Colton Haynes is an American actor, model, and musician. He most recently starred as Roy Harper, also known as "Arsenal," on The CW Network's comic book television series Arrow.
Colton's career began at age fifteen when he was scouted as a model, and he has modeled for brands such as Abercrombie & Fitch, J.C. Penney, Kira Plastinina, Ralph Lauren, and Verizon, along with being featured in magazine editorials such as Teen Vogue.
In addition to modeling, Colton is also a singer who has released covers of several songs online and who has collaborated with the band New Heights and fellow singer Travis-Atreo.
Colton bravely came out as gay in an interview with Entertainment Weekly magazine in May 2016, during which he detailed the intense anxiety and depression he experienced as a result of hiding his sexuality.
Playing Jackson Whittemore in Teen Wolf was not Colton's first time in a role as a supernatural creature, as he played the Werewolf Brett Crezski in ABC's The Gates and the Werejackal Kai in ABC Family's The Nine Lives of Chloe King.