Colin Wilson (born June 13, 1961) is an American film producer, executive producer, and unit production manager. He is best known for producing the films Casper (1995), The Lost World: Jurassic Park (1997), Amistad (1997), Lara Croft: Tomb Raider (2001), Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines (2003), Troy (2004), War of the Worlds (2005), Munich (2005), John Carter (2012), and The Meg (2018). Wilson began his career as an assistant editor, working on the first three installments of the Superman film series (1978–1983). He worked his way up to executive producer for films such as Avatar (2009), Zero Dark Thirty (2012), and Suicide Squad (2016). Wilson also produced shows like The Mandalorian (2019–2023), which earned him a nomination for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Drama Series in 2020 and again in 2021. His more recent works have been Ahsoka and Skeleton Crew. Description above from the Wikipedia article Colin Wilson, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Biography from TMDB.
- June 13, 1961 (65)
- USA
- Producer, also actor
- 27 on MovieCove · 30 credits in all
What are Colin Wilson's films like?
Across their 19 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Survival and Morality.
Genres
Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 3 · Earnest 15
A split, not a type: Light 6 · Serious 5 · Dark 7
A split, not a type: Grounded 6 · Stylized 4 · Heightened 8
Gentle 3 · Charged 2 · Intense 13
Steady 4 · Shifting 7 · Whiplash 7
Straight-faced 13 · Some laughs 4 · Funny 1
Slow burn 3 · Even-paced 9 · Relentless 6
Casual 3 · Engaged 13 · Full focus 2
A split, not a type: Easy watch 7 · Affecting 6 · Heavy 5
Resolved 14 · Open-ended 3 · Ambiguous 1
Moods and endings
- Happy6
- Bittersweet9
- Tragic2
- Ambiguous2
AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.
Where can I watch Colin Wilson's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 26 of their 27 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Disney+ (7).
Subscription and free streaming for Colin Wilson's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.
Filmography
30 credits, 27 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.
Madden (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)
Young Sherlock (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)
Skeleton Crew(2024)
Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all shows
Ahsoka(2023)
Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all shows
Obi-Wan Kenobi(2022)
Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all shows
The Book of Boba Fett(2021)
Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all shows
The Mandalorian(2019)
Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows
The Meg(2018)
Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films
Detroit(2017)
Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films
Pele: Birth of a Legend(2016)
Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films
Zero Dark Thirty(2012)
Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films
John Carter(2012)
Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films
Avatar(2009)
Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films
Munich(2005)
Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films
War of the Worlds(2005)
Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films
Troy(2004)
Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films
Lara Croft: Tomb Raider(2001)
Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films
Mozart: Così Fan Tutte (Zurich Opera House) (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)
The Haunting(1999)
Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films
Small Soldiers(1998)
Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films
Amistad(1997)
Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films
Casper(1995)
Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films
The Flintstones(1994)
Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films
Jurassic Park(1993)
Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films
Raiders of the Lost Ark(1981)
Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films
Superman II(1980)
Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films
Superman(1978)
Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films
Career shape
A full career of 29 titles, 28 of them dated from 1978 to 2026.
Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.
Awards
1 major award from 5 major nominations, 1998–2021.
- Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Drama Series
+1 other major body · 1 nomination
- Producers Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Producer of Episodic Television, Drama
- Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Drama Series
- Producers Guild Award, won · Theatrical Motion Pictures
- Producers Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion Pictures
Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.
How do Colin Wilson's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 72nd percentile, the median of all 22; across their 18 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 62nd percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up12
- 50th to 74th9
- 25th to 49th4
- Below 25th2
Shape of the crowd
None of their 27 titles divides audiences: 15 are Crowd Pleasers.
- Universally Loved5
- Crowd Pleaser15
- Broadly Agreed4
- Mixed3
Reviewers score the acting 67/100 in their films, across 17 reviewed titles; fans 74, detractors 43. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.
Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.
Is Colin Wilson's work okay for kids?
Across up to 18 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore and frightening / intense run heavier than most films and sex & nudity lighter.
Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.
Who does Colin Wilson work with?
People who share at least 2 of Colin Wilson's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Steven Spielberg shares the most, 9.
Directors
- Steven SpielbergShared titles: Munich (2005), War of the Worlds (2005), The Haunting (1999), Small Soldiers (1998), Amistad (1997), Making the 'Lost World' (1997), Casper (1995), The Flintstones (1994), Jurassic Park (1993)See all 9 shared titles with Steven Spielberg
Writers
- David KoeppShared titles: War of the Worlds (2005), Making the 'Lost World' (1997), Jurassic Park (1993)See all 3 shared titles with David Koepp
Actors
- Liam NeesonShared titles: Mark Felt: The Man Who Brought Down the White House (2017), The Haunting (1999)See all 2 shared titles with Liam Neeson
- Ciarán HindsShared titles: John Carter (2012), Munich (2005)See all 2 shared titles with Ciarán Hinds
- Daniel CraigShared titles: Munich (2005), Lara Croft: Tomb Raider (2001)See all 2 shared titles with Daniel Craig
- Eric BanaShared titles: Munich (2005), Troy (2004)See all 2 shared titles with Eric Bana
Composers, cinematographers and editors
- Michael KahnShared titles: Munich (2005), War of the Worlds (2005), The Haunting (1999), Amistad (1997), Casper (1995), Jurassic Park (1993)See all 6 shared titles with Michael Kahn
- John WilliamsShared titles: Munich (2005), War of the Worlds (2005), Amistad (1997), Jurassic Park (1993)See all 4 shared titles with John Williams
- James HornerShared titles: Avatar (2009), Troy (2004), Casper (1995)See all 3 shared titles with James Horner
- Janusz KamińskiShared titles: Munich (2005), War of the Worlds (2005), Amistad (1997)See all 3 shared titles with Janusz Kamiński
Producers
- Kathleen KennedyShared titles: Ahsoka (2023), Munich (2005), War of the Worlds (2005), The Flintstones (1994), Jurassic Park (1993)See all 5 shared titles with Kathleen Kennedy
- Gerald R. MolenShared titles: The Meg (2018), Making the 'Lost World' (1997), Casper (1995), The Flintstones (1994), Jurassic Park (1993)See all 5 shared titles with Gerald R. Molen
- Paul DeasonShared titles: Small Soldiers (1998), Amistad (1997), Casper (1995)See all 3 shared titles with Paul Deason
- Guy EastShared titles: Pele: Birth of a Legend (2016), Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines (2003)See all 2 shared titles with Guy East
Mixed roles
- Michael CrichtonShared titles: Making the 'Lost World' (1997), Jurassic Park (1993)See all 2 shared titles with Michael Crichton
