Jack Coleman

Jack Coleman

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Birth name: John MacDonald Coleman
Date of birth: 21 February 1958
Place of birth: Easton, Pennsylvania, USA
Nickname: Jack
Height: 6′ 2″ (1.88 m)
Spouse: Beth Toussaint (21 June 1996 – present) 1 child

Famous Quote: “I don’t play a lot of convicts or mafia guys. I’m usually a professional, a doctor, lawyer, banker… that kind of thing. But sometimes you get to be the twisted guy, too, which is what I’m relishing so much about this Heroes role. There’s nothing worse than playing a milquetoast. I’m happy to play a jerk, and I’m happy to play a bad guy. It really is fun to be able to play somebody who has a dark, sinister side.”

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Jack Coleman
Framework Entertainment
9057 Nemo Street, Suite C
West Hollywood, CA 90069, USA 

Biography:  Jack Coleman, born John MacDonald Coleman (born February 21, 1958, Easton, Pennsylvania), is an American actor and screenwriter, best known for replacing Al Corley in the role of Steven Carrington in the 1980s prime time soap opera, Dynasty, and for portraying Mr. Bennet in the science-fiction drama series, Heroes.

Jack 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). In 1982, he joined the cast of Dynasty when he took over the role of Steven Carrington, one of the first gay characters on television. The role was originally portrayed by Al Corley. Coleman played the role until 1988.

He was a regular on the short-lived series, Nightmare Cafe (1992), and appeared on the mini-series, Kingdom Hospital (2004). He made guest appearances in The Net (TV series), CSI: Miami, Nip/Tuck, Without A Trace and Entourage. 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. Coleman is currently a main cast member of the hit science-fiction series, Heroes, where he plays Noah Bennet (a.k.a “(The Man With) Horn-Rimmed Glasses” or “HRG”). In regards to portraying the character, Coleman states, “It’s a combination of the light and dark. I don’t want to just be a moustache twirling sic villain.”

He is a sixth-generation descendant of American inventor, Benjamin Franklin. He attended 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. He married actress Beth Toussaint in 1996. They have a daughter, Tess, born in 1999.

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