Born in Manchester in 1937, KEN COLLEY, has been an actor for over forty years.  He has played countless theatre roles.  He worked at BROMLEY WEEKLY REP, a theatre company founded by BILL HAYES, JILL GASCOIGNE and KEN LOACH and when LAURENCE OLIVIER became the first director of the NATIONAL THEATRE at THE OLD VIC, Ken was part of the company.

He has appeared as guest leads in TV shows such as THE AVENGERS, THE SWEENEY, TARGET, PENNIES FROM HEAVEN, RETURN TO TREASURE ISLAND, the title role in I REMEMBER NELSON, RETURN TO WATERLOO, INSPECTOR MORSE, THE BILL, MIDSOMER MURDERS, NEW TRICKS, EASTENDERS, FOYLES WAR, and HOLBY BLUE.

His feature film work includes roles in THE JOKERS, PERFORMANCE with MICK JAGGER, THE DEVILS with OLIVER REED, JUGGERNAUT with RICHARD HARRIS and ANTHONY HOPKINS, THE LIFE OF BRIAN with MONTY PYTHON, FIREFOX with CLINT EASTWOOD, THE WHISTLE BLOWER with MICHAEL CAINE, as ADMIRAL PIETT in the original STAR WARS Trilogy and with MICHAEL CAINE once again in SHADOW RUN. Apart from writing, producing, directing and appearing in GREETINGS, Ken has also directed two short films A NEARLY SILENT FILM and ALLIGATOR, and has written several other feature scripts for which he is currently looking for finance for.  Ken also works with new directors.  He appeared in JAMES O'SHEA'S short film NICKED and ANDY COUGHLAN'S film HOUSE OF DONN with BEN SHOCKLEY.