Chase Coleman (born March 20, 1985) is an American actor, director,
and musician. Coleman is best known for portraying the character of
Billy Winslow in the HBO TV series Boardwalk Empire as well as his
role of the werewolf, Oliver, on the CW hit spin-off series, The
Originals.Chase Coleman was born in Tuscaloosa, Alabama and raised in
Monroe, Louisiana. He attended Grace Episcopal School for elementary
and junior high education and graduated from St. Frederick Catholic
High School. During his second year of high school, he became the lead
singer of Crawl Space, a local Monroe rock band until graduation.After
high school, Coleman attended the University of Louisiana at Monroe,
pursuing a degree in Business Marketing. While there, he played in a
hard rock band called, Fallstaff. However, not long after starting
college, Coleman became interested in acting. He began performing with
the Straus Community Theater and the Theater of the University of
Louisiana at Monroe. During his junior year of college, he signed with
the Baton Rouge Agency, Stage 2000, after being recruited by Ron
Randell.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. He was then
discovered by talent manager Suzanne Schachter and was invited to go
to New York City to test the market for the summer. While in New York,
Coleman was offered the role of Garrett on the popular daytime soap
opera, One Life to Live. Not long after landing that role, he received
many offers to remain in New York City for professional acting work,
shifting to online courses in order to finish his degree. In 2006, he
signed with the company Suzelle Enterprises 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.
and musician. Coleman is best known for portraying the character of
Billy Winslow in the HBO TV series Boardwalk Empire as well as his
role of the werewolf, Oliver, on the CW hit spin-off series, The
Originals.Chase Coleman was born in Tuscaloosa, Alabama and raised in
Monroe, Louisiana. He attended Grace Episcopal School for elementary
and junior high education and graduated from St. Frederick Catholic
High School. During his second year of high school, he became the lead
singer of Crawl Space, a local Monroe rock band until graduation.After
high school, Coleman attended the University of Louisiana at Monroe,
pursuing a degree in Business Marketing. While there, he played in a
hard rock band called, Fallstaff. However, not long after starting
college, Coleman became interested in acting. He began performing with
the Straus Community Theater and the Theater of the University of
Louisiana at Monroe. During his junior year of college, he signed with
the Baton Rouge Agency, Stage 2000, after being recruited by Ron
Randell.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. He was then
discovered by talent manager Suzanne Schachter and was invited to go
to New York City to test the market for the summer. While in New York,
Coleman was offered the role of Garrett on the popular daytime soap
opera, One Life to Live. Not long after landing that role, he received
many offers to remain in New York City for professional acting work,
shifting to online courses in order to finish his degree. In 2006, he
signed with the company Suzelle Enterprises 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.
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