Philip David Charles Collins (born 30 January 1951) is an English singer, drummer, songwriter, record producer and actor. He was the drummer and later became the lead singer of the rock band Genesis and had a successful solo career, achieving three UK number-one singles and seven US number-one singles as a solo artist. In total, his work with Genesis, other artists and solo resulted in more US top-40 singles than any other artist throughout the 1980s. His most successful singles from the period include "In the Air Tonight", "Against All Odds (Take a Look at Me Now)", "One More Night", "Sussudio", "Another Day in Paradise", "Two Hearts" and "I Wish It Would Rain Down".
Born and raised in West London, Collins began playing drums at the age of five. During the same period he attended drama school, which helped secure various roles as a child actor. His first major role was the Artful Dodger in the West End production of the musical Oliver!. As an accomplished professional actor by his early teens, he pivoted to pursue a music career, becoming the drummer for Genesis in 1970. He took over the role of lead singer in 1975 following the departure of Peter Gabriel. During the second half of the 1970s, in between Genesis albums and tours, Collins was the drummer of jazz rock band Brand X. While continuing to perform and record with Genesis, Collins began a successful solo career in the 1980s, initially inspired by his marital breakdown and love of soul music, releasing the albums Face Value (1981), Hello, I Must Be Going (1982), No Jacket Required (1985) and ...But Seriously (1989). Collins became, in the words of AllMusic, "one of the most successful pop and adult contemporary singers of the '80s and beyond". He became known for a distinctive gated reverb drum sound on many of his recordings. He played drums on the 1984 charity single "Do They Know It's Christmas?" and, in July 1985, he was the only artist to perform at both Live Aid concerts. He resumed his acting career, appearing in Miami Vice and subsequently starring in the film Buster (1988).
Collins left Genesis in 1996 to focus on solo work; this included writing songs for Disney's animated film Tarzan (1999), for which he wrote and performed the songs "Two Worlds", "Son of Man", "Strangers Like Me" and "You'll Be in My Heart", the last of which earned him the Academy Award for Best Original Song. He rejoined Genesis for their Turn It On Again Tour in 2007. Following a five-year retirement to focus on his family life, Collins released his memoir in 2016 and conducted the Not Dead Yet Tour from 2017 to 2019. He then rejoined Genesis in 2020 for a second and final reunion tour, which ran from 2021 to 2022. ...
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| 2025 | Phil Collins - No Jacket Required 2025 Mix as Self |
| 2025 | Genesis-The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway (50th anniversary super deluxe edition) as self |
| 2024 | Phil Collins: Drummer First as Self |
| 2024 | The Making of Do They Know It's Christmas? as Self |
| 2023 | Eric Clapton: The Definitive 24 Nights - Rock as Self - Special Guest |
| 2023 | Eric Clapton: Across 24 Nights as Self (archive footage) |
| 2023 | Motown Master: Lamont Dozier at the BBC as Self (archive footage) |
| 2022 | Immediate Family as Self |
| 2021 | Genesis | The Last Domino? as Self |
| 2021 | Phil Collins at the BBC as Self (archive footage) |
| 2015 | 808 as Self |
| 2014 | Genesis: Together and Apart as Self |
| 2012 | Genesis: Behind the Music and in Their Own Words as Self |
| 2012 | Becoming the Beatles as Self |
| 2011 | Genesis | Live... Tonight as Self |
| 2010 | Phil Collins: Going Back - Live at the Roseland Ballroom, NYC as Self - Lead Vocals |
| 2010 | The Best British Rock Concert of All Time, Live at Knebworth as Self |
| 2010 | The Greatest Ears in Town: The Arif Mardin Story as Self |
| 2009 | Prog Rock Britannia as Self |
| 2009 | Prog Rock at the BBC as Self |
| 2008 | The Naked Brothers Band: Polar Bears as Self |
| 2008 | Genesis: When in Rome 2007 as Self |
| 2008 | Genesis | Come Rain or Shine as Self |
| 2008 | Rare and Unseen: The Beatles as Self |
| 2008 | Genesis | Members Only DVD as Self |
| 2007 | Genesis | Live in Düsseldorf as Self |
| 2007 | Genesis: Up Close and Personal as Self (archive footage) |
| 2007 | The Long Goodnight: A Film About Phil Collins as Self |
| 2007 | Genesis: Turning It on Again as Self (archive footage) |
| 2006 | Phil Collins - Best Video Collection 1981-2004 as self |
| 2006 | Eric Clapton - Live at Montreux 1986 as Self |
| 2006 | Genesis: Total Rock Review as Self (archive footage) |
| 2006 | The Who: Tommy Live With Special Guests as Self |
| 2005 | The Who | Tommy and Quadrophenia Live as Uncle Ernie |
| 2005 | Live Aid: 20 Years Ago Today as Self |
| 2005 | Genesis: The Video Show as Self (archive footage) |
| 2005 | Live Aid Against All Odds as Self |
| 2005 | Inside Genesis: The Gabriel Years 1970-1975 as Self (archive footage) |
| 2004 | Remember the Secret Policeman's Ball? as Self |
