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Jack Coleman(II)

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John MacDonald "Jack" Coleman is an American actor and screenwriter, known for playing the role of Steven Carrington in the 1980s prime time soap opera Dynasty (1982-88), and for portraying Noah Bennet in the science-fiction drama series Heroes (2006-10). 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 American television. Coleman played the role until the end of the show's eighth season in 1988.
BornFebruary 21, 1958
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Téa Leoni, Jack Coleman, Holland Taylor, and Tom Verica in Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice, Except with Different Names
Téa Leoni, Jack Coleman, and Cheryl Bricker in The Naked Truth (1995)
Jack Coleman in The Naked Truth (1995)
Jack Coleman and Tom Verica in The Naked Truth (1995)
Joan Collins, Jack Coleman, Betty Harford, Virginia Hawkins, Pamela Sue Martin, and Gordon Thomson in Dynasty (1981)
Jack Coleman in Castle (2009)
Kate Burton and Jack Coleman in Scandal (2012)
Jack Coleman in Dynasty (1981)
Deborah Adair, Kathleen Beller, Pamela Bellwood, Joan Collins, John Forsythe, Linda Evans, Jack Coleman, John James, Pamela Sue Martin, Michael Nader, Geoffrey Scott, and Gordon Thomson in Dynasty (1981)
John Forsythe, Jack Coleman, and Pamela Sue Martin in Dynasty (1981)
Jack Coleman in Castle (2009)
Jack Coleman and Gordon Thomson in Dynasty (1981)

Known for

Ali Larter, Hayden Panettiere, Sendhil Ramamurthy, Milo Ventimiglia, Noah Gray-Cabey, and James Kyson in Heroes (2006)
Heroes
7.5
TV Series
  • Noah Bennet
Dynasty (1981)
Dynasty
6.3
TV Series
  • Steven Carrington
Kingdom Hospital (2004)
Kingdom Hospital
6.7
TV Series
  • Peter Rickman
Michael Jai White in Spawn (1997)
Spawn
5.2
  • Doctor
  • 1997

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Actor

  • Westworld (2016)
    Westworld
  • The Tournament: A History of ACC Men's Basketball (2022)
    The Tournament: A History of ACC Men's Basketball
    • (voice)
  • James Wolk in Ordinary Joe (2021)
    Ordinary Joe
  • Jason Beghe, Marina Squerciati, and Tracy Spiridakos in Chicago P.D. (2014)
    Chicago P.D.
  • The Last Starship (2020)
    The Last Starship
  • Rattlesnakes (2019)
    Rattlesnakes
  • America 2.0 (2018)
    America 2.0
  • Hawaii Five-0 (2010)
    Hawaii Five-0
  • Viola Davis in How to Get Away with Murder (2014)
    How to Get Away with Murder
  • Ryan Kelley and Becca Tobin in Do I Say I Do? (2017)
    Do I Say I Do?
  • The Tank (2017)
    The Tank
  • Reba McEntire in Red Blooded (2017)
    Red Blooded
  • Lego Marvel's Avengers (2016)
    Lego Marvel's Avengers
    • (voice, uncredited)
  • Jack Coleman, Judith Shekoni, Zachary Levi, Robbie Kay, Danika Yarosh, Ryan Guzman, and Kiki Sukezane in Heroes Reborn (2015)
    Heroes Reborn
  • The Submarine Kid (2015)
    The Submarine Kid

Writer

  • Studio City

Producer

  • Rattlesnakes (2019)
    Rattlesnakes
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Videos54

Heroes: Season 4
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Heroes: Season 4
Cow Belles
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Cow Belles
Cow Belles
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Cow Belles
Cow Belles
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Cow Belles
Cow Belles
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Cow Belles
Cow Belles
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Cow Belles
Cow Belles
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Cow Belles
Teaser #3
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Teaser #3
Heroes Reborn - Comic-Con Trailer
Trailer 3:09
Heroes Reborn - Comic-Con Trailer
Heroes Reborn - The Extraordinary Among Us
Trailer 1:11
Heroes Reborn - The Extraordinary Among Us
Rattlesnakes
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Rattlesnakes
The Submarine Kid
Trailer 2:00
The Submarine Kid

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    • February 21, 1958
    • Easton, Pennsylvania, USA
    • Beth ToussaintJune 21, 1996 - present (1 child)
  • Print ad for Skechers Footwear with his daughter Tess (2008)
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    • 2 Interviews
    • 2 Magazine Cover Photos

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    A sixth-generation grandson of Benjamin Franklin, in turn related to President John Calvin Coolidge Jr. and a remote descendant of the old Earls of Orkney and the ancient Kings of Scotland.
  • Quotes
    After a hit show is over, you soon realize this is a very tough business ... brutally tough. But I'm a better actor and I have more gravitas than I had at 24 with bleached-blonde hair.

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