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Phil Collins
Actor, Composer, Producer, Director, Writer, Additional CreditsBorn January 30, 1951 (74 years)
Philip David Charles Collins (born 30 January 1951) is an English singer, drummer, songwriter, record producer and actor. He was the drummer and later became the lead singer of the rock band Genesis and had a successful solo career, achieving three UK number-one singles and seven US number-one singles as a solo artist. In total, his work with Genesis, other artists and solo resulted in more US top-40 singles than any other artist throughout the 1980s. His most successful singles from the period include "In the Air Tonight", "Against All Odds (Take a Look at Me Now)", "One More Night", "Sussudio", "Another Day in Paradise", "Two Hearts" and "I Wish It Would Rain Down".
Born and raised in West London, Collins began playing drums at the age of five. During the same period he attended drama school, which helped secure various roles as a child actor. His first major role was the Artful Dodger in the West End production of the musical Oliver!. As an accomplished professional actor by his early teens, he pivoted to pursue a music career, becoming the drummer for Genesis in 1970. He took over the role of lead singer in 1975 following the departure of Peter Gabriel. During the second half of the 1970s, in between Genesis albums and tours, Collins was the drummer of jazz rock band Brand X. While continuing to perform and record with Genesis, Collins began a successful solo career in the 1980s, initially inspired by his marital breakdown and love of soul music, releasing the albums Face Value (1981), Hello, I Must Be Going (1982), No Jacket Required (1985) and ...But Seriously (1989). Collins became, in the words of AllMusic, "one of the most successful pop and adult contemporary singers of the '80s and beyond". He became known for a distinctive gated reverb drum sound on many of his recordings. He played drums on the 1984 charity single "Do They Know It's Christmas?" and, in July 1985, he was the only artist to perform at both Live Aid concerts. He resumed his acting career, appearing in Miami Vice and subsequently starring in the film Buster (1988).
Collins left Genesis in 1996 to focus on solo work; this included writing songs for Disney's animated film Tarzan (1999), for which he wrote and performed the songs "Two Worlds", "Son of Man", "Strangers Like Me" and "You'll Be in My Heart", the last of which earned him the Academy Award for Best Original Song. He rejoined Genesis for their Turn It On Again Tour in 2007. Following a five-year retirement to focus on his family life, Collins released his memoir in 2016 and conducted the Not Dead Yet Tour from 2017 to 2019. He then rejoined Genesis in 2020 for a second and final reunion tour, which ran from 2021 to 2022. ...
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Born and raised in West London, Collins began playing drums at the age of five. During the same period he attended drama school, which helped secure various roles as a child actor. His first major role was the Artful Dodger in the West End production of the musical Oliver!. As an accomplished professional actor by his early teens, he pivoted to pursue a music career, becoming the drummer for Genesis in 1970. He took over the role of lead singer in 1975 following the departure of Peter Gabriel. During the second half of the 1970s, in between Genesis albums and tours, Collins was the drummer of jazz rock band Brand X. While continuing to perform and record with Genesis, Collins began a successful solo career in the 1980s, initially inspired by his marital breakdown and love of soul music, releasing the albums Face Value (1981), Hello, I Must Be Going (1982), No Jacket Required (1985) and ...But Seriously (1989). Collins became, in the words of AllMusic, "one of the most successful pop and adult contemporary singers of the '80s and beyond". He became known for a distinctive gated reverb drum sound on many of his recordings. He played drums on the 1984 charity single "Do They Know It's Christmas?" and, in July 1985, he was the only artist to perform at both Live Aid concerts. He resumed his acting career, appearing in Miami Vice and subsequently starring in the film Buster (1988).
Collins left Genesis in 1996 to focus on solo work; this included writing songs for Disney's animated film Tarzan (1999), for which he wrote and performed the songs "Two Worlds", "Son of Man", "Strangers Like Me" and "You'll Be in My Heart", the last of which earned him the Academy Award for Best Original Song. He rejoined Genesis for their Turn It On Again Tour in 2007. Following a five-year retirement to focus on his family life, Collins released his memoir in 2016 and conducted the Not Dead Yet Tour from 2017 to 2019. He then rejoined Genesis in 2020 for a second and final reunion tour, which ran from 2021 to 2022. ...
