Len Collin
- Writer
- Actor
- Director
Len Collin was born in London, with Irish heritage, and dual
citizenship. His mother was originally from Easkey, County Sligo and he
credits her with his storytelling ability. He trained as a professional
actor at Arts Educational Drama School, London and is also a production
and Direction MA graduate of the Huston Film School, Galway, Ireland.
Len started writing for the theatre in the early nineties. His award
winning play Box, set during the first Gulf War and WW1 brought him to
the attention of TV producers and he began writing for that medium. In
2010 he wrote, directed and produced the award winning Irish web series
Covies. He is the Director of the feature film Sanctuary, which earned a Best Director gong at Newport Beach Film Festival in 2017. He is a disability advocate and university lecturer. He is married with three children.