Television audiences are familiar with his work as Sela Ward's love interest in the critically acclaimed drama series "Sisters." He also starred in the series Tattingers, Working It Out and Tales of the Gold Monkey, and in eight television miniseries, including The Rhineman Exchange, Inside the Third Reich, Chiefs, Hold the Dream and opposite Ann-Margret in The Two Mrs. Grenvilles, for which he earned an Emmy nomination. He played J.F.K. in A Woman Named Jackie, which won an Emmy for Best Miniseries; swept Donna Mills off her feet in Barbara Taylor Bradford's Remember and was Ashley Wilkes in Scarlett.

He starred in 15 television movies, including The Babysitter's Seduction opposite Keri Russell, The Betty Broderick Story, Summer Solstice with Henry Fonda and Weekend War. He also starred opposite Stockard Channing in two critically acclaimed films, An Unexpected Family and its sequel, An Unexpected Life.

Collins took his love of acting in front of the camera to behind it to direct three of 7th Heaven's highest-rated episodes.

His numerous feature film credits include The First Wives Club, Jumpin' Jack Flash, Brewster's Millions, Star Trek: The Motion Picture, The Promise, and the classic All the President's Men. He recently co-starred with his wife, actress Faye Grant, in the feature film Drive Me Crazy portraying a once married couple and the parents of Melissa Joan Hart.

No stranger to the stage, Collins recently appeared opposite Blythe Danner in Noel Coward's Tonight at 8:30 at the Williamstown Theatre Festival. He has also starred in the original Broadway productions of Michael Weller's Moonchildren, Terrence McNally's The Ritz, Christopher Durang's Beyond Therapy and A.R. Gurney's The Old Boy. He performed in the New York Shakespeare Festival in Macbeth opposite Christopher Walken, and was directed by Joseph Papp in Twelfth Night. Collins also directed a successful regional production of The Old Boy.

Also an accomplished writer, his play Super Sunday was produced at the Williamstown Theatre Festival. Collins' first novel, Eye Contact was a national best seller and his second, Double Exposure, published in 1998, is now out in paperback. His short story, Water Hazard, will be published soon by New Millennium Books.

Collins lives with his wife and daughter in Los Angeles.