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Misha Collins plays [[Castiel]] in Season Four of Supernatural.
 
Misha Collins plays [[Castiel]] in Season Four of Supernatural.
 
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'''Misha Collins''' (born '''Misha Dmitri Tippens Krushnic''') August 20, 1974 in Massachusetts, USA; is an American actor who played Paul Bernardo in the 2006 film, ''Karla''. He also played the villain, Alexis Drazen, in season 1 of the television series ''24'', and a friend to the Charmed Ones in the ''Charmed'' episode 'They're Everywhere'. In [[2008]], he joined the cast of '''Supernatural''' as the character [[Castiel]], an angel sent to Earth by God to release [[Dean]] out of hell to fulfill a job. Misha will continue to appear as the character in the fifth season.
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'''Misha Collins''' (born '''Misha Dmitri Tippens Krushnic''') August 20, 1974. He grew up in Massachusetts. After attending the Greenfield Center School, Misha graduated from Northfield Mount Hermon in 1992. In the following year, he pursued a wide variety of interests, including a job at NPR headquarters, a White House internship in the Clinton administration, construction work, and an EMT certification course. He then went on to the University of Chicago where he studied social theory. After college, Misha moved to Washington, DC with his girlfriend (now his wife) Victoria Vantoch, a writer, and started an educational software company.
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Then, on a lark, Misha decided to take an acting class, and soon found himself in the midst of a career change. He got a call for a role in ''Liberty Heights'' (directed by Barry Levinson), and then landed a part in ''Girl, Interrupted''. He moved to Los Angeles soon thereafter, and now has a substantial list of acting credits to his name, including roles on ''24, ER, CSI, Monk, Charmed'' and ''NYPD Blue''.
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Having traveled in Russia and mastered the accent, Misha has been called on several times to play Russian characters in television series—most notably the villainous assassin, Alexis Drazen, on ''24''. He has also appeared in seven independent feature films to date.
  
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Also an intern for Bill Clinton "when the position was still respectable", as stated in an interview on KTLA. Misha was married in 2002 to Victoria Vantoch, who is a writer.
 
  
 
=== Episodes ===
 
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Revision as of 00:21, 23 April 2009

Misha Collins as Castiel

Misha Collins plays Castiel in Season Four of Supernatural.

Misha Collins (born Misha Dmitri Tippens Krushnic) August 20, 1974. He grew up in Massachusetts. After attending the Greenfield Center School, Misha graduated from Northfield Mount Hermon in 1992. In the following year, he pursued a wide variety of interests, including a job at NPR headquarters, a White House internship in the Clinton administration, construction work, and an EMT certification course. He then went on to the University of Chicago where he studied social theory. After college, Misha moved to Washington, DC with his girlfriend (now his wife) Victoria Vantoch, a writer, and started an educational software company.

Then, on a lark, Misha decided to take an acting class, and soon found himself in the midst of a career change. He got a call for a role in Liberty Heights (directed by Barry Levinson), and then landed a part in Girl, Interrupted. He moved to Los Angeles soon thereafter, and now has a substantial list of acting credits to his name, including roles on 24, ER, CSI, Monk, Charmed and NYPD Blue.

Having traveled in Russia and mastered the accent, Misha has been called on several times to play Russian characters in television series—most notably the villainous assassin, Alexis Drazen, on 24. He has also appeared in seven independent feature films to date.


Episodes

Trivia

  • Once worked as a White House intern.
  • Once worked at National Public Radio in the U.S.
  • He is a published poet. Two of his poems; "Baby Pants" and "Old Bones", can be found in the 2008 edition of the Columbia Poetry Review #21.
  • Spent time at a monastery in Nepal. Still practices Buddhist meditation and goes on a 10 day retreat once a year.
  • Started his own software company.
  • Built his own home, and almost all the furniture in it, save for a couple chairs on the deck.
  • Worked as a carpenter to put himself through college.
  • Went to University of Chicago and studied Social Theory.
  • Read Revelations as preparation for role as Castiel.
  • House burned down when he was in high school.
  • Mother went to Russia when she was in college. She had a boyfriend at the time named Misha and she named Misha after him.
  • Brother's name is Sasha.

Misha in Fandom

Convention Appearances

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Clips, Articles and Interviews

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