Birthdate: February 9, 1973

Birthplace: Farmington Hills, MI

Birth Name: Colin Joseph Egglesfield

Height: 6'

Siblings: Older sister, Kerry, and a younger brother named Sean.

Star Sign: Aquarius

Chinese Sign: Buffalo (Ox)

Colin Egglesfield is an actor and model. He became part of the cast of the ABC soap opera All My Children, as Josh Madden, in September of 2005.

At the age of ten, he and his family moved to Crete, Illinois, a small community south of Chicago. Growing up, he was more studious than rambunctious, preferring to spend Friday nights alone building model airplanes. His dream was to follow his father's footsteps as a physician, but became interested in acting watching his sister Kerry perform.

Shy and gawky in his adolescent years, he credits his prep football coach with helping gain a positive self-esteem. Egglesfield graduated from Marian Catholic High School in Chicago Heights and went on to the University of Iowa's pre-med school. After his first year there, he backpacked throughout Europe.

Colin attended Illinois Wesleyan University where he played football before transferring to the University of Iowa and graduating with a degree in biology/pre-medicine. After college, he took a year off before applying to medical school and it was during this time that he was discovered by famed photographer Bruce Weber which led to featured work for Ralph Lauren, Versace, and Calvin Klein. Soon there after, he was working all over the world and walking the runways in Milan, Paris and New York. He was named one of People's "Sexiest Men Alive" in November 2005.

In 1997, he moved to New York City and while continuing with his modeling career, began booking national commercials and lead guest appearances on such shows as Law & Order: SVU and Leap of Faith. And as a member of the Riant Theatre Group, he starred in numerous plays including A Few Good Men.

Having decided to pursue his acting career full time, Colin moved to Los Angeles in 2002 and immediately booked a pilot for the WB. Working steadily afterwards, his list of credits include the lead in three films and more guest appearances on tv shows including Gilmore Girls, Nip/Tuck, and Charmed. Most recently, he starred in the film Vampires: The Turning, Must Love Dogs, and Beautiful Dreamer, a World War II love story.

Colin presently lives in New York City and when not taping at "All My Children," runs his own t-shirt company called "Shout Out! Clothing" and enjoys exploring the city and everything it has to offer including going to the theatre. He’s also an avid runner who has completed the Chicago, New York, and San Diego marathons. Through his running, he has raised money for charities including "Team for Kids" as well as the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society. He also enjoys tutoring high school kids in math once a week at "The Door" Youth Center in lower Manhattan.

Biography credited to ABC, IMDB, colinegglesfield.com, & Wikipedia