Colin Moss was born in Johannesburg, South Africa to parents Veronica Salt and Richard Moss. He is of English (his paternal grandfather was a Cockney), Irish (maternal & paternal), Germanic and South African heritage. Colin started his career on the South African stand-up and improv comedy circuit and continues to perform comedy between acting gigs. He studied acting at the University of Kwazulu-Natal and later went on to become a household name with appearances on a host of popular South African television series and films.