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. ... Source: Article "Phil Collins" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA.

Filmography

• ABC Minors Song — Actor
• 2026DRUMMER — Thanks
• 2026Phil Collins: Face Value — Vocals, Keyboards, Drums, Producer
• 2025Phil Collins: No Jacket Required — Vocals, Keyboards, Drums, Producer
• 2024The Fall Guy — Songs
• 2023Steve Hackett – Foxtrot at Fifty + Hackett Highlights: Live in Brighton — Music
• 2017It's Coming — Music
• 2007Genesis Raindrops Over Hamburg
• 2006Phil Collins - Best Video Collection 1981-2004 — self, Director
• 2005Tarzan II — Songs
• 2005The Who | Tommy and Quadrophenia Live — Uncle Ernie
• VH1 Storytellers
• 2004Phil Collins: Live at Montreux 2004 — Self - Lead Vocals, Drums
• 2003Brother Bear — Original Music Composer, Songs
• 2003Sing Along Songs: Brother Bear - On My Way — Songs
• 2003The Jungle Book 2 — Lucky (voice)
• 2000American Psycho — Songs
• 2000Genesis - Six Hours Live 1972-1980 — self, Director
• 1999Tarzan — Lyricist, Songs
• 1997Phil Collins: Live and Loose in Paris — Self, Music
• 1995Balto — Muk and Luk (voice)
• 1994Calliope — Jackson Dover
• New York Undercover — Phil Collins
• 1993And the Band Played On — Eddi Papasano
• 1993Frauds — Roland Copping
• 1991Hook — Inspector Good
• 1990Fire Birds — Songs
• 1990Phil Collins - Serious Hits Live — Self - Vocals, Piano, Drums, Producer
• 1990Phil Collins: The Singles Collection — Self, Director, Writer
• 1989The Who | Live, Featuring the Rock Opera Tommy — Uncle Ernie
• 1988Buster — Buster Edwards, Theme Song Performance, Songs
• 1987Genesis: Visible Touch — Self - Drums, Vocals, Percussion
• 1987The Return of Bruno — Phil Collins
• 1986Mona Lisa — Songs
• 1985White Nights — Songs
• 1984Against All Odds — Songs
• 1984Electric Dreams — Songs
• Miami Vice — Phil Mayhew, Songs
• 1984Miami Vice: Brother's Keeper — Songs
• 1984The Making of the MAMA Album — Self, Camera Operator
• 1981Genesis - Three Sides Live — Self - Vocals, Drums
• 1979The Secret Policeman's Ball — Songs
• 1973Genesis - Live at Bataclan, Paris — Self, Director
• 1970I Start Counting — Ice Cream Vendor (uncredited)
• 1968Chitty Chitty Bang Bang — Vulgarian Child (uncredited), Vulgarian Teen
• 1967Calamity the Cow — Mike Lucas
• Thirty-Minute Theatre — Gwyn
• 1964A Hard Day's Night — Seated Fan with Necktie (uncredited)
• R3 — Terry
• The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway: Illustrated — Music

Appearances as themselves (147)

