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This article's subject relates to Season 1 of 24.This is a production article written from an out-of-universe perspective

Misha Collins (born August 20, 1974; age 49) played Alexis Drazen during Season 1 of 24.

Biography and career

Misha Collins was born in Boston, Massachusetts as Dmitri Tippens Krushnic. He took the name "Collins" from his great-grandmother's maiden name. Collins attended Greenfield Center School, Northfield Mount Hermon School and the University of Chicago, where he studied social theory. He also interned for four months at the White House during the Clinton Administration in the Office of Presidential Personnel.

Collins has appeared in such popular television shows as Charmed (with Dean Norris), NYPD Blue (with Ricky Schroder), CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (with Željko Ivanek), and ER (with Leland Orser, Reiko Aylesworth, Michael O'Neill, and Sara Gilbert). To date, he is best known for his main role as Castiel, an Angel of the Lord, on Supernatural.

Collins also appeared in the film Girl Interrupted (with Kurtwood Smith). He portrayed rapist/murderer Paul Bernardo in the 2005 biopic Karla. He also had a role in The Grift (with Billy Burke). In 2014, he made a special guest appearance on Whose Line Is It Anyway? (with Aisha Tyler).

24 credits

Selected filmography

  • Stonehenge Apocalypse (2010)
  • The Grift (2008)
  • Finding Home (2003)
  • Girl, Interrupted (1999)

Television appearances

  • Supernatural (2008-present)
  • Kittens in a Cage (2015)
  • Ringer (2012)
  • Nip/Tuck (2009)
  • NCIS (2006)
  • CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2005)
  • NYPD Blue (2000)
  • Legacy (1998)

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