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Marcus Coloma

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Marcus Coloma (born October 18, 1978[1]) is an American actor. He has appeared in multiple TV series and the Hilary Duff film Material Girls. From 2019 to 2023, Coloma portrayed Nikolas Cassadine on the American daytime soap opera General Hospital.

Early life

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Coloma was born in Middletown, California.[1]

Career

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In 2005, Coloma starred in Fox's Point Pleasant as Father Tomas,[1][2] and played Matt Evans in South Beach in 2006.[3][4] He has appeared on several television series, including playing Marcus Johnson on The CW drama One Tree Hill in 2006,[1] and portraying Leo Cruz on the ABC Family show, Make It or Break It from 2009 to 2010.[5][6] Coloma played Father Jonas Alcaraz on Major Crimes in 2017,[7][8] and portrayed Clark Steedler in False Profits in 2018.[7][9][10] He joined scientology in 2005 according to publications on the Scientology website(13)

Coloma played Hilary Duff's love interest in the 2006 film Material Girls.[1] He starred in the Disney films Beverly Hills Chihuahua 2 (2011) and Beverly Hills Chihuahua 3 (2012) as Sam.[11] In 2019, he joined the cast of General Hospital in the role of Nikolas Cassadine,[12] playing the role through early 2023.[13]

Filmography

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Film roles
Year Title Role Notes
2006 Material Girls Rick
2011 Beverly Hills Chihuahua 2 Sam Cortez Direct-to-video film
2012 Beverly Hills Chihuahua 3: Viva La Fiesta! Sam Cortez Direct-to-video film
2013 Syrup Jim the Marketer
Television roles
Year Title Role Notes
1999 Undressed Charlie [unknown episodes]
2001 Go Fish Spence Episode: “Go Wrestling”
2001 All About Us Sean Recurring role, 5 episodes
2002 So Little Time Car Thief Episode: “The Flat Tire”
2003 Strong Medicine Caesar Episode: “Blocked Lines”
2003 JAG Petty Officer Matthew Cantrell Episode: “Heart and Soul”
2003 Threat Matrix Checkout Clerk Episode: “Under the Gun”
2005 Point Pleasant Father Thomas Recurring role, 6 episodes
2006 South Beach Matt Evans Main role
2006 One Tree Hill Marcus Johnson 2 episodes
2006 CSI: Miami Luke Baylor Episode: “High Octane”
2008 Lincoln Heights Danny Marinero 2 episodes
2009–2010 Make It or Break It Leo Cruz Recurring role (seasons 1–2), 6 episodes
2010 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Bingo Mathers Episode: “Take My Life, Please”
2011 Psycho Girlfriend Noah Web series; 3 episodes
2011 The Online Gamer Shady Guy Web series; 2 episodes
2012 Emily Owens M.D. Officer Rick Malone Episode: “Emily and... the Tell-Tale Heart”
2013 Drop Dead Diva Robert Medina Episode: "50 Shades of Grayson”
2013 The Mentalist Roberto Salas Episode: “Wedding in Red”
2015 Heart of the Matter Ben Television film; also known as Portrait of Love
2017 Lucifer Hector Ruiz Episode: “The Good, the Bad, and the Crispy”
2017 Major Crimes Father Jonas Alcaraz 4 episodes (season 6)
2018 False Profits Clark Unsold TV pilot
2019 Adam & Eve Carlos / Chad Unsold TV pilot
2019–2023 General Hospital Nikolas Cassadine Main role
Video game roles
Year Title Role Notes
2007 Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare N/A Voice role
2008 Command & Conquer 3: Kane's Wish N/A Voice role

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e "Marcus Coloma". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved September 27, 2019.
  2. ^ "Point Pleasant TV show". TV Series Finale. September 21, 2009. Retrieved September 27, 2019.
  3. ^ Gallo, Phil (January 8, 2006). "South Beach". Variety. Retrieved September 27, 2019.
  4. ^ "Actor Marcus Coloma of the new UPN series South Beach poses at..." Getty Images. Retrieved September 27, 2019.
  5. ^ "Make It or Break It Returns January 4, too". TV by the Numbers. December 15, 2009. Archived from the original on September 27, 2019. Retrieved September 27, 2019.
  6. ^ "Make It or Break It Payson faces first days of High School struggles". Radio & Television Business Report. January 13, 2010. Retrieved September 27, 2019.
  7. ^ a b Pedersen, Erik (March 10, 2018). "ABC Pilot Castings: Marc Blucas In The Fix, Marcus Coloma In False Profits & Juan Javier Cardenas In Get Christie Love". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved September 27, 2019.
  8. ^ D'Arminio, Aubry (October 30, 2017). "Major Crimes Bringing Back Its Nastiest Villain in Final Season". TV Insider. Retrieved September 27, 2019.
  9. ^ Goldberg, Lesley (January 22, 2018). "TV Pilots 2018: The Complete Guide to What Lives, Dies and Still Has a Pulse". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved September 27, 2019.
  10. ^ Gelman, Vlada (January 23, 2018). "Pilot Season '18: Scoop on This Fall's (Possible) New Shows, Who's In Them". TVLine. Retrieved September 27, 2019.
  11. ^ Lindsay, Kathryn (November 20, 2018). "Here's Everything Leaving Netflix In December". Refinery29. Retrieved September 27, 2019.
  12. ^ Mistretta, Amy (October 31, 2019). "General Hospital Nikolas Cassadine Recast: Marcus Coloma Debuts in Role". Soaps.sheknows.com. Retrieved October 31, 2019.
  13. ^ Nungesser, Samantha (December 28, 2022). "Marcus Coloma Skipped Filming Final 'General Hospital' Scenes: Here's Why". Decider.com. Retrieved February 2, 2023.
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