| Collins Pennie | |
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Pennie at the premiere of What's Your Number?, September 19, 2011 |
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| Born | June 20, 1985 Brooklyn, New York |
Collins Pennie (born June 20, 1985) is an American actor, singer and dancer.
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Pennie was born and raised in Brooklyn, New York. He lived in several different foster homes until the age of 15 when he moved out on his own.
In 2004, he debuted as Jimmy Gordon on the crime drama Law & Order. After taking a photo of himself to the Ford Modeling Agency, he was given a contract. Collins also starred in Beyonce's 2011 "Run The World (Girls)" video.
In 2004, Pennie made his television debut on the long running NBC crime-drama Law & Order. He has since starred on other television shows such as Without a Trace, and currently plays Marcus Leeds in the hospital drama Hawthorne.[1]
Pennie has appeared in Half Nelson (2007),[2] the 2008 version of Prom Night,[3] and the musical Fame, an adaptation of the 1980 [cult-classic].[4] In 2010, he was the lead role in Stomp the Yard 2.[5] In 2011, he appeared in the film In Time, starring Justin Timberlake and Amanda Seyfried.
In the summer of 2010, Pennie appeared in Rent with actors Neil Patrick Harris and Wayne Brady in a three-day limited engagement at the Hollywood Bowl.[6]
Pennie plays the lead male role in Beyonce's "Run The World (Girls)" video which was released 18 May 2011 on Beyonce's website www.beyonce.com and American Idol.
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| Year | Film | Role | |
| 2005 | God's Forgotten House | Dwain | |
| 2006 | Half Nelson | Mike | |
| 2008 | Prom Night (2008 film) | Ronnie Hefflin | |
| 2009 | Fired Up | Adam | |
| 2009 | Fame | Malik Washburn | |
| 2010 | Stomp the Yard 2: Homecoming | Chance Harris | |
| 2011 | In Time | Timekeeper Jaeger | |
| Television | |||
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2002 | As The World Turns | Sean | 2 episodes |
| 2004 | Law & Order | Jimmy Gordon | 1 episode |
| All Falls Down | Tyronw | TV Movie | |
| 2005 | Without a Trace | Chris | 1 episode |
| 2007 | Shark | Lewis Beamon | 1 episode |
| Hell on Earth | Jared | TV Movie | |
| 2008 | CSI: Miami | Tommy | 2 episodes |
| 2010 | Hawthorne | Marcus Leeds | 9 episodes |