Colin Lawrence

Colin Lawrence
Colin Lawrence
Born	London, England
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1995–present
Spouse	Lucia Walters
Children	2

Colin Lawrence is an English-Canadian actor known for his roles in film and television. He is best known for playing John 'Preacher' Middleton in the Netflix series Virgin River (2019–2024).^[1]

Early life

Lawrence was born in London and raised in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.^[2]^[3] He is of Jamaican descent.^{[citation needed]}

Career

Since 1995, he has participated in many TV series, either as a guest star or in recurring roles.

From 2006 to 2009, he gained recognition as Hamish "Skulls" McCall on the rebooted Battlestar Galactica TV series.^[4] In the TV series Blade (2006) he was the protagonist's father.^[5] In the TV series Endgame (2011) he appeared as detective Jason Evans. In 2011 and 2012, he appeared in 12 episodes as Benjamin Abani on The Killing. He has also appeared in recurring roles as Janko in The CW series iZombie, as Damien in the TV Land sitcom Impastor, and as Coach Clayton in The CW series Riverdale. From 2019 to 2024, he played the main character John "Preacher" Middleton in the Netflix series Virgin River.

Besides his career as a TV actor he also appeared in many feature films, including Afghan Knights and Watchmen.

Personal life

Lawrence married Lucia Walters in 1999 and they have two daughters.^[1]

Filmography

Film


Year	Title	Role	Notes
1995	Slam Dunk Ernest	Tommy T.	Direct-to-video
1999	Y2K	Gumball
2000	Epicenter	Driver
2000	The 6th Day	Security Guard
2001	Head over Heels	Officer Jones
2002	Black Point	Patrolman
2003	House of the Dead	G
	Dreamcatcher	Edwards
	X2	Stryker Soldier
2004	The Thing Below	Dixon	Direct-to-video
	Ripper 2: Letter from Within	Roberto Edwards
	Part of the Game	Marcus
2005	Missing in America	Young Jake
	Fantastic Four	NYPD Bridge Cop 2
	Sub Zero	Pete Tanner	Direct-to-video
	Severed	Arnold
2006	Hollow Man 2	Capt. Rollins	Direct-to-video
2006	Crossed	Tyrone
2007	Afghan Knights	JT
2009	Watchmen	Officer Kirkpatrick
	Driven to Kill	Police Officer #2
	Case 39	Police Sergeant
2010	Lullaby for Pi	Jack
2013	Kill for Me	Detective Howe	Direct-to-video
2013	12 Rounds 2: Reloaded	Jay
2017	Rememory	Det. Mike Buckland
2017	Fifty Shades Darker	Penthouse Restaurant Customer

