Clifton Collins, Jr.

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Clifton Collins, Jr.
Born	Clifton Craig Collins, Jr. June 16, 1970 (1970-06-16) (age 37) Los Angeles, California

Clifton Craig Collins, Jr.^[1] (born June 16, 1970) is an American actor.

Contents 1 Biography 2 Filmography 3 References 4 External links

[edit] Biography

Collins, Jr. was born in Los Angeles, California, of half Mexican descent^[2] and the grandson of actor Pedro Gonzalez-Gonzalez. Born under the surname "Collins", he has sometimes been credited as Clifton Gonzalez-Gonzalez to honor his grandfather.^[2] He first broke through the mainstream in 1997 with a performance as gang thug César Sánchez in the film One Eight Seven. In 1998, he enchanted and amused small screen audiences in Ray Bradbury's cult Latino film The Wonderful Ice Cream Suit. He next portrayed a hitman for the Mexican drug cartels in the 2000 ensemble drama Traffic. In 2002 he played the role of Buddy in the film Confessions of an American Girl. In 2005, Collins, Jr. won rave reviews for his subtle portrayal of killer Perry Smith in the fact-based film Capote. He starred in 2006's Dirty alongside Oscar winner Cuba Gooding Jr.. Collins, Jr. starred on FX Networks' show Thief. Collins, Jr. also played a supporting role on FX Networks' The Shield, as undercover ICE agent Hernan. He also has a small role in 2006's Babel, directed by Alejandro González Iñárritu.

Collins, Jr. co-produced the film National Lampoon's TV: The Movie in which he plays Officer Sanchez alongside of Jacob Vargas in TJ COPS. He also voiced the fictional video game character Cesar Vialpando in Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas.

Collins, Jr. dated actress Emmanuelle Chriqui from 2002 till early 2006. Collins, Jr. also dated actress Taryn Manning in 2007.^[3]

[edit] Filmography

• Crank 2: High Voltage (2009)
• Star Trek (2009)
• Brothers (2008)
• The Horsemen (2008)
• Sunshine Cleaning (2008)
• The Perfect Game (2008)
• Still Waters (2008)
• Babel (2006)
• Dirty (2005)
• Capote (2005)
• Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas (2004)
• Mindhunters (2004)
• American Girl (2002)
• The Rules of Attraction (2002)
• The Last Castle (2001)
• Road Dogz (2000)
• Traffic (2000)
• Price of Glory (2000)
• Tigerland (2000)
• Light It Up (1999)
• The Wonderful Ice Cream Suit (1998)
• The Replacement Killers (1998)
• One Eight Seven (1997)
• Dead Presidents (1995)
• The Stoned Age (1994)
• Poetic Justice (1993)
• Menace II Society (1993)
• Fortress (1993)

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Clifton Collins Jr. at the Internet Movie Database