- Born
- Birth nameColin Alexander Cunningham
- Height1.78 m
- Actor-Director Colin Cunningham has been nominated for 3 GEMINI'S (Canada's Oscar) for 'Best Actor' and for 11 'Best Actor' LEO AWARDS (Canada's Emmy) for which he won 3. As a Director, he made the 'short list' for an Academy Award Nomination in the Madison Graie produced, CENTIGRADE. His work has been recognized by The Hollywood Reporter, The New York Times, TIME magazine and Rolling Stone.
Series regs include Steven Spielberg's FALLING SKIES, AMC's PREACHER and Universal's BLOOD DRIVE. And, Kevin Costner's 2 part epic saga, HORIZON.
Sometimes referred to as Canada's Gary Oldman, 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."
The American born Cunningham 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.].
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 BELOW
In addition to acting, he has directed numerous music videos for Country Music Television [CMT] and plays tenor saxophone 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].- IMDb mini biography by: jordyn@persona-pr.com - Colin Cunningham was raised in Los Angeles, California with an older sister and younger brother. He traveled extensively in his late teens and first took to the stage on a dare. He was part of the founding company of the critically acclaimed "Open Fist Theatre" in Los Angeles and as an accomplished theater actor, gained critical praise in the early 1990s in Eugène Ionesco's "Exit the King". After leaving Los Angeles in 1993 and relocating to Vancouver, Canada, Colin attended Vancouver Film School. Colin is also a musician and plays the saxophone professionally.- IMDb mini biography by: jordyn@persona-pr.com
- ParentsBill 'Willie John Hanna' CunninghamKay Cunningham
- RelativesRainy Dan Lorell(Sibling)Glen Cunningham(Sibling)
- Professional saxophone player.
- He made guest appearances on all three of the longest running North American science fiction series: X-Files : Aux frontières du réel (1993), Stargate SG-1 (1997) and Smallville (2001).
- Guitar player & songwriter.
- Auditioned for the role of "Daniel Jackson" on Stargate SG-1 (1997).
- Has appeared with Steve Bacic in three different productions: Stargate SG-1 (1997), À l'aube du 6ème jour (2000) and Andromeda (2000).
- Be Bold. Impossible: Redefine It. The most valuable thing that anyone will ever give you is their TIME. Not their money. Remember that. Ask for people's help. Not their permission. The 'squeaky wheel' should be dismantled and replaced. Be careful what you wish for because you will get it. Be even more careful what you work for because you will get it even more quickly. Remember those that help you. Help others when they need it. Don't EVER give up. Making films is hard. Awesome, but hard. You want easy, make a sandwich. Don't lose your focus. That little speck of light way off in the distance, don't stop until you're standing in it. If you have to, take a break, go to your corner, get some sleep but don't ever give up. You will get there.
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