Clifton Craig Collins, Jr. (born June 16, 1970) is an American actor who played the one of the Vegan Police in Scott Pilgrim vs. The World.
Career[]
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 film The Wonderful Ice Cream Suit. He next portrayed a gay hitman, named Frankie Flowers, 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 the 2005 film 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' show The Shield, as undercover ICE agent Hernan. He also has a small role in 2006's Babel, directed by Alejandro González Iñárritu. In 2008, Collins directed two music videos for the country music group, Zac Brown Band: "Chicken Fried" and "Whatever It Is". Collins starred in the comedy Sunshine Cleaning with Amy Adams, Emily Blunt and Alan Arkin. He played Winston, the owner of a cleaning supply shop who builds meticulously detailed model airplanes with only one arm.
Collins played the part with one arm tied behind his back. In 2009's Star Trek, Collins plays Ayel, a Romulan, second in command to the villain Nero. Collins stars in Extract, a 2009 film by director Mike Judge. He plays a hard-working factory floor worker named Step whose loss of a testicle in a freak accident marks the beginning of trouble. Collins Jr. co-produced the film National Lampoon's TV: The Movie in which he plays Officer Sanchez alongside Jacob Vargas in TJ COPS. He also voiced the fictional video game character Cesar Vialpando in Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas. Collins later replaced Amaury Nolasco on Southland.
In 2009, he played Romeo in the film The Boondock Saints II: All Saints Day and joined Adrien Brody and Forest Whitaker in the psychological thriller The Experiment. Collins starred in Extract, a 2009 film by director Mike Judge. He co-produced the film National Lampoon's TV: The Movie in which he played Officer Sanchez alongside Jacob Vargas. He also voiced the fictional video game character Cesar Vialpando in Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas. In 2009, he played Romeo in the film The Boondock Saints II: All Saints Day.
In 2010, Collins joined the cast of NBC's drama The Event as Thomas. The following year, he guests on two episodes of CSI: NY as a man named Raymond Harris, an ex-convict who seeks revenge against Mac Taylor and his partner to get some answers regarding a 17-year grudge against them. The episodes also guest-starred the now late Peter Fonda, who Collins previously worked with in San Andreas, as Taylor's ex-partner, who ends up getting killed by Harris. In 2014, Collins portrayed a law enforcement official, Franco Rodriguez, alongside Casey Affleck, Anthony Mackie, Norman Reedus, Woody Harrelson, Kate Winslet in Triple 9.
In 2015, HBO's science fiction drama Westworld added Collins as Lawrence / El Lazo, a charming but lethal outlaw, with a knack for maneuvering and negotiating the various criminal elements.
In 2019, Collins Jr. filmed Jockey, which won the Sundance Film Festival U.S. Dramatic Special Jury Award for best acting.
Personal life[]
Collins was born in Los Angeles, of half Mexican descent and the grandson of actor Pedro Gonzalez-Gonzalez. He has sometimes been credited as Clifton Gonzalez-Gonzalez to honor his grandfather.
Credits[]
These are a list of credited roles of Clifton Collins Jr. in the Scott Pilgrim franchise.