• 2025Genesis - The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway (50th Anniversary Super Deluxe Edition) — self
• Live Aid at 40: When Rock ’n’ Roll Took on the World — Self
• 2024Phil Collins: Drummer First — Self
• 2024The Making of Do They Know It's Christmas? — Self
• 2023Eric Clapton: Across 24 Nights — Self (archive footage)
• 2023Eric Clapton: The Definitive 24 Nights - Rock — Self - Special Guest
• 2023Motown Master: Lamont Dozier at the BBC — Self (archive footage)
• Il était une fois Champs-Élysées — Self (archive footage)
• 2022Immediate Family — Self
• 2021Genesis | The Last Domino? — Self
• 2021Phil Collins at the BBC — Self (archive footage)
• 2015808 — Self
• 2014Genesis: Together and Apart — Self
• 2012Becoming the Beatles — Self
• 2012Genesis: Behind the Music and in Their Own Words — Self
• 2011Genesis | Live... Tonight — Self
• The Jonathan Ross Show — Self
• 2010Phil Collins: Going Back - Live at the Roseland Ballroom, NYC — Self - Lead Vocals
• 2010The Best British Rock Concert of All Time: Live at Knebworth — Self
• 2010The Greatest Ears in Town: The Arif Mardin Story — Self
• 2009Prog Rock Britannia — Self
• 2009Prog Rock at the BBC — Self
• 2008Genesis | Come Rain or Shine — Self
• 2008Genesis | Members Only DVD — Self
• 2008Genesis: When in Rome 2007 — Self
• Ich Tarzan, Du Jane! — Self - Judge
• Markus Lanz — Self
• 2008Rare and Unseen: The Beatles — Self
• 2008The Naked Brothers Band: Polar Bears — Self
• 2007Genesis | Live in Düsseldorf — Self
• 2007Genesis: Turning It on Again — Self (archive footage)
• 2007Genesis: Up Close and Personal — Self (archive footage)
• Seven Ages of Rock — Self
• 2007The Long Goodnight: A Film About Phil Collins — Self
• 2006Eric Clapton - Live at Montreux 1986 — Self
• 2006Genesis: Total Rock Review — Self (archive footage)
• The One Show — Self
• 2006The Who: Tommy Live With Special Guests — Self
• 2005Genesis Encore Cascais 75 — Self
• 2005Genesis: The Video Show — Self (archive footage)
• 2005Inside Genesis: The Gabriel Years 1970-1975 — Self (archive footage)
• 2005Live Aid Against All Odds — Self
• 2005Live Aid: 20 Years Ago Today — Self
• 2004Essential Music Videos: Album Rock — Self
• 2004Inside Genesis: 1975-1980 — Self (archive footage)
• 2004John Martyn: Johnny Too Bad — Self
• Kulturplatz — Self
• 2004Live Aid — Self
• 2004Phil Collins: Finally... The First Farewell Tour — Self - Drums and Lead Vocals
• 2004Remember the Secret Policeman's Ball? — Self
• Whoopi — Self
• 2002Party at the Palace: The Queen's Concerts, Buckingham Palace — Self - Performer
• 2002Phil Collins: A Life Less Ordinary — Self (archive footage)
• Through the Night with... — Self
• V Graham Norton — Self
• 2001Genesis | Songbook — Self
• Star Academy — Self
• 2000The Beatles Revolution — Self
• 1999Clapton Chronicles: The Best of Eric Clapton — Self
• 1999Classic Albums: Phil Collins - Face Value — Self
• TV total — Self
• 1999Tarzan in Concert with Phil Collins — Self
• 1999VH1 Behind the Music: Genesis — Self (archive footage)
• 1999Walt Disney World Summer Jam Concert 1999 — Self
• Die Lotto-Show — Self
• Ein Herz für Kinder — Self
• Parkinson — Self
• 1998Phil Collins - Live by Request — Self
• The Johannes B. Kerner Show — Self
• Vivement dimanche — Self
• Classic Albums — Self
• 1997Music for Montserrat — Self
• 1997Phil Collins: VH1 Storytellers — Self
• The View — Self
• 1996The Phil Collins Big Band - Live at Montreux 1996 — Self
• The Rosie O'Donnell Show — Self
• 1995Queen: Champions of the World — Self
• 1995You Can't Do That! The Making of 'A Hard Day's Night' — Self - Host
• 1994Phil Collins: A Closer Look — Self
• 1994Phil Collins: MTV Unplugged 1994 — Self
• 1994Phil Collins: The Making of MTV Unplugged 1994 — Self
• Room 101 — Self
• 1993Genesis - The Way We Walk: Live in Concert — Self
• Live & Kicking — Self
• ECHO-Verleihung — Self
• 1992Genesis - Live from Knebworth — Self
• 1992Genesis | A Midsummer Night's Dance — Self
• 1992Genesis | No Admittance — Self
• 1992Genesis | Opening Night — Self
• 1992The Beatles: The Making of Sgt. Pepper — Self
• The Tonight Show with Jay Leno — Self
• 1991Eric Clapton: 24 Nights — Self - Tambourine
• 1991Genesis: A History — Self
• 1991Two Rooms: A Tribute to Elton John & Bernie Taupin — Self - Guest
• 1990Seriously... Phil Collins — Self
• Stars 90 — Self
• 1990The Best of All Star Band: Live in Concert — Self
• 1990The Cream of Eric Clapton — Self
• 1990The Prince's Trust Rock Gala — Self (archive footage)
• 1989Genesis - Live at Wembley Stadium — Self
• MTV Unplugged — Self
• 1988Genesis: Invisible Touch Tour — Self
• LIVE with Kelly and Mark — Self
• 1988Mickey's 60th Birthday — Self
• 1988Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Tribute — Self
• 1988Prince's Trust Rock Gala - Volume 3 — Self
• 1987B.B. King & Friends — Self
• 1987Genesis | Live at Montreux 1987 — Self
• Going Live! — Self
• Le monde est à vous — Self
• 1987Prince's Trust Rock Gala - Volume 2 — Self
• Sacrée soirée — Self, Self - Genesis
• 1986Eric Clapton and Friends: Live 1986 — Self
• 1986Genesis: From the Beginning — Self (archive footage)
• 1986Prince's Trust Rock Gala - Volume 1 — Self
• 1985Led Zeppelin: Live Aid 1985 — Self
• 1985Live Aid — Self
• 1985Phil Collins: No Ticket Required — Self
• 1985Video AID — Self
• 1984'Do They Know It's Christmas?' - The Story Of The Official Band Aid Video — Self
• 1984Genesis | Live: The MAMA Tour - National Exhibition Centre, Birmingham — Self
• Goldene Kamera — Self
• MTV Video Music Awards — Self
• 1983Genesis | MAMA Tour Rehearsal — Self
• Champs-Elysées — Self
• 1982Phil Collins: Live at Perkins Palace — Self
• 1982The Secret Policeman's Other Ball — Self
• Wogan — Self
• De TV Show — Self
• Wetten, dass..? — Self
• 1980Genesis - Live in London: The Lyceum Tapes May 6, 1980 — Self
• 1980Genesis - Live in London: The Lyceum Tapes May 7, 1980 — Self
• 1980Genesis in Liverpool — Self
• Verstehen Sie Spaß? — Self
• 1978Genesis | ... And Then There Were Three ... — Self
• 1978Three Dates with Genesis — Self
• 1977Genesis: In Concert — Self
• The BRIT Awards — Self
• The Secret Policeman's Ball — Self
• 1974Genesis - Melody 74 — Self
• 1973Genesis - Live — Self
• 1973Genesis - Live on Midnight Special — Self
• 1973Genesis: Live at Shepperton Studios — Self
• 1973Genesis: Selling England by the Pound — Self
• 1972Genesis - Live at Belgium TV Studio, PopShop'72 — Self
• Top of the Pops — Self
• The Oscars — Self