Originally from the UK, Colin is an award-winning Canadian-based writer, actor, and art department member. He attended college in California where he trained and qualified as a commercial airline pilot. In his youth, he served in the Special Air Service (SAS) reserve unit of the British Army.
Colin has decades of production experience with over 350 hours of produced film and television credits. He has worked Internationally on big-budget studio features and high-end television series in the U.K. Canada, Mexico, and the U.S.A. During that time he has been honoured to work with award-winning directors such as Brian De Palma, James Cameron, Frank Oz, John Landis, Sidney J. Furie, and Paul Feig.
He is also an accomplished improviser and former member of the award-winning Vancouver Theatresports Improv. League. As an actor, he has performed in television series and feature films as well as a large number of theatre productions.
Outside of film and television, he worked as a vice-president in the stock brokerage division for one of the world’s largest banks. Colin has also worked internationally as a DJ and remixer.
When not writing, he spends most of his time opening the back door for his rescue dog, Layla and waiting to let her back in again.
  • Writer (3 Credits)
    Alice Diamond & the Forty Elephants
    Television Script
    COLIN MATTHEWS – TIFF DIRECTORS’ LAB – 2026
    Feature
    Never Use Alone2025
    Short
  • Director (2 Credits)
    COLIN MATTHEWS – TIFF DIRECTORS’ LAB – 2026
    Feature
    Never Use Alone2025
    Short
Finalist
Alice Diamond & the Forty Elephants
PAGE Awards Stowe Story Lab
2023
Quarter-Finalist
Alice Diamond & the Forty Elephants
Page International Screenwriting Awards
2022
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