Colin Salmon

COLIN SALMON was once cited by Pierce Brosnan as a shining candidate to portray the first black James Bond. The British film and television actor has made a name for himself with appearances as M's Chief of Staff Charles Robinson in Bond films Tomorrow Never Dies (1997), The World is Not Enough (1999) and Die Another Day (2002).

Salmon played the leading role of Sam Wharton in High Chicago, playing a gambling addict who dreams of winning enough money to build a drive-in movie theater. The new feature comes from Canadian filmmakers Amos and Alfons Adetuyi.

Born in London, Salmon's early roles include playing the authoritative Sgt. Robert Oswald in the acclaimed television miniseries "Prime Suspect 2" (1992), where he commanded the screen opposite Dame Helen Mirren.

After strong performances in the James Bond films, the actor's international profile grew. He was cast in American features such as Paul W.S. Anderson's Resident Evil (2002) and Alien vs. Predator (2007). In the latter film, Anderson wrote the role of Maxwell Stafford especially for Salmon.

Other film credits include Woody Allen's romantic thriller Match Point (2006), the '80s nightclub-set, gangland drama Clubbed (2008), British heist film The Bank Job (2008) and Lexi Alexander's Punisher: War Zone (2008), inspired by the iconic Marvel Comics hero.

In addition to his film work, Salmon's television credits include the hit comedy series "Rev" (BBC2) and military action-thriller "Strike Back," for Sky Television. He was trumpet-playing Note Makoti in "The No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency" and appeared in guest roles on "Law & Order: U.K." and the international sci-fi hit "Doctor Who." Salmon had an arc on the Queen Latifah-produced series "Single Ladies," playing Jerry, the handsome, Southern owner of an NBA team.

Salmon often lends his richly reverberating vocal chords to voice-over work. He is also a highly accomplished jazz musician and songwriter.

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