Collin Dean

Collin Dean
Born (2005-01-08) January 8, 2005 (age 21)
Gilbert, Arizona, U.S.
OccupationActor
Years active2010–present
Notable workThe Loud House as Lincoln Loud

Collin Dean (born January 8, 2005) is an American actor. He is best known as the voice of Lincoln Loud in the Nickelodeon animated series The Loud House and as the voice of Greg in the Cartoon Network miniseries Over the Garden Wall.

Early life

Dean is from Gilbert, Arizona, and has an older sister.

Career

Voice acting

Dean's early voice credits include a guest role as "Tiffany" in the Cartoon Network series Adventure Time and a background role in the film Hotel Transylvania.

In 2014, Dean co-starred with Elijah Wood in Over the Garden Wall, voicing Greg, one of two brothers who become lost in a strange forest called the Unknown. Wood voiced Greg's brother Wirt. The miniseries was based on the 2013 pilot short Tome of the Unknown, in which Dean also voiced Greg. The ten-episode series was Cartoon Network's first animated miniseries and premiered over five consecutive nights beginning November 3, 2014. It won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Animated Program in 2015.

In 2016, Dean replaced Grant Palmer as the voice of Lincoln Loud in The Loud House. He also voiced one of the campers in the American Dad! episode "Camp Campawanda".

Turner Broadcasting announced a global relaunch of Boomerang in October 2014, repositioning it as an all-animation network for kids and families, with the United States and other regions to follow in 2015. Dean served as the channel's announcer beginning with the 2015 rebrand.

Live-action acting

In 2012, Dean was cast as Todd in the Funny or Die short film Will Ferrell & Zach Galifianakis Debate Children.

In 2015, he appeared as Ruprecht the Elf in the comedy horror Christmas film Krampus.

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
2010Welcome to the Space ShowHiroshiEnglish version
2012Will Ferrell & Zach Galifianakis Debate ChildrenTodd
Hotel TransylvaniaAdditional voices
2015KrampusRuprecht the Elf
2017House SharkKid

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2013Tome of the UnknownGregTV pilot
2013–2014, 2016Adventure TimeTiffany, Candy Kids4 episodes
2014Over the Garden WallGregory, additional voicesVoice, miniseries
2015Halo: The Fall of ReachFred (child)Episode: "Act 1"
2015–2020BoomerangCommercial announcer
2016–2018The Loud HouseLincoln Loud, Warren, kidsVoice, main role (seasons 1–3)
2016–2017American Dad!CamperVoice, 2 episodes
2017–2019DokiOtoVoice (season 3)

References

  1. ↑ "Collin Dean - Voice Actor Profile at Voice Chasers". Archived from the original on August 10, 2017. Retrieved August 9, 2017.
  2. 1 2 Perera, Srianthi. "Gilbert boy stars with Elijah Wood in Cartoon Network series". The Arizona Republic. Retrieved October 7, 2026.
  3. ↑ Mungenast, Eric (October 20, 2014). "Role in Cartoon Network series latest of Gilbert boy's voice-acting gigs". East Valley Tribune. Retrieved October 7, 2026.
  4. 1 2 3 "Cartoon Network announces Over the Garden Wall premiere". Animation World Network. Retrieved October 7, 2026.
  5. ↑ "Outstanding Animated Program – 2015". Television Academy. Retrieved October 7, 2026.
  6. ↑ "Nickelodeon Greenlights Third Season of Number-One Animated Series The Loud House". Business Wire. Retrieved December 28, 2016.
  7. ↑ "Turner to rebrand Boomerang globally". Kidscreen. October 14, 2014. Retrieved October 7, 2026.
  8. ↑ "Will Ferrell & Zach Galifianakis Debate Children - YouTube". YouTube. Retrieved August 9, 2017.
  9. ↑ "Collin Dean - Biography and Filmography - Hollywood.com". Retrieved August 9, 2017.
  10. ↑ "Collin Dean - Rotten Tomatoes". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved August 9, 2017.