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1995	She Stood Alone: The Tailhook Scandal	Hawk	Television film
1995	Strange Luck	Stokes	Episode: "Blind Man's Bluff"
1996, 1997	The Sentinel	Ray	2 episodes
1996–1998	The X-Files	Various roles	3 episodes
1997	Poltergeist: The Legacy	Paramedic #1	Episode: "The New Guard"
	The Outer Limits	Technician	Episode: "A Special Edition"
	Unwed Father	State Trooper	Television film
	Medusa's Child	PAX Naval Base Controller	Television film
1997–2002	Stargate SG-1	Various roles	5 episodes
1998	Outrage	Captain	Television film
	Viper	Karl Mathers	Episode: "Double Team"
	Silencing Mary	Augie	Television film
	Creature	Communications Officer	2 episodes
	Atomic Train	Steve Monroe	2 episodes
1999	Heaven's Fire	Bobby	Television film
	Hayley Wagner, Star	Mr. Altree	Television film
	As Time Runs Out	Officer	Television film
	First Wave	Terrence	Episode: "Night Falls"
	The Wonder Cabinet	FBI-Colquitt	Television film
2000	Seven Days	Lamar Pitts / FBI Lead Agent	2 episodes
	Secret Agent Man	Exo	Episode: "Sleepers"
	Hollywood Off-Ramp	Luther	Episode: "Judgement Day"
	Final Ascent	Agent Matthews	Television film
2001	Dark Angel	O'Neill	3 episodes
2001	Wolf Lake	Robinson	Episode: "Soup to Nuts"
2002	Just Cause	Sharpe	Episode: "Pilot: Part 2"
	The Twilight Zone	Daniel Barrett	Episode: "Cradle of Darkness"
	Saint Sinner	Steve	Television film
2003	Andromeda	1st Renegade	Episode: "What Happens to a Rev Deferred?"
	Dead Like Me	Businessman	Episode: "Dead Girl Walking"
	Jeremiah	Team Leader	2 episodes
2004	The Survivors Club	Sheriff Bellows	Television film
2004	Proof of the Man	Mario	Miniseries
2004–2006	The L Word	David Waters	4 episodes
2004, 2005, 2009	Smallville	Various roles	3 episodes
2005	Romeo!	Darius Crippen	Episode: "Hits and Misses"
	The 4400	Dan Kendrick	Episode: "Weight of the World"
	Third Man Out	Cole	Television film
	Premonition	Agent Boston	Television film
	Chasing Christmas	Present Trainee	Television film
2006	Augusta, Gone	Will	Television film
	Blade: The Series	Young Robert Brooks	2 episodes
	Saved	Michael	Episode: "Tango"
	To Have and to Hold	Det. McKenna	Television film
2006–2009	Battlestar Galactica	Hamish 'Skulls' McCall	13 episodes
2006, 2009, 2016	Supernatural	Various roles	3 episodes
2007	It Was One of Us	Tom	Television film
2008	Paparazzi Princess: The Paris Hilton Story	L.A.P.D. Officer #1	Television film
	Men in Trees	Slick Announcer Guy	Episode: "Surprise, Surprise"
	Past Lies	Goodwin	Television film
2009	Trust	Detective #1	Television film
	Children of the Gods	Warren	Television film
	Phantom Racer	Deputy Jackson	Television film
	Sanctuary	Scofield	Episode: "Veritas"
2010	Stonehenge Apocalypse	Pilot	Television film
	Concrete Canyons	Hanley	Television film
	Human Target	Delgado	Episode: "Dead Head"
2011	Fairly Legal	Lawyer Buddy	Episode: "Bridges"
	Endgame	Det. Jason Evans	6 episodes
	Fringe	Agent Roach	Episode: "Neither Here Nor There"
2011–2012	The Killing	Benjamin Abani	12 episodes
2012	Alcatraz	J.T.	Episode: "Guy Hastings"
	Continuum	Sergeant / Leader	2 episodes
	Smart Cookies	Troy	Television film
	A Mother's Nightmare	Coach Brody	Television film
	Hitched for the Holidays	Patrick	Television film
	Beauty and the Beast: A Dark Tale	Yanta Mho	Television film
2013	Arrow	Paul Knox	Episode: "Trust But Verify"
	Twist of Faith	Mike Jones	Television film
	Eve of Destruction	David Jackson	2 episodes
	Cedar Cove	Instructor	Episode: "Cedar Cove: The Beginning"
	Lost Girl	Marcus	Episode: "Of All the Gin Joints"
2014	The 100	Rivo / Grounder Warrior	2 episodes
2015	Motive	Doug Grey	Episode: "Calling the Shots"
	Minority Report	Hamilton Vega	2 episodes
	Angels in the Snow	Joe Tucker	Television film
2015–2016	Impastor	Damien Westbrook	5 episodes
2016	iZombie	Janko	6 episodes
	Dead of Summer	Joel's Dad	2 episodes
	Betrayed	Cat Eyes	Episode: "No Escape"
	Mr. Write	Tim	Television film
	Shut Eye	Denny	2 episodes
	The Man in the High Castle	Boat Captain	Episode: "The Tiger's Cave"
2016, 2018	Girlfriends' Guide to Divorce	DJ	2 episodes
2017	Framed for Murder: A Fixer Upper Mystery	Chief Jensen	Television film
	Beaches	Bryan	Television film
	Timeless	State Trooper	Episode: "Karma Chameleon"
	The Arrangement	Brandon Drake	Episode: "Crashing"
	Concrete Evidence: A Fixer Upper Mystery	Chief Jensen	Television film
	Somewhere Between	Barnes	3 episodes
2017–2019	Riverdale	Coach Clayton	6 episodes
2018	Taken	Terry Hicks	Episode: "Quarry"
	Deadly Deed: A Fixer Upper Mystery	Chief Jensen	Television film
	ReBoot: The Guardian Code	Mr. Davies	2 episodes
	Colony	Resistance Sentry	3 episodes
	The Bletchley Circle: San Francisco	Marcus Bearden	5 episodes
	Take Two	Jay Elder	2 episodes
	Christmas in Evergreen: Letters to Santa	Thomas Tucker	Television film
2018, 2019	The Good Doctor	Clifton	2 episodes
2019	Mystery 101	Sebastian Dusquenes	Episode: "Playing Dead"
2019	Christmas in Evergreen: Tidings of Joy	Thomas Tucker	Television film
2019–2024	Virgin River	John 'Preacher' Middleton	42 episodes
2020	Christmas in Evergreen: Bells are Ringing	Thomas Tucker	Television film
2021	Morning Show Mysteries	Tyrell Price	Episode: "Murder After All"
2021	Dancing Through the Snow	Michael Foster	Television film
2023	Napa Ever After	Alec	Television film