Marcus Collins (actor)

Marcus Wayne Collins (born November 16, 1974 in Iowa, United States) is an American actor, singer and model. He has acted in television series, films, and live perfomances. In 2009 he was a part of the singing trio, The Texas Tenors, finishing 4th in 2009 America's Got Talent series. He continues to perform with the group nationally.

Career
As a teenager, Marcus Collins lived in the small town of Seymour, Iowa, USA. During his childhood he enjoyed soccer, acting, singing in school plays and working in family businesses.

He has appeared in plays, television shows, films, and musicals including P.S. I Love You, Delirious, One Life to Live, It's Karate Kid: The Musical and The Karaoke Show.

Marcus started his acting career with an appearance on MTV's Total Request Live in 2001. He then went on to perform in regional plays, musicals, and off-Broadway such as Altar Boyz and Forever Plaid. He also appeared in cruise ship shows.

Marcus has one sibling, an older sister. He splits his time between Houston and Sun Valley.

In popular culture

 * Marcus served as the face of Edward Carnby in the Eden Games/Atari video game Alone in the Dark: Near Death Investigation.
 * He became a member of a new vocal group called The Texas Tenors, made up of a talented trio of singers alongside John Hagen and JC Fisher. The Texas Tenors auditioned for 2009 America's Got Talent's fourth season and made it to the finals. They sang "Mountain Music", "God Bless the USA", "Unchained Melody" and "My Way" finishing 4th overall.

Discography

 * As The Texas Tenors
 * 2009: The Texas Tenors
 * 2011: "Country Roots-Classical Sound"
 * 2013: "You Should Dream"

Filmography

 * 2002: Sex and the City as a hot guy (TV series) (one episode as a hot guy in "Critical Condition")
 * 2002: The Guys as Brother
 * 2002-2003: The Guiding Light (TV series) (in four episodes as diner patron)
 * 2003-2006: ''As the World Turns (TV series) (in eleven episodes in various roles)
 * 2005: Third Watch (TV series) (in one episode as Jerry in "Forever Blues")
 * 2005: Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (TV series) (in one episode as Dean in "Hooked")
 * 2005: Stella (TV series) (in one episode as a model in "Coffee Shop")
 * 2005: Rescue Me (TV series) (in one episode as a waiter in "Happy")
 * 2005-2006: Saturday Night Live (TV series) (in six episodes in various roles)
 * 2005-2006: ''One Life to Live (TV series) (in 23 episodes in various roles)
 * 2006: The Book of Daniel (TV series) (in one episode as server in "Revelations")
 * 2006: The Architect as Frat Guy
 * 2006: The Bedford Diaries (TV series) (in four episodes as Norris)
 * 2006: The Namesake as Graham
 * 2006: El cantante as Photographer
 * 2006: Delirious as Marcus
 * 2006: 30 Rock (TV series) (in one episodes as a bartender in "Blind Date")
 * 2007: Traveling in Packs (TV movie) (as a man in bed)
 * 2007: The Next Best Thing: Who Is the Greatest Celebrity Impersonator? (TV series) (As George Michael impersonator in Los Angeles Auditions)
 * 2007: Across the Universe as a hippie
 * 2007: Everybody Hates Chris (TV series) (in one episode as Jackie Robinson in "Everybody Hates Bed-Stuy")
 * 2007: P.S. I Love You as Freddy
 * 2007-2008: General Hospital (TV series) (in four episodes as James Buckley and as intern)
 * 2008: It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia (TV series) (in one episode as Sam in "Dennis Reynolds: An Erotic Life")
 * 2008: Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles (TV series) (in one episode as a prizefighter in "Self Made Man")
 * 2009: Melrose Place (TV series) (in one episode as Premiere Celebrity in "Vine")

Theater

 * Altar Boyz as Matthew (Welk Theater / Escondido, CA)
 * ''Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat	as Zebulin/Butler Joseph (Stage Door Atlanta)
 * Camelot as Lancelot (Premier Theatre Company)
 * Evita as Peron (lead role)	(Premier Theatre Company)
 * Show Boat as Ravenal (lead role) (Ingersoll DT)
 * Anything Goes Billy (lead role) (seven stages)
 * Little Shop of Horrors as Seymour (lead role) (OCP)
 * My Fair Lady Freddy - Principal (Ingersoll DT)
 * R&H Cinderella as Prince - Principal (Carnes PC Theatricals)
 * Forever Plaid as Jinx - Principal (Ingersoll DT)