Daniel Cudmore biography

Daniel Cudmore (born January 20, 1981) is a Canadian actor perhaps best known for his role as the mutant Colossus in the X-Men movies.

Biography

He was born and raised in Squamish, British Columbia, to English parents Sue Bailey, who works for the British Columbia Film Commission, and Richard Cudmore, a doctor. Cudmore is the middle of three boys, all over 6'5" tall.
Cudmore attended Gannon University and was a member of the football team (2000–02). He is a former forward for the Capilano Rugby Football Club in Vancouver. His older brother Jamie Cudmore is a member of the Canadian Rugby World Cup team. His younger brother, Luke, also plays for Capilano RFC.
Daniel also auditioned for the title role in Superman Returns.
He starred in the The Twilight Saga: New Moon and The Twilight Saga: Eclipse also in The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1 as the Volturi Guard, Felix.
He starred in the The Baytown Disco as Lincoln Oodie.

Fun Facts

His brother played for the Canadian National rugby team.

Filmography

2010: A Night for Dying Tigers - Dave
2010: Eclipse - Felix
2010: Icarus - Hit Man #2
2009: Revolution (TV movie) - Bito
2009: New Moon - Felix
2009: Driven to Kill (video) - Young Guy
2009: Merlin and the Book of Beasts (TV movie) - Dragon Knight
2007: Masters of Horror (TV series) - Deputy #2
2006: X-Men: The Last Stand - Peter Rasputin/Colossus
2005: Alone in the Dark - Agent Barr
2005: Are We There Yet? - Basketball Player
2004: A Very Cool Christmas (TV movie) - Gym Guy
2004: The Collector (TV series) - Little Man #3
2003: Stargate SG-1 (TV series) - Jaffa #1
2003: X2 - Piotr Rasputin/Colossus

Quotes

[About his audition for X2] "They had me flex to the camera in just my shorts. It felt like I was auditioning for a porno!"