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My Take
Clifton Collins Jr. is one of those actors who's been quietly making everything better for decades — the kind of face you recognize instantly even if you can't always name him. Born in L.A. in 1970, he's a true character actor's character actor, equally at home playing a strung-out junkie, a menacing villain, or a sympathetic everyman. I've always respected that he brings a raw, lived-in intensity to roles that lesser actors would phone in — his work in Traffic, Sunshine Cleaning, and Westworld all stick with you. Winning a Screen Actors Guild Award and landing Emmy and ALMA nominations is great, but honestly, his real currency is consistency. He's never been the marquee name, and somehow that makes his performances feel more honest. Hollywood needs more people like him.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Clifton Collins
- Name (Japanese)
- クリフトン・コリンズ・Jr
- Reading
- くりふとん・こりんず・Jr
- Born
- June 16, 1970 (age 56)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Gemini / Dog
- Origin
- Los Angeles, California, United States
- Occupation
- film producer / character actor / film actor / television actor / voice actor
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Frequently asked questions
When was Clifton Collins born?
Born June 16, 1970 (age 56).
Where is Clifton Collins from?
Clifton Collins is from Los Angeles, California, United States.
What does Clifton Collins do?
Clifton Collins works as film producer, character actor, film actor, television actor, voice actor.
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.