Charles Mark Townshend Colville, 5th Viscount Colville of Culross (born 5 September 1959), is a Scottish television producer, director and hereditary peer.

Early life and education

Colville was born in 1959, the eldest son of Mark Colville, 4th Viscount Colville of Culross, and his first wife Mary Elizabeth Webb-Bowen. He was styled Master of Colville between 1959 and 2010. Colville was educated at Rugby School and at St Chad's College, Durham.

Career

Colville succeeded to the viscountcy upon his father's death in 2010, and in July 2011 was elected to the House of Lords, where he sits as a crossbencher. He used his maiden speech in the House of Lords to outline the downsides of unpaid internships in the media industry. He is also the Chief of Clan Colville.

Personal life

Colville is unmarried. The heir presumptive to the viscountcy is his brother, the Hon. Richmond James Innys Colville.