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Bradley Cole | |
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Born | Bradley Thomas Cole February 11, 1959 [1] |
Other names | Brad Cole Brandley Cole |
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Years active | 1984–present |
Spouse(s) | Yasuko Noada (June 25, 2005–present) [1] |
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Bradley Thomas Cole (born February 11, 1959) is an American actor, singer-songwriter, and musician.
Cole was born and raised in Los Angeles County, California. [1] He began guitar lessons at 8 years old and was heavily influenced by rock and soul music from the 1960s and 70s. He played in various rock bands throughout his teen and high school years in California.[ citation needed ]
Cole studied drama and business at Pepperdine University in Malibu, California where he also played baseball. [1] He hoped to play professionally until an injury put that dream aside, and he turned his focus to acting and his music. [1] Cole won the "Best Actor" award for his performance in the play, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest . [1] He then traveled to Europe where played solo and in groups in clubs and small venues there.[ citation needed ]
While in Paris, France, Cole founded a theater company, La Version Originale,[ citation needed ] where he performed in classic American dramas such as Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? , [1] as well as original plays which he authored and for which he composed the music.[ citation needed ] He continued pursuing songwriting and music and played in bands in Paris as well as in other European cities. During this time he was offered many roles in both French and American television and film, including the miniseries The Sun Also Rises (1984) and Jewels (1992), the television films Sweet Revenge (1990) and Touch and Die (1992), the theatrical feature film Five Days in June (1989), and the international soap opera Riviera (1991–92). [1] He is most known in France for his portrayal of Daniel Green on the popular sitcom Les Filles d'à Côté . [1] [2] [ dead link ]
In the late 90s, Cole traveled to Nashville, Tennessee to record his first album of original compositions.[ citation needed ] The album was released in Europe and is scheduled for a re-release in 2022.[ needs update ] In the early 2000s, he was noticed by casting director Glenn Daniels and was cast in the long-running soap opera The Guiding Light to play the dual characters of Prince Richard and Jeffrey O'Neil, [1] the love interest of Reva Shayne, played by five-time Emmy winner Kim Zimmer in New York City, a stint that lasted for over ten years. The role(s) garnered him a Soap Digest Award nomination and best supporting actor Emmy pre-nomination [1] and he topped the fan voter polls in CBS Soap Digest magazine numerous times.
During his time in New York, Cole recorded and released three more albums of original music and toured extensively across America playing mostly in small clubs and venues coast to coast. While in New York he also performed in off-Broadway theater as well as roles in productions of Shakespeare in Princeton, New Jersey. His music has been recently uploaded to social media platforms and can be found on Spotify and Apple I-Tunes as well as YouTube. After the birth of his second child, Cole took an extended break from the entertainment industry to be a stay-at-home dad. In 2021 he returned to television guest starring on the French soap Les Mystères de l'amour ("The Mysteries of Love").[ citation needed ]
He and his wife, Yasuko, are the parents of son Sean William and daughter Maya Joan. [3] [ dead link ]
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Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
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1984 | The Sun Also Rises | Young Lieutenant | Television miniseries | [1] |
1985 | The Last Five Minutes | Red | Episode: "Tilt" (S2.E14) | [ citation needed ] |
1988 | Les Cinq Dernières Minutes | Inspecteur Jackson | Episode: "Pour qui sonne le jazz" (S2.E55) | |
1989 | Five Days in June | Un officier américain | Theatrical Film | [1] |
1990 | Sweet Revenge | Larry Stevens | Television Film | [1] |
1991 | La milliadaire | Nicholas Elwood | Television Film | [1] |
1991–1992 | Riviera | Sam | Soap-opera | [1] |
1992 | Maguy | Tony | [ citation needed ] | |
1992 | Touch and Die | Harrison | Television film | [1] |
1992 | Counterstrike | Jacques Baire | Episode: "Bastille Day Terror" | |
1992 | Jewels | Freddie Van Deering | Television miniseries | [4] |
1993–1995 | Les Filles d'à Côté | Daniel Green | 135 episodes | [1] |
1998 | Les Vacances de l'Amour | Paul Richardson | 1 episode | |
1999 | Une Pour Toutes | Unknown | Theatrical Film | [1] |
1999–2002 | Guiding Light | Richard Winslow | Regular cast | [1] |
2003 | All My Children | Jordan Roberts | 2 episodes | [1] |
2003–2009 | Guiding Light | Jeffrey O'Neil | Regular cast | [1] |
2004 | Brother to Brother | MacAllister, book publisher | Theatrical film | [4] |
2010 | General Hospital | Warren Bauer | 16 episodes | [1] |