Karl Collins is a British actor. He is known for his television roles as Danny Glaze in The Bill, Louis Loveday in Hollyoaks, and Shaun Temple in Doctor Who. He played Noah in the Apple TV series Trying, Lennox in the BBC Series Champion, and also Jack Whiteley in Magpie Murders.
Early life Collins was born in Nottingham, and grew up on the Clifton housing estate. As a child, he was a member of the Central Junior Television Workshop, and appeared in the programmes Dramarama and Your Mother Wouldn't Like It.
Career He played a car thief called 'Craven' in EastEnders in the early 90s, stealing a car from Frank Butcher's car lot.
He played DC Danny Glaze in The Bill from 1999 to 2003, and has appeared in Casualty, Holby City, By Any Means, As Time Goes By and 55 Degrees North. He also appeared in Shane Meadows' debut film, Twenty Four Seven.Twenty Four: Seven, BBC Two.
In 2011, he appeared in "The Entire History of You", an episode of the anthology series Black Mirror.
In 2015, he appeared in "Our Zoo".
He also appeared in the theatre production One Monkey Don't Stop No Show in 2013.
Collins appeared in the Doctor Who Christmas Special "The End of Time", aired over the 2009 Christmas period, as Shaun Temple, Donna Noble's fiance. In 2023 he returned to the role as Donna Noble's husband.
On 10 February 2015, it was announced that Collins would be joining Channel 4 soap opera Hollyoaks as new regular character Louis Loveday. He made his first appearance on 3 March 2015 and departed on 22 January 2019 when Louis was killed off by Breda McQueen (Moya Brady).
Filmography Film YearTitleRoleNotes 1989 Bearskin: An Urban Fairytale Edison 1991 London Kills Me Barman 1996 Robert Rylands' Last Journey Abraham 1997 Twenty Four Seven Stuart 1999 G:MT – Greenwich Mean Time Clinton 2000 Melody's Her Second Name George 2005 Parallel Lines Errol Short film 2006 Life and Lyrics Winston Dimby 2008 Survey No. 257 Ray Short film 2009 The Unloved Karl TV film 2010 Excluded Mike TV film2011 Attack the Block Dennis' Dad Papa Danny Short film 2012 Turn a Blind Eye Detective Short film 2015 Mm-Hm Karl Short film 2021 Hollow Father Hill Short film 2023 The Flash Lawyer
Television YearTitleRoleNotes 1983 Dramarama Billy Episode: "Because I Say So" 1985–1988 Your Mother Wouldn't Like It Various roles Series regular; 21 episodes 1988 Hard Cases Steve 1 episode 1991 Casualty Roy Episode: "Humpty Dumpty" 1991 The Bill Everton Warwick Episodes: "Fear or Favour, "The Best You Can Buy1992 As Time Goes By Protester #3 Episode: "Surprise, Surprise" EastEnders Craven Recurring role; 4 episodes 1993-1994 Parallel 9 Dr. Kovan Series regular; 44 episodes 1997 The Bill Damien Brown Episode: "Different Strokes" 1998 Comedy Lab Dube/Clever Jumbe Episode: "Homie & Away" 1999-2003 The Bill DC Danny Glaze Main cast, 155 episodes 2001 Metrosexuality Jordan Series regular; 6 episodes2004 A Thing Called Love Floyd Staple Episode: "True Confessions" Grease Monkeys Trevor Baptiste Recurring role; 9 episodes Holby City Ken Thompson Episode: "All the King's Men..." 2005 55 Degrees North Adam Cole Recurring role; 2 episodes2007 New Street Law Bobby Keen 1 episode The Visit Lee 1 episode2008 Silent Witness Jerome Assante Episode: "Safe" Casualty Aiden Frazer Episode: "Broken Homes" 2009–2010, 2023 Doctor Who Shaun Temple 3 episodes2010 Casualty Neil Hope Episode: "Russian Endings" Shelfstackers Keith Episode: "Training Day"2011 Come Fly with Me Disgruntled Passenger #3 1 episode Twenty Twelve Bus Driver Episode: "Visitors From Rio" The Fades Higgy Mini-series; 2 episodes Death in Paradise Lawrence Episode: "Arriving in Paradise" The Slammer The Great Muscovado Episode: "Home for Magic Rabbits" Black Mirror Robbie Episode: "The Entire History of You"2012 Blackout Bo Mini-series; 3 episodes Holby City Len Grace Episode: "Fight the Good Fight"2013 Youngers Richard Recurring role; 2 episodes By Any Means DCI Whale 1 episode2014 Our Zoo Barlow Recurring role; 2 episodes The Driver Greg Tyler Mini-series; 1 episode Transporter: The Series Jerome Knight Episode: "The Diva" 2015 This Is England '90 Lloyd Episode: "Autumn" 2015–2019 Hollyoaks Louis Loveday Series regular; 221 episodes 2018 shortFLIX Uncle George Episode: "Batty Boy"2019 The End of the F***ing World Bonnie's Dad 1 episode Midsomer Murders Samuel Wokoma Episode: "The Miniature Murders" 2020 Vera Ciaran Duggan Episode: "The Escape Turn"2021 Holby City Treva Harding Recurring role; 2 episodes The Larkins Mr. Rance Episode: "In Which We Meet the Larkin Family" 2023 Champion LennoxCulpritsFixerRecurring role 2022-4 Trying Noah Recurring Role TBC The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole Aged 13¾ Mr. Cherry TV mini series
Theatre Year Title Role Venue Ref2006 How Long Is Never? - Darfur Ensemble Tricycle Theatre, London Fabulation Herve/Guy Tricycle Theatre, London 2007 The Eleventh Capital Entrepreneur Royal Court Theatre, London 2009 Category B Errol Tricycle Theatre, London Seize The Day Howard Tricycle Theatre, London Detaining Justice Mr. Cole Tricycle Theatre, London 2010 Riff Raff Mike Arcola Theatre, London 2013 One Monkey Don't Stop No Show Brother Avery Tricycle Theatre, London Chimerica Various roles Almeida Theatre, London & Harold Pinter Theatre, London 2018 Shebeen George Nottingham Playhouse, Nottingham & Theatre Royal Stratford East, London Nine Night Uncle Vince Royal National Theatre, London 2019 Our Town Dr. Frank F. Gibbs Regent's Park Open Air Theatre, London in a word Guy Young Vic, London 2021 Rockets and Blue Lights Thomas/Trevor Royal National Theatre, London
References
External links
Karl Collins at Hobsons Agency