5 Notable alumni of Columbia College Hollywood
Updated: June 15, 2026 EliteDegrees
Columbia College Hollywood is ranked #8,773 in the world and #2,085 in United States by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 5 notable alumni from Columbia College Hollywood sorted by their wiki pages popularity. The directory includes famous graduates and former students along with research and academic staff. Many individuals affiliated with Columbia College Hollywood won Nobel Prizes for Peace, in Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, and Economics.
1. Salim Akil
1964-. (aged 62)
screenwriter
showrunner
film director
film producer
Salim Akil is an American film and television producer, director, and screenwriter from Oakland, California. He developed the television series Black Lightning based on a DC comics character of the same name. He is a co-founder of Akil Productions which he founded with his wife Mara Brock Akil.
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2. Jay Jennings
1965-. (aged 61)
voice actor
screenwriter
film director
Jay Robert Jennings is an American independent filmmaker and author. He has directed two feature films, Loanshark (1999) and Hell to Pay (2014), as well as, an assortment of short films and documentaries. Jennings uses handheld cameras and cinéma vérité techniques, shooting his films among old Hollywood buildings and streets.
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3. Jaume Collet-Serra
1974-. (aged 52)
film producer
director
film director
Jaume Collet-Serra is a Spanish-American film director and producer. He directed the horror films House of Wax (2005), Orphan (2009), and The Shallows (2016), and is known for his collaborations with Liam Neeson on the thriller films Unknown (2011), Non-Stop (2014), Run All Night (2015) and The Commuter (2018), and Dwayne Johnson on the blockbuster films Jungle Cruise (2021) and...
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4. Robert Schwentke
1968-. (aged 58)
film director
screenwriter
Robert Schwentke is a German film director and screenwriter. He is best known for directing Flightplan (2005), The Time Traveler's Wife (2009), Red (2010), The Divergent Series: Insurgent (2015), The Divergent Series: Allegiant (2016), and Snake Eyes (2021).
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5. Brent Morin
1986-. (aged 40)
actor
television actor
Brent Morin is an American stand-up comedian and actor. He was a panelist in the sixth season of Chelsea Lately and played Justin Kearney on the NBC sitcom Undateable, Matt on the Netflix series Merry Happy Whatever, and agent Hobbs on the sci-fi web-series Crunch Time, on Rooster Teeth. In 2015, Morin released his stand-up comedy show, I'm Brent Morin,...
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