Personal details
- Birth Date: 1990-08-17
- Height: 5′ 10″ (1.78 m)
- Birth Location: Los Angeles, California, USA
- Professions: Actor, Producer
Colin Bates has this wild, zigzagging career that’s honestly kind of impressive. The guy kicked things off as Billy Elliot in Stephen Daldry’s West End musical—yeah, the lead, not just some backup kid. That’s no joke for a start. Then he went and polished it up at Juilliard in New York, which is basically the Ivy League for people who want to be triple threats. He’s been popping up in some pretty big projects since—like, you might’ve caught him in Luca Guadagnino’s “Queer” (he even hit up the Venice Film Festival for that one, so, not exactly small potatoes). He also just wrapped work on Brad Ingelsby’s new HBO Task Force show with Mark Ruffalo leading the charge. Broadway? Yeah, he’s been there too, in the Tony-winning “Girl From The North Country.” And get this—he speaks French. Not the “I can order a baguette” kind, but fluent enough to show up in a bunch of French films, including “The Prayer,” which snagged a Silver Bear at the Berlin Film Fest. If you blinked at SXSW, you might’ve missed him in “Nice Talking to You,” pulling off Sign Language like it was nothing. Don’t even get me started on his ballet background—Royal Ballet trained as a kid, plus a bunch of other big-deal ballet schools. Also, dude plays guitar and was in a band called Aelios. Seriously, is there anything he doesn’t do?
After BETM, Colin wrapped up at Baltimore School for the Arts in 2008. Not long after, he packed his bags and headed straight for Los Angeles. Chasing that classic Hollywood dream, you know? Acting, singing—the whole nine yards. I mean, who wouldn’t want to land in the middle of all that chaos and excitement? LA’s got this weird energy. It either eats you alive or spits you out with a new haircut and a few wild stories. Colin, though, seemed right at home. He started hustling, auditions, gigs, whatever he could get. You can almost see him running from casting call to casting call, probably living off ramen and ambition. It’s not all red carpets and glam at first, obviously. Everyone starts somewhere, and for Colin, it was LA—hungry, hopeful, maybe a little lost, but definitely ready to make some noise. That’s the vibe he brought with him.
August 17, 1990
5′ 10″ (1.78 m)
Konidela Ram Charan
Los Angeles, California, USA
34 years old