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Colette

Colette, in full Sidonie-Gabrielle Colette (1873-1954), was a French novelist, journalist, and performer whose work drew closely on her own life, including Chéri and the Claudine novels.

Colette (2018 film)

Colette (2018) is a biographical drama directed by Wash Westmoreland, starring Keira Knightley as French writer Colette and Dominic West as Willy. Premiered at Sundance 2018, released by Bleecker Street, grossing about $14-16 million worldwide.

Colette Khoury

Colette Khoury (كوليت خوري) was a Syrian novelist and journalist, granddaughter of prime minister Faris al-Khoury, whose frank debut novel Days with Him (1959) made her a pioneer of Arab feminist literature.

Colin Baker

Colin Baker (born 1943) is a British actor, Paul Merroney in The Brothers and the Sixth Doctor in Doctor Who (1984-86), removed by Michael Grade, later a longtime Big Finish audio Doctor.

Colin Blunstone

Colin Blunstone (born 1945) is the English lead singer of British Invasion band The Zombies ("She's Not There", "Time of the Season", Odessey and Oracle) and a solo artist since One Year (1971); Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee, 2019.

Colin Clive

Colin Clive (Colin Glenn Clive-Greig, 1900–1937), English stage and screen actor; Stanhope in Journey's End and Henry Frankenstein in Frankenstein (1931) and Bride of Frankenstein (1935); died in Hollywood at 37.

Colin Dexter

Colin Dexter, full name Norman Colin Dexter, was an English crime writer who created Inspector Morse, the Oxford detective of thirteen novels and a hit television series.

Colin Donnell

Colin Donnell (born 1982, St. Louis) is an American actor and singer known as Tommy Merlyn on Arrow, Dr. Connor Rhodes on Chicago Med, and the lead of Peacock's Irreverent, with Broadway roles in Anything Goes, The Shark Is Broken, and Ragtime.

Colin Egglesfield

Colin Egglesfield (born 1973) is an American actor and coach known as Josh Madden on All My Children, Auggie Kirkpatrick on Melrose Place, Evan Parks on The Client List, and Dex in Something Borrowed; also author of Agile Artist and a three-time cancer survivor.

Colin Farrell

Colin James Farrell, Irish actor born 1976 in Castleknock, Dublin. Rose from Ballykissangel and Tigerland to Hollywood; Golden Globes for In Bruges and The Penguin, Oscar-nominated for The Banshees of Inisherin.

Colin Ferguson

Colin Ferguson, born 1972 in Montreal, is a Canadian actor best known as Sheriff Jack Carter on Syfy's Eureka (2006–2012), the Maytag Man commercials, roles in Haven, Coupling, and Landman, and directing work.

Colin Firth

Colin Firth, English actor born 1960 in Grayshott, Hampshire; known as Mr Darcy in the 1995 BBC Pride and Prejudice and Oscar-winning King George VI in The King's Speech (2011).

Colin Ford

Colin Ford (born 1996, Nashville, Tennessee) is an American actor and voice actor, not to be confused with the British actor Colin Firth or the photography curator of the same name; known for Young Sam Winchester in Supernatural, Jake in Jake and the Never Land Pirates, Joe McAlister in Under the Dome, and the lead in Netflix's Daybreak.

Colin Friels

Colin Friels (born 1952) is a Scottish-born Australian actor of stage, film, and TV, known for Malcolm, Monkey Grip, Darkman, and Water Rats; AFI, Logie, and Helpmann Award winner, husband of Judy Davis.

Colin from Accounts

Colin from Accounts is an Australian romantic comedy series created, written by, and starring married couple Patrick Brammall and Harriet Dyer, about Ashley and Gordon, two Sydney singles brought together by a car accident and an injured dog named Colin. It ran three seasons (2022–2026) on Binge and Paramount+ with 100% Rotten Tomatoes scores.

