Jack Coleman (actor)
| Jack Coleman | |
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 Coleman at the 2015 San Diego Comic-Con International | |
| Born |
John MacDonald Coleman February 21, 1958 Easton, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Occupation | actor, screenwriter |
| Years active | 1981–present |
| Spouse(s) | Beth Toussaint (1996–present; 1 child) |
John MacDonald "Jack" Coleman (born February 21, 1958)[1] is an American actor and screenwriter, best known for playing the role of Steven Carrington in the 1980s prime time soap opera Dynasty (1982–88),[2] and for portraying Noah Bennet in the science-fiction drama series Heroes (2006–10).
Career
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Coleman's first major role was in the soap opera Days of Our Lives, where he appeared from 1981 to 1982 as the character of Jake Kositchek (aka The Salem Strangler).[3] In 1982, he joined the cast of Dynasty when he took over the role of Steven Carrington, one of the first gay characters on American television. Coleman played the role until the end of the show's eighth season in 1988.
He was a regular on the short-lived series Nightmare Cafe (1992), and appeared on the miniseries Kingdom Hospital (2004). He made guest appearances in The Net, CSI: Miami, Nip/Tuck, Without a Trace, Diagnosis: Murder, and Entourage.[4] He co-starred as Alyson & Amanda Michalka's father in the Disney Channel Original Movie Cow Belles.
He was nominated for his performance in the play Stand-up Tragedy at the Mark Taper Forum, and won a Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle Award for his performance in Bouncers. He wrote the screenplays for Studio City, which he produced and acted in, and Can't Help Falling, which he hopes to produce.[2]
Coleman was a main cast member of science-fiction series Heroes, where he played Noah Bennet (a.k.a. "The Man With Horn-Rimmed Glasses" or "HRG"). Coleman states about portraying the character, "It's a combination of the light and dark. I don't want to just be a moustache twirling villain."[5]
Coleman appeared in an episode of The Mentalist in October 2010. He played the role of a wealthy, arrogant murder suspect named Max Winter.[6]
He also played a patient named Joe Dugan (a campaign manager of a New Jersey senator) in the House episode of "Office Politics" in 2010.
In Hallmark Channel’s original movie Rock The House (2010), Jack Coleman played a lawyer named Max who finds a way to reconnect with his daughter and his old sense of joy when he gets back together with his music-making friends from his teenaged years.
Starting in November 2010, Coleman had a recurring role on The Office as Pennsylvania State Senator Robert Lipton, the love interest for both Angela Martin (Angela Kinsey) and Oscar Martinez (Oscar Nunez). He has appeared in the episodes "WUPHF.com", "Classy Christmas", "Michael's Last Dundies","Goodbye, Michael", "Jury Duty", "Fundraiser", "Free Family Portrait Studio" "New Guys", "Here Comes Treble", "The Boat", "The Whale", "Customer Loyalty" and "Vandalism".
From 2011 until 2012, he played a recurring character, Bill Forbes, on the third season of the CW drama The Vampire Diaries in the episodes "The Hybrid", "The End of the Affair", "Disturbing Behavior", "The Ties That Bind" and "Bringing Out The Dead".
In 2011, he appeared on the CBS drama Criminal Minds, playing Bill Rogers, a serial rapist, in the episode "Hope".
On July 22, 2012, it was announced that Coleman is joining the fifth season of Castle as a new antagonist for Stana Katic’s character Kate Beckett.[7] He has appeared in the episodes "After the Storm", "Recoil", "In the Belly of the Beast", "Veritas", "XY", and "XX" playing Senator William H Bracken.
Jack Coleman joined USA’s Burn Notice as a recurring part of the USA Network drama’s truncated (13-episode) seventh and final season. He played Andrew Strong, a ranking CIA officer who has seen it all. Noble, but also obsessive at times, Strong is a relentless taskmaster who pushes Michael (Jeffrey Donovan) to do whatever it takes to complete the mission.[8]
In 2013, he played the closeted gay husband Daniel Douglas Langston of conservative Vice President Sally Langston on Scandal.
In February 2014, he appeared in CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Season 14 Episode 15 - "Love for Sale".
In 2015, he reprised his role as Noah Bennet in an "event miniseries" Heroes Reborn, which served as a continuation of the original Heroes storyline
Personal life
Coleman was born in Easton, Pennsylvania, a sixth-generation descendant of Benjamin Franklin.[2] He attended The Solebury School and Duke University, where he decided to pursue acting as a career. After graduating from Duke in 1980, he attended the National Theater Institute at The Eugene O'Neill Theater Center. He married actress Beth Toussaint in 1996. They have a daughter, Tess, born in 1999.
