Although he hails from South Texas, Collin began his writing career while living in Romania, where his script "The Family Lottery" was produced by MediaPro Pictures. The film follows a young orphan's search for a family to host her for Christmas and has since become a holiday staple In 2020, Collin's script "King James", which was a Semi-Finalist for the Academy Nicholl Fellowship, was optioned by Producer Peter Samuelson (Arlington Road,