Fan Casting Collem West in The First Law Trilogy

Collem West is intelligent and dilligent with a good heart; he tries to do what he can for those less fortunate than himself, like Goodman Heath. However, he also has a terrible temper, which he finds hard to control. This is exacerbated by the chronic headaches he periodically suffers from.

As a low-born commoner, he has had to work hard to get to where he is now. Having achieved his rank through merit, rather than blood, he often finds himself the lone voice of sanity in the Union Army. He tries hard to hide his annoyance when Jezal complains about his much easier training.