Colin Egglesfield (born February 9, 1973) is an American actor. He is
known for his roles as Josh Madden in the long-running soap opera All
My Children, Auggie Kirkpatrick on The CW's short-lived drama series
Melrose Place, and Evan Parks on The Client List.Egglesfield was born
in Farmington Hills, Michigan, the second child of Kathleen (née
Dineen) and William Egglesfield, a physician. His mother is Irish. He
has two siblings: an older sister, Kerry, and a younger brother, Sean.
He was brought up in a Catholic household.Egglesfield spent his early
childhood in the Metro Detroit area. 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 older sister Kerry perform.Shy in his adolescent
years, he credits his prep football coach, Dave Mattio, with helping
gain a positive self-esteem. After Egglesfield graduated from Marian
Catholic High School in Chicago Heights, he attended Illinois Wesleyan
University and played for the football team. He transferred to the
University of Iowa, where he was in the pre-med program. After he
received his BS from Iowa he backpacked throughout Europe.
known for his roles as Josh Madden in the long-running soap opera All
My Children, Auggie Kirkpatrick on The CW's short-lived drama series
Melrose Place, and Evan Parks on The Client List.Egglesfield was born
in Farmington Hills, Michigan, the second child of Kathleen (née
Dineen) and William Egglesfield, a physician. His mother is Irish. He
has two siblings: an older sister, Kerry, and a younger brother, Sean.
He was brought up in a Catholic household.Egglesfield spent his early
childhood in the Metro Detroit area. 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 older sister Kerry perform.Shy in his adolescent
years, he credits his prep football coach, Dave Mattio, with helping
gain a positive self-esteem. After Egglesfield graduated from Marian
Catholic High School in Chicago Heights, he attended Illinois Wesleyan
University and played for the football team. He transferred to the
University of Iowa, where he was in the pre-med program. After he
received his BS from Iowa he backpacked throughout Europe.
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