Phil Collins

Acting · 1.7 popularity

Age

Movies

130

Born: January 30, 1951
From: London, England, UK

Biography

Philip David Charles Collins (born 30 January 1951) is an English singer, drummer, songwriter, record producer and actor. He was the drummer and later became the lead singer of the rock band Genesis and had a successful solo career, achieving three UK number-one singles and seven US number-one singles as a solo artist. In total, his work with Genesis, other artists and solo resulted in more US top-40 singles than any other artist throughout the 1980s. His most successful singles from the period include "In the Air Tonight", "Against All Odds (Take a Look at Me Now)", "One More Night", "Sussudio", "Another Day in Paradise", "Two Hearts" and "I Wish It Would Rain Down". Born and raised in West London, Collins began playing drums at the age of five. During the same period he attended drama school, which helped secure various roles as a child actor. His first major role was the Artful Dodger in the West End production of the musical Oliver!. As an accomplished professional actor by his early teens, he pivoted to pursue a music career, becoming the drummer for Genesis in 1970. He took over the role of lead singer in 1975 following the departure of Peter Gabriel. During the second half of the 1970s, in between Genesis albums and tours, Collins was the drummer of jazz rock band Brand X. While continuing to perform and record with Genesis, Collins began a successful solo career in the 1980s, initially inspired by his marital breakdown and love of soul music, releasing the albums Face Value (1981), Hello, I Must Be Going (1982), No Jacket Required (1985) and ...But Seriously (1989). Collins became, in the words of AllMusic, "one of the most successful pop and adult contemporary singers of the '80s and beyond". He became known for a distinctive gated reverb drum sound on many of his recordings. He played drums on the 1984 charity single "Do They Know It's Christmas?" and, in July 1985, he was the only artist to perform at both Live Aid concerts. He resumed his acting career, appearing in Miami Vice and subsequently starring in the film Buster (1988). Collins left Genesis in 1996 to focus on solo work; this included writing songs for Disney's animated film Tarzan (1999), for which he wrote and performed the songs "Two Worlds", "Son of Man", "Strangers Like Me" and "You'll Be in My Heart", the last of which earned him the Academy Award for Best Original Song. He rejoined Genesis for their Turn It On Again Tour in 2007. Following a five-year retirement to focus on his family life, Collins released his memoir in 2016 and conducted the Not Dead Yet Tour from 2017 to 2019. He then rejoined Genesis in 2020 for a second and final reunion tour, which ran from 2021 to 2022. ... Source: Article "Phil Collins" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA.

Works

130 films

Hook

19916.8

The Jungle Book 2

20035.9

Balto

19957.3

Chitty Chitty Bang Bang

19686.8

A Hard Day's Night

19647.3

And the Band Played On

19936.5

Live Aid

19857.9

Queen: Champions of the World

19958.3

The Prince's Trust Rock Gala

1990

808

20157.3

Buster

19885.7

Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Tribute

19886.5

The Secret Policeman's Other Ball

19826.3

Genesis - Live from Knebworth

1992

Mickey's 60th Birthday

19886.8

Tarzan in Concert with Phil Collins

1999

John Martyn: Johnny Too Bad

2004

The Cream of Eric Clapton

19906.0

Live Aid: 20 Years Ago Today

2005

Seriously... Phil Collins

19908.0

Genesis - Live at Belgium TV Studio, PopShop'72

19727.2

Remember the Secret Policeman's Ball?

20044.8

The Return of Bruno

19876.5

Live Aid

20049.2

Live Aid Against All Odds

2005

The Beatles Revolution

2000

Music for Montserrat

19976.9

The Best British Rock Concert of All Time: Live at Knebworth

20107.5

Frauds

19936.2

Genesis - Three Sides Live

19818.4

Phil Collins: Finally... The First Farewell Tour

20048.3

Two Rooms: A Tribute to Elton John & Bernie Taupin

19916.5

The Naked Brothers Band: Polar Bears

2008

The Beatles: The Making of Sgt. Pepper

19927.2

Genesis: From the Beginning

1986

Genesis - Live at Bataclan, Paris

19738.6

Genesis - Live on Midnight Special

1973

The Phil Collins Big Band - Live at Montreux 1996

19968.0

Classic Albums: Phil Collins - Face Value

19997.0

Genesis: Turning It on Again

20079.0

Genesis | MAMA Tour Rehearsal

1983

Genesis - Live at Wembley Stadium

19898.6

Phil Collins: Live at Perkins Palace

19829.5

Party at the Palace: The Queen's Concerts, Buckingham Palace

20026.4

I Start Counting

19706.5

Genesis: Live at Shepperton Studios

19736.9

Immediate Family

20227.4

Genesis - Live

1973

Genesis - The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway (50th Anniversary Super Deluxe Edition)

2025

The Making of Do They Know It's Christmas?

