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Packed To The Rafters

Jack Coleman stars as the mysterious H.R.G. – A.K.A. Mr. Noah Bennet. Seemingly an unassuming family man as Claire's (Hayden Panettiere) father, he is also a man of mystery, formerly bound to The Company – an organization with a special interest in people with extraordinary abilities.

Coleman has performed on Broadway, off-Broadway, in film and on television. Series roles include "Dynasty," "Nightmare Café," "Oh Baby," and Stephen King's “Kingdom Hospital." Recently, he starred in the Sci-Fi channel's original feature, "Polar Storm." He has also been featured in such programs as "Entourage," "Nip/Tuck," "Without a Trace," and "CSI Miami," among a host of others.

On stage, Coleman starred on Broadway in Bill Cain’s "Stand-Up Tragedy" in a part he originated at the Mark Taper Forum. He was nominated for a Los Angeles Drama Critics' Circle Award for his performance. He reprised the role in San Francisco at the Marines Memorial Theater and in Connecticut at The Hartford Stage Company before opening in New York. Coleman won a Los Angeles Drama Critics' Circle Award for his performance in John Godber's "Bouncers" at the Tiffany Theater. He also starred off-Broadway in Simon Gray's "The Common Pursuit.

Coleman has also appeared in regional theaters across the country, from Long Island, N.Y. (where he played Danny Zuko in "Grease") to Odessa, Texas (where his character in "Heroes" once resided) performing "Othello" and "Loves’ Labours Lost" at the Globe of the Great Southwest.

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. He 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.

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, Calif. His grandfather, Herbert Agar, won a Pulitzer Prize in history for "The People's Choice," about how Americans choose their president. Jack's sixth generation grandfather is Benjamin Franklin. Jack's birthday is February 21.