Chase Coleman
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Coleman posing as Dr Dane Sullivan for a party launching Season 1 of In Between Men
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| Born | 20 March 1985 Tuscaloosa, Alabama |
| Occupation | Actor, director, and musician |
| Years active | 2005 – present |
Chase Coleman (born March 20, 1985) is an American actor, director and musician. Coleman is best known for portraying the character Billy Winslow[1][2][3][4][5] in the HBO TV series Boardwalk Empire.[4][5][6]
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Life and work
Early life
Chase Coleman was born in Tuscaloosa, Alabama and raised in Monroe, Louisiana.[7] He attended Grace Episcopal School for elementary and junior high education[8] and graduated from St. Frederick Catholic High School. While in his second year of high school, he began singing and playing music in his first rock band.
Throughout high school, he played in the local Monroe rock band Crawl Space until graduation. He attended the University of Louisiana at Monroe majoring in Business Marketing. Throughout college he played in the local band Fallstaff.
In his second year of college, he began to gain interest in acting. He performed with the Straus Community Theatre and the Theatre of the University of Louisiana at Monroe and during his junior year of college he signed with the Baton Rouge agency, Stage 2000 recruited by Ron Randell.[9]
Career
Coleman was invited to Dallas to compete at the Mike Beaty Model and Talent Expo. It was there that Chase won several awards including best monologue and overall fitness model.[10][11] He was discovered by talent manager Suzanne Schachter and invited to go to New York to test the market for the summer. He was offered the role of Garrett on One Life to Live.[12][13][14] He received many offers of professional acting work and he stayed in New York City, shifting to online courses in order to finish his Business Marketing degree. In 2006, he signed with the company Suzelle Eenterprises and Abrams Artists Agency through Paul Reisman. During his time in New York, he studied at the HB Studio with Lorraine Serabien, with Susan Batson at Black Nexxus, and with Jennifer Gelfer at the Haymarket Annex Master Class.
Coleman is most recognized for his role as Billy Winslow in Season One of Boardwalk Empire,[2][3][4][5] as well as guest starring on The Good Wife, Gossip Girl, Law & Order: Criminal Intent, and Kings.[6][12] He has had many starring and supporting roles in independent films such as New York City Serenade, Catahoula, and God Don’t Make the Laws. He also played the lead of Andrew in the off-Broadway play My Big Gay Italian Wedding.[15][16]
He founded the production company Bloodstone Productions and created the short film Into the Rose Garden that he wrote, directed, and starred in. Coleman guest starred as Robert in the pilot of the TV series The Americans in the summer of 2012, as well as filming Season two of In Between Men in autumn 2012.
He is currently working on the hit TV show The Originals as the werewolf character Oliver.
Filmography
Actor
| Year | Title | Role |
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| 2006 | Scarlett | Party-goer |
| 2006 | One Life to Live | Garret[12][13][14] |
| 2007 | False Hope | Code Blue Responder 1 |
| 2007 | New York City Serenade | Jock 1 |
| 2007 | Gossip Girl | Jack Altman[6][12] |
| 2007 | Law & Order: Criminal Intent | Brad Barrett[6][12] |
| 2008 | Catahoula | Jason Dunn |
| 2009 | Kings | Daniel Shepherd[6][12] |
| 2009 | The Good Wife | Brian Keller[6][12] |
| 2010 | One Night Stand | Date Rapist |
| 2010 | Halloween Season | Bill |
| 2010 | Boardwalk Empire | Billy Winslow[2][3][4][5] |
| 2011 | Grill Check | Mickey |
| 2011 | God Don't Make the Laws | Brett Armstrong[17] |
| 2011 | The Halls of Montezuma | Victor |
| 2011 | In Between Men | Dr. Dane Sullivan[18] |
| 2011 | Warehouse Rumble | Blade Strongood |
| 2011 | Mama | Joe[19] |
| 2011 | 8:46 | Kyle Foster |
| 2012 | Roses | Teenager |
| 2012 | Cloak and Dagger | Adam Larkin |
| 2012 | The J Packages | Todd |
| 2012 | Into the Rose Garden | Joseph[20] |
| 2013 | Love Hunter | Tom |
| 2013 | The Americans | Robert |
| 2014 | The Originals | Oliver (6 episodes) |
Director
| Year | Title | Role |
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| 2012 | Into the Rose Garden | Joseph[20] |
Writer
| Year | Title | Role |
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| 2012 | Into the Rose Garden | Joseph[20] |
Stage
| Year | Title | Role |
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| 2011 | My Big Gay Italian Wedding | Andrew[15][16] |
| 2012 | Four Dogs and a Bone | Victor[21][22] |
Awards and nominations
| Year | Award | Nominated work | Result |
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| 2010 | Screen Actors Guild Awards Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series[23] | Boardwalk Empire | Won |
| 2011 | Indie Soap Awards Best Supporting Actor in a Drama[24] | In Between Men | Nominated |
References
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