Stephen Weaver Collins (born October 1, 1947) is an American former actor. He is known for playing Eric Camden on the The WB/The CW television series 7th Heaven from 1996 to 2007. Afterwards, Collins played the roles of Dayton King on the ABC television series No Ordinary Family and Gene Porter in the NBC television series Revolution, father of Elizabeth Mitchell's character, Rachel Matheson. Before 7th Heaven, Collins was known for his roles as Commander Willard Decker in the 1979 film and fighter pilot Jake Cutter in the ABC television series Tales of the Gold Monkey. In 2014, his career came to an end after he confessed to sexual abuse against multiple minors.
Collins was above-the-title billed in Loving Couples (1980) with Shirley MacLaine, James Coburn and Susan Sarandon. He co-starred with Diane Keaton in both The First Wives Club (1996) and Because I Said So (2007). He has co-starred with Meredith Baxter in three films, All the President's Men, A Woman Scorned: The Betty Broderick Story, and Her Final Fury: Betty Broderick, the Last Chapter, both of which were television films broadcast on CBS in 1992.
In the 2010–11 television season, Collins starred in the short-lived ABC series No Ordinary Family. On ABC's Brothers & Sisters, he played a potential love interest for Ron Rifkin's character Saul Holden. Collins appeared in season eight of The Office playing Andy Bernard's father in the episode, "Garden Party".
In 2013, Collins began appearing in the NBC series Revolution as Dr. Gene Porter, the leader of the town of Willoughby and father of Rachel Matheson (played by Elizabeth Mitchell). and in two episodes of Falling Skies in season three. His final guest spots include The Fosters, Devious Maids, and Penance.
Collins is an Episcopalian and a practitioner of Transcendental Meditation (TM) and has taken part in the advanced TM Yogic Flying technique since 1980. Until October 2014, he was a national co-director of the Committee for Stress-Free Schools, which advocates practicing TM in schools and funds TM research. Since 2019, Collins has been in a relationship with Jenny Nagel, a 7th Heaven fan.
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A Los Angeles Police Department spokesperson stated that Collins had been investigated by the department in 2012 after receiving a claim regarding sexual abuse. The LAPD further stated that its investigation did not allow it to "substantiate the allegation" against Collins.
In a December 2014 interview with People, Collins admitted to "inappropriate sexual conduct with three female minors" in 1973, 1982, and 1994.
The abuses were also the subject of an episode of the 2025 docuseries Hollywood Demons. Monday, March 24: ‘Hollywood Demons’ Exposes the Dark Side of Being in the Spotlight - Channel Guide Magazine
+ !Year !Title !Role !class="unsortable | Notes | ||
1974 | The Michele Lee Show | Dr. Steven Mayhill | Television pilot |
1975 | The Waltons | Todd Clarke | Episode: "The Abdication" |
1976 | Agent Donald Nash | Television film | |
1977 | The Rhinemann Exchange | David Spaulding | Miniseries |
1978 | Charlie's Angels | Steve Carmody | Episode: "Angel Come Home" |
1980 | The Henderson Monster | Pete Casimir | Television film |
1981 | Great Performances | Morton Fullerton | Episode: "Edith Wharton: Looking Back" |
Summer Solstice | Young Joshua Turner | Television film | |
1982 | Inside the Third Reich | Karl Hanke | |
Tales of the Gold Monkey | Jake Cutter | Main role | |
1983 | Chiefs | Billy Lee | Miniseries |
1984 | Threesome | Peter Hatten | Television film |
Dark Mirror | Jim Eiseley | ||
1985 | The Hitchhiker | Todd Fields | Episode: "And If We Dream" |
1986 | Hold the Dream | Shane O'Neil | Miniseries |
1987 | The Two Mrs. Grenvilles | Billy Grenville Jr. | |
1988 | Weekend War | Captain John Deason | Television film |
Tattingers | Nick Tattinger | Main role (13 episodes) | |
1990 | Working It Out | David Stuart | |
1991 | A Woman Named Jackie | John F. Kennedy | Miniseries |
1992 | Dan Broderick | Television film | |
Her Final Fury: Betty Broderick, The Last Chapter | |||
1993 | Remember | Clee Donovan | |
The Disappearance of Nora | Jack Fremont | ||
1994 | Scarlett | Ashley Wilkes | Miniseries |
1995 | A Family Divided | Roger Billingsley | Television film |
Sisters | Gabriel 'Gabe' Sorenson | Recurring | |
1996 | On Seventh Avenue | Tom Aiken | Television film |
The Babysitter's Seduction | Bill Bartrand | ||
An Unexpected Family | Sam | ||
1996–2007 | 7th Heaven | Rev. Eric Camden | Main role; directed 3 episodes |
1998 | An Unexpected Life | Sam | Television film |
1999 | As Time Runs Out | Dan Carlin | |
Batman Beyond | Tony Maychek/Earthmover | Voice, episode: "Earth Mover" A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its credits or other reliable sources of information. | |
2001 | Jumping Ship | Gardener | Television film |
2002 | State of Grace | Norris Sinclair | Episode: "Sophisticated Ladies" |
2005 | Celebrity Poker Showdown | Himself | Qualified for the first tournament |
2006–2007 | It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia | Bruce Mathis | 2 episodes |
2008 | Pierson Bartlett | Episode: "Trade" | |
Every Second Counts | Joe Preston | Television film | |
2009–2011 | Private Practice | The Captain | 4 episodes |
2010 | No Ordinary Family | Dayton King | Main role |
Brothers & Sisters | Charlie | Episode: "A Righteous Kiss" | |
2011 | The Office | Walter Bernard | Episode: "Garden Party" |
2013 | Falling Skies | President Benjamin Hathaway | 2 episodes |
Scandal | Reed Wallace | Episode: "Happy Birthday, Mr. President" | |
The Fosters | Rev. Adams | Episode: "I Do" | |
Devious Maids | Philippe Delatour | 6 episodes | |
Revolution | Gene Porter | Main role | |
2014 | Avengers Assemble | Howard Stark | Voice, episode: "Thanos Rising" |
+ !Year !Title !Role !class="unsortable | Notes | ||
1976 | All the President's Men | Hugh W. Sloan Jr. | |
1977 | Between the Lines | Michael | |
1978 | Fedora | Young Barry Detweiler | |
1979 | The Promise | Michael Hillyard | |
Captain/Commander Willard Decker | |||
1980 | Loving Couples | Greg Plunkett | |
1985 | Brewster's Millions | Warren Cox | |
1986 | Choke Canyon | Dr. David Lowell | Alternate title: Choke Canyon |
Jumpin' Jack Flash | Marty Phillips | ||
1989 | The Big Picture | Attorney | |
1990 | Stella | Stephen Dallas | |
1992 | My New Gun | Gerald Bender | |
1996 | The First Wives Club | Aaron Paradis | |
1999 | Drive Me Crazy | Mr. Maris | |
2003 | The Commission | Joseph A. Ball | |
2006 | Blood Diamond | Ambassador Walker | |
2007 | Because I Said So | Joe Dresden | |
2008 | Hole in the Paper Sky | Mr. Benson | |
2012 | The Three Stooges | Mr. Harter | |
2014 | Penance | Priest | Short |
+ !Year !Title !class="unsortable | Notes | |
1993 | Off-Broadway cast recording | |
2003 | Stephen Collins | |
2005 | The Hits of Rick Nelson |
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