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Phil Collins Filmography
| 2022 | Genesis: Sum of the Parts · as Cast |
| 2012 | Peter Rabbit (2013) (TV Series) · as Cast |
| 2007 | |
| 2005 | Tommy and Quadrophenia Live: The Who · as Uncle Ernie |
| 2003 | The Jungle Book 2 · as Lucky (voice) |
| 1995 | Balto · as Muk And Luk (voice) |
| 1993 | And the Band Played On · as Eddi Papasano |
| 1993 | Frauds · as Roland Copping |
| 1993 | |
| 1991 | Hook · as Inspector Good |
| 1989 | The Who Live, Featuring the Rock Opera Tommy · as Uncle Ernie |
| 1989 | Total Normal (TV Series) · as Cast |
| 1988 | Buster · as Buster Edwards |
| 1984 | Miami Vice (TV Series) · as Phil Mayhew |
| 1970 | I Start Counting · as Ice Cream Vendor (uncredited) |
| 1968 | Chitty Chitty Bang Bang · as Vulgarian Teen |
| 1967 | Calamity the Cow · as Mike Lucas |
| 1965 | Thirty-Minute Theatre (TV Series) · as Gwyn |
| 1964 | R3 (TV Series) · as Terry |
| 1964 | A Hard Day's Night · as Seated Fan With Necktie (uncredited) |
| 2025 | |
| 2025 | Live Aid: When Rock ’n’ Roll Took On the World (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2024 | Yacht Rock: A Dockumentary · as Self - Musician |
| 2024 | |
| 2023 | Wham! · as Self |
| 2023 | Eric Clapton: Across 24 Nights · as Self (archive Footage) |
| 2022 | Immediate Family · as Self |
| 2022 | Abba: The Missing 40 Years · as Self |
| 2021 | |
| 2021 | Genesis: The Last Domino? · as Self |
| 2021 | |
| 2021 | Under the Volcano · as Self |
| 2021 | MTV 80s - Top 40 Sad Songs from the 80s! · as Phil Collins |
| 2021 | MTV 80s - Top 50 Legends of the 80s! · as Phil Collins |
| 2021 | MTV 90s - Top 50 90s Worldwide No. 1s! · as Phil Collins |
| 2021 | MTV 90s - Top 50 Biggest Albums of the 90s! · as Phil Collins |
| 2021 | MTV 80s - Top 50 Global No. 1s of the 80s! · as Phil Collins |
| 2020 | MTV 80s - Top 50 Lessons in 80s Love! · as Phil Collins |
| 2020 | MTV 80s - Top 50 Greatest Voices of the 80s! · as Phil Collins |
| 2020 | MTV 80s - Top 50 Feelgood 80s Anthems! · as Phil Collins |
| 2020 | MTV 80s - Top 50 at the Movies! · as Phil Collins |
| 2020 | MTV 80s - Top 50 Boys vs Girls of the 80s! · as Phil Collins |
| 2017 | I Am Sam Kinison · as Self |
| 2017 | Brian Pern: A Tribute · as Phil Collins |
| 2015 | 808 · as Self |
| 2014 | Nathan East: For the Record · as Self |
| 2014 | Genesis: Together and Apart · as Self |
| 2014 | The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2014 | House of Fools (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2013 | The Big Interview (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2013 | The Broadway.Com Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2012 | Phil Collins: Live at Montreux 2004 · as Self - Lead Vocals, Drums |
| 2012 | Sunday Brunch (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2012 | |
| 2012 | CBS Mornings (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2012 | Becoming the Beatles · as Self |
| 2011 | The Jonathan Ross Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2011 | Genesis | Live... Tonight · as Self |
| 2010 | Phil Collins: Going Back - Live at Roseland Ballroom NYC · as Self - Lead Vocals |
| 2010 | Daybreak (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2010 | |
| 2009 | Prog Rock Britannia · as Self |
| 2009 | Prog Rock at the BBC · as Self |
| 2008 | Markus Lanz (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2008 | Genesis: When in Rome · as Self |
| 2008 | Come Rain or Shine · as Self |
| 2008 | The Unseen Beatles · as Self |
| 2008 | Genesis: The Musical Box · as Self |
| 2007 | Movie Connections (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2007 | Tiswas Reunited · as Self |
| 2007 | Genesis: Up Close and Personal · as Self (archive Footage) |
| 2007 | 7 Ages of Rock (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2007 | The Naked Brothers Band (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2007 | Al Murray's Happy Hour (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2006 | X Factor (NL) (TV Series) · as Self - Special Guest |
| 2006 | Beat the Raab (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2006 | Rachael Ray (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2006 | The ONE Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2006 | Genesis: Duke · as Self |
| 2006 | Genesis: Up Close and Personal · as Self |
| 2005 | Live Aid Remembered · as Self |
| 2004 | Genesis: The Video Show · as Self (archive Footage) |
| 2004 | Live Aid · as Self |
| 2004 | Phil Collins: Finally... The First Farewell Tour · as Self - Drums And Lead Vocals |
| 2004 | The Insider (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2004 | Tout le monde en parle (QC) (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2004 | Kulturplatz (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2004 | Le grand journal de Canal+ (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2004 | The 76th Annual Academy Awards · as Self - Presenter |
| 2004 | Inside Genesis: 1975-1980 · as Self (archive Footage) |
