He won a Los Angeles Drama Critics Award for “Bouncers” and has penned several scripts, including the one for “Studio City”. Coleman landed a main part on the hit NBC series “Heroes”, playing Noah Bennet. His more recent TV and film credits include appearances in “House”, “Rock the House”, “The Office”, “The Mentalist”, “The Vampire Diaries”, “Criminal Minds”, “Castle”, “Burn Notice”, “Scandal”, and “CSI: Crime Scene Investigation”. Coleman, who is a descendant of Benjamin Franklin, earned his undergraduate degree at Duke University in North Carolina. He has been married to his wife, fellow actress Beth Toussaint, since 1996. They have one child together.