COLLINS PENNIE

                                                   COLLINS PENNIE
                                       IS
                                  IN TIME

Collins’ multi-faceted talents make him an up and coming star in todays entertainment world. Most recently on the small screen, Collins starred on the hit series hospital drama Hawthorne, where he worked along side with Jada Pinkett Smith and Michael Vartan. He will also return to the silver screen this October in the upcoming film In-Time, opposite Justin Timberlake and Amanda Seyfried.  His indepenence and determination has given him opportunity to showcase his many talents.

Collins hit the stage in the summer of 2010 where he appeared in Rent with actors Neil Patrick Haris and Wayne Brady, performing in a three-day limited engagement at the Hollywood Bowl. Collins’ prolific dance moves also  landed him the lead male role in Beyonce’s “Run the World (Girls)” video which was released May 18^th, 2011.  Collins has also kept busy on the silver screen, appearing in Ryan Fleck’s award winning film Half Nelson (2007), opposite Ryan Gosling and Shareeka Epps. In addition, Collins has lead roles in Prom Night (2008) and the musical Fame (2009), an adaptation of the 1980 cult-classic. For 2010, Collins was the lead man in Stomp the Yard 2 where he played Chance Harris, a college student struggling to balance between his school, work, relationships and opportunity to perform in the national step competition.

Born in Brooklyn, New York, Collins spent half of his childhood in numerous foster homes only to move out on his own at the age of 15. Collins’ undeniable talent, perceverence, and determination did not go unnoticed and eventually paid off. Collins began his career with roles on both NBC’s hit drama “Law & Order” as well as playing a convincing theif on “Without a Trace.”  His television work quickly caught the eye of Ford Model Management, who signed Collins, consequently leading him to the successful “ck one” fragrence campaign for Calvin Klein.  Collins currently resides in Los Angeles, where he spends most of his time, while not on camera, dancing, writing and mastering his many crafts.