Colin Furze

Colin Furze (Colin Peter Furze, born 1979) is a British former plumber turned self-taught inventor and YouTuber from Stamford, Lincolnshire, known for record-breaking vehicles, Wolverine claws, and an underground tunnel, bunker, and secret garage beneath his home.

Colin Greenwood

Colin Greenwood (born 1969) is the English bass guitarist and founding member of Radiohead, older brother of Jonny Greenwood; also a photographer (How to Disappear, 2024) and touring bassist for Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds.

Colin Hanks

Colin Hanks (born 1977, Sacramento) is an American actor, son of Tom Hanks, known for Roswell, Orange County, Fargo (Emmy-nominated as Gus Grimly), Life in Pieces, and directing John Candy: I Like Me.

Colin Hay

Colin Hay (born 1953, Saltcoats, Scotland) is a Scottish-Australian singer-songwriter, frontman of Men at Work (Grammy 1983) and a solo artist in Los Angeles since 1987, touring with Ringo Starr's All-Starr Band.

Colin in Black & White

Colin in Black & White is a 2021 Netflix six-episode limited series co-created by Colin Kaepernick and Ava DuVernay dramatizing Kaepernick's high-school years, with Kaepernick narrating from a gallery set, starring Jaden Michael, Nick Offerman, and Mary-Louise Parker.

Colin Jost

Colin Jost (born 1982, Staten Island) is an American comedian and writer, SNL co-head writer and Weekend Update co-anchor since 2014 with Michael Che, the segment's longest-running host, memoirist of A Very Punchable Face, and Pop Culture Jeopardy! host.

Colin Lawrence

Colin Lawrence (born 1970, London) is a British-born Canadian actor; John 'Preacher' Middleton on Virgin River, Lt. Hamish 'Skulls' McCall on Battlestar Galactica, Coach Clayton on Riverdale; distinct from the Los Angeles producer Colin Edward Lawrence.

Colin McFarlane

Colin McFarlane (born 1961) is a British actor, voice actor and narrator, Commissioner Loeb in Batman Begins and The Dark Knight, voice of The Cube, Ulysses in Outlander, Bulgy in Thomas & Friends.

Colin Mochrie

Colin Mochrie (born 1957, Kilmarnock, Scotland) is a Canadian improvisational comedian, a regular on British and American Whose Line Is It Anyway?, Second City Toronto alumnus, touring partner of Brad Sherwood, and co-creator of Hyprov.

Colin Morgan

Colin Morgan (born 1986, Armagh, Northern Ireland) is a Northern Irish actor, the star of BBC's Merlin (2008-2012), known for The Fall, Humans, Belfast, and Olivier-nominated stage work, distinct from other actors named Colin Morgan.

Colin O'Brien (actor)

Colin O'Brien is an American child actor from Houston, Texas, known as Edward in Apple TV+'s Dear Edward, Young Willy Wonka in Wonka (2023), and Petey in Osgood Perkins' The Monkey (2025), distinct from the comedian of the same name.

Colin O'Donoghue

Colin O'Donoghue (born 1981, Drogheda, Ireland) is an Irish actor known as Captain Hook/Killian Jones on Once Upon a Time, Gordo Cooper in The Right Stuff, and Prince Richard in MGM+'s Robin Hood Season 2.

Colin Petersen

Colin (Frederick Colin) Petersen, March 1946 - 18 November 2024: Australian drummer and child actor, first non-Gibb official Bee Gees member (1966-1969), drummer on Bee Gees' 1st to Odessa; fired 1969, lost name lawsuit, later formed Humpy Bong and toured with tribute show.

Colin Quinn

Colin Quinn (born 1959) is a Brooklyn-born stand-up comedian and actor, former SNL Weekend Update anchor (1998–2000), host of Tough Crowd (2002–2004), and creator of themed one-man shows like Long Story Short and Small Talk.

Colin Salmon

Colin Salmon, full name Colin Roy Salmon, is an English actor known for Charles Robinson in three James Bond films and George Knight in EastEnders since 2023.