| 2004 | Live Aid as Self |
| 2004 | Phil Collins: Live at Montreux 2004 as Self - Lead Vocals, Drums |
| 2004 | Phil Collins: Finally... The First Farewell Tour as Self - Drums and Lead Vocals |
| 2004 | Essential Music Videos: Album Rock as Self |
| 2004 | Inside Genesis: 1975-1980 as Self (archive footage) |
| 2004 | John Martyn: Johnny Too Bad as Self |
| 2003 | Orman Çocuğu 2 as Lucky (voice) |
| 2002 | Phil Collins: A Life Less Ordinary as Self (archive footage) |
| 2002 | Party at the Palace: The Queen's Concerts, Buckingham Palace as Self - Performer |
| 2001 | Genesis | Songbook as Self |
| 2000 | The Beatles Revolution as Self |
| 2000 | Genesis - Six Hours Live 1972-1980 as self |
| 1999 | VH1 Behind the Music: Genesis as Self (archive footage) |
| 1999 | Classic Albums: Phil Collins - Face Value as Self |
| 1999 | Clapton Chronicles: The Best of Eric Clapton as Self |
| 1999 | Tarzan in Concert with Phil Collins as Self |
| 1999 | Walt Disney World Summer Jam Concert 1999 as Self |
| 1998 | Phil Collins - Live by Request as Self |
| 1997 | Phil Collins: Live and Loose in Paris as Self |
| 1997 | Music for Montserrat as Self |
| 1997 | Phil Collins: VH1 Storytellers as Self |
| 1996 | The Phil Collins Big Band - Live at Montreux 1996 as Self |
| 1995 | Balto as Muk and Luk (voice) |
| 1995 | Queen: Champions of the World as Self |
| 1995 | You Can't Do That! The Making of 'A Hard Day's Night' as Self - Host |
| 1994 | Phil Collins: A Closer Look as Self |
| 1994 | Phil Collins: MTV Unplugged 1994 as Self |
| 1994 | Phil Collins: The Making of MTV Unplugged 1994 as Self |
| 1994 | Calliope as Jackson Dover |
| 1993 | Ve Orkestra Çalmaya Devam Ediyor as Eddi Papasano |
| 1993 | Üç Kağıtçılar as Roland Copping |
| 1993 | Genesis - The Way We Walk: Live in Concert as Self |
| 1992 | Genesis | No Admittance as Self |
| 1992 | Genesis - Live from Knebworth as Self |
| 1992 | Genesis | A Midsummer Night's Dance as Self |
| 1992 | The Beatles: The Making of Sgt. Pepper as Self |
| 1992 | Genesis | Opening Night as Self |
| 1991 | Two Rooms: A Tribute to Elton John & Bernie Taupin as Self - Guest |
| 1991 | Genesis: A History as Self |
| 1991 | Kanca as Inspector Good |
| 1991 | Eric Clapton: 24 Nights as Self - Tambourine |
| 1990 | Seriously... Phil Collins as Self |
| 1990 | Phil Collins - Serious Hits Live as Self - Vocals, Piano, Drums |
| 1990 | Phil Collins: The Singles Collection as Self |
| 1990 | The Prince's Trust Rock Gala as Self (archive footage) |
| 1990 | The Cream of Eric Clapton as Self |
| 1990 | The Best of All Star Band: Live in Concert as Self |
| 1989 | The Who | Live, Featuring the Rock Opera Tommy as Uncle Ernie |
| 1989 | Genesis - Live at Wembley Stadium as Self |
| 1988 | Mickey's 60th Birthday as Self |
| 1988 | Hırsız as Buster Edwards |
| 1988 | Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Tribute as Self |
| 1988 | Genesis: Invisible Touch Tour as Self |
| 1988 | Prince's Trust Rock Gala - Volume 3 as Self |
| 1987 | Prince's Trust Rock Gala - Volume 2 as Self |
| 1987 | Genesis: Special Montreux 1987 as Self |
| 1987 | B.B. King & Friends as Self |
| 1987 | The Return of Bruno as Phil Collins |
| 1987 | Genesis: Visible Touch as Self - Drums, Vocals, Percussion |
| 1986 | Prince's Trust Rock Gala - Volume 1 as Self - Performer |
| 1986 | Eric Clapton and Friends: Live 1986 as Self |
| 1986 | Genesis: From the Beginning as Self (archive footage) |
| 1985 | Phil Collins: No Ticket Required as Self |
| 1985 | Led Zeppelin: Live Aid 1985 as Self |
| 1985 | Live Aid as Self |
| 1985 | Video AID as Self |
| 1984 | 'Do They Know It's Christmas?' - The Story Of The Official Band Aid Video as Self |
| 1984 | Genesis | Live: The MAMA Tour - National Exhibition Centre, Birmingham as Self |
| 1984 | The Making of the MAMA Album as Self |
| 1983 | Genesis | MAMA Tour Rehearsal as Self |
| 1982 | Phil Collins: Live at Perkins Palace as Self |
| 1982 | The Secret Policeman's Other Ball as Self |
| 1981 | Genesis - Three Sides Live as Self - Vocals, Drums |
| 1980 | Genesis in Liverpool as Self |
| 1980 | Genesis - Live in London: The Lyceum Tapes May 7, 1980 as Self |
| 1980 | Genesis - Live in London: The Lyceum Tapes May 6, 1980 as Self |
| 1978 | Three Dates with Genesis as Self |
| 1978 | Genesis | ... And Then There Were Three ... as Self |
| 1977 | Genesis: In Concert as Self |
| 1974 | Genesis - Melody 74 as Self |
| 1973 | Genesis - Live on Midnight Special as Self |
| 1973 | Genesis - Live at Shepperton Studios as Self |
| 1973 | Genesis - Selling England by the Pound as Self |
| 1973 | Genesis - Live as Self |
| 1973 | Genesis - Live at Bataclan, Paris as Self |
| 1972 | Genesis - Live at Belgium TV Studio, PopShop'72 as Self |
| 1970 | I Start Counting as Ice Cream Vendor (uncredited) |
| 1968 | Harika Otomobil as Vulgarian Child (uncredited) |
| 1968 | Harika Otomobil as Vulgarian Teen |
| 1967 | Calamity the Cow as Mike Lucas |
| 1964 | Gençlerin Sevgilisi as Seated Fan with Necktie (uncredited) |
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