Robert Collins is an Australian actor and singer. His best known roles include Waruu West in ''

Cleverman A cleverman is a traditional healer and keeper of culture in many Aboriginal cultures of Australia. The roles, terms for, and abilities of a cleverman vary between different Aboriginal nations. Some clevermen heal bodily injuries and illnesse ...

'', Jack Winters in ''

The Wrong Girl "The Wrong Girl" is a song written by Liz Rose and Pat McLaughlin, and recorded by American country music artist Lee Ann Womack. It was released in February 2004 as the first and only single from her ''Greatest Hits'' compilation album. The son ...

'', and Charlie Irving in '' Total Control''.

Early life and education

Robert Collins was born and raised in

Darwin, Northern Territory Darwin ( ; Larrakia: ) is the capital city of the Northern Territory, Australia. With an estimated population of 147,255 as of 2019, the city contains the majority of the residents of the sparsely populated Northern Territory. It is the smalle ...

from a

Tiwi Islands The Tiwi Islands ( tiw, Ratuati Irara meaning "two islands") are part of the Northern Territory, Australia, to the north of Darwin adjoining the Timor Sea. They comprise Melville Island, Bathurst Island, and nine smaller uninhabited islands, wi ...

background. He worked with the

National Indigenous Music Awards The National Indigenous Music Awards (NIMA), also known as the NT Indigenous Music Awards from 2004 to 2008, are music awards presented to recognise excellence, innovation and leadership among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander musicians in ...

, and was the national Indigenous representative for the

Australasian Performing Right Association APRA AMCOS consists of Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) and Australasian Mechanical Copyright Owners Society (AMCOS), both copyright management organisations or copyright collectives which jointly represent over 100,000 songwr ...

(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 The National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA) is an Australian educational institution for the performing arts is based in Sydney, New South Wales. Founded in 1958, many of Australia's leading actors and directors trained at NIDA, including Cat ...

, graduating in 2013.

Professional acting career

He made his professional stage debut in 2013 as Mufasa in the Australian production of ''

The Lion King ''The Lion King'' is a 1994 American animated musical drama film produced by Walt Disney Feature Animation and released by Walt Disney Pictures. The 32nd Disney animated feature film and the fifth produced during the Disney Renaissance, it ...

''. Collins is best known for his major roles in the Australian television series ''

'' and ''

'', both of which premiered in 2016. He played Lysander in ''

A Midsummer Night's Dream ''A Midsummer Night's Dream'' is a comedy written by William Shakespeare 1595 or 1596. The play is set in Athens, and consists of several subplots that revolve around the marriage of Theseus and Hippolyta. One subplot involves a conflict amon ...

'' at the

Sydney Theatre Company Sydney Theatre Company (STC) is an Australian theatre company based in Sydney, New South Wales. The company performs in The Wharf Theatre at Dawes Point in The Rocks area of Sydney, as well as the Roslyn Packer Theatre (formerly Sydney Thea ...

in September and October 2016, directed by

Kip Williams Kip Williams is an Australian theatre and opera director. Williams is the current Artistic Director of Sydney Theatre Company. His appointment at age 30 made him the youngest artistic director in the company's history. Biography Williams has be ...

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

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''.

Filmography

Film

Television

Stage

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Collins, Rob Living people 1979 births 21st-century Australian male actors Australian male film actors Australian male stage actors Australian male television actors Indigenous Australian male actors Logie Award winners People from Darwin, Northern Territory