Colton Haynes is a model and talented actor. Haynes's career began when he moved to New York at the age of 15. On account of the actor many roles in television series, the most famous of which are: "Arrow", "American Horror Story: Cult", "Teen Wolf".
In 1988, a boy was born into a hippie family, who was named Colton Lee Haynes. His date of birth is July 13th. Colton Haynes' hometown is Endale, Kansas, USA. However, in his childhood and teenage years, he traveled around the country with his parents, so he managed to live in Florida, Texas and other states.
Colton Haynes biography facts
The boy grew up in a rather creative atmosphere, which clearly influenced his interest in art. He was fascinated by movies, music, and in his teenage years, Colton became interested in the fashion industry.
Due to the fact that the family of the future famous artist did not stay for a long time in any city, Colton Haynes received his education in different schools. It is known that in high school he studied at Samuel Clemens.
In the creative biography of Haynes, there are not only roles in feature films and television series. The actor has repeatedly appeared in music videos. For example, he managed to work with the group My Chemical Romance.
When Colton was fifteen years old, he and his family moved to New York. It was in this city that his career in art and creativity started. Initially, an attractive young man tried himself as a fashion model. His first shooting took place with a fashion photographer named Bruce Weber. After that, Colton Haynes signed contracts with a number of modeling agencies, with some of which he continues to cooperate to this day.
Colton began his career in film and television at the age of 18-19. Initially, he did not claim any leading roles. In 2007, the film "Transformers" was released, where Haynes played a completely background role, his character did not have a name, and the actor himself was not even listed in the credits. However, in the same year, Colton appeared on the set of the popular television series C. S. I.: Miami Crime Scene Investigation. He starred in one episode. And after the release of the series with his participation, the career of the young actor began to rapidly gain momentum.
Development of the acting path
At the moment, Colton's filmography includes more than fifteen projects. Basically, the actor prefers to play in serials, but he has both television films and feature films.
In 2008, Haynes appeared in two projects at once. These were the series Dead on Demand and The Spoiled.
A year later, the young talented actor appeared in one episode of the Melrose Place TV show, and also starred in the TV movie Always and Forever.
Over the next couple of years, Colton Haynes continued to play in television series. So, for example, he can be seen in "The Nine Lives of Chloe King" and "The Look."
The first serious success came to the young actor when Colton was approved for the role of Jackson Uttmore, a character from the TV series Teen Wolf. In this project, Colton Haynes worked from 2011 to 2017.
In 2013, Haynes was invited to shoot the CW series "Arrow". This TV series is based on DC comics. Colton got a character named Roy Harper. And after the release of the first episodes with his participation, the actor woke up famous. In this top-rated television series, Colton continues to work to this day.
In addition to filming Arrow, Colton Haynes appeared in 2015-2017 in such projects as Scream Queens, Bad Girls, American Horror Story: The Cult.
In 2018, two feature films with Colton's participation were released at once: Triumph and More.
Personal life, love and relationships
Colton's personal life has always been surrounded by numerous rumors. The media prescribed the actor to have romances with various famous women, but in 2016 Haynes officially came out, talking about his unconventional sexual orientation.
In 2017, it became known about the engagement of Haynes and his boyfriend, designer Jeff Leatham. Young people were married from October 2017 to the end of 2018. In December 2018, Colton filed for divorce from his husband, without explaining to the press why such a decision was made.
