Best Known For:
Playing Louis Loveday on Hollyoaks.
Early-life:
Born in 1971 in Nottingham. Karl grew up on the Clifton Housing estate. During his childhood, Karl was a member of the Central Junior Television Workshop and appeared in the shows Your Mother Wouldn't Like It and Dramarama.
Career:
Collins played DC Danny Glaze in The Bill from 1991 until 2003. After that, he appeared in TV series Grease Monkeys, as well as Silent Witness, By Any Means and the Doctor Who Christmas Special that aired in 2009. He also appeared in the film Attack the Block (2011). In 2015, he joined the cast of Hollyoaks as Louis Loveday.
Quote:
"You're always nervous as an actor because your position is so precarious in this business."
Trivia:
He was formerly known as Ricky Kwame.