Colton Lee Haynes (born July 13, 1988) is an American actor and model.
He is known for his starring role as Jackson Whittemore in the MTV
supernatural drama series Teen Wolf and as Roy Harper / Arsenal in the
CW superhero television series Arrow.Colton Lee Haynes was born either
in Wichita, Kansas, or Andale, Kansas, a town of 900.[a] He has
described his parents as "free-spirited hippies." Haynes has five
siblings, including brothers Clinton and Joshua, and a sister, Willow.
He grew up on a farm in Andale and has also lived in Arkansas, New
Mexico, Texas and Florida. He attended Navarre High School in Florida
and Andale High School in Kansas, and graduated from Samuel Clemens
High School in Schertz, Texas. Haynes's parents were divorced; his
father was married seven times.Haynes disclosed that he was gay at the
age of 14. He has said that he experienced bullying due to his
sexuality, and that he ran away from home for a time due to his
mother's negative reaction to it. His father died by suicide during
Haynes's teen years, and Haynes was told that his being gay is what
drove his father to kill himself.
He is known for his starring role as Jackson Whittemore in the MTV
supernatural drama series Teen Wolf and as Roy Harper / Arsenal in the
CW superhero television series Arrow.Colton Lee Haynes was born either
in Wichita, Kansas, or Andale, Kansas, a town of 900.[a] He has
described his parents as "free-spirited hippies." Haynes has five
siblings, including brothers Clinton and Joshua, and a sister, Willow.
He grew up on a farm in Andale and has also lived in Arkansas, New
Mexico, Texas and Florida. He attended Navarre High School in Florida
and Andale High School in Kansas, and graduated from Samuel Clemens
High School in Schertz, Texas. Haynes's parents were divorced; his
father was married seven times.Haynes disclosed that he was gay at the
age of 14. He has said that he experienced bullying due to his
sexuality, and that he ran away from home for a time due to his
mother's negative reaction to it. His father died by suicide during
Haynes's teen years, and Haynes was told that his being gay is what
drove his father to kill himself.
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