Phil Collins, born in 1951 in West London, made his acting debut in I Start Counting (1969), where he plays a pivotal role in a story that explores the complexities of adolescence and obsession. Before his legendary music career, Collins honed his craft in drama school, which laid the groundwork for his early acting roles. His performance in I Start Counting captures the essence of 1960s British cinema, blending youthful innocence with darker themes, a precursor to his multifaceted career in entertainment.
I Start Counting
Jenny Agutter plays Wynne, an adopted 14-year-old girl who has a crush on her 32-year-old stepbrother, George, played by Bryan Marshall. While spying on George in the bathroom, Wynne notices George has several scratches on his back, and finds a bloody sweater she made for him that he threw in the trash, which leads her to suspect George of being the serial killer of several local teenage girls, who is still at large. Despite this belief, Wynne continues to have romantic sexual fantasies about George and dreams of marrying him when she comes of legal age.
