I think that Jack Coleman has the Midas touch when it comes to acting. Whatever role the talented and versatile Coleman has undertaken, he has succeeded in turning his performances into viewer gold.

Coleman has enjoyed an illustrious career. Daytime audiences first saw the actor on Days of Our Lives as Jake Kositchek (also known as “The Salem Strangler”). In 1982, Jack Coleman walked into the Carrington mansion as the new Steven Carrington in Dynasty. Coleman assumed the role from Al Corley.

I was a teenage in the 1980s and a huge fan of Dynasty. Recasts are always tricky and Dynasty would go on to recast many roles. But the recast of a character like Steve Carrington was particularly challenging. Steven Carrington was one of the earliest homosexual characters to grace the small screen. In the pre-Internet television climate, viewer reaction wasn’t as readily available. In addition, advertisers were often nervous about viewer reaction surrounding a controversial character and storyline.

But Jack Coleman seemed undaunted by the challenges he faced. His work as Steven Carrington was stellar. Steven was a son, brother, father, husband and friend. Coleman portrayed all of these layers of the character with strength and vulnerability. His scenes opposite John Forsythe (Blake Carrington), Joan Collins (Alexis Carrington Colby), Gordon Thomson (Adam Carrington) and Heather Locklear (Sammy Jo Carrington) were particularly memorable.

In the post-Dynasty years, Jack Coleman continued to prove that he was an actor to watch. When he became a part of the enormously popular show Heroes, Coleman’s Midas touch was once again evident. As Noah Bennet, a character who was an intriguing combination of both light and dark, Jack Coleman left viewers riveted.

From a Carrington heir to enriching Heroes, the ever gifted Jack Coleman lights out television screens.