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Jack Coleman stars on NBC's "Heroes" as the mysterious H.R.G. – "Horn Rimmed Glasses," Claire's (Hayden Panettiere) father, as well as a man of mystery who has a special interest in people with special abilities.
Jack Coleman has performed on Broadway, off-Broadway, in film and on television. Series roles include "Dynasty," "Nightmare Café," "Oh Baby," and "Steven King's Kingdom Hospital." Recently, Jack Coleman has been featured on such programs as "Entourage," "Nip/Tuck," "Without a Trace," and "CSI Miami." On stage, Jack Coleman starred on Broadway in Bill Cain's "Stand-Up Tragedy" in a part he originated at the Mark Taper Forum. Jack Coleman was nominated for a Los Angeles Drama Critics' Circle Award for his performance. Jack Coleman reprised the role in San Francisco at The Marines Memorial Theater and in Connecticut at The Hartford Stage Company before opening in New York. Jack Coleman won a Los Angeles Drama Critics' Circle Award for his performance in John Godber's "Bouncers" at the Tiffany Theater. Jack Coleman also starred off-Broadway in Simon Gray's "The Common Pursuit." Jack Coleman has also appeared in regional theaters across the country, playing Danny Zuko in "Grease" from Long Island, New York, to Odessa, Texas (where his character in "Heroes" resides), and performing "Othello" and "Loves' Labours Lost" at the Globe of the Great Southwest.
Jack Coleman wrote, produced, and starred in a short film entitled "Studio City," an audience favorite at such film festivals as The Los Angeles International Short Film Festival and the New Orleans Media Experience. Jack Coleman has recently completed a screenplay entitled "Can't Help Falling," a comedic drama about a young man who falls in love with his uncle's fiancée.
Jack Coleman is a graduate of Duke University, the National Theater Institute at the Eugene O'Neill Theater Center in Connecticut, and the Writers' Boot Camp in Santa Monica, California. His grandfather, Herbert Agar, won a Pulitzer Prize in history for "The People's Choice," about how Americans choose their president. Jack Coleman's sixth generation grandfather is Benjamin Franklin.
    
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