Editing Colin Lawrence

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'''Colin Lawrence''' is an actor from the [[w:United Kingdom|United Kingdom]]<ref name="official">{{cite_web|url=http://www.colinlawrence.com|title=Biography on Colin Lawrence's Official Website|date=|accessdate=10 February 2007|last=|first=|format=Flash|language=}}</ref> who portrays the recurring character [[Hamish McCall|Hamish "Skulls" McCall]] in the [[Battlestar Galactica (RDM)|re-imagined ''Battlestar Galactica'']].

Born to Jamaican parents in [[w:London, England|London, England]], he and his three siblings were raised in [[w:Vancouver, British Columbia|Vancouver, British Columbia]], [[w:Canada|Canada]]. After graduating high school, he pursued an education in marketing, landing a job as an operations manager in the retail field. With aspirations of becoming a [[w:model (person)|model]], his sister helped Lawrence find an agent and was signed. The agent later approached him with an offer to audition for 1995's ''[[w:Slam Dunk Ernest|Slam Dunk Ernest]]'', which he landed the role of Tommy T and thus began his career as an actor, instead of a model.<ref name="official"/> 

After ''Slam Dunk Ernest'', Lawrence enrolled in acting classes while waiting tables<ref name="official"/>, working on genre series including ''[[w:The Outer Limits|The Outer Limits]]'' and ''[[w:The Sentinel (TV series)|The Sentinel]]''.<ref name="imdb">{{cite_web|url=http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0492687/|title=Colin Lawrence's filmography at the Internet Movie Database|date=|accessdate=10 February 2007|last=|first=|format=|language=}}</ref>

In 1997, Lawrence is given the recurring role of Warren in ''[[w:Stargate SG-1|Stargate SG-1]]'', acting in the series' pilot, "Children of the Gods". ''Stargate SG-1'' lead to additional roles, which results in his leaving the waiting job.<ref name="official"/> These roles included ''[[w:The X-Files|The X-Files]]'', ''[[w:First Wave (TV series)|First Wave]]'', ''[[w:Seven Days (TV series)|Seven Days]]'', and a small recurring role in ''[[w:Dark Angel|Dark Angel]]'' pairing him with future ''Galactica'' guest star, [[Fulvio Cecere]] (Lt. [[Alistair Thorne]]).<ref name="imdb"/> 

In 2004, he landed the recurring role on ''[[w:The L Word|The L Word]]'' as [[w:Pam Grier|Pam Grier]]'s on-screen son, David Waters<ref name="official"/>, which is one of his favorite roles due to the fact that he works with Grier.<ref name="starrymag">{{cite_web|url=http://www.starrymag.com/content.asp?ID=1443&CATEGORY=Interviews|title=COLIN LAWRENCE: BLOOD RELATIVE|date=|accessdate=10 February 2007|last=Steinberg|first=Jamie|format=|language=}}</ref>
 
In 2005, he and his wife, [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0910295/ Lucia Walters], portrayed the Kendricks in ''[[w:The 4400|The 4400]]'' episode "Weight of the World". According to Lawrence, "It's not too often that you get to work across from your mate. It was just a lot of fun to actually work on a show together as husband and wife."<ref name="starrymag"/>

In 2006, Lawrence landed a role on ''[[w:Blade: The Series|Blade: The Series]]'' as [[w:Blade (comics)|Blade]]'s father, Robert Brooks, who is shown to the audience via flashback scenes. Lawrence readily jumped to the role as "if you can't play Blade, then you can sure play his daddy! I think that's great because who wouldn't want to be the father to a super hero? It's just a great opportunity and I am happy to be a part of it."<ref name="starrymag"/>

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-'''Colin Lawrence''' is an actor from the [[w:United Kingdom|United Kingdom]]<ref name="official">{{cite_web|url=http://www.colinlawrence.com|title=Biography on Colin Lawrence's Official Website|date=|accessdate=10 February 2007|last=|first=|format=Flash|language=}}</ref> who portrays the recurring character [[Hamish McCall|Hamish "Skulls" McCall]] in the [[Re-imagined Series]].
+'''Colin Lawrence''' is an actor from the [[w:United Kingdom|United Kingdom]]<ref name="official">{{cite_web|url=http://www.colinlawrence.com|title=Biography on Colin Lawrence's Official Website|date=|accessdate=10 February 2007|last=|first=|format=Flash|language=}}</ref> who portrays the recurring character [[Hamish McCall|Hamish "Skulls" McCall]] in the [[Battlestar Galactica (RDM)|re-imagined ''Battlestar Galactica'']].
 Born to Jamaican parents in [[w:London, England|London, England]], he and his three siblings were raised in [[w:Vancouver, British Columbia|Vancouver, British Columbia]], [[w:Canada|Canada]]. After graduating high school, he pursued an education in marketing, landing a job as an operations manager in the retail field. With aspirations of becoming a [[w:model (person)|model]], his sister helped Lawrence find an agent and was signed. The agent later approached him with an offer to audition for 1995's ''[[w:Slam Dunk Ernest|Slam Dunk Ernest]]'', which he landed the role of Tommy T and thus began his career as an actor, instead of a model.<ref name="official"/>
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 In 2006, Lawrence landed a role on ''[[w:Blade: The Series|Blade: The Series]]'' as [[w:Blade (comics)|Blade]]'s father, Robert Brooks, who is shown to the audience via flashback scenes. Lawrence readily jumped to the role as "if you can't play Blade, then you can sure play his daddy! I think that's great because who wouldn't want to be the father to a super hero? It's just a great opportunity and I am happy to be a part of it."<ref name="starrymag"/>
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-*[http://www.galactica.tv/battlestar-galactica-2003---interviews/colin-lawrence-galactica.tv-interview.html Colin Lawrence GALACTICA.TV interview]
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