Colin McPhillamy trained as an actor at the Central School of Speech and Drama in London. In the UK, he was a member of the Chichester Festival Theatre company, The Old Vic (under Jonathan Miller), and The Royal National Theatre (under Richard Eyre). He worked extensively regionally, in The West End and on television; In the USA he appeared on Broadway inWaiting in the Wings (where he played opposite Lauren Bacall and Rosemary Harris), in Brian Bedford’s acclaimed production of The Importance of Beijing Earnest, Off-Broadway, and at major regional theaters including; The Guthrie in Minneapolis, The Mark Taper in Los Angles, The Alley in Houston and the New Jersey Shakespeare Festival Theatre, among others. He has made festival and touring appearances in Australia, and joined the Sydney Theatre Company for Michael Blakemore’s production of Democracy. He was a regular contributor to BBC Radio of plays and short stories including two series of the financial caper comedy Capital Gains starring Peter Jones. His work was nominated for The Prix Italia and The Writer’s Guild Comedy Award, and published as The Tree House and Other Stories. In 2013 he publishedAn Actor Walks into China.
Naturalized US citizen, native British/Australian
Training: The Central School of Speech and Drama, London UK. Graduated 1983
Member American Actor’s Equity Association
Acting
Broadway/New York:
Hangmen, Ink, The Seafarer, The Ferryman, London Assurance Waiting in the Wings, House and Garden,Woman in Black, The Importance of Being Ernest
Palm Beach Dramaworks:
The Dresser, The Cripple of Innishman, The History Boys, Our Town, Exit the King,The Pitmen Painters, Copenhagen.
The Maltz Jupiter Theatre:The Crown, Dial M For Murder
Actor’s Playhouse:End of the Rainbow
Promethean Theatre: Blue Orange, The Banality of Love
Florida Stage: The Hatchetman, Hanging Fire, The Drawer Boy
The Old Globe, San Diego: Life of Riley
Arkansas Rep: Hamlet, Sherlock Holmes Last Case
New Jersey Shakespeare Festival: Tovarich, Shakespeare in Love, Servant of two Masters, Amadeus, The Play’s The Thing
Westport Country Playhouse: Scramble, Sedition
Wilma, Philadelphia: Ying Tong
The Alley: Arsenic and old Lace
The Guthrie: Charley’s Aunt, When We Are Married, The Constant Wife
The Mark Taper Forum: The Moliere Comedies
Actor’s Theatre of Louisville: The Faculty Room, The Lively Lad
UK Theatre:
Royal National Theatre: Flight, Chips With Everything, Johnny On A Spot, Mary Stuart, The Madness of George 111
West End: The Clandestine Marriage, Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf, Dead Funny, Great Expectations, Too Clever By Half, Bussy D’Ambois
Theatre Royal Bath: Season’s Greetings,Toad of Toad Hall
Guildford: The Miser
Salisbury: Hard Times, Frankie and Johnny, Double Double, Jack and the Beanstalk
Sheffield Crucible: The Norman Conquests
Bromley: Charley’s Aunt
Little Theatre, Isle of Mull: The Bear, Packmule, Henry V (solo version)
London Fringe: The Winter’s Tale, Henry 1V pt 1, Measure For Measure, A Midsummer Night’s Dream
European Tour: Richard 111
The Edinburgh Fringe Festival: The Tree House (nominated Best Actor)
Australia and New Zealand:
The Barossa Valley Music Festival & The Kangaroo Valley Festival: Enoch ArdenThe Sydney Theatre Company: Democracy Uli Bauhaus Michael Blakemore:The Court Theatre (Christchurch, N.Z.) A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Plum
China, Beijing: Man of La Mancha, King Lear
USA Television: The Diplomat, Pan – Am, Law and Order, Criminal Intent, Zero Hour
UK Television:BBC: Juliet Bravo, The Monocled Mutineer, Inspector Alleyn, Eastenders, Paul Merton the series, Angus Deayton End of Year, You Me and Him, The Bill, Strange but True, Agony Again
Directing: Cards, Little Eyolf, Chanticleer, Trepidation Nation, Relatively Speaking,Julius Caesar
Producing (Screenplays): The Tree House (in development).The Morini Strad (in development). Mull Story (in development) Associate development executive Blue Ring Films, Australia
Writing:2 x 4 part comedy series “Capital Gains” BBC Radio, numerous short stories. Books include: The Tree House and Other Stories, An Actor Walks into China, Actor Blog Plus
Teaching: University of London, University of San Diego, Central School of Speech and Drama, Peking University
Awards and Nominations: Writing: nominated for Prix Italia and The Writer’s Guild Comedy Award. Acting: Spirit of the Fringe, Edinburgh Festival. Nominations: Best Actor, Edinburgh Fringe Festival, 3 Carbonell nominations, Florida