Tyler Collins (actor)

Tyler Collins is an American actor and composer from Anchorage, Alaska. He is possibly best known for his role as the Boy in Just Say Hi and as James in Where Do We Go from Here? in which he was nominated for the Best Actor accolade at the 2015 Sydney Indie Film Festival in Australia. He later went on to win the Best Score award at the same event for his composition work on the film.[1]

Tyler Collins
Born
Anchorage, Alaska, U.S.
Alma materRoyal Conservatoire of Scotland
OccupationActor, composer
Years active2010–present
Notable work

Early life and film career

Collins was born in Anchorage in Alaska. His father was a musician who was drafted into the army during the Vietnam War and was given the option of serving in South East Asia or Alaska. His mother was from Connecticut but moved to Anchorage with her family when she was twelve years old. Collins studied at Interlochen Arts Academy, having been awarded a scholarship. It was whilst studying acting at the school that he learned about the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland after a deputation from staff members of the institution. Whilst studying stage acting at the Conservatoire he met and formed a close working relationship with John McPhail and Andrew Lanni.[2]

Upon leaving the conservatoire, Collins starred in a number of short films including Dear Mom, where he was reunited with McPhail who was the cinematographer on the film. He also made an appearance in the BBC television series River City as Luke.[3] In 2013, Collins was invite to play the lead role of Adam in the short film Notes about a pair of roommates whose relationship develops through a series of post it notes. The film was warmly received by critics with Thomas Simpson of MovieScramble writing:

The casting is excellent as the two leads breathe life into their roles. The actors are also naturally likeable which helped me care whether they get together or not.[4]

Collins performance was later rewarded with the Best Actor accolade at the 2013 edition of the We Like 'Em Short Film Festival in Oregon.

In the summer of 2013, Collins was invited to play the lead role of the Boy in Just Say Hi. The film, about a blossoming romance between a boy and a girl who meet every morning at a bus stop, was made for the 2013 edition of the Virgin Media Short Awards. Making it through to the finals, the film went on to win 2 out of the 3 awards at a prestigious awards ceremony in London attended by Collins and the production team. The film was featured in the Très Court International Film Festival in which it was screened in over 100 cities in 23 countries.[5]

In 2015, Collins took on his biggest role to date as the leading character of James in the feature film Where Do We Go From Here?. Shot in just 16 days, the film centres around the newly instated Nurse Jen of the 'Easy Love Care Home' who questions why the 25-year-old James is living and working in the care home. Determined to take his elderly fiends on one last adventure, James finds the only medical cover they can get is with the one person who doesn't want to be around old people. The film appeared at the 2015 edition of the Sydney Indie Film Festival where it was nominated for 7 awards with Collins receiving nominations for Best Actor and for Best Score as the films composer. Collins later went on to win the Best Score accolade.[1]

Stage career

Collins has enjoyed a wide variety of success on the stage. In 2015, he played the role of Parker in The Real Hoosewives Fae Glesga which played at the Pavilion Theatre in Glasgow. In the same year, he worked as a musician in the play Last Dream (On Earth) which was produced in association with the National Theatre of Scotland.[6] The play won Collins the Best Music and Sound award from the Critics Awards for Theatre in Scotland.[7][8]

He has also been a regular favourite amongst Pantomimes in Scotland since making his first appearance in 2013 in a production of Pinocchio in Dunfermline.[9] The following year he returned to Dunfermline's Carnegie Hall playing the role of Numpty in an adaptation of Snow White. Writing about the performance, the Dumfermline Press Newspaper wrote:

A true hit with the audience was the loveable lanky dope Numpty performed by American actor Tyler Collins. The 6ft-something Numpty by name numpty by nature sent the kids and adults into giggles with his faultless Fife accent and gags.[10]

Collins is due to appear as Mischievous Marvin in Santa Claus Is Coming To Town at the Pavilion Theatre in December 2015.[11]

Filmography

Film and television
Year Film Credited as Role Notes
Actor Composer
2010 Dear Mom Yes Randy Wiggam
2012 Pouncer Yes Rusty Beence
Speaker with a Hat On Yes The Speaker (voice)
2013 Notes Yes Yes Adam
Just Say Hi Yes Boy
River City Yes Luke TV Series
V for Visa Yes Yes Brad Writer
2015 Where Do We Go from Here? Yes Yes James
2016 Outlander Yes Private Max Lucas

Stage
  • Sea, and Land, and Sky (2010)
  • Pinocchio (2013)
  • Snow White (2014)
  • Last Dream (On Earth) (2015)
  • The Real Hoosewives Fae Glesga (2015)
  • Wee Fat Glesga Wedding (2015)
  • Santa Claus Is Coming To Town (2015)
  • Aladdin (2019)

Awards
Year Nominated Work Awards Category Result
2013 Notes We Like 'Em Short Film Festival Best Actor Won
2015 Where Do We Go From Here? Sydney Indie Film Festival Best Score Won
Best Actor Nominated
Last Dream (On Earth) Critics Awards for Theatre in Scotland Best Music and Sound Award Won
2016 The Two Meter EP Akademie Music Awards Best Alternative Rock / Live EP Won
Where Do We Go From Here? Blue Whiskey Independent Film Festival Best Original Score Won
Best Actor Won

References
  1. Sydney Indie Film Festival List of Award Winners
  2. "Real American voice". The Herald Newspaper. 8 September 2015. Retrieved 8 September 2015.
  3. "20/08/2013, River City – BBC One".
  4. Writer, Follow meThomas SimpsonSenior Editor at Moviescramble; filmmaker; Jaws, friendly neighbourhood storyteller The best film ever made is; Differently, Sorry If You Thought (31 May 2013). "Notes".
  5. [email protected] (18 April 2014). "Très Court International Film Festival – Institut français de Prague". Archived from the original on 22 December 2015.
  6. "Last Dream (On Earth) – National Theatre of Scotland".
  7. "CATS: 2014–15 winners".
  8. Thom Dibdin (14 May 2015). "Edinburgh Lyceum leads Scottish critics awards". The Stage.
  9. Pinocchio Casting Announcement
  10. "Carnegie Hall's Snow White will leave you festively warm and fuzzy". Dunfermline Press. 19 December 2014.
  11. Tyler Collins Profile on Pavilion Theatre Panto Website
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