Misha Collins Biography: Books, Wife, Movies, Children, Age, Religion, Net Worth, Ethnicity, Awards

Misha Collins is an American actor, author, and activist known widely for his role as the angel Castiel on the long running CW fantasy series Supernatural.

His appearances in that program from 2008 to 2020 propelled him into a global spotlight, making him a major figure at fan conventions and in online fandom communities.

Beyond his most famous acting part, Collins is a recognized poet and author, a dedicated philanthropist who founded the nonprofit Random Acts, and a former White House intern and software entrepreneur.

Profile

• Full names: Dmitri Tippens Krushnic
• Professional name: Misha Collins
• Date of birth: August 20, 1974
• Age: 51 years old
• Gender: Male
• Place of birth: Boston, Massachusetts, USA
• Profession: Actor, author, producer, activist
• Height: 5 feet 11 inches (1.80 m)
• Weight: 165 lbs (75 kg)
• Eye color: Blue
• Hair color: Brown
• Parents: Richard Krushnic (father), Rebecca Tippens (mother)
• Siblings: Sasha Krushnic (brother), Danielle Collins (sister), Elizabeth Collins (sister)
• Spouse: Emily Farallon (partner, currently dating); Victoria Vantoch (former spouse)
• Children: West Anaximander Collins, Maison Marie Collins
• Relationship status: In a relationship
• Religion: Christian
• Ethnicity: White (mixed heritage including Russian, Ukrainian, Jewish, English, German, and Irish)
• Net worth: $4 million

Early Life and Education

Misha Collins, who is now 51 years old, was born Dmitri Tippens Krushnic on August 20, 1974, in Boston, Massachusetts. He grew up in a household with his mother, Rebecca Tippens, a social worker and later a storyteller, and his younger brother, Sasha Krushnic. He described a challenging upbringing marked by poverty and periods of homelessness.

His mother often struggled to make ends meet, and the family moved frequently, living in various places across Massachusetts and parts of rural Vermont.

Later, two sisters, Danielle and Elizabeth, were born, though much later than the brothers. His ethnic background is diverse, reflecting Russian, Ukrainian, Jewish, English, German, and Irish ancestry.

His education included attending Northfield Mount Hermon School, where he was a student in a structured environment. After high school, he attended the University of Chicago, where he majored in social theory and graduated in 1997.

During his time in university, he worked as a carpenter to cover expenses and interned at the White House for the Clinton administration in the office of presidential personnel and also worked at National Public Radio (NPR).

Personal Life

Misha Collins’s personal life includes a significant former marriage to Victoria Vantoch. They met during high school English class in Northfield, Massachusetts.

They married on October 6, 2001. Vantoch is a sexuality historian and an author in her own right; the couple co-wrote a cookbook titled The Adventurous Eater’s Club.

They had two children together: a son, West Anaximander Collins, born in September 2010, and a daughter, Maison Marie Collins, born in 2012. After two decades of marriage, the couple separated in September 2021 and finalized their divorce in 2022.

Collins has since moved on and is currently in a relationship with Emily Farallon, a relationship he made public in August 2024 via social media.

Career

Misha Collins’s career started with several small television and film roles in the late 1990s and early 2000s. He appeared in an episode of the series Legacy in 1999 and had minor roles in films such as Girl, Interrupted (1999) and Finding Home (2003).

His television work included guest appearances on popular shows such as 24, ER, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, Monk, and NCIS.

His career trajectory changed dramatically when he was cast in the fourth season of The CW series Supernatural in 2008 as Castiel, an angel who rescues protagonist Dean Winchester from Hell.

Initially intended as a six-episode guest role, his portrayal was so popular with the audience and producers that he was upgraded to a series regular, and he remained a core cast member until the series concluded in 2020. This role led to appearances at hundreds of fan conventions worldwide.

Following Supernatural, Collins hosted the PBS show Roadfood: Discovering America One Dish at a Time. In 2023, he took on the main role of Harvey Dent in the short-lived CW series Gotham Knights.

He is also scheduled to appear in the fifth and final season of the Amazon Prime Video superhero series The Boys. Collins is also an accomplished author; his 2021 poetry book Some Things I Still Can’t Tell You became a New York Times bestseller.

Awards

• People’s Choice Awards: Favorite Sci-Fi/Fantasy TV Actor (Winner) (2013)
• Teen Choice Awards: Choice TV: Male Scene Stealer (Nominated) (2014)
• People’s Choice Awards: Favorite Sci-Fi/Fantasy TV Actor (Nominated) (2014)
• People’s Choice Awards: Favorite Sci-Fi/Fantasy TV Actor (Winner) (2015)
• People’s Choice Awards: Favorite Sci-Fi/Fantasy TV Actor (Nominated) (2016)
• Teen Choice Awards: Choice Sci-Fi/Fantasy TV Actor (Nominated) (2016)
• Teen Choice Awards: Choice Sci-Fi/Fantasy TV Actor (Nominated) (2017)
• Teen Choice Awards: Choice Sci-Fi/Fantasy TV Actor (Nominated) (2018)

Net worth

Misha Collins has an estimated net worth of $4 million. He accrued this wealth primarily through his extensive acting career, most notably his 12-year tenure on the highly successful television series Supernatural. His income is supplemented by earnings from his published books and his various entrepreneurial ventures and appearances at fan conventions.

Social Media

• Instagram: @misha
• X: @mishacollins
• TikTok: @mishacollins

Filmography

• Liberty Heights (1999)
• Girl, Interrupted (1999)
• Finding Home (2003)
• Moving Past (2003)
• Interrupted (2004)
• The Grinders (2005)
• Karla (2006)
• Reinventing the Wheelers (2007)
• Over Her Dead Body (2008)
• The Grinders (2009)
• Stonehenge Apocalypse (2010)
• Divine: The Series (2011)
• Cooked (2014)
• The Adventurous Eaters Club (2015)
• Roadfood: Discovering America One Dish at a Time (2022)
• Gotham Knights (2023)

Books

• The Adventurous Eater’s Club: Mastering the Art of Family Mealtime (2018)
• Some Things I Still Can’t Tell You (2021)