Huw Collins was born in London, England. After playing in the academy for Premiership rugby team Saracens and an age-grade member of Wales U-19's rugby squad, he went on to have a brief stint playing American Football, gaining an NFLPA contract with links to St Louis Rams as a kicker. After concluding his professional sporting pursuits, Huw trained and worked in the UK as an actor on stage, before moving to the United States in 2013. A little over a year later, Huw landed the role of Archer Dunhill/Elliott Rollins in the TV show Pretty Little Liars. He also worked on the CBS TV show Bull. As well as his work as an actor, Huw has multiple TV shows in development, as a writer as well as a non-writing Executive Producer. He & his wife Molly Shaheen co-own two restaurants in Maine, and a range of boutiques called Wheat, with a presence on the East & West coast of the US. They reside in New Hampshire & Los Angeles.