Colin Cunningham is an American actor, musician and director best known for playing John Pope in Falling Skies (2011-2015) and as Major Paul Davis in Stargate SG-1 (1998-2005). He also starred in several other hit shows such as Preacher (2018) and Blood Drive (2017). Colin is also known for his important role in many films such as Elektra (2005), Sixth Day (2000) and Zacharia Farted (1998). He has also won several awards including the Canadian Screen Awards , Leo Awards , and Gemini Awards. As a director, Colin earned recognition with his award-winning short film Celsius (2007). Colin is also a professional saxophonist, guitarist and singer-songwriter who often plays with a local band called What the Heck!

Born name

Colin Alexander Cunningham

nickname

Colin

Sun sign

Lion

Place of birth

Los Angeles, California, United States

nationality

training

Colin attended Vancouver Film School , where he studied directing.

occupation

Actor, director, musician

family

• Father – Willie John Hanna (Actor)
• Mother – Kay Cunningham (Actress)
• Siblings – Rainy Dan Lorell (older sister) (actress), Ron Cunningham (younger brother) (actress)

Manager

Colin is represented by –

• AMI Artist Management Inc.
• D2 Management
• sign agency

To build

Athletic

Height

5 feet 10 inches or 178 cm

weight

71 kg or 156.5 lbs

girlfriend/spouse

Colin prefers to keep his dating life out of the spotlight.

race/ethnicity

White

hair colour

dark brown

Due to his advancing age, Colin’s hair has visible streaks of white hair.

eye color

hazel

sexual orientation

Just

distinguishing features

He has a mole on his right cheek.

brand promotion

Colin hasn’t done any endorsement work for any brand yet.

Known for

• Starring John Pope in Falling Heavens (2011-2015), Major Paul Davis in Stargate SG-1 (1998-2005), TC in Preacher (2018) and Julian Slink in Blood Drive (2017)
• Actor in several blockbuster films such as The Sixth Day (2000), Stealing Sinatra (2003), Elektra (2005) and The Entrance (2006)
• Co-directed the short film Celsius in 2007

As a musician

Colin is a veteran saxophonist, guitarist and vocalist who plays in a band known as What the Heck! .

first movie

Colin made his big screen debut as Dietrich in Hard Evidence in 1995.

First TV show

He made his first television appearance as Madison in Robin’s Hoods in 1994.

Personal trainer

Not much is known about his training regime. However, as in Ecclesiastes , Colin appeared to go to the gym as he had a well built muscular physique.

Colin Cunningham favorite things

• Comedians – Marx Brothers
• Musician – Joe Bonamassa
• Author – Victor Frankl
• Actor – Gene Hackman

Colin Cunningham Facts

1. He grew up in Los Angeles, California with his younger brother Ron and older sister Rainy. He later moved to Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada in 1993.
2. Colin’s entire family was cast in his film Zacharia Farted (1998).
3. He has starred in 3 of the longest running sci-fi shows The X-Files (1993), Stargate SG-1 (1997) and Smallville (2001).
4. Colin has appeared in a number of music videos from producer and director Sean Hogan.
5. He began his acting career as part of a challenge thrown at him by a friend. The challenge was to audition for a role at a public casting call.
6. In 2009 his short film Celsius (2007) was nominated for an Oscar . It was also the first short film in iTunes history to have its top ten feature downloads list at its peak.
7. In 2011, Colin was nominated for nearly 12 Leo Awards , 2 Gemini Awards , and a Gala for the British Columbia Film and Television Industry .
8. Colin starred alongside some of the biggest stars in entertainment such as Arnold Schwarzenegger in The Sixth Day (2000) and Jennifer Garner in Elektra (2005).
9. In 2014, he voiced the character of John Pope in Falling Skies the Game .
10. Colin plays tenor saxophone.
11. He was one of the founding members of the Open Fist Theater Company .
12. He credits Abraham Lincoln and Rebecca Black’s song Friday (2011) as his inspirations.
13. The characters he plays have earned him the nickname “Chameleon”.
14. He does not appear to be socially active.