Happy Birthday Colin ! Today is Sillksoundbooks star audio book reader Colin Salmon's birthday - he was born on December 6th 1962 in Bethnal Green, London.

At first, it was music that seemed to be Colins career choice. When he left school he became the drummer in a punk rock band and he also plays the trumpet, a talent he put to great use in his role as trumpeter Note Makoti in the TV series The No 1 Ladies' Detective Agency. Yes, he did actually play the trumpet himself in the concert scene!

Colin's acting debut came with his appearance in 1992 in the hit British TV series Prime Suspect 2 and he has gone on to appear in many more TV shows and hit movies including the Bond epic Tomorrow Never Dies.

Colin's acting talents are used to the full as the reader of the Silksoundbooks classic audio book Black Beauty, one of the most famous children’s books ever written. Anna Sewell's classic story of the highly spirited and gorgeous black stallion and his transfer from owner to increasingly abusive owner until his final happy rescue has held the world record for sales for children’s literature for one hundred and thirty years.

A wonderful audio book from a great actor - Happy Birthday Colin.