27 Facts About Colin Salmon

Colin Roy Salmon was born on 6 December 1961 and is an English actor.

Colin Salmon is known for playing Charles Robinson in three James Bond films and James "One" Shade in the Resident Evil film series.

Colin Salmon has had roles on many television series such as Doctor Who, Merlin, Arrow, and The Musketeers.

Colin Roy Salmon was born on 6 December 1961 in Bethnal Green, London, England, the son of Sylvia Ivy Brudenell Salmon, a nurse.

Colin Salmon grew up in Luton and attended Ashcroft High School.

On leaving school, Salmon became the drummer in the punk rock band the Friction, which he formed along with three friends from high school.

Colin Salmon briefly worked with another band, the Tee Vees, and was a singer and trumpeter in Luton-based band Catch in the mid-1980s.

Colin Salmon plays trumpet and has his own jazz quartet, playing at venues such as the Dorchester Grill Room and at events such as the Cheltenham Jazz Festival.

Colin Salmon is known for his role as Charles Robinson, a character in the James Bond films Tomorrow Never Dies, The World Is Not Enough and Die Another Day.

Colin Salmon made his feature debut in 1992 as Sgt.

Colin Salmon played Note Makoti in the No 1 Ladies' Detective Agency and David Tyrel in the Sky One UK television series Hex.

Colin Salmon appears as himself in the sixth episode of the BBC Three comedy, Little Miss Jocelyn.

Colin Salmon played Dr Moon in two episodes of the fourth series of the long running science fiction television series Doctor Who.

Colin Salmon has recorded the role of Kerr Avon in the audio series of Blake's 7.

Colin Salmon played James "One" Shade in the film Resident Evil and reprised the role as a clone version in the 2012 sequel Resident Evil: Retribution.

Colin Salmon played Oonu, squad leader of the Skybax in the 2002 mini-series Dinotopia.

In 2007, Colin Salmon appeared in the season finale of the ITV2 series Secret Diary of a Call Girl, playing a client of the protagonist, a call girl named Hannah Baxter.

Colin Salmon starred in the thriller film Exam, directed by Stuart Hazeldine.

Colin Salmon was one of the celebrity contestants on the tenth series of BBC One's Strictly Come Dancing, partnered with professional dancer Kristina Rihanoff.

Colin Salmon was eliminated as a result of the "dance-off" in Week 5, in which he competed against Richard Arnold.

On 9 May 2015, Colin Salmon gave a reading at VE Day 70: A Party to Remember in Horse Guards Parade, London.

In 2023, Colin Salmon joined the cast of the BBC soap opera EastEnders as George Knight, a newly introduced co-owner of the Queen Vic.

Colin Salmon is a patron of the African-Caribbean Leukaemia Trust and the Richard House Children's Hospice and an ambassador for The Prince's Trust.

Colin Salmon is the chairman of governors at St Anne's Nursery.

Colin Salmon is involved in the Notting Hill Carnival and is the dance captain of the Fox Carnival Band.

Colin Salmon married visual artist Fiona Hawthorne in 1988 and the couple have four children.

In September 2010, Salmon was invited by his friend Samuel L Jackson to Switzerland for Shooting Stars Benefits 2010 Golf Tournaments.