Stephen Weaver Collins was born on October 1, 1947 in Des Moines, Iowa, USA. He is an American actor.

Collins' Broadway credits include The Ritz and No Sex Please, We're British; off-Broadway he appeared opposite Sigourney Weaver in Christopher Durang's Beyond Therapy and as Macduff to Christopher Walken's "Macbeth" at Lincoln Center.

He played JFK in A Woman Named Jackie, which won an Emmy for Best Miniseries and he was nominated for an Emmy for his performance in The Two Mrs. Grenvilles which starred Ann-Margaret. Mr. Collins has also written two published novels.

He also starred in two hundred episodes of the television series 7th Heaven, though he also notably portrayed Captain/Commander Willard Decker in Star Trek: The Motion Picture. Additional television credits include a starring role in Tattingers as well as guest appearances in The Waltons, Barnaby Jones, Charlie's Angels.

Collins has co-starred with Diane Keaton in two movies; The First Wives Club (1996) and Because I Said So (2007).

He married to actress Faye Grant.

Filmography

• "7th Heaven" (241 episodes, 1996-2007)
• Because I Said So (2007)
• Blood Diamond (2006)
• "It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia" (1 episode, 2006)
• The Commission (2003)
• Code Blue (2000)
• As Time Runs Out (1999)
• "Batman Beyond" (1 episode, 1999)
• Drive Me Crazy (1999)
• For Love Alone: The Ivana Trump Story (1998)
• An Unexpected Life (1998)
• An Unexpected Family (1996)
• The First Wives Club (1996)
• On Seventh Avenue (1996)
• The Babysitter's Seduction (1996)
• "Sisters" (1991)
• A Family Divided (1995)
• "Scarlett" (1994)
• Remember (1993)
• The Disappearance of Nora (1993)
• Her Final Fury: Betty Broderick, the Last Chapter (1992)
• My New Gun (1992)
• A Woman Scorned: The Betty Broderick Story (1992)
• "A Woman Named Jackie" (1991)
• "Working It Out" (1990)
• Stella (1990)
• The Big Picture (1989)
• "Tattingers" (7 episodes, 1988-1989)
• Weekend War (1988)
• The Two Mrs. Grenvilles (1987)
• Hold the Dream (1986)
• Jumpin' Jack Flash (1986)
• Choke Canyon (1986)
• "George Burns Comedy Week" (1 episode, 1985)
• Brewster's Millions (1985)
• "The Hitchhiker" (1 episode, 1985)
• Threesome (1984)
• Dark Mirror (1984)
• "Chiefs" (1983)
• "The Blue and the Gray" (1982)
• "Tales of the Gold Monkey" (1982)
• Tales of the Gold Monkey (1982)
• Add Inside the Third Reich (1982)
• Summer Solstice (1981)
• "Great Performances" (1 episode, 1981)
• Sherlock Holmes (1981)
• Loving Couples (1980)
• The Henderson Monster (1980)
• Star Trek: The Motion Picture (1979)
• The Promise (1979)
• "Charlie's Angels" (1 episode, 1978)
• Fedora (1978)
• Between the Lines (1977)
• "The Rhinemann Exchange" (1977)
• "Good Heavens" (1 episode, 1976)
• All the President's Men (1976)
• Brinks: The Great Robbery (1976)
• "Jigsaw John" (1 episode, 1976)
• "Barnaby Jones" (1 episode, 1975)
• "The Waltons" (1 episode, 1975)
• The Michele Lee Show (1974)