| 2004 | 50 Most Awesomely Bad Songs... Ever · as Self |
| 2003 | Mark Lawson Talks to... (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2003 | 2003 Radio Music Awards · as Self |
| 2003 | Che tempo che fa (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2003 | Whoopi (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2002 | The Wayne Brady Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2002 | Party at the Palace: The Queen's Concerts, Buckingham Palace · as Self - Performer |
| 2002 | Through the Night With... (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2002 | V Graham Norton (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2002 | RI:SE (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2002 | Last Call with Carson Daly (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2001 | Richard & Judy (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2001 | The Kumars at No 42 (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2001 | Operación Triunfo (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2001 | Star Academy (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2001 | The Genesis Songbook · as Self |
| 2001 | The 58th Annual Golden Globe Awards 2001 · as Self - Presenter |
| 2000 | The Beatles Revolution · as Self |
| 2000 | BBC Breakfast (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2000 | The 72nd Annual Academy Awards · as Self - Winner & Performer |
| 2000 | Super Bowl XXXIV · as Self - Halftime Show Performer |
| 2000 | The 57th Annual Golden Globe Awards · as Self - Winner |
| 1999 | |
| 1999 | |
| 1999 | Python Night: 30 Years of Monty Python · as Self |
| 1999 | TV Total (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1998 | |
| 1998 | Ein Herz für Kinder (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1998 | Roll on Sunday (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1998 | We Can't Wait for Next Sunday (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1998 | Die Johannes B. Kerner Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1998 | Phil Collins: Live and Loose in Paris · as Self |
| 1997 | Music for Montserrat · as Self |
| 1997 | Behind the Music (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1997 | The View (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1997 | Good evening, Norway! (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1997 | Classic Albums (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1997 | Brass Eye (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1996 | Access Hollywood (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1996 | The Daily Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1996 | The Rosie O'Donnell Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1996 | VIP World (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1996 | VH1 Storytellers (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1996 | You Can't Do That! The Making of 'A Hard Day's Night' · as Self - Host |
| 1995 | The History of Rock 'n' Roll (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1995 | Queen: Champions of the World · as Self |
| 1994 | TOTP2 (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1994 | New York Undercover (TV Series) · as Phil Collins |
| 1994 | Room 101 (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1994 | The Howard Stern Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1994 | Exclusiv - Das Star-Magazin (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1993 | Live & Kicking (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1993 | Late Night with Conan O'Brien (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1993 | What's the Bet? (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1993 | |
| 1993 | Taratata 100% Live (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1993 | GMTV (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1993 | The Who's Tommy, the Amazing Journey · as Self |
| 1992 | Late Show with David Letterman (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1992 | Later... with Jools Holland (TV Series) · as Self - Performer |
| 1992 | The Beatles: The Making of Sgt. Pepper · as Self |
| 1992 | The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1991 | Eric Clapton: 24 Nights · as Self - Tambourine |
| 1991 | Two Rooms: A Tribute to Elton John & Bernie Taupin · as Self - Guest |
| 1991 | Charlie Rose (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1991 | 1991 MTV Video Music Awards · as Self |
| 1991 | Queen: The Days of Our Lives · as Self |
| 1991 | The 33rd Annual Grammy Awards · as Self - Winner & Nominee |
| 1990 | Seriously... Phil Collins · as Self |
| 1990 | 1990 MTV Video Music Awards · as Self - Performer |
| 1990 | Live at Knebworth · as Self |
| 1990 | Stars in Their Eyes (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1990 | Phil Collins: Seriously Live · as Self - Vocals, Piano, Drums |
| 1990 | The Cream of Eric Clapton · as Self |
| 1989 | MTV Unplugged (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1989 | Clive Anderson Talks Back (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1989 | Troldspejlet (TV Series) · as Self - Composer |
