Collins Pennie Biography
Collins Pennie is an American actor. Pennie’s career began with appearances on NBC’s hit show Law & Order and as a drug-addicted robber on Without A Trace.
Collins Pennie Age
Pennie was born Collins Curtis Pennie on June 20, 1985 in Brooklyn, New York, United States of America. He is 38 years old as of June 2023.
Collins Pennie Height
Pennie stands at a height of 5′ 6″ (168 cm).
Collins Pennie Family
Pennie was born and raised in Fort Greene, Brooklyn. He is of Trinidadian descent. However, attempts to establish the identities of his family, his mother, and his father were in vain since no information about them is available to the public. It’s therefore not known whether he has any siblings.
Collins Pennie Career
Pennie’s career began with appearances on NBC’s hit show Law & Order and as a drug-addicted robber on Without A Trace. Pennie’s television work rapidly drew the attention of Ford Model Management, which signed him and launched a successful “ck one” fragrance campaign for Calvin Klein. Pennie presently lives in Los Angeles, New York, and Atlanta. When he is not on camera, he spends much of his time dancing, writing, and honing his various crafts. Pennie first appeared on stage in Rent in the summer of 2010, alongside Neil Patrick Harris and Wayne Brady, for a three-day limited engagement at the Hollywood Bowl. Pennie’s prodigious dance routines also earned him the lead male role in Beyonce’s “Run the World (Girls)” video.
Pennie has also continued to work in film, starring in Ryan Fleck’s award-winning Half Nelson (2007) alongside Ryan Gosling and Shareeka Epps. He played main roles in Prom Night (2008) and Fame (2009), a musical adaption of the 1980 cult hit. Collins portrays Chance Harris, a college student striving to combine his education, career, relationships, and the opportunity to compete in the national step competition, in the film Stomp the Yard: Homecoming (2010). Collins appeared in the hit hospital drama Hawthorne, opposite Jada Pinkett Smith and Michael Vartan. He also starred in the Fox feature picture In Time, alongside Justin Timberlake, Amanda Seyfried, and Cillian Murphy.
Collins returned to television in early 2013, starring in Regina King’s directorial debut, Let The Church Say Amen. The film is based on ReShonda Tate Billingley’s 2005 novel of the same title. This film was produced for BET Networks by Royal Ties, which King co-owns with her sister Reina King, and Queen Latifah’s Flava Unit Company.
Pennie made his television debut in 2004 on the long-running NBC crime drama Law & Order. He has since appeared on several television dramas, including Without a Trace, and as Marcus Leeds in the hospital drama Hawthorne.Pennie has appeared in several films, including Half Nelson (2007), Prom Night (2008), and the musical Fame, based on the 1980 cult movie.
In 2010, he played the starring part in Stomp the Yard: Homecoming. In 2011, he participated in the film In Time, alongside Justin Timberlake and Amanda Seyfried. Pennie will star in Regina King’s directorial debut, Let The Church Say Amen, based on ReShonda Tate Billingsley’s best-selling novel from 2005. The film will premiere on BET in 2013. Pennie starred in Rent, starring Neil Patrick Harris and Wayne Brady, for a three-day limited engagement at the Hollywood Bowl in 2010. Pennie portrayed the lead male role in Beyoncé’s “Run The World (Girls)” video, which was released 18 May 2011 on Beyoncé’s website and American Idol.
Collins Pennie Net Worth
He has an estimated net worth of 5 million dollars.
Collins Pennie Movies and TV Shows
2005 God’s Forgotten House
2006 Half Nelson
2008 Prom Night
2009 Fired Up!
2009 Fame
2010 Stomp the Yard: Homecoming
2011 In Time Timekeeper
2013 Reckless
2002 As the World Turns
2004 Law & Order
All Falls Down
2005 Without a Trace
2007 Shark
Hell on Earth
2008 CSI: Miami
2010 Hawthorne
2010 CSI: Miami
2013 Let The Church Say Amen
2013 Revenge