20248.0

'Do They Know It's Christmas?' - The Story Of The Official Band Aid Video

1984

Phil Collins: Going Back - Live at the Roseland Ballroom, NYC

20106.9

Genesis - Melody 74

19746.5

Genesis | Come Rain or Shine

20089.0

Rare and Unseen: The Beatles

20086.0

Phil Collins: No Ticket Required

19857.3

Phil Collins - No Jacket Required 2025 Mix

2025

Eric Clapton: Across 24 Nights

2023

You Can't Do That! The Making of 'A Hard Day's Night'

19958.0

Eric Clapton and Friends: Live 1986

19869.0

The Who | Tommy and Quadrophenia Live

20057.0

Inside Genesis: 1975-1980

20048.0

Becoming the Beatles

2012

Eric Clapton: The Definitive 24 Nights - Rock

202310.0

Genesis: A History

1991

Genesis Raindrops Over Hamburg

2007

The Greatest Ears in Town: The Arif Mardin Story

20104.7

Genesis | Live in Düsseldorf

20074.8

Clapton Chronicles: The Best of Eric Clapton

19997.0

Motown Master: Lamont Dozier at the BBC

2023

Genesis: The Video Show

20058.6

Genesis: When in Rome 2007

20088.0

Prince's Trust Rock Gala - Volume 1

19868.0

Walt Disney World Summer Jam Concert 1999

1999

Calamity the Cow

19675.6

Eric Clapton - Live at Montreux 1986

20065.8

Calliope

19948.0

The Long Goodnight: A Film About Phil Collins

20079.0

Genesis | A Midsummer Night's Dance

1992

Genesis - Six Hours Live 1972-1980

20007.0

Genesis | Members Only DVD

2008

Phil Collins - Serious Hits Live

19908.2

Eric Clapton: 24 Nights

19916.9

Video AID

1985

Genesis | No Admittance

1992

Genesis - The Way We Walk: Live in Concert

19937.9

Genesis: Up Close and Personal

20078.0

The Who: Tommy Live With Special Guests

2006

Prince's Trust Rock Gala - Volume 3

19887.0

Phil Collins: Live at Montreux 2004

20047.5

Genesis: Visible Touch

19877.0

The Who | Live, Featuring the Rock Opera Tommy

19898.5

B.B. King & Friends

19878.5

Genesis: Invisible Touch Tour

19889.5

Phil Collins: MTV Unplugged 1994

19947.0

Phil Collins at the BBC

20216.8

Genesis | Songbook

20017.8

Genesis | Opening Night

1992

Phil Collins: Live and Loose in Paris

19977.7

Led Zeppelin: Live Aid 1985

1985

Prog Rock at the BBC

20098.2

Prince's Trust Rock Gala - Volume 2

1987

VH1 Behind the Music: Genesis

1999

Genesis: Behind the Music and in Their Own Words

2012

Phil Collins: Drummer First

20247.0

Genesis: Together and Apart

20146.7

Phil Collins: VH1 Storytellers

19979.0

Genesis: In Concert

19776.8

Phil Collins: The Making of MTV Unplugged 1994

1994

Genesis: Total Rock Review

2006

Genesis | ... And Then There Were Three ...

1978

Genesis | The Last Domino?

20216.6

Inside Genesis: The Gabriel Years 1970-1975

20054.5

Phil Collins - Live by Request

1998

Phil Collins: A Closer Look

19947.0

Prog Rock Britannia

20097.6

Genesis | Live... Tonight

2011

Genesis | Live at Montreux 1987

1987

Genesis in Liverpool

1980

Genesis: Selling England by the Pound

1973

The Best of All Star Band: Live in Concert

1990

Three Dates with Genesis

1978

Genesis - Live in London: The Lyceum Tapes May 6, 1980

19807.0

The Making of the MAMA Album

1984

Phil Collins: The Singles Collection

19906.2

Genesis | Live: The MAMA Tour - National Exhibition Centre, Birmingham

19847.8

Phil Collins: A Life Less Ordinary

20029.0

Phil Collins - Best Video Collection 1981-2004

20067.0

Genesis - Live in London: The Lyceum Tapes May 7, 1980

1980

Essential Music Videos: Album Rock

2004