Dmitri Tippens Krushnic was born on June 16, 2025, but when his acting career took off, he began utilizing the stage nameMisha Collins. His first roles include a single episode of the 1998 showLegacyand a brief uncredited appearance in the 1999 filmLiberty Heights. Collins has since taken on more than 35 different acting jobs. Of course, acting isn’t all he’s done either: Collins is also a director, producer, writer, and activist.
Collins is most recognized for his portrayal as the angel Castiel onThe CW’s TV seriesSupernatural. He is also well known for his activism and philanthropy. He founded GISH, The Greatest International Scavenger Hunt, which is renowned for its charitable giving and winning Guinness World Records. Collins is a co-founder and board president of Random Acts, a nonprofit organization. His most recent endeavors include the poetry collectionSome Things I Still Can’t Tell You, the PBS programRoadfood: Discovering America One Dish at a Time, and the fiction podcastBridgewater,where he serves as executive producer and voices character Jeremy Bradshaw.
In the forthcoming DC television seriesGotham Knightson the CW, Collins has beencast as Harvey Dent/Two-Face. Throughout his career, he has taken on a variety of film and television roles. Some of his best work was done on-screen and deserves to be acknowledged. Here are Misha Collins’ best performances, ranked.
Karlais a 2006 film that is based on the true events of Canadian serial killer Paul Bernardo (Collins) who kidnapped, sexually abused, and murdered three girls. The movie also includes information on Karla Homolka (Laura Prepon), who was aware of his indiscretions, including the rape and murder of her own sister, and still married him.Varietycited the film as “a creepy but botched work” and “is much less enlightening and involving than it should be.” The best part of the film is the representation of Paul by Collins, who excels at the awkward and creepy character he is portraying without taking it too far.
8TSA America
TheTSA Americashort films were released in 2013 and 2014. The three movies —TSA America: Just Relax,TSA America: Suspicious Bulge, andTSA America: Yeah, But Is It Ticking?— tell the story of Officer Franklin (Collins) in a fictionalization of what TSA screenings involving serious security violations might look like. Collins is actually hilarious and gives a breath of life to the otherwise frustrating thing that is airport security. He also produced this series of films, lending his behind-the-camera talents to the screen.
7Girl, Interrupted
Girl, Interruptedis a 1999 film based on the book of the same name by Susanna Kaysen. In this film, we learn Kaysen’s story of how she survived in an American psychiatric hospital in the 1960s after being diagnosed with BPD (Borderline Personality Disorder). Collins plays the role of Tony, who is actually trying to score with the main character. His performance is brief, and he still wants Susanna (Winona Ryder) even after she tells him about her mental health struggles. This scene showcases that a character can have a lasting impact even if we don’t see them for very long.
6The Angel of Vine
The Angel of Vineis actually a fictional podcast starring Joe Manganiello and Alfred Molina that was released in 2018. Collins stars in four episodes as Adler Harrison.The Angel of Vineis a fictional true-crime podcast that tells the story of a journalist who discovers audios from the 1950s, where a private investigator solved a murder mystery and didn’t tell anyone. Collins does a great job of making you feel like you’re actually in a Hollywood noir, and the intrigue and mystery just keep unfolding.The Angel of Vinewebsite reports that Season 2 is coming soon.
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5Divine: The Series
Collins is co-creator, actor, and producer of this six-episode miniseries originally released in 2011. InDivine: The Series, Collins plays Father Christopher, a young priest who must resolve his religious crisis to avoid damning the soul of a living miracle.The 7th Matrixcited the series as a “provocative beast [that] poses intriguing questions concerning free will, determinism, and redemption in the guise of a dark supernatural drama.” Collins does a great job of drawing you into the story and making you question the morals of good and evil.
4Encounter
The drama filmEncounterproduced by Amazon Studios was released in 2021.Encounteris a cross between alien invasion and science fiction with a little horror thrown into the mix. The film details what happens when a distinguished Marine embarks on a rescue operation to protect his two young sons from an unknown danger. The boys will have to leave their childhood behind as their adventure leads them in increasingly hazardous directions. Collins plays Dylan, the boys’ strange new stepfather, starringalongside Riz Ahmedand Octavia Spencer.
Collins guest starred in Season 2, Episode 7 ofCharmedentitled “They’re Everywhere.“Charmedtells the story of three sisters who are witches and fight for good against evil from their San Francisco home. In this particular episode, Eric Bragg, played by Collins, is being hunted by Warlocks who want information he has in their quest for knowledge. The Charmed Ones protect Eric and eventually save his life. Collins does a great job of playing the innocent man being hunted down. His facial features and expressions are impressive. Over the years,Charmedhas become a staple in many households, especially among those who grew up in the late 1990s to early 2000s. The show did so well that CW rebootedCharmedwith a new cast in 2018.
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In 2002, Collins was in a 7-episode arc of the hit television show24, starring Kiefer Sutherland. This part of24tells the story of Victor Drazen, who participated in ethnic cleansing in Kosovo under Slobodan Miloevi, who was the father of Andre Drazen and Alexis Drazen (Collins). Due to Senator Palmer’s participation in Operation Nightfall, Alexis traveled to the USA to assist in the plan to kill him. Collins is suave and smart in his scenes in24, but his character meets a worrisome fate. At the time of this writing,24has had a staggering showing at the awards ceremonies, earning a total of 207 nominations and 74 wins! In 2021,Deadlinereported that24could be brought back in some capacity by Fox Entertainment.
1Supernatural
Collins is probably most well known for playing the Angel Castiel onSupernatural. Beginning in Season 4, when his character was introduced, he immediately became a fan favorite.Supernaturalstars Jared Padalecki (Walker) and Jensen Ackles (The Boys) as brothers Sam and Dean Winchester, who hunt down the supernatural creatures that threaten everyday life. Throughout the show’s staggering 15-year run, Collins was consistently praised for his portrayal of Castiel. He brought something unique to the character by showing the growth of someone who learns about something — in this case, humanity — as they are exposed to it. Collins’ co-star Ackles is producing a prequel for the CW,The Winchesters, and with the waySupernaturaltold its story, it is possible Castiel could make an appearance at some point, but we’ll just have to wait and see.
