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Colin Atkinson was first introduced in Young and the Restless as Cane Ashby’s father towards the end of 2010, played by Tristian Rogers. He’s been a real rollercoaster ride since then, popping in and out until his last appearance in 2019. Colin’s reputation? He’s the classic troublemaker, the bad guy we all love to hate. But hey, even he managed to turn a new leaf, well sort of.
When Colin Atkinson first popped up in Genoa City, he was fresh out of the Australian prison. Right from the start he hit it off with Jill Abbott who shared all about Cane Ashby, not realizing he was actually Cane’s old man. Things got real messy when Colin confronted Cane, giving him an ultimatum to step up in their family’s shady business back in Australia or he will reveal his real identity to Lily and Jill. He even dragged Cane’s late sister, Samantha’s memory to mess with his head. Things took a dark turn when Cane got caught in the crossfire, taking a bullet from Colin’s partner in crime, Blake. He even tried to kidnap his grandkids, bringing in Cane’s long-lost twin, Caleb, into the plan. But surprise, surprise- turns out Cane was playing everyone pretending to be Caleb, teaming up with his mother, Genevieve.
After Colin’s real identity was out, he tried everything to win back Jill and he did. Together, they took on his ex-wife, with Jill swooping in to save the day when Colin and Gloria Bradwell ended up behind bars thanks to Genevieve. After finding out she was clearing out his bank, Colin tried to kill her but Jill got him arrested and deported back to Australia.
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When Colin resurfaced in Genoa City in 2014, it became clear that his marriage to Jill wasn’t exactly a fairytale romance. Turns out, he kinda strong-armed her into it. Despite their rocky relationship, Colin dove headfirst into helping Jill unravel the mystery of Katherine Chancellor’s music box. But when the trail led to a precious necklace, Colin’s debts came back to bite him. In a desperate bid to settle up with some mobsters, he stole the necklace, leaving Jill to clean up his mess.
Even with Jill by his side, Colin couldn’t shake his shady ways. Catching wind of Devon and Hilary’s little secret, he saw dollar signs and went straight for the blackmail. Milking Devon for every penny, he even pulled a stunt with a stripper to ruin Devon’s wedding to Hilary. And if that wasn’t enough, he almost revealed about Phyllis and Billy’s affair to Jack, until Jill got him be quiet.
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Then in 2017, he again came back to GC following Jill but this time Jill accused him of stealing her money. She even suffered a heart attack. Despite being barred from seeing Jill, Colin was determined to right his wrongs and reclaim her money. The he found a key in Katherine’s music box which was of a safety deposit box containing a valuable emerald ring. It was far more worth than what he stook and eventually, Jill forgave her and went on a world tour.
But when Jill returned in 2019, she was single again. But things took a twist when Katherine’s will supposedly left her fortune to Cane, not Devon. I Everyone was suspicious of Colin tampering with the will but he shifted the blame on his son, which was not true. After he ran away with the fortune, Colin left Cane no choice but to find him for justice. In April 2020, Colin was finally caught, getting Jill off the hook.