Colson's theatrical background includes work at The Denver Center,
The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis, The Odyssey, Theatre Banshee in Los Angeles, The Hudson Theatre, The Boarshead Theatre, and The Sierra Repertory Theatre. In 2016, he played the role of Richard in the
Purple Rose Theatre's world premiere of
The Gaps in the Fossil Record Record. He has also performed as Iago in the American Shakespeare Collective's
Othello. In 2008, Colson was nominated for an
Ovation Award for his performance of "Slim" in Theater Banshee's
Of Mice and Men. In 1992, Colson's film career began with the recurring role of Gabriel in the television series
Days of Our Lives. His film and TV work includes
Clint Eastwood's
Flags of Our Father, Mad Men, Demolition Man, Bones, and with
Amy Poehler on
Parks and Recreation. Colson also used professional motion capture to play George A. Romero in the 2010 video game
Call of the Dead. Colson worked as a film and theater professor at
Michigan State University. In 2015, he pioneered the
Theatre2Film project which gives filmmaking and theater students a hands-on learning experience. A student-written piece is performed as a stage play then transformed into a screenplay to be acted by the same students. == Filmography ==