Son of actor Aaron Mcpherson and actress Challen Cates.
Colton's sister is actress, Jasper Cate McPherson.
Colton and his sister Jasper Cate McPherson consider acting coach, Larry Moss, to be a surrogate Grandfather.
Is a youth advocate for Free2Luv, an anti-bullying organization.
Colton appears in Seth MacFarlane's director's cut of A Million Ways to Die in the West in a scene with Liam Neeson and both of his real parents, Aaron McPherson and Challen Cates.