frazer | Episode: "Broken Homes" | |
| 2009–2010, 2023 | Doctor Who | Shaun Temple | 3 episodes |
| 2010 | Casualty | Neil Hope | Episode: "Russian Endings" |
| Shelfstackers | Keith | Episode: "Training Day" | |
| 2011 | Come Fly with Me | Disgruntled Passenger #3 | 1 episode |
| Twenty Twelve | Bus Driver | Episode: "Visitors From Rio" | |
| The Fades | Higgy | Mini-series; 2 episodes | |
| Death in Paradise | Lawrence | Episode: "Arriving in Paradise" | |
| The Slammer | The Great Muscovado | Episode: "Home for Magic Rabbits" | |
| Black Mirror | Robbie | Episode: "The Entire History of You" | |
| 2012 | Blackout | Bo | Mini-series; 3 episodes |
| Holby City | Len Grace | Episode: "Fight the Good Fight" | |
| 2013 | Youngers | Richard | Recurring role; 2 episodes |
| By Any Means | DCI Whale | 1 episode | |
| 2014 | Our Zoo | Barlow | Recurring role; 2 episodes |
| The Driver | Greg Tyler | Mini-series; 1 episode | |
| Transporter: The Series | Jerome Knight | Episode: "The Diva" | |
| 2015 | This Is England '90 | Lloyd | Episode: "Autumn" |
| 2015–2019 | Hollyoaks | Louis Loveday | Series regular; 221 episodes |
| 2018 | shortFLIX | Uncle George | Episode: "Batty Boy" |
| 2019 | The End of the F***ing World | Bonnie's Dad | 1 episode |
| Midsomer Murders | Samuel Wokoma | Episode: "The Miniature Murders" | |
| 2020 | Vera | Ciaran Duggan | Episode: "The Escape Turn" |
| 2021 | Holby City | Treva Harding | Recurring role; 2 episodes |
| The Larkins | Mr. Rance | Episode: "In Which We Meet the Larkin Family" | |
| 2023 | Champion | Lennox | |
| Culprits | Fixer | Recurring role |
Theatre credits
| Year | Title | Role | Venue | Ref |
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| 2006 | How Long Is Never? - Darfur | Ensemble | Tricycle Theatre, London | |
| Fabulation | Herve/Guy | Tricycle Theatre, London | ||
| 2007 | The Eleventh Capital | Entrepreneur | Royal Court Theatre, London | |
| 2009 | Category B | Errol | Tricycle Theatre, London | |
| Seize The Day | Howard | Tricycle Theatre, London | ||
| Detaining Justice | Mr. Cole | Tricycle Theatre, London | ||
| 2010 | Riff Raff | Mike | Arcola Theatre, London | |
| 2013 | One Monkey Don't Stop No Show | Brother Avery | Tricycle Theatre, London | |
| Chimerica | Various roles | Almeida Theatre, London & Harold Pinter Theatre, London | ||
| 2018 | Shebeen | George | Nottingham Playhouse, Nottingham & Theatre Royal Stratford East, London | |
| Nine Night | Uncle Vince | Royal National Theatre, London | ||
| 2019 | Our Town | Dr. Frank F. Gibbs | Regent's Park Open Air Theatre, London | |
| in a word | Guy | Young Vic, London | ||
| 2021 | Rockets and Blue Lights | Thomas/Trevor | Royal National Theatre, London |
