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Egglesfield in 2015, photo by kathclick /Bigstock.com
Birth Name: Colin Joseph Egglesfield
Place of Birth: Farmington Hills, Michigan, U.S.
Date of Birth: February 9, 1973
Ethnicity: * father – English, Northern Irish, German, Polish * mother – Irish
Colin Egglesfield is an American actor and model. His roles include the shows All My Children , Melrose Place , Rizzoli & Isles , The Client List , and Lucifer ; the films Vampires: The Turning , Must Love Dogs , Beautiful Dreamer , The Good Guy , Something Borrowed , Life Happens , Open Road (2012), A Stranger in Paradise , Vice (2015), The Space Between Us , Reprisal (2018), Backtrace , 100 Days to Live , and Duchess (2024); and the made-for-tv movies 12 Days of Terror , A Rose for Her Grave and Other True Cases , and A Holiday Hideout .
His father was American, and a doctor. His mother was Irish, from Ballyfermot, Dublin, and moved to the U.S., c. 1957.
Colin’s paternal grandfather was William Robert Egglesfield (the son of Charles William Fraser Egglesfield and Lillian Vera Money). Colin’s grandfather William was born in Sault Ste. Marie, Algoma, Ontario, Canada. Charles was the son of Charles William Eglesfield/Egglesfield, who was born in Poplar, London, England, and of Frances Ann/Annie Fraser, who was born in Black Lion, Co. Cavan/Co. Fermanagh, Ireland. Lillian was the daughter of William John Money and Elisabeth/Elizabeth Dennis, who was born in England.
Colin’s paternal grandmother was Gertrude La Bond (the daughter of Frank La Bond and Alma Wilhelmine Louise Grollmus). Gertrude was born in Michigan. Frank was born in Germany, the son of Frank Labond and Martha Wonsorski. Alma was the daughter of Karl Friedrich Grollmus and Bertha Otillie Friedericke Strzysewski/Strzyzewski.
Colin’s maternal grandfather was named John Dineen.
Sources: Obituaries of Colin’s father – https://legacy.suntimes.com https://panozzobros.com
Birth record of Colin’s paternal grandfather, William Robert Egglesfield – https://www.familysearch.org
Obituary of Colin’s mother – https://www.kurtzmemorialchapel.com