Colin Woodell

Colin Todd Gerard Woodell is a highly-recognized American actor. Born on December 20, 1991 in San Francisco, California, his acting career has blossomed since he became active in the industry in 2012. Woodell achieved notability for playing Winston Scott on the Peacock miniseries The Continental in 2023. He exhibits remarkable versatility, as evident in his performance as Buckley on HBO Max's series The Flight Attendant in 2020 and as Matias in the 2018 horror film Unfriended: Dark Web. His impressive television roles extend to playing Rick Betancourt on The Purge on USA Network and the character Aidan on The CW's The Originals. Moreover, he boasts notable film appearances in Unsane, Searching, and The Call of the Wild. Apart from his illustrious screen presence, his stage prowess is no less impressive, marking stellar appearances Off-Broadway in Second Stage Theater's 2019 production of Dying City by Christopher Shinn and as Edmund Tyrone in The Geffen Playhouse's production of Long Day's Journey Into Night in Los Angeles in 2017. Woodell's education laid a solid foundation for his acting career, he attended the famed St. Ignatius College Preparatory in San Francisco and began his training in acting and initial professional theater performances at The American Conservatory Theater as part of Young Conservatory. Eventually, he moved to Los Angeles to elevate his studies, attended the School of Dramatic Arts at the University of Southern California and obtained a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Theater.