Clifton Collins, Jr.
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| Born | Clifton Craig Collins, Jr. June 16, 1970 Los Angeles, California |
Clifton Craig Collins, Jr.[1] (born June 16, 1970) is an American actor.
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[edit] Biography
Collins, Jr. was born in Los Angeles, California, of half Mexican descent[2] and the grandson of actor Pedro Gonzalez-Gonzalez. Born under the surname "Collins", he has sometimes been credited as Clifton Gonzalez-Gonzalez to honor his grandfather.[2] He first broke through the mainstream in 1997 with a performance as gang thug César Sánchez in the film One Eight Seven. In 1998, he enchanted and amused small screen audiences in Ray Bradbury's cult Latino film The Wonderful Ice Cream Suit. He next portrayed a hitman for the Mexican drug cartels in the 2000 ensemble drama Traffic. In 2002 he played the role of Buddy in the film Confessions of an American Girl. In 2005, Collins, Jr. won rave reviews for his subtle portrayal of killer Perry Smith in the fact-based film Capote. He starred in 2006's Dirty alongside Oscar winner Cuba Gooding Jr.. Collins, Jr. starred on FX Networks' show Thief. Collins, Jr. also played a supporting role on FX Networks' The Shield, as undercover ICE agent Hernan. He also has a small role in 2006's Babel, directed by Alejandro González Iñárritu.
Collins, Jr. co-produced the film National Lampoon's TV: The Movie in which he plays Officer Sanchez alongside of Jacob Vargas in TJ COPS. He also voiced the fictional video game character Cesar Vialpando in Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas.
Collins, Jr. dated actress Emmanuelle Chriqui from 2002 till early 2006. Collins, Jr. also dated actress Taryn Manning in 2007.[3]
[edit] Filmography
- Fortress (1993)
- Menace II Society (1993)
- Poetic Justice (1993)
- The Stoned Age (1994)
- Dead Presidents (1995)
- One Eight Seven (1997)
- The Replacement Killers (1998)
- The Wonderful Ice Cream Suit (1998)
- Light It Up (1999)
- Tigerland (2000)
- Price of Glory (2000)
- Traffic (2000)
- Road Dogz (2000)
- The Last Castle (2001)
- The Rules of Attraction (2002)
- American Girl (2002)
- Mindhunters (2004)
- Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas (2004)
- Capote (2005)
- Dirty (2005)
- Babel (2006)
- Little Chenier (2006)
- Still Waters (2008)
- The Perfect Game (2008)
- Sunshine Cleaning (2008)
- The Horsemen (2008)
- Brothers (2008)
- Star Trek (2009)
- Crank 2: High Voltage (2009)
- Extract (2009)
[edit] References
- ^ Clifton Collins, Jr. Biography ((?)-)
- ^ a b Where's Clifton?
- ^ Clifton Collins Jr.'s Relationship History on Famous Hookups.com
