Biography
Colin McColl is a New Zealand actor and theatre director. His film acting credits include John Forrest in An Angel at My Table (1990) and Doctor McKay in Bread & Roses (1993). He is also credited as Dr McCully in the forthcoming film Mārama (2025).
McColl has had a substantial career as a theatre director. He co-founded Taki Rua Theatre in 1983 and served as Artistic Director of Downstage Theatre in Wellington from 1984 to 1992. Since 2003 he has been Artistic Director of Auckland Theatre Company. His directing work has been presented at festivals including Edinburgh, and he has directed for the Norwegian and Dutch National Theatres.
He received an Arts Foundation Laureate Award in 2007 and was appointed an Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit (ONZM) in 2010 for services to theatre.