Filmography
Film
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | The Pursuit of Happiness | Stan | |
| 1994 | Foreign Student | Rex Jennings | |
| 1997 | Spawn | Doctor | |
| 1997 | Time Under Fire | Lance McCarthy | |
| 1998 | The Landlady | Patrick Forman | |
| 2003 | Studio City | Andrew Mason | |
| 2008 | Beautiful Loser | Jimmy | |
| 2011 | The Contract | The Patron | Short |
| 2013 | Emit | Rance Wofford | Short film |
| 2015 | The Tank | Reed Baker | Post-production |
| 2016 | The Submarine Kid | Mr.Koll | |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Days of Our Lives | Jake Kositchek | 4 episodes |
| 1982-1988 | Dynasty | Steven Carrington | Main role 148 episodes |
| 1984 | Glitter | Rusty Walker | 1 episode: "In Tennis, Love Means Nothing" |
| 1985 | Finder of Lost Loves | Dr. Eric Jordan | 1 episode: "Wayward Dreams" |
| 1985 | The Love Boat | Scott Barrett | 2 episodes: "The Villa/The Racer's Edge/Love or Money/The Accident: Part 1", "The Villa/The Racer's Edge/Love or Money/The Accident: Part 2" |
| 1986 | The Colbys | Steven Carrington | 1 episode: "The Wedding" |
| 1989 | Bridesmaids | Matt | TV Movie |
| 1990 | Daughter of Darkness | Devlin | TV Movie |
| 1990 | Children of the Bride | Dennis | TV Movie |
| 1991 | The Return of Eliot Ness | Gil Labine | TV Movie |
| 1992 | Nightmare Cafe | Frank Nolan | Main role 6 episodes |
| 1993 | Rubdown | Marion Pooley | TV Movie |
| 1995 | Trapped in Space | Grant | TV Movie |
| 1995 | Diagnosis: Murder | Eddie Gault | 1 episode: "A Blast from the Past" |
| 1995 | Burke's Law | Ted D'Arcy | 1 episode: "Who Killed the Sweet Smell of Success?" |
| 1995 | Touched by an Angel | Jeff Ritchy | 1 episode: "Angels on the Air" |
| 1997 | Angels in the Endzone | Peter Harper | TV Movie |
| 1997 | Medusa's Child | Dean Cooper | TV Movie |
| 1998 | The Naked Truth | Colin Terell | 2 episodes: "Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice, Except with Different Names", "Jake or Fake?" |
| 1998-2000 | Oh Baby | Rick | Recurring 11 episodes |
| 1998 | The Net | Dr. Steven Graf | 1 episode: "Transplant" |
| 1999 | Replacing Dad | Dr. Mark Chandler | TV Movie |
| 1999 | Last Rites | Agent Gary Blake | TV Movie |
| 2001 | Special Unit 2 | George Armstrong | 1 episode: "The Drag" |
| 2001 | Providence | Larry | 1 episode: "The Mating Dance" |
| 2002 | Becker | Tony | 1 episode: "The 100th" |
| 2003 | According to Jim | Sean Curran | 1 episode: "No Harm, No Fowl" |
| 2004 | Kingdom Hospital | Peter Rickman | Main role 13 episodes |
| 2004 | Nip/Tuck | Dr. Avery Atherton | 1 episode: "Rose and Raven Rosenberg" |
| 2004 | CSI: Miami | Martin Gillespie | 1 episode: "Murder in a Flash" |
| 2004 | Without a Trace | Roy Ducek | 1 episode: "Trials" |
| 2006-2010 | Heroes | Noah Bennet | Main role 74 episodes |
| 2006 | Cow Belles | Reed Callum | TV Movie |
| 2006 | Entourage | Bradley | 1 episode: "What About Bob?" |
| 2009 | Polar Storm | Dr. James Mayfield | TV Movie |
| 2010 | The Mentalist | Max Winter | 1 episode: "Red Carpet Treatment" |
| 2010 | House M.D. | Joe Dugan | 1 episode: "Office Politics (House)" |
| 2010-2013 | The Office | State Senator Rob Lipton | 14 episodes |
| 2011 | Rock the House | Max Peterson | TV Movie |
| 2011 | Criminal Minds | Bill Rogers | 1 episode: "Hope" |
| 2011-2012 | The Vampire Diaries | Bill Forbes | 5 episodes |
| 2012 | Crash & Burn | Jack Coleman | TV Movie |
| 2012-2014 | Ultimate Spider-Man | Doctor Strange/Announcer | 3 episodes: "Strange", "Journey of the Iron Fist", "Cloak and Dagger" |
| 2012-2015 | Castle | Senator William H. Bracken | 6 episodes: "After the Storm", "Recoil", "In the Belly of the Beast", "Veritas", "XY", "XX" |
| 2013 | Burn Notice | Andrew Strong | 11 episodes |
| 2013 | Scandal | Daniel Douglas Langston | 6 episodes |
| 2014 | Salvation | Daniel | TV Movie |
| 2014 | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Jim Logan | 1 episode: "Love For Sale" |
| 2014 | Hulk and the Agents of S.M.A.S.H. | Doctor Strange | 1 episode: "Stranger in a Strange Land" Voice only |
| 2015 | Heroes Reborn | Noah Bennet | TV Mini Series |
| 2015 | Chicago P.D. | Bob Ruzak | 1 episode: "Disco Bob" |
| 2015 | Avengers Assemble | Doctor Strange | 1 episode: "Widow's Run" Voice only |
References
- ↑ Jack Coleman Biography (1958-)
- 1 2 3 "From 'Dynasty' To NBC's 'Heroes,' Life Never Looked Better Through "Horn Rimmed Glasses" For New Series Regular Jack Coleman" (Press release). NBC Universal Media Village. 2006-11-08. Retrieved 2007-01-13.
- ↑ "Jack Coleman". BBC. Retrieved 2007-01-13.
- ↑ TV Guide interview. Retrieved on 2007-09-27
- ↑ Jack Coleman on Heroes Season 2. Retrieved October 2, 2007.
- ↑ "Keck's Exclusives: Heroes' Hiro and H.R.G. Land New CBS Gigs". TVGuide.com. Retrieved September 13, 2010.
- ↑ "Castle Casts Jack Coleman -- Season 5 - TVLine". TVLine.com. Retrieved July 22, 2012.
- ↑ Jack Coleman & Stephen Martines Join USA’s ‘Burn Notice’ As Recurring.
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