For the British swimmer who competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics see Colin Cunningham (swimmer) Colin Cunningham (born 20 August 1967 in California, U.S.) is an American television and film actor, now living in Vancouver, British Columbia.

He is best known for his recurring role on Stargate SG-1 as USAF Major Paul Davis. Another major role was his portrayal of Brian Curtis, a crooked cop in the popular award winning Canadian series Da Vinci's Inquest. He reprised the Brian Curtis role in the 2006 sequel series, Da Vinci's City Hall.

He also played the character McCabe in the 2005 film Elektra.

He recently wrote, directed and starred in a short film titled 'Centigrade' which is a contemporary thriller. It was the winner of the 2007 KICK START AWARD.

For the American film and tv actor see Colin Cunningham Colin Cunningham (born September 15, 1954) is a retired freestyle and backstroke swimmer from Great Britain, who represented his native country at the 1972 Summer Olympics. There he competed in the individual 100m and 200m backstroke. Cunningham was also a member of the relay teams in the 4x200m freestyle and 4x100m medley.

Colin Cunningham is now a swimming coach for Rotherham Metro ASC and was the clubs chief coach until 2005 when the council didn't want to support the swimming club. The club then decided to run it on their own through volunteers and now a new chief coach is in charge with Colin coaching "B" Squad, seniors and masters.

Although he considers Vancouver, B.C. home, Colin Cunningham was raised in Los Angeles, California, with an older sister and younger brother. He traveled extensively in his late teens while trying to figure out what to do with his life. He first took to the stage when dared by a friend, and then as an accomplished theater actor, he gained critical praise in the early 1990s in Eugène Ionesco's "Exit the King" and the play "Before Eva", among others. After leaving Los Angeles in 1993 and relocating to Vancouver, Canada, Colin attended Vancouver Film School. Since then, he's written, produced and starred in his own film, the highly acclaimed, award-winning Zacharia Farted (1998) and has worked consistently in both television and film. Colin is also a musician and plays the saxophone professionally, as well as the guitar.