John MacDonald Coleman (born February 21, 1958)Jack Coleman Biography (1958–) is an American actor known as Steven Carrington on Dynasty (1982–1988), Noah Bennet in Heroes (2006–2010), State Senator Robert Lipton on The Office (2010–2013), and US Senator William Bracken on Castle (2012–2015).
Early life and education Coleman was born February 21, 1958, in Easton, Pennsylvania, in the Lehigh Valley region of eastern Pennsylvania. He is a sixth-generation descendant of Benjamin Franklin. He attended Solebury School in Solesbury Township, Pennsylvania, and Duke University, where he decided to pursue acting as a career. After graduating from Duke in 1980, he attended Eugene O'Neill Theater Center in Waterford, Connecticut.
Career
Coleman's first major role was in Days of Our Lives, where he appeared from 1981 to 1982 as the character of Jake Kositchek (aka The Salem Strangler). He also made an appearance on Celebrity Bullseye. 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, his changed appearance explained as due to plastic surgery after an oil rig accident. He 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.TV Guide interview. Retrieved on 2007-09-27 He co-starred as Reed Callum, the father of Alyson and Amanda Michalka's characters, in the Disney Channel film 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.
Heroes
Coleman was a main cast member of science-fiction series Heroes, in which he played Noah Bennet. 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."Jack Coleman on Heroes Season 2. Retrieved October 2, 2007. 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.
2010–present Coleman appeared in an episode of The Mentalist in October 2010. He played the role of a wealthy, arrogant murder suspect named Max Winter. He also played a patient named Joe Dugan (a campaign manager of a New Jersey senator) in the House episode "Office Politics" in 2010.
In Hallmark Channel’s film Rock The House (2010), 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 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 to 2012, Coleman played Bill Forbes on the third season of the CW drama The Vampire Diaries. In 2011, he appeared on the CBS drama Criminal Minds, playing Bill Rogers, a serial rapist, in the episode "Hope". In July 2012, it was announced that Coleman joined the fifth season of Castle as a new antagonist for Stana Katic’s character Kate Beckett. He has appeared in the episodes "After the Storm", "Recoil", "In the Belly of the Beast", "Veritas", "XY", and "XX" playing Senator William Bracken.
Coleman joined USA Network’s Burn Notice as a recurring part of the 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.Jack Coleman & Stephen Martines Join USA's ‘Burn Notice’ As Recurring.
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 the CSI: Crime Scene Investigation episode "Love for Sale".
In 2019, he starred in the film adaptation of Graham Farrow's stage play Rattlesnakes.
Personal life Coleman married actress Beth Toussaint in 1996. They have a daughter, Tess, born in 1999.
Filmography Film Year Film Role Notes1988The Pursuit of HappinessStan1994Foreign StudentRex Jennings1997SpawnDoctor1997Time Under FireLance McCarthy1998The LandladyPatrick Forman2003Studio CityAndrew Mason2008Beautiful LoserJimmy2011The ContractThe PatronShort2013EmitRance WoffordShort2015The TankReed Baker2016The Submarine KidMr.Koll2019RattlesnakesRichie Hanson
Television Year Title Role Notes1981–1982Days of Our LivesJake KositchekMain role1982–1988DynastySteven CarringtonMain role148 episodes1984GlitterRusty WalkerEpisode: "In Tennis, Love Means Nothing"1985Finder of Lost LovesDr. Eric JordanEpisode: "Wayward Dreams"1985The Love BoatScott BarrettEpisode: "The Racer's Edge"1986The ColbysSteven CarringtonEpisode: "The Wedding"1989BridesmaidsMatt Television film1990Daughter of DarknessDevlin1990Children of the BrideDennis1991The Return of Eliot NessGil Labine1992Nightmare CafeFrank NolanMain role (6 episodes)1993RubdownMarion PooleyTelevision film1995Trapped in SpaceGrantTelevision film1995Diagnosis: MurderEddie GaultEpisode: "A Blast from the Past"1995Burke's LawTed D'ArcyEpisode: "Who Killed the Sweet Smell of Success?"1995Touched by an AngelJeff RitchyEpisode: "Angels on the Air"1997Angels in the EndzonePeter HarperTelevision film1997Medusa's ChildDean CooperTelevision film1998The Naked TruthColin Terell2 episodes1998–2000Oh BabyRickRecurring role (11 episodes)1998The NetDr. Steven GrafEpisode: "Transplant"1999Replacing DadDr. Mark ChandlerTelevision film1999Last RitesAgent Gary BlakeTelevision film2001Special Unit 2George ArmstrongEpisode: "The Drag"2001ProvidenceLarryEpisode: "The Mating Dance"2002BeckerTonyEpisode: "The 100th"2003According to JimSean CurranEpisode: "No Harm, No Fowl"2004Kingdom HospitalPeter RickmanMain role; 13 episodes2004Nip/TuckDr. Avery AthertonEpisode: "Rose and Raven Rosenberg"2004CSI: MiamiMartin GillespieEpisode: "Murder in a Flash"2004Without a TraceRoy DucekEpisode: "Trials"2006–2010HeroesNoah BennetMain role; 74 episodes2006Cow BellesReed CallumTelevision film2006EntourageBradleyEpisode: "What About Bob?"2009Polar StormDr. James MayfieldTelevision film2010The MentalistMax WinterEpisode: "Red Carpet Treatment"2010HouseJoe DuganEpisode: "Office Politics"2010–2013The OfficeState Senator Robert Lipton14 episodes2011Rock the HouseMax PetersonTelevision film2011Criminal MindsBill RogersEpisode: "Hope"2011–2012The Vampire DiariesBill Forbes5 episodes2012Crash & BurnJack ColemanTelevision film2012–2014Ultimate Spider-ManDoctor Strange (voice)3 episodes A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its credits or other reliable sources of information.2012–2015CastleSenator William H. Bracken6 episodes2013Burn NoticeAndrew Strong11 episodes2013ScandalDaniel Douglas Langston6 episodes2014SalvationDanielTelevision film2014CSI: Crime Scene InvestigationJim LoganEpisode: "Love For Sale"2014Hulk and the Agents of S.M.A.S.H.Doctor Strange (voice)Episode: "Stranger in a Strange Land"2015Heroes RebornNoah BennetTV miniseries2015–2026Chicago P.D. "Disco Bob" Ruzek8 episodes 2015Avengers AssembleDoctor Strange (voice)Episode: "Widow's Run"2017Do I Say I Do?RobertTelevision film2018How to Get Away with MurderMr. DeanEpisode: "He's a Bad Father"2018Hawaii Five-OAgent Miller2 episodes2021Ordinary JoeDr. Douglas BanksRecurring role2022 WestworldSenator Ken WhitneyEpisode: "Well Enough Alone"2025 Leverage: RedemptionArizona MikeEpisode: "The Weekend in Paris Job"
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