Colin Egglesfield was born in Farmington Hills, Michigan. At the age of 10, his family moved to Crete, Illinois, a suburb of Chicago where his father continued his medical practice and his mother opened up a café. As a child Colin divided his time between athletics, building model airplanes and working in his mother’s shop with his older sister and younger brother. Following high school, Colin attended Illinois Wesleyan University where football was his main focus. A year later he transferred to the University of Iowa to pursue a degree in Biology/ Pre-Med in hopes of following in his father’s footsteps.

After earning his degree, Colin took a break to travel. While exploring, he was discovered by famed photographer, Bruce Weber, which immediately led to model work for Ralph Lauren, Versace, and Calvin Klein. Shorty thereafter Colin was walking the runways of Milan, New York, and Paris and doing photo shoots around the world. Throughout his career he would continue to work with some of the most significant names in fashion.

In 1997, Colin moved to New York City where he furthered his modeling career and began to book national commercials and guest appearances on such TV shows as “Law & Order: SVU” and “Leap of Faith.” As a member of the Riant Theatre Group, he starred in multiple plays including “A Few Good Men.”
In 2002, Colin moved to Los Angeles to pursue acting on a full time basis.  He immediately booked a pilot for the WB and continued to work steadily including more guest appearances and supporting roles on such shows as “Gilmore Girls,” “Nip/Tuck,” and “Charmed.”  He also landed lead and supporting parts in films such as “Must Love Dogs”, “Beautiful Dreamer,” and “The Good Guy.”

Colin’s breakthrough as an actor came in 2005 when he booked the controversial role of Erica Kane’s son, Josh Madden, on ABC’s “All My Children.” Good boy turned bad Josh Madden allowed Colin to continue what he loves to do most and move back to New York City. After completing a three year stint at “All My Children,” Colin landed a principal role on the CW network’s reprisal of the hit TV show “Melrose Place” which will be airing Sept. 2009

Colin currently divides his time between Los Angeles and New York City. When not filming, he runs his own T shirt company, “Shout Out! Clothing”. Shout Out! shirts come with Velcro letters which attach to the shirt, allowing the wearer to create endless customizable messages. This is consistent with Colin’s belief in the importance of self expression; Shout Out! is a tool that empowers wearers to be whomever they want and share it with the world. Immediate plans for Shout Out! include the development of a not-for-profit branch of the company that will dedicate its resources to supporting educational initiatives for disadvantaged children.

An avid runner who completed the Chicago, New York, and San Diego marathons, Colin has also raised money for such not-for-profits as “Team for Kids”, Leukemia and Lymphoma Society and the Lance Armstrong Foundation. In addition, Colin has tutored high school students at “The Door” Youth Center in lower Manhattan and plans to continue his quest to create better educational opportunities for disadvantaged children wherever possible.

Colin attributes his many accomplishments to the support of his family and friends without whom, he commits, none of his success would be possible.