Christopher Collet


Christopher Collet is an American actor. He starred in the lead role in the 1986 film The Manhattan Project.

Career

Collet decided to enter show business during his teens and acquired an agent. His first film role was "Paul" in the 1983 horror Sleepaway Camp. Collet remained in touch with his co-star Jonathan Tiersten and they auditioned together for shows. Collet eventually landed the role of "Neil Oxley" in the 1984 CBS after school special Welcome Home Jellybean. Following this success Collet landed numerous roles in television and film including "Jake Livingston" in Firstborn, "Richard Jahnke Jr." in the 1985 TV film Right to Kill?, "Paul Stephens" in the 1986 film The Manhattan Project, and "Albert Kaussner" in the 1995 Stephen King miniseries The Langoliers. His television appearances include guest roles on Magnum P.I., The Cosby Show, The Hitchhiker, The Equalizer, L.A. Law, and MacGyver. He also starred in several Broadway theatre productions. Collet has also been the voice director for many 4Kids television productions, and voiced the character of Orbot in the video game Sonic Unleashed.
Two of the stars of Sex and the City have played his girlfriend: Sarah Jessica Parker in Firstborn, and Cynthia Nixon in The Manhattan Project.
Collet and co-star Cynthia Nixon were both attending Hunter College High School at the time they filmed The Manhattan Project.

Personal life

Collet was born in New York City. He has one younger sister, Jennifer. He is a 1986 graduate of Hunter College High School.
Collet met his wife Nicole Dooley in 1998 when they played husband and wife on an episode of Silk Stalkings. Both are Pilates instructors and co-own The Pilates Boutique in Brooklyn, New York. They have one son, Julien.

Filmography

Movies

YearTitleRoleNotes
1983Sleepaway CampPaul
1984FirstbornJake Livingston
1986The Manhattan ProjectPaul Stephens
1990Prayer of the RollerboysGary Lee
200815 Below ZeroCalvinShort
2012The IllusionautsAdditional Voices

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1984-91CBS Schoolbreak SpecialKyle / Neil Oxley2 Episodes: Welcome Home, Jellybean; Lies of the Heart
1985Right to Kill?Richard Jahnke Jr.TV Movie
1986Walt Disney's Wonderful World of ColorBenjamin Reed1 Episode: Hero in the Family
1987The HitchhikerJimmy Lee Stoler1 Episode: Homebodies
1988The EqualizerDanny Winters1 Episode: The Child Broker
1988The Cosby ShowJake Palmer1 Episode: The Visit
1988-89American PlayhouseDavid2 Episodes: Pigeon Feathers, Love and Other Sorrows
1989ABC Afterschool SpecialNickel1 Episode: Private Affairs
1991L.A. Law2LT Robert Braden1 Episode: Rest in Pieces
1991Gabriel's FireMoon Man1 Episode: One Flew Over the Bird's Nest
1991MacGyverSir Galahad / Groom2 Episodes: Good Knight MacGyver: Part 1 & 2
1992The HeightsPaul Brinkman1 Episode: The Transformation
1992O Pioneers!AmedeeTV Movie
1995The LangoliersAlbert KaussnerTV Mini-Series
1995Central Park WestZack Wells1 Episode: When I Deceive You...
1998Silk StalkingsRuss1 Episode: Fear and Loathing in Palm Beach
Magnum, P.I.