Phil Collins
Known for Acting · 176 credits
- Born
- 1951-01-30 (age 75)
- Place of birth
- London, England, UK
- Also known as
- Genesis · فیل کالینز · Philip Collins · Phillip Collins
Biography
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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Known For
TV Shows (46)
Top of the Pops
1964
as Self
The View
1997
as Self
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988
as Self
Markus Lanz
2008
as Self
Miami Vice
1984
as Phil Mayhew
The One Show
2006
as Self
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992
as Self
Wogan
1982
as Self
Champs-Elysées
1982
as Self
The Johannes B. Kerner Show
1998
as Self
Vivement dimanche
1998
as Self
MTV Video Music Awards
1984
as Self
Wetten, dass..?
1981
as Self
Sacrée soirée
1987
as Self / Self - Genesis
The Jonathan Ross Show
2011
as Self
New York Undercover
1994
as Phil Collins
The Oscars
1953
as Self
Le monde est à vous
1987
as Self
Goldene Kamera
1984
as Self
V Graham Norton
2002
as Self
Parkinson
1998
as Self
Kulturplatz
2004
as Self
Classic Albums
1997
as Self
Room 101
1994
as Self
MTV Unplugged
1989
as Self
Going Live!
1987
as Self
The BRIT Awards
1977
as Self
Star Academy
2001
as Self
Through the Night with...
2002
as Self
Verstehen Sie Spaß?
1980
as Self
Stars 90
1990
as Self
Live & Kicking
1993
as Self
ECHO-Verleihung
1992
as Self
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
1996
as Self
Whoopi
2003
as Self
The Secret Policeman's Ball
1976
as Self
Il était une fois Champs-Élysées
2022
as Self (archive footage)
VH1 Storytellers
2005
Ein Herz für Kinder
1998
as Self
Seven Ages of Rock
2007
as Self
De TV Show
1981
as Self
Die Lotto-Show
1998
as Self
TV total
1999
as Self
R3
1964
as Terry
Live Aid at 40: When Rock ’n’ Roll Took on the World
2025
as Self
Ich Tarzan, Du Jane!
2008
as Self - Judge
Movies (130)
Hook
1991
as Inspector Good
The Jungle Book 2
2003
as Lucky (voice)
Balto
1995
as Muk and Luk (voice)
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
1968
as Vulgarian Child (uncredited) / Vulgarian Teen
Rare and Unseen: The Beatles
2008
as Self
A Hard Day's Night
1964
as Seated Fan with Necktie (uncredited)
Remember the Secret Policeman's Ball?
2004
as Self
Live Aid
1985
as Self
And the Band Played On
1993
as Eddi Papasano
Phil Collins: Live at Perkins Palace
1982
as Self
The Secret Policeman's Other Ball
1982
as Self
Live Aid: 20 Years Ago Today
2005
as Self
Mickey's 60th Birthday
1988
as Self
Buster
1988
as Buster Edwards
Immediate Family
2022
as Self
Seriously... Phil Collins
1990
as Self
Frauds
1993
as Roland Copping
Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Tribute
1988
as Self
808
2015
as Self
Music for Montserrat
1997
as Self
I Start Counting
1970
as Ice Cream Vendor (uncredited)
Live Aid
2004
as Self
Queen: Champions of the World
1995
as Self
Phil Collins: Finally... The First Farewell Tour
2004
as Self - Drums and Lead Vocals
The Phil Collins Big Band - Live at Montreux 1996
1996
as Self
Party at the Palace: The Queen's Concerts, Buckingham Palace
2002
as Self - Performer
Two Rooms: A Tribute to Elton John & Bernie Taupin
1991
as Self - Guest
The Beatles: The Making of Sgt. Pepper
1992
as Self
The Return of Bruno
1987
as Phil Collins
Live Aid Against All Odds
2005
as Self
The Beatles Revolution
2000
as Self
The Making of Do They Know It's Christmas?
