Colin Lawton

Colin Edward Lawton is an African American actor, songwriter and musical performer, born and raised in the Brownsville section of Brooklyn, New York. Lawton is also a classically trained visual artist, graphic designer and photographer from Pratt Institute in Brooklyn, as well as a music video/film director and social activist. Growing up in a single parent home, Lawton found a deep, nurtured love for the arts through illustration, which eventually led to the expansion and study of Graphic Design,a major in which he received a Bachelor's Degree from Pratt. After losing his mother during his junior year of college, Lawton contended with severe bouts of depression, while still managing to hold on to the faith that his mother would not want him to give up his craft and will to succeed. Lawton freelanced for 5 years after college before finding himself doing photography at independent and underground Hip Hop shows around New York City; being immersed deeper and deeper into the culture led to him expounding on a growing want to create in the musical realm, and in turn began writing, recording and performing original music under the moniker PATH P (Positioned At The Highest Point). Through music, Lawton found a greater purpose in using his music as an outlet for social change, uplift, empowerment and infusing the want for equality and justice into the masses through those who listened. 4 projects and an award winning album later, through building relationships in a scene he grew to love greatly, Lawton was introduced to an opportunity for his first acting role in the short romantic comedy, Dope Crash. At that point, a new bug grew as acting started to become a journey Lawton was more and more interested in taking. From that point, Lawton landed an extra role in the upcoming Ocean's Eight film, and continues to work on building up both his acting and music, directing and starring in his own music videos and short films/documentaries.