Colin Cunningham

Colin Cunningham

actor, director, writer

Colin Cunningham was born on Aug 20, 1966 in USA. Colin Cunningham's big-screen debut came with For the Love of Nancy directed by Paul Schneider in 1994, strarring Intern. Colin Cunningham is known for Stumptown directed by Marc Buckland, Cobie Smulders stars as Dex Parios and Jake Johnson as Grey McConnell. Colin Cunningham has got 6 awards and 11 nominations so far. The most recent award Colin Cunningham achieved is Leo Awards. The upcoming new movie Colin Cunningham plays is Numb which will be released on Dec 16, 2019.

Co-Starring as the twisted but lovable T.C. alongside Ruth Negga and Dominic Cooper in AMC's "Preacher," Colin Cunningham has built a reputation as a true chameleon.For 5 Seasons, Cunningham starred alongside Noah Wyle and Will Patton in the Steven Spielberg / Dreamworks produced series "Falling Skies," for TNT. Cunningham played "John Pope," the rogue survivor of the alien attack that has hit the world.He is also infamously known as the mischievous ring master Julian Slink in SYFY's "Blood Drive." The New York Times lauded, "The real attention-getter here is Colin Cunningham... It's hard to make an impression in a series that is so insane, but Mr. Cunningham manages it." His work has been recognized by the Hollywood Reporter, the New York Times, TIME magazine and Rolling Stone.Sometimes referred to as 'Canada's Gary Oldman', the American born Cunningham and has won critical acclaim on shows such as "Da Vinci's Inquest" [CBC], and "Living in Your Car" for HBO Canada. On the big screen, Cunningham teamed up with Catherine Keener in Courtney Moorehead Balaker's "Little Pink House" [Dada Films], has been pursued by Arnold Schwarzenegger in "The Sixth Day" [Columbia Pictures], and put his life on the line for Jennifer Garner in "Elektra" [20th Century Fox]. He has also appeared in multiple Indie favorites, including comedic turns in "Best In Show" with Christopher Guest [Warner Bros.] and "Breakfast With Scott" [Regent Releasing].In 2009, Cunningham made a name for himself as a director, when he [along with actor/producer Madison Graie] made the short-list for an Academy Award Nomination for their film "Centigrade". The film [in which Cunningham also starred] took over two dozen "Best Of" awards and nominations, and in addition to being considered for an Oscar, it became the first short film in iTunes history to break the Top Ten in Feature Downloads, finding itself right alongside such Hollywood blockbusters as "Iron Man" and "Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull".The film hit numerous Top Ten Lists, including the Santa Barbara International Film Festival, the Palm Springs International Film Festival, the Vancouver International Film Festival, the Jackson Hole International Film Festival, the Montreal World Film Festival, Short Film Corner [Cannes], Best of Shorts Film Festival [France], and Canadian Film Center [CFC]. Centigrade enjoys the notoriety as one of the most successful short films ever made and is currently being developed into a project for television.'SELECT' AWARDS LIST BELOWIn addition to acting, he has directed numerous music videos for Country Music Television [CMT] and currently plays lead tenor saxophone and is band leader for the funk/soul band WHAT-THE-FUNK! Cunningham currently resides in New York City.'Best Actor' - Leo Award in a Television Series - Da Vinci's Inquest 'Best Actor' Leo Award in a Television Series - Fools For Hire 'Best Director' Leo Award - Centigrade 'Best Actor' Leo Award - Centigrade 'Best Actor' - Nomination Leo Award in a Television Series - J-POD 'Best Actor' - Nomination Leo Award in a Television Series - The Collector 'Best Actor' - Nomination Leo Award in a Television Series - Insider Trading 'Best Actor' - Nomination Leo Award in a Television Series - Da Vinci's Inquest 'Best Actor' - Nomination in a Television Series - Big Sound 'Best Actor' - Nomination Genie Award in a Television Series - Less Than Kind 'Best Emerging Director' Vancouver Intl. Film Festival [VIFF].

  • Birthday

    Aug 20, 1966
  • Place of Birth

    Los Angeles County, California, USA
  • Also known

    Colin Alexander Cunningham

Known For

Awards

6 wins & 11 nominations

Leo Awards
2014
Best Performance by a Male in a Web Series
Winner - Leo
Fools for Hire (2013)
2008
Best Direction in a Short Drama
Winner - Leo
Centigrade (2007)
2008
Best Performance by a Male in a Short Drama
Winner - Leo
Centigrade (2007)
2008
Best Supporting Performance by a Male in a Dramatic Series
Winner - Leo
JPod (2008)
Method Fest
2008
Short Film
Winner - Best Actor
Centigrade (2007)
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