
Phil Collins
Department: Acting
Biography
Philip David Charles Collins (born 30 January 1951) is an English singer, drummer, songwriter, record producer and actor. He was the drummer and later became the lead singer of the rock band Genesis and had a successful solo career, achieving three UK number-one singles and seven US number-one singles as a solo artist. In total, his work with Genesis, other artists and solo resulted in more US top-40 singles than any other artist throughout the 1980s. His most successful singles from the period include "In the Air Tonight", "Against All Odds (Take a Look at Me Now)", "One More Night", "Sussudio", "Another Day in Paradise", "Two Hearts" and "I Wish It Would Rain Down". Born and raised in West London, Collins began playing drums at the age of five. During the same period he attended drama school, which helped secure various roles as a child actor. His first major role was the Artful Dodger in the West End production of the musical Oliver!. As an accomplished professional actor by his early teens, he pivoted to pursue a music career, becoming the drummer for Genesis in 1970. He took over the role of lead singer in 1975 following the departure of Peter Gabriel. During the second half of the 1970s, in between Genesis albums and tours, Collins was the drummer of jazz rock band Brand X. While continuing to perform and record with Genesis, Collins began a successful solo career in the 1980s, initially inspired by his marital breakdown and love of soul music, releasing the albums Face Value (1981), Hello, I Must Be Going (1982), No Jacket Required (1985) and ...But Seriously (1989). Collins became, in the words of AllMusic, "one of the most successful pop and adult contemporary singers of the '80s and beyond". He became known for a distinctive gated reverb drum sound on many of his recordings. He played drums on the 1984 charity single "Do They Know It's Christmas?" and, in July 1985, he was the only artist to perform at both Live Aid concerts. He resumed his acting career, appearing in Miami Vice and subsequently starring in the film Buster (1988). Collins left Genesis in 1996 to focus on solo work; this included writing songs for Disney's animated film Tarzan (1999), for which he wrote and performed the songs "Two Worlds", "Son of Man", "Strangers Like Me" and "You'll Be in My Heart", the last of which earned him the Academy Award for Best Original Song. He rejoined Genesis for their Turn It On Again Tour in 2007. Following a five-year retirement to focus on his family life, Collins released his memoir in 2016 and conducted the Not Dead Yet Tour from 2017 to 2019. He then rejoined Genesis in 2020 for a second and final reunion tour, which ran from 2021 to 2022. ... Source: Article "Phil Collins" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA.
Known For

