Misha Collins

Misha Collins, born Dmitri Tippens Krushnic, is an American actor who portrays Castiel and several other characters in Supernatural. He also directed Season 9's Mother's Little Helper.

He was introduced on the series as a guest star during season 4 but was later promoted to a series regular for seasons 5 and 6 before being demoted again during seasons 7 and 8 and then he was promoted to a series regular again for season 9 to present.

Background
Collins is an American actor who has appeared in episodes of 24, NCIS and ER, as well as the movies Par 6 and Karla. He also had a starring role in the made-for-television movie Stonehenge Apocalypse, where he played scientist Jacob Glaser.

Misha also starred in Moving Alan, alongside actor Mark Pellegrino.

On Twitter, Misha previously dubbed his followers as "minions". Recently, he refers to them as his "friends".

Collins has also spent time in Russia and has also successfully mastered the accent which gave him an edge when he played the assassin Alexis Drazen on 24.

In 2016, Misha launched a GISHWHES campaign, urging fans to participate and help other people.

In 2017, Misha created his own website.

Appearances

 * Season 4
 * Lazarus Rising
 * Are You There God? It's Me, Dean Winchester
 * In The Beginning
 * It's the Great Pumpkin, Sam Winchester
 * I Know What You Did Last Summer
 * Heaven and Hell
 * Death Takes a Holiday
 * On the Head of a Pin
 * The Monster at the End of This Book
 * The Rapture
 * When the Levee Breaks
 * Lucifer Rising
 * Season 5
 * Sympathy for the Devil
 * Good God, Y'all
 * Free to Be You and Me
 * The End
 * I Believe the Children Are Our Future
 * Changing Channels
 * Abandon All Hope...
 * The Song Remains the Same
 * My Bloody Valentine
 * Dark Side of the Moon
 * 99 Problems
 * Point of No Return
 * Two Minutes to Midnight
 * Swan Song
 * Season 6
 * The Third Man
 * You Can't Handle The Truth
 * Family Matters
 * Caged Heat
 * Like A Virgin
 * The French Mistake
 * My Heart Will Go On
 * Frontierland
 * Mommy Dearest
 * The Man Who Would Be King
 * Let It Bleed
 * The Man Who Knew Too Much
 * Season 7
 * Meet The New Boss
 * Hello, Cruel World
 * The Born-Again Identity
 * Reading Is Fundamental
 * Survival of the Fittest
 * Season 8
 * What's Up, Tiger Mommy?
 * Blood Brother
 * A Little Slice of Kevin
 * Hunteri Heroici
 * Torn and Frayed
 * Goodbye Stranger
 * The Great Escapist
 * Clip Show
 * Sacrifice
 * Season 9
 * I Think I'm Gonna Like It Here
 * I'm No Angel
 * Heaven Can't Wait
 * Holy Terror
 * Road Trip 
 * First Born
 * Captives
 * Meta Fiction
 * King of the Damned
 * Stairway To Heaven
 * Do You Believe In Miracles?
 * Season 10
 * Black
 * Reichenbach
 * Soul Survivor
 * Girls, Girls, Girls
 * The Things We Left Behind
 * The Hunter Games
 * The Executioner's Song
 * Inside Man
 * Book of the Damned
 * Angel Heart
 * Dark Dynasty
 * The Prisoner
 * Brother's Keeper
 * Season 11
 * Out of the Darkness, Into the Fire
 * Form and Void
 * The Bad Seed
 * Baby
 * Our Little World
 * The Devil in the Details
 * Into the Mystic
 * The Vessel
 * Beyond the Mat
 * Hell's Angel
 * All in the Family
 * We Happy Few
 * Alpha and Omega
 * Season 12
 * Keep Calm and Carry On
 * Mamma Mia
 * The Foundry
 * Rock Never Dies
 * LOTUS
 * First Blood
 * Lily Sunder Has Some Regrets
 * Stuck in the Middle (With You)
 * Somewhere Between Heaven and Hell
 * The Future
 * All Along the Watchtower
 * Season 13
 * Lost & Found
 * Patience
 * The Big Empty
 * Advanced Thanatology
 * Tombstone
 * War of the Worlds
 * Various & Sundry Villains 
 * Devil's Bargain 
 * Good Intentions 
 * ScoobyNatural

Trivia

 * Misha often talks about being bullied by co-stars Jared and Jensen while on set. Even while directing, Jared and Jensen assaulted him with pies to the face, among other things.
 * His worst experience was during Season 9. He directed Mother's Little Helper in that season and this may explain their behaviour.
 * When asked by fans what supernatural being he wanted to be, Misha answered "a unicorn".
 * Misha was among two actors who auditioned for the role of Castiel, the other being Mark Pellegrino. Misha ultimately won the role and later got to portray Mark's character, Lucifer.
 * Misha once expressed his distaste in wearing the same outfit all the time. The producers ultimately gave in to his complaints and got rid of Castiel's trench coat in season 9 episode "I Think I'm Gonna Like It Here".
 * It was revealed that he was only meant to be on the show for three episodes but due to the positive feedback from the fans and the producers, they've decided to promote him to a series regular.
 * Misha believes Castiel would prefer being an angel rather a human, because he gets to have superpowers.
 * Misha revealed that the surname "Collins" was his mother’s mother’s mother’s maiden name.
 * Before using the surname "Collins" as a stage name, Misha had planned to use "Bear" instead. He chose Collins because he felt less of a sell-out by using a family name.
 * Misha has cited that "The French Mistake" and "Baby" are his favorite episodes.
 * During SDCC 2017, Misha revealed that his favorite prop was Dean Winchester.