He was innate around Des Moines, Iowa and raised in Hastings-on-Hudson, New York. At Amherst College he graduated cum laude. He is too andy skinner of 2 novels: Eye Email (1994) & Double Exposure (1998).

He is married to actress Faye Grant.

Television
Brinks: The Great Robbery (1976) ... Professional Donald Nash The Rhinemann Exchange (1977) (miniseries) ... David Spaulding The Henderson Monster (1980) ... Pete Casimir Looking Back (1981) ... Morton Fullerton Summer Solstice (television) (1981) ... immature Joshua Turner Tales of the Gold Monkey (1982) ... Jake Cutter Inside the Third Reich (1982) ... Karl Hanke Threesome (1984) ... Peter Hatten Dark Mirror (1984) ... Dr. Jim Eiseley Chiefs (television) (1983) (miniseries) ... Billy Lee Hold the Dream (1986) ... Shane O'Neill The Two Mrs. Grenvilles (1987) ... Billy Grenville Jr. Weekend War (1988) ... Captain John Deason Tattingers (1989) ... Nick Tattinger Working It Out (1990) ... David Stuart A Woman Named Jackie (1991) (miniseries) ... John Fitzgerald Kennedy A Woman Scorned: The Betty Broderick Story (1992) (TV movie) ... Dan Broderick Remember (TV Movie) (1993) ... Clee Donovan The Disappearance of Nora (1993) ... Jack Fremont Scarlett (1994) (miniseries) ... Ashley Wilkes A Family Divided (1995) ... Roger Billingsley Sisters (Collins appeared on the series 1995-1996) ... Dr. Gabriel 'Gabe' Sorenson On Seventh Avenue (1996) (TV movie) ... Tom Aiken ''The Babysitter's Seduction (1996) (TV movie) ... Bill Bartrand 7th Heaven (1996-) ... Reverand Eric Camden An Unexpected Family (1996) (TV movie) ... Sam An Unexpected Life (1998) (TV movie) ... Sam As Time Runs Out (1999) (TV movie) ... Dan Carlin Jumping Ship (2001) (TV movie) Celebrity Poker Showdown (2005)(Bravo)Qualified for the foremost tournament.

Films
All the President's Men (1976) ... Hugh W. Sloan, Jr. Between the Lines (1977) ... Michael Fedora (1978) ... Young Barry The Promise (1979) ... Michael Hillyard Star Trek: The Motion Picture (1979) ... Captain/Commander Willard Decker Loving Couples (1980) ... Greg Brewster's Millions (1985) ... Warren Cox Choke Canyon (1986) ... Dr. David Lowell Jumpin' Jack Flash (1986) ... Marty Phillips The Big Picture (1989) ... Attorney Stella (1990) ... Stephen Dallas My New Gun (1992) ... Gerald Bender The First Wives Club (1996) ... Aaron Paradis Drive Me Crazy (1999) ... Mr. Maris The Commission'' (2003) ... Joseph The. Ball