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Rob Collins
Born
Education National Institute of Dramatic Art (BFA)
Occupation Actor
Years active 2013–present
Awards Logie Award for Most Popular New Talent

Robert Collins is an Australian actor and singer. His best known roles include Waruu West in Cleverman, Jack Winters in The Wrong Girl, and Charlie Irving in Total Control.

Early life and education

Robert Collins was born and raised in Darwin, Northern Territory from a Tiwi Islands background. He worked with the National Indigenous Music Awards, and was the national Indigenous representative for the Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) for three years.

He then looked for acting opportunities, and landed the roles of Theseus and Oberon in a local production of A Midsummer Night’s Dream, before being cast in more national and local productions. He auditioned and won a place at the National Institute of Dramatic Art, graduating in 2013.

Professional acting career

He made his professional stage debut in 2013 as Mufasa in the Australian production of The Lion King.

Collins is best known for his major roles in the Australian television series Cleverman and The Wrong Girl, both of which premiered in 2016.

He played Lysander in A Midsummer Night's Dream at the Sydney Theatre Company in September and October 2016, directed by Kip Williams.

In 2017, he played Phil Holden in the Australian television program Glitch.

In 2019 Collins joined the cast of ABC political drama Total Control in the role of Charlie Irving for the shows first season, he reprised the role for the series third and final season in 2024.

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
2018 Undertow Dan
2019 Top End Wedding Father Isaac Feature film
2019 Angel of Mine Brian Feature film
2020 Extraction Rata Feature film
2021 The Drover's Wife: Legend of Molly Johnson Yadaka Feature film
(director: Leah Purcell)
2023 Limbo Charlie Feature film
2024 Five Blind Dates Curtis - Yoga Instructor Release on Amazon Prime; Feature Film
2024 Arthur the King Decker Post-production; Feature Film

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2016–17 Cleverman Waruu West Main role
2016–17 The Wrong Girl Jack Winters Main role
2017–19 Glitch Phil Holden Main role (seasons 2–3: 10 episodes)
2019 Secret City: Under the Eagle Lieutenant Joseph Sullivan Main role (6 episodes)
2019 Reef Break Doug O'Casey Recurring role (7 episodes)
2019-24 Total Control Charlie Irving Main role; 18 episodes
2020 Upright Kane Episode: "Day Seven"
2020 Black Comedy Prosecutor Chris Episode: "Series 4, Episode 6"
2020 Mystery Road Amos Main role (series 2: 6 episodes)
2020 RFDS Wayne Yates Main role
2021 Firebite Tyson Walker Main role
2023 Queen of Oz Marc Kemarre Main role (6 episodes)
2023 Ten Pound Poms Ron Main role (6 episodes)
2023 The First Inventors Himself Documentary

Stage

Title Year Role(s) Theatre Notes
The Lion King 2013 Mufasa Capitol Theatre
Midsummer Night's Dream, AA Midsummer Night's Dream 2016 Lysander Drama Theatre at the Sydney Opera House
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