Colin O'Brien was born in Houston, Texas, the youngest of two boys. He discovered his love of acting at the tender age of 4 when he convinced his preschool class that he had a baby sister, complete with stories of their capers together. Colin soon took to the stage, in the first of 17 theatrical productions before graduating to feature film in Netflix's The Mothership starring Halle Berry. He then played the young Jaeden Martell, opposite Donald Sutherland, in Mr. Harrigan's Phone (2022), also from Netflix.This Christmas season, Colin will be the young Timothée Chalamet in Wonka (2023), from Warner Bros, directed by Paul King. In his first leading role, Colin is, Edward on Dear Edward (2023) from Jason Katims, also starring Connie Britton and Taylor Schilling, and streaming on AppleTV Plus.Colin has been told he has a natural acting style. He enjoys comedy and drama equally, and says he, "likes being other people for a bit."