Tyler Collins

Tyler Collins was born in Anchorage in Alaska. He studied at an arts boarding school having been awarded a scholarship. It was whilst studying acting at the school that he learned about the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland after a deputation from staff members of the institution. Whilst studying stage acting at the Conservatoire he met and formed a close working relationship with John McPhail and Andrew Lanni. After finishing his studies, Collins starred in a number of short films including Dear Mom (2010) in which McPhail was the cinematographer of the film. He also played the character Luke on several occasions in the BBC television series River City (2002). In 2013, Collins was invite to play the lead role of Adam in the short film Notes (2013) about a pair of roommates whose relationship develops through a series of post it notes. Collins performance would later go on to be rewarded with the Best Actor accolade at the 2013 edition of the We Like 'Em Short Film Festival in Oregon.