2024
as Self
Phil Collins: Live at Montreux 2004
2004
as Self - Lead Vocals, Drums
The Who | Live, Featuring the Rock Opera Tommy
1989
as Uncle Ernie
The Cream of Eric Clapton
1990
as Self
Genesis: When in Rome 2007
2008
as Self
The Naked Brothers Band: Polar Bears
2008
as Self
The Best British Rock Concert of All Time: Live at Knebworth
2010
as Self
Calliope
1994
as Jackson Dover
Genesis: Total Rock Review
2006
as Self (archive footage)
Genesis - Live at Wembley Stadium
1989
as Self
Becoming the Beatles
2012
as Self
Phil Collins: Going Back - Live at the Roseland Ballroom, NYC
2010
as Self - Lead Vocals
Motown Master: Lamont Dozier at the BBC
2023
as Self (archive footage)
Walt Disney World Summer Jam Concert 1999
1999
as Self
'Do They Know It's Christmas?' - The Story Of The Official Band Aid Video
1984
as Self
Classic Albums: Phil Collins - Face Value
1999
as Self
Genesis | Live in Düsseldorf
2007
as Self
Genesis: Behind the Music and in Their Own Words
2012
as Self
Genesis - Three Sides Live
1981
as Self - Vocals, Drums
You Can't Do That! The Making of 'A Hard Day's Night'
1995
as Self - Host
Eric Clapton: Across 24 Nights
2023
as Self (archive footage)
Video AID
1985
as Self
The Who | Tommy and Quadrophenia Live
2005
as Uncle Ernie
Phil Collins: Drummer First
2024
as Self
Genesis: Invisible Touch Tour
1988
as Self
John Martyn: Johnny Too Bad
2004
as Self
The Best of All Star Band: Live in Concert
1990
as Self
Genesis | Songbook
2001
as Self
Calamity the Cow
1967
as Mike Lucas
Phil Collins at the BBC
2021
as Self (archive footage)
Phil Collins: No Ticket Required
1985
as Self
Genesis Raindrops Over Hamburg
2007
Genesis: From the Beginning
1986
as Self (archive footage)
The Who: Tommy Live With Special Guests
2006
as Self
Genesis: Live at Shepperton Studios
1973
as Self
Genesis | Come Rain or Shine
2008
as Self
The Greatest Ears in Town: The Arif Mardin Story
2010
as Self
Prog Rock at the BBC
2009
as Self
Led Zeppelin: Live Aid 1985
1985
as Self
Genesis - Melody 74
1974
as Self
Genesis: Together and Apart
2014
as Self
Phil Collins - Serious Hits Live
1990
as Self - Vocals, Piano, Drums
The Prince's Trust Rock Gala
1990
as Self (archive footage)
VH1 Behind the Music: Genesis
1999
as Self (archive footage)
Tarzan in Concert with Phil Collins
1999
as Self
Genesis: The Video Show
2005
as Self (archive footage)
Eric Clapton: The Definitive 24 Nights - Rock
2023
as Self - Special Guest
Eric Clapton and Friends: Live 1986
1986
as Self
Prince's Trust Rock Gala - Volume 1
1986
as Self - Performer
Genesis: Up Close and Personal
2007
as Self (archive footage)
Clapton Chronicles: The Best of Eric Clapton
1999
as Self
Eric Clapton: 24 Nights
1991
as Self - Tambourine
Phil Collins: Live and Loose in Paris
1997
as Self
Genesis | Members Only DVD
2008
as Self
Genesis | ... And Then There Were Three ...
1978
as Self
Genesis | No Admittance
1992
as Self
Genesis - Live at Bataclan, Paris
1973
as Self
Genesis - The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway (50th Anniversary Super Deluxe Edition)
2025
as self
The Long Goodnight: A Film About Phil Collins
2007
as Self
Three Dates with Genesis
1978
as Self
Prince's Trust Rock Gala - Volume 2
1987
as Self
Genesis | Live... Tonight
2011
as Self
Genesis: In Concert
1977
as Self
Phil Collins: MTV Unplugged 1994
1994
as Self
Phil Collins: A Life Less Ordinary
2002
as Self (archive footage)
Genesis: Turning It on Again
2007
as Self (archive footage)
Phil Collins - Best Video Collection 1981-2004
2006
as self
Genesis: Visible Touch
1987
as Self - Drums, Vocals, Percussion
Genesis - Live in London: The Lyceum Tapes May 6, 1980
1980
as Self
B.B. King & Friends
1987
as Self
Prog Rock Britannia
2009
as Self
Genesis | A Midsummer Night's Dance
1992
as Self
Phil Collins - Live by Request
1998
as Self
Genesis - Six Hours Live 1972-1980
2000
as self
Prince's Trust Rock Gala - Volume 3
1988
as Self
Genesis | The Last Domino?
2021
as Self
Phil Collins: The Making of MTV Unplugged 1994
1994
as Self
Genesis | Live: The MAMA Tour - National Exhibition Centre, Birmingham
1984
as Self
Genesis | Opening Night
1992
as Self
Eric Clapton - Live at Montreux 1986
2006
as Self
Genesis - Live on Midnight Special
1973
as Self
Genesis - Live at Belgium TV Studio, PopShop'72
1972
as Self
Genesis - Live from Knebworth
1992
as Self
Inside Genesis: The Gabriel Years 1970-1975
2005
as Self (archive footage)
Inside Genesis: 1975-1980
2004
as Self (archive footage)
Genesis | MAMA Tour Rehearsal
1983
as Self
Genesis | Live at Montreux 1987
1987
as Self
Genesis: A History
1991
as Self
Genesis - Live
1973
as Self
About Phil Collins
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 (… With 176 credits spanning from 1953 to 2025, Phil Collins has appeared in 130 films and 46 TV shows.
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Most Popular Phil Collins Movies
- Hook (1991) — as Inspector Good
- The Jungle Book 2 (2003) — as Lucky (voice)
- Balto (1995) — as Muk and Luk (voice)
- Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (1968) — as Vulgarian Child (uncredited) / Vulgarian Teen
- Rare and Unseen: The Beatles (2008) — as Self
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