Stephen Collins was born on October 1, 1947, in Des Moines, Iowa, to mother Madeleine (née Robertson) and father Cyrus Stickney Collins, an airline executive.[3][4] Collins was raised with his two older brothers in Hastings-on-Hudson, New York, and attended Amherst College in Massachusetts, graduating cum laude.[5] While at Amherst, he played bass guitar in a number of bands.[6] He was also then a singing member of the Amherst College Zumbyes.[7]
In 2013, Collins began appearing in the NBC series Revolution as Dr. Gene Porter, the leader of the town of Willoughby and father of Rachel Matheson (played by Elizabeth Mitchell).[14] and in two episodes of Falling Skies in season three. His final guest spots include The Fosters, Devious Maids, and Penance.[15]
Personal life
Stephen Collins was married to Marjorie Weinman from 1970 to 1978.[16][17] In 1985, he married actress Faye Grant, whom he had met on the set of Tales of the Gold Monkey in 1982.[18] Together they have a daughter, Kate, who was born in 1989. They separated in 2012, and, after 30 years of marriage, a final divorce decree was issued in January 2015.[19][20]
Collins is an Episcopalian[21] and a practitioner of Transcendental Meditation (TM) and has taken part in the advanced TM Yogic Flying technique since 1980.[22] Until October 2014, he was a national co-director of the Committee for Stress-Free Schools, which advocates practicing TM in schools and funds TM research.[23] Since 2019, Collins has been in a relationship with Jenny Nagel, a 7th Heaven fan.[24]
On October 7, 2014, the New York City Police Department began investigating Collins after an audio tape was leaked to the news media; on the tape was a male voice, said to be that of Collins, admitting past sexual abuse of a minor under the age of 14.[18]
A Los Angeles Police Department spokesperson stated that the department had investigated Collins in 2012 after receiving a claim of sexual abuse. The LAPD further stated that its investigation did not allow it to "substantiate the allegation" against Collins.[26][27]
In a December 2014 interview with People, Collins admitted to "inappropriate sexual conduct with three female minors" in 1973, 1982, and 1994.[1][2][28]
The abuses were also the subject of an episode of the 2025 documentary series Hollywood Demons.[29]
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