Genesis | The Last Domino?
2021

Hook
1991

And the Band Played On
1993

Balto
1995

Buster
1988

Phil Collins: Finally... The First Farewell Tour
2004

Genesis: When in Rome 2007
2008

Phil Collins: Live and Loose in Paris
1997

Phil Collins - Serious Hits Live
1990

Calliope
1994

The Jungle Book 2
2003

Genesis | Songbook
2001

Genesis: In Concert
1977

Genesis - Live at Shepperton Studios
1973

Genesis: The Video Show
2005

Genesis | Live: The MAMA Tour - National Exhibition Centre, Birmingham
1984

Genesis - Three Sides Live
1981

Genesis - The Way We Walk: Live in Concert
1993

Remember the Secret Policeman's Ball?
2004

Party at the Palace: The Queen's Concerts, Buckingham Palace
2002

Live Aid
1985

Genesis | A Midsummer Night's Dance
1992

The Best British Rock Concert of All Time: Live at Knebworth
2010

Genesis | Live in Düsseldorf
2007

Eric Clapton: Across 24 Nights
2023

Live Aid Against All Odds
2005

Genesis | Come Rain or Shine
2008

B.B. King & Friends
1987

The Cream of Eric Clapton
1990

Eric Clapton - Live at Montreux 1986
2006

Phil Collins: Going Back - Live at the Roseland Ballroom, NYC
2010

Genesis - Live at Wembley Stadium
1989

Phil Collins: No Ticket Required
1985

Rare and Unseen: The Beatles
2008

The Secret Policeman's Other Ball
1982

Classic Albums: Phil Collins - Face Value
1999

Phil Collins: Live at Montreux 2004
2004

The Prince's Trust Rock Gala
1990

Frauds
1993

Genesis: Total Rock Review
2006

The Beatles Revolution
2000

Genesis - Live from Knebworth
1992

Genesis - Live at Belgium TV Studio, PopShop'72
1972

Genesis - Live on Midnight Special
1973

You Can't Do That! The Making of 'A Hard Day's Night'
1995

The Greatest Ears in Town: The Arif Mardin Story
2010

Immediate Family
2022

Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
1968

Eric Clapton: The Definitive 24 Nights - Rock
2023

Three Dates with Genesis
1978

Genesis - Live in London: The Lyceum Tapes May 6, 1980
1980

Genesis in Liverpool
1980

The Making of the MAMA Album
1984

Genesis - Live in London: The Lyceum Tapes May 7, 1980
1980

Genesis | MAMA Tour Rehearsal
1983

Genesis: Together and Apart
2014

Genesis | Live at Montreux 1987
1987

Genesis | Members Only DVD
2008

Genesis | Opening Night
1992

Phil Collins: A Closer Look
1994

Genesis - Live at Bataclan, Paris
1973

Phil Collins: MTV Unplugged 1994
1994

Phil Collins: The Making of MTV Unplugged 1994
1994

Phil Collins: VH1 Storytellers
1997

Genesis: Invisible Touch Tour
1988

Essential Music Videos: Album Rock
2004

Video AID
1985

The Best of All Star Band: Live in Concert
1990

808
2015

Genesis: Behind the Music and in Their Own Words
2012

Phil Collins: The Singles Collection
1990

Seriously... Phil Collins
1990

Motown Master: Lamont Dozier at the BBC
2023

Genesis - Melody 74
1974

Led Zeppelin: Live Aid 1985
1985

Phil Collins: Live at Perkins Palace
1982

Genesis - Live
1973

Calamity the Cow
1967

Music for Montserrat
1997

Becoming the Beatles
2012

Eric Clapton: 24 Nights
1991

Mickey's 60th Birthday
1988

The Beatles: The Making of Sgt. Pepper
1992

Prog Rock Britannia
2009

Genesis | Live... Tonight
2011

The Who: Tommy Live With Special Guests
2006

The Return of Bruno
1987

John Martyn: Johnny Too Bad
2004

Phil Collins - Live by Request
1998

A Hard Day's Night
1964

The Long Goodnight: A Film About Phil Collins
2007

Inside Genesis: The Gabriel Years 1970-1975
2005

Two Rooms: A Tribute to Elton John & Bernie Taupin
1991

Genesis: Up Close and Personal
2007

Genesis: Turning It on Again
2007

Genesis: A History
1991

VH1 Behind the Music: Genesis
1999

Inside Genesis: 1975-1980
2004

Phil Collins: A Life Less Ordinary
2002

Live Aid
2004

Genesis | No Admittance
1992

The Naked Brothers Band: Polar Bears
2008

The Phil Collins Big Band - Live at Montreux 1996
1996

Live Aid: 20 Years Ago Today
2005

Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Tribute
1988

'Do They Know It's Christmas?' - The Story Of The Official Band Aid Video
1984

The Who | Live, Featuring the Rock Opera Tommy
1989

Genesis: From the Beginning
1986

The Who | Tommy and Quadrophenia Live
2005

I Start Counting
1970

Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
1968

Prog Rock at the BBC
2009

Phil Collins at the BBC
2021

Genesis | ... And Then There Were Three ...
1978

Genesis - Selling England by the Pound
1973

The Making of Do They Know It's Christmas?
2024

Phil Collins: Drummer First
2024

Genesis - Six Hours Live 1972-1980
2000

Phil Collins - Best Video Collection 1981-2004
2006

Eric Clapton and Friends: Live 1986
1986

Clapton Chronicles: The Best of Eric Clapton
1999

Walt Disney World Summer Jam Concert 1999
1999

Tarzan in Concert with Phil Collins
1999

Phil Collins - No Jacket Required 2025 Mix
2025

Genesis - The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway (50th Anniversary Super Deluxe Edition)
2025

Genesis: Visible Touch
1987

Prince's Trust Rock Gala - Volume 1
1986

Prince's Trust Rock Gala - Volume 2
1987

Prince's Trust Rock Gala - Volume 3
1988

Queen: Champions of the World
1995

Live & Kicking
1993

The One Show
2006

Top of the Pops
1964

Miami Vice
1984

The View
1997

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992

Die Lotto-Show
1998

The Secret Policeman's Ball
1976

New York Undercover
1994

MTV Unplugged
1989

R3
1964

V Graham Norton
2002

Wogan
1982

The Jonathan Ross Show
2011

The Oscars
1953

Ich Tarzan, Du Jane!
2008

Classic Albums
1997

Wetten, dass..?
1981

Through the Night with...
2002

MTV Video Music Awards
1984

Room 101
1994

LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988

The Rosie O'Donnell Show
1996

Going Live!
1987

Verstehen Sie Spaß?
1980

Goldene Kamera
1984

ECHO-Verleihung
1992

Markus Lanz
2008

The Johannes B. Kerner Show
1998

Champs-Elysées
1982

TV total
1999

Il était une fois Champs-Élysées
2022

Star Academy
2001

Ein Herz für Kinder
1998

Kulturplatz
2004

Le monde est à vous
1987

De TV Show
1981

Seven Ages of Rock
2007

Whoopi
2003

Stars 90
1990

Vivement dimanche
1998

Parkinson
1998

Sacrée Soirée
1987

Sacrée Soirée
1987

Live Aid at 40: When Rock ’n’ Roll Took on the World
2025

VH1 Storytellers
2005

The BRIT Awards
1977