Colin Osbourne was born on June 19th, 1975 in Middlesbrough, England. He made his TV debut in 2005 and is nicknamed the 'Wizard'. Osbourne is a talented sportsmen and has excelled in football, table tennis and now darts. He was also a champion yo-yo expert.

After a solid 2006 where Osbourne climbed up the rankings he qualifed for the 2007 World Championship. He beat some quality players including Kevin Painter, Wes Newton and Roland Scholten on his way to a quarter final appearance. He eventually lost to Andy Jenkins 5 - 4.