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Clifton Collins Jr.

Clifton Collins Jr.

48 movies on Netflix

Biography

Clifton Collins Jr. is an American actor who moved from small parts to a long run of character roles in film and television, and who was credited as Clifton Gonzalez Gonzalez before 1999. Born in Los Angeles, he was the grandson of actor Pedro Gonzalez Gonzalez and made his film debut in Grand Canyon after an early appearance on Freddy's Nightmares. He gained attention as a gangster in One Eight Seven (1997), then took featured parts in Traffic (2000) and The Last Castle (2001), which brought him an ALMA nomination. His role as Perry Smith in Capote (2005) earned further notice, and later films include Star Trek (2009), Crank: High Voltage (2009), Pacific Rim (2013), The Experiment (2010) and Sunshine Cleaning (2008). He won a Sundance special jury prize for Jockey (2021) and an Emmy nomination for the series Thief, and he voiced Cesar Vialpando in Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas.

56years old

Turns 57 on June 16in 218 days

  • Born Los Angeles
  • Star sign: GeminiThe sign runs May 21 to June 20
  • Clifton Craig Collins (birth name)Also credited as Clifton Craig Collins, Jr.

Movie Career

Films
48
Career span
33 years1992 to 2025

Genres

First and latest

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  1. Getting ready for a role

    Collins appeared in the comedy Sunshine Cleaning and played Winston, who owns a cleaning supply shop and builds model airplanes with only one arm. To play the part, Collins kept one arm bound tightly behind his back.

  2. First role

    Collins first acted on a 1990 episode of Freddy's Nightmares. His film debut came the following year, in Grand Canyon, directed by Lawrence Kasdan.

  3. Behind the camera

    Collins's first book, Prison Ramen: Recipes and Stories from Behind Bars, came out in 2015 and was written with Gustavo "Goose" Alvarez.

Clifton Collins Jr. movies on Netflix

Best known for

The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.

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  1. Pacific Rim2013 Action, Adventure, Sci-Fias Ops Tendo Choi

    IMDb rating 6.9564K votes

  2. Capote2005 Biography, Crime, Dramaas Perry Smith

    IMDb rating 7.3151K votes

  3. Train Dreams2025as Boomer

    IMDb rating 7.5116K votes

  4. Parker2013as Ross

    IMDb rating 6.2137K votes

  5. The Boondock Saints II: All Saints Day2009as Romeo

    IMDb rating 6.269K votes

  6. Transcendence2014as Martin

    IMDb rating 6.2249K votes

  7. The Last Castle2001as Cpl. Ramon Aguilar

    IMDb rating 7.092K votes

  8. Red, White & Royal Blue2023as Oscar Diaz

    IMDb rating 7.068K votes

Most often with

Clint Bentley directed two of these films, Roger Avary two and Chris Fisher two. Cole Hauser appears in four of them, more than any other actor. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.

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Cole Hauser, 4 films togetherSee the 4 films with Cole HauserJudd Nelson, 3 films togetherSee the 3 films with Judd NelsonDanny Trejo, 2 films togetherSee the 2 films with Danny TrejoKeith David, 2 films togetherSee the 2 films with Keith DavidJ.K. Simmons, 2 films togetherSee the 2 films with J.K. SimmonsForest Whitaker, 2 films togetherSee the 2 films with Forest WhitakerClint BentleyDirector, 2 filmsSee the 2 films by Clint BentleyRoger AvaryDirector, 2 filmsSee the 2 films by Roger AvaryChris FisherDirector, 2 filmsSee the 2 films by Chris Fisher

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Box office

What Clifton Collins Jr.'s films earned in cinemas worldwide.

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Combined worldwide box office

$1.3 billion

33 of the 48 films have a worldwide figure.

Of the 48 films: 33 worldwide figure; 2 us gross only; 4 never in cinemas; 1 streaming, short cinema run; 8 figure not found.

  • 33Worldwide figure
  • 2US gross only
  • 4Never in cinemas
  • 1Streaming, short cinema run
  • 8Figure not found

Top grosser

Pacific Rim2013as Ops Tendo Choi$411 million

Highest grossing

The eight biggest films earned 85% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.

  1. 1
    Pacific Rim2013as Ops Tendo Choi
    $411M31.5% of the total
  2. 2
    Star Trek2009as Ayel
    $387M29.7% of the total
  3. 3
    Transcendence2014as Martin
    $103M7.9% of the total
  4. 4
    Capote2005as Perry Smith
    $49M3.8% of the total
  5. 5
    Parker2013as Ross
    $46M3.5% of the total
  6. 6
    Brothers2009as Major Cavazos
    $44M3.3% of the total
  7. 7
    Crank: High Voltage2009as El Huron
    $35M2.7% of the total
  8. 8
    Super Troopers 22018as Bus Driver
    $32M2.4% of the total
The Last Castle (2001), $27.6 millionDead Presidents (1995), $24.1 millionMindhunters (2004), $21.1 millionThe Replacement Killers (1998), $19.2 millionSunshine Cleaning (2008), $16.2 millionEddington (2025), $13.7 millionTriple 9 (2016), $12.6 millionThe Rules of Attraction (2002), $11.8 millionExtract (2009), $10.8 millionThe Boondock Saints II: All Saints Day (2009), $10.6 millionFortress (1992), $6.7 millionLight It Up (1999), $6.0 millionOne Eight Seven (1997), $5.7 millionThe Perfect Game (2009), $3.9 millionHoney Boy (2019), $3.4 millionWaves (2019), $2.6 million

$198 millionfrom the other 25 films with a worldwide figure, 15% of the total

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