Born in small town Saskatchewan, Friesen received his journalism degree from Red River College and his BA from the University of Manitoba. After several years as a TV reporter/anchor, he cashed in his life savings and headed to film school in Los Angeles. After graduating from the AFI, he sold his first feature script, The Big White, which starred Robin Williams and Holly Hunter. Collin has also worked on the Fox series The Lone Gunmen, CBC’s Schitt’s Creek, and handled multiple assignments for various film and TV studios including HBO, IFC, Universal and CTV. A freelance contributor to the CBC and NPR, he currently lives in the Los Feliz neighborhood with his actress/wife Stephanie Czajkowski.