For the political editor of the Sunday Tribune, see Stephen Collins. For the motorcycle speedway rider,see Stephen Collins , Stephen Weaver Collins (born October 1 1947) is an American actor.

Born in Des Moines, Iowa, he was raised in Hastings-on-Hudson, New York. He attended Amherst College, graduating cum laude. He played bass guitar and rhythm guitar in a number of rock and roll bands at Amherst, including Tambourine Charlie & The Four Flat Tires, The Naugahyde Revolution, and The Flower & Vegetable Show. He has played his guitar on both 7th Heaven,It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, few times and the movie Because I Said So.

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, as Macduff to Christopher Walken's Macbeth at Lincoln Center, and as husband to Julie Andrews (with whom he shares a birthday) in the Stephen Sondheim revue, Putting It Together at Manhattan Theatre Club in 1993.

Collins probably is best known for his role as the Reverend Eric Camden in more than two hundred episodes of the television series 7th Heaven, though he also notably portrayed Captain/Commander Willard Decker in Star Trek: The Motion Picture. Rev. Camden's wife, Annie, is played by fellow Star Trek alum Catherine Hicks (who played Dr. Gillian Taylor in Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home). Additional television credits include a starring role in Tattingers as well as guest appearances in The Waltons, Barnaby Jones, Charlie's Angels, and numerous mini-series and made-for-television movies. He was nominated for an Emmy for his work opposite Ann-Margret in the minseries The Two Mrs. Grenvilles and he played John F. Kennedy in the miniseries A Woman Named Jackie, which won the Emmy for Best Miniseries.

Collins and his 7th Heaven co-star Beverley Mitchell are the only two original cast members to appear in every single episode.

Collins is the author of two novels: Eye Contact (1994) and Double Exposure (1998).

Collins is the great-great-grandson of General James Baird Weaver, the 1880 Greenback Party presidential candidate and the 1892 Populist Party ("People's Party") candidate for president. Collins has co-starred with Diane Keaton in two movies; The First Wives Club (1996) and Because I Said So (2007).

Collins is married to actress Faye Grant. He is a practicing Episcopalian and is also a practitioner of Transcendental Meditation.

Stephen Collins, an Irish journalist and author, is a Political Correspondent of The Irish Times. An award-winning journalist, he previously served under the title of Political Editor at the Irish newspapers the Irish Press, and the Sunday Tribune.

He has published books on the Cosgrave political dynasty and more recently on the foundation of the Progressive Democrats political party, called Breaking the Mould. He is the older brother of Sunday Independent News Editor Liam Collins.

Stephen 'Steve' Collins (born 8 June 1966 in Manchester, England) is a former Speedway rider.

(1991) Listed as one of twelve "Promising New Actors of 1991" in John Willis's Screen World, Vol. 31.

He and wife Faye Grant have a daughter named Kate.

His full name is Stephen Weaver Collins. His middle name, Weaver, is a family name on his mother's side. His great-great grandfather was General James B. Weaver, the 1880 Greenback party candidate and the 1892 Populist party candidate for President of the United States. In 1892 General Weaver won 22 electorial votes.

Starred in Star Trek: The Motion Picture (1979). His "7th Heaven" (1996) television series co-star Catherine Hicks, starred in Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home (1986).

Reverend Eric Camden, Collins's character on "7th Heaven" (1996), was ranked #11 in TV Guide's list of the "50 Greatest TV Dads of All Time" [20 June 2004 issue].

He is a practitioner of Transcendental Meditation.

Said in an interview that he felt very much like an outsider during the filming of Star Trek: The Motion Picture (1979), where he played Commander Will Decker, a feeling that he actually tried to capitalize on in his characterization of Decker.

His wife Faye Grant is an actress. One of her roles was the character 'Rhonda Blake' in the series "Greatest American Hero, The" (1981).

Author of two novels, Eye Contact and Double Exposure.

Graduated from Hastings High School, in Hastings-on-Hudson, NY. In 2003, he was the guest speaker at the high school graduation.

He is an accomplished guitarist and songwriter.

While attending Amherst College, he was an active member of their (mainly a cappella) choral group, the Zumbyes (Class of 1969). In 1968, on a yearly LP released by the group, he was the featured singer (as Steve Collins) on "California Dreaming." Also in the group at that time, singing bass, was Dave Eisenhower (Class of 1970). Eisenhower was the grandson of the former President, and soon-to-be son-in-law to the next President, Richard M. Nixon, who had been Vice President to his grandfather.

Loves classic rock music.