| 1989 | BingoLotto (TV Series) · as Self - Musical Guest |
| 1989 | The Arsenio Hall Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1988 | Genesis: Live at Wembley Stadium · as Self |
| 1988 | Mickey's 60th Birthday · as Self |
| 1988 | This Morning (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1988 | LIVE with Kelly and Mark (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1988 | Eric Clapton and Friends · as Self |
| 1988 | Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Tribute · as Self |
| 1988 | |
| 1987 | |
| 1987 | Going Live! (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1987 | NPA (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1987 | B.B. King & Friends · as Self |
| 1987 | The Return of Bruno · as Phil Collins |
| 1986 | The Oprah Winfrey Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1986 | The 28th Annual Grammy Awards · as Self |
| 1985 | American Masters (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1985 | Phil Collins: No Ticket Required · as Self |
| 1985 | Live Aid · as Self |
| 1985 | The 57th Annual Academy Awards · as Self - Nominee |
| 1984 | MTV Video Music Awards (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1984 | Genesis: The Mama Tour · as Self |
| 1984 | The 11th Annual American Music Awards · as Self - Presenter |
| 1983 | Friday Night Videos (TV Series) · as Self - Host |
| 1983 | Phil Collins: Live at Perkins Palace · as Self |
| 1983 | The Secret Policeman's Private Parts · as Self |
| 1982 | NFL Films Presents (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1982 | The Secret Policeman's Other Ball · as Self |
| 1982 | Wogan (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1982 | Late Night With David Letterman (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1982 | Champs-Elysees (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1982 | Les enfants du rock (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1982 | The Prince's Trust Rock Gala · as Self |
| 1981 | Genesis: Three Sides Live · as Self - Vocals, Drums |
| 1981 | TROS TV Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1981 | Entertainment Tonight (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1981 | Three of a Kind (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1981 | Wetten, dass..? (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1980 | Solid Gold (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1980 | America's Top 10 (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1980 | Verstehen Sie Spaß? (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1979 | Collaroshow (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1978 | The South Bank Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1977 | The Genesis Concert Movie · as Self |
| 1975 | Arena (1975) (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1975 | Good Morning America (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1974 | Countdown (1974) (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1974 | Tiswas (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1973 | Genesis - Live at Shepperton Studios · as Self |
| 1973 | Genesis - Live at Bataclan, Paris · as Self |
| 1972 | The Music Shop (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1972 | Pebble Mill at One (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1972 | ITV Lunchtime News (TV Series) · as Self - Genesis |
| 1971 | The Old Grey Whistle Test (TV Series) · as Self - Vocals And Drums |
| 1971 | Parkinson (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1971 | The Two Ronnies (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1964 | Top of the Pops (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1962 | The Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson (TV Series) · as Self - Musical Guest |
| 1961 | The Mike Douglas Show (TV Series) · as Self - Vocalist |
| 1955 | This is Your Life (UK) (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1953 | The Academy Awards (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1952 | Today (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2025 | |
| 2023 | |
| 2006 | Almost Heaven · as Composer |
| 2005 | Arktos: The Internal Journey of Mike Horn · as Composer |
| 2004 | Genesis: The Video Show · as Composer |
| 2003 | Brother Bear · as Original Music Composer |
| 1998 | |
| 1977 | The Genesis Concert Movie · as Composer |
| 2024 | The Fall Guy · as Songs |
| 2005 | Tarzan II · as Songs |
| 2000 | American Psycho · as Songs |
| 1999 | Tarzan · as Songs |
| 1999 | Tarzan · as Lyricist |
| 1990 | Fire Birds · as Songs |
| 1988 | Buster · as Theme Song Performance |
| 1986 | Mona Lisa · as Songs |
| 1985 | White Nights · as Songs |
| 1984 | Miami Vice: Brother's Keeper · as Songs |
| 1984 | Miami Vice (TV Series) · as Songs |
| 1984 | Against All Odds · as Songs |
| 1979 | The Secret Policeman's Ball · as Songs |
| 1970 | ESPN Monday Night Football (TV Series) · as Songwriter |