Colin Salmon
Birthdate: Dec 6, 1962
Birthplace: Luton, Bedfordshire, England, UK
Colin Salmon, a veteran British film actor, is best known for his recurring role as MI6 deputy chief of staff Robinson in several James Bond movies, including Tomorrow Never Dies (1997), The World Is Not Enough (1999), and Die Another Day (2002). Salmon shifted from a jazz music career to acting full-time in 1994, with his first feature film credit in director Angela Pope’s BBC Films crime drama, Captives, starring Tim Roth and Julia Ormond.
Salmon soon landed the plum role in the Bond movies, establishing him as a handsome and arresting screen presence in supporting roles. Salmon has worked with several world-class filmmakers, including Michael Apted (The World Is Not Enough in 1999), Norman Jewison (The Statement in 2003), Paul W. S. Anderson (Alien vs. Predator in 2004 and Resident Evil: Retribution in 2012), Don Boyd (My Kingdom in 2001), Woody Allen (Match Point in 2005), Roger Donaldson (The Bank Job in 2008), Peter Jackson (as a screenwriter, in Mortal Engines in 2018), and Andrew Baird (Zone 414 in 2021).
Colin Salmon has had starring roles in the British drama, Clubbed (2008); in the psychological thriller, Exam (2009), with Gemma Chan; in High Chicago (2011), by writer-producer-director brothers Alfons and Robert Adetuyi; Salmon has also co-starred in the crime drama, K (2009); and in the horror film, Prey for the Devil (2022), with Jacqueline Byers and Christian Navarro.
Salmon has played support with several major stars, including Jude Law in The Wisdom of Crocodiles (1998), Richard Harris in the British crime film My Kingdom (2001), Michael Caine in The Statement, Gerard Butler in London Has Fallen (2016), Kevin Costner in Criminal (2016), Bob Odenkirk in Nobody (2021), and Guy Pearce in Zone 414.
Personal Details
Colin Salmon was born in the London neighbourhood of Bethnal Green and raised in Luton in the British province of Bedfordshire, and raised by his mother Sylvia Salmon (nurse). He attended Ramridge Primary School and then graduated from Ashcroft High School.
In his late teens, Salmon performed in bands ranging from punk to jazz and played trumpet in a jazz quartet he organized. Salmon has been married to Fiona Hawthorne since 1988; the couple has four children, Ben, Sasha, Eden, and Rudi. Salmon’s height is 6’ 4”.
Filmography
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- 2022 | Prey for the DevilasFather Quinn
Prey for the Devil
A nun prepares to perform an exorcism and comes face to face with a demonic force with mysterious ties to her past.
- 2021 |
- 1998 | Frantz Fanon: Black Skin, White MaskasFrantz Fanon
Frantz Fanon: Black Skin, White Mask
Explores the life and work of the psychoanalytic theorist and activist Frantz Fanon who was born in Martinique, educated in Paris and worked in Algeria. Examines Fanon's theories of identity and race, and traces his involvement in...
- 2018 | Mortal EnginesasChudleigh Pomeroy
Mortal Engines
In a post-apocalyptic world where cities ride on wheels and consume each other to survive, two people meet in London and try to stop a conspiracy.
- 2004 | AVP: Alien vs. PredatorasMaxwell Stafford
AVP: Alien vs. Predator
During an archaeological expedition on Bouvetøya Island in Antarctica, a team of archaeologists and other scientists find themselves caught up in a battle between the two legends. Soon, the team realize that only one species can win.
Some Facts About Colin Salmon
Secret Agent Man: While Colin Salmon is known for playing an MI6 bureaucrat in several Bond movies, he has also appeared in the hit British TV series, MI-5.
