Eric

Emmy-nominated actor Stephen Collins is one of Hollywood's busiest talents, moving effortlessly between television, film and theater.
Television audiences are familiar with his work as Sela Ward's love interest in the critically acclaimed drama series Sisters. He also starred in the series Tattingers, Working It Out and Tales of the Gold Monkey. Collins has had starring roles in eight television miniseries, including The Rhineman Exchange, Inside the Third Reich, Chiefs, and Hold the Dream, and starred opposite Ann-Margret in The Two Mrs. Grenvilles, for which he earned an Emmy nomination. He played J.F.K. in A Woman Named Jackie, which won an Emmy for Best Miniseries; swept Donna Mills off her feet in Barbara Taylor Bradford's Remember; and starred as Ashley Wilkes in Scarlett.

He starred in the television movies As Time Runs Out as a widower whose 6-year-old child is kidnapped, The Babysitter's Seduction opposite Keri Russell, The Betty Broderick Story, Summer Solstice with Henry Fonda and Weekend War. He also starred opposite Stockard Channing in two critically acclaimed films, An Unexpected Family and its sequel, An Unexpected Life.

Collins took his love of acting in front of the camera to behind it to direct two of 7th Heaven's highest-rated episodes.

Collins' numerous feature film credits include The First Wives Club, Jumpin' Jack Flash, Brewster's Millions, Star Trek: The Motion Picture, The Promise and the critically acclaimed All the President's Men. He recently co-starred with his wife, actress Faye Grant, in the feature film Drive Me Crazy portraying a once-married couple and the parents of Melissa Joan Hart.

No stranger to the stage, Collins recently starred opposite Blythe Danner in Noel Coward's Tonight at 8:30 at the Williamstown Theatre Festival. He has also starred in the original Broadway productions of Moonchildren, Terrence McNally's The Ritz, Christopher Durang's Beyond Therapy and A.R. Gurney's The Old Boy. He performed in the New York Shakespeare Festival in One of the Guys and Macbeth opposite Christopher Walken, and was directed by Joseph Papp in Twelfth Night. Collins also directed a successful regional production of The Old Boy.

Also an accomplished writer, his play Super Sunday was produced at the Williamstown Theatre Festival. Collins is actively working on his third book while his first novel, Eye Contact, is now in its seventh printing and his second, Double Exposure, published in 1998, is now out in paperback.

Stephen lives with his wife and daughter in Los Angeles, Calif.