Marcus Coloma

Marcus Coloma (born October 18, 1978) 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

Coloma was born in Middletown, California.{{Cite web|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/marcus_coloma|title=Marcus Coloma|website=Rotten Tomatoes|access-date=September 27, 2019}}

Career

In 2005, Coloma starred in Fox's Point Pleasant as Father Tomas,{{Cite web|url=https://tvseriesfinale.com/tv-show/point-pleasant/|title=Point Pleasant TV show|date=September 21, 2009|website=TV Series Finale|access-date=September 27, 2019}} and played Matt Evans in South Beach in 2006.{{Cite web|url=https://variety.com/2006/tv/reviews/south-beach-2-1200519430/|title=South Beach|first1=Phil|last1=Gallo|website=Variety|date=January 8, 2006|access-date=September 27, 2019}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.gettyimages.com.au/detail/news-photo/actor-marcus-coloma-of-the-new-upn-series-south-beach-poses-news-photo/53385077|title=Actor Marcus Coloma of the new UPN series South Beach poses at...|website=Getty Images|access-date=September 27, 2019}} He has appeared on several television series, including playing Marcus Johnson on The CW drama One Tree Hill in 2006, and portraying Leo Cruz on the ABC Family show, Make It or Break It from 2009 to 2010.{{Cite web|url=https://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/network-press-releases/make-it-or-break-it-returns-january-4-too/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190927051733/https://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/network-press-releases/make-it-or-break-it-returns-january-4-too/|url-status=dead|archive-date=September 27, 2019|title=Make It or Break It Returns January 4, too|website=TV by the Numbers|date=December 15, 2009|access-date=September 27, 2019}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.rbr.com/make-it-or-break-it-payson-faces-first-days-of-high-school-struggles/|title=Make It or Break It Payson faces first days of High School struggles|website=Radio & Television Business Report|date=January 13, 2010|access-date=September 27, 2019}} Coloma played Father Jonas Alcaraz on Major Crimes in 2017,{{Cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2018/03/abc-pilot-castings-marc-blucas-the-fix-marcus-coloma-false-profits-juan-javier-cardenas-get-christie-love-1202327717/|title=ABC Pilot Castings: Marc Blucas In The Fix, Marcus Coloma In False Profits & Juan Javier Cardenas In Get Christie Love|first1=Erik|last1=Pedersen|website=Deadline Hollywood|date=March 10, 2018|access-date=September 27, 2019}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.tvinsider.com/629946/major-crimes-final-sixth-season-villian-phillip-stroh-back/|title=Major Crimes Bringing Back Its Nastiest Villain in Final Season|website=TV Insider|first=Aubry|last=D'Arminio|date=October 30, 2017|access-date=September 27, 2019}} and portrayed Clark Steedler in False Profits in 2018.{{Cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/tv-pilots-2018-complete-guide-1076193|title=TV Pilots 2018: The Complete Guide to What Lives, Dies and Still Has a Pulse|website=The Hollywood Reporter|date=January 22, 2018|first=Lesley|last=Goldberg|access-date=September 27, 2019}}{{Cite web|url=https://tvline.com/2018/01/23/pilot-season-abc-cbs-cw-fox-nbc-2018-2019/|title=Pilot Season '18: Scoop on This Fall's (Possible) New Shows, Who's In Them|first1=Vlada|last1=Gelman|website=TVLine|date=January 23, 2018|access-date=September 27, 2019}}

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. He starred in the Disney films Beverly Hills Chihuahua 2 (2011) and Beverly Hills Chihuahua 3 (2012) as Sam.{{Cite web|url=https://www.refinery29.com/en-us/2018/11/217452/netflix-leaving-december-2018-expiring-titles|title=Here's Everything Leaving Netflix In December|first=Kathryn|last=Lindsay|website=Refinery29|date=November 20, 2018|access-date=September 27, 2019}} In 2019, he joined the cast of General Hospital in the role of Nikolas Cassadine,{{cite web |last=Mistretta |first=Amy |title=General Hospital Nikolas Cassadine Recast: Marcus Coloma Debuts in Role |url=https://soaps.sheknows.com/general-hospital/comings-and-goings/552465/general-hospital-nikolas-cassadine-recast-with-marcus-coloma/ |website=Soaps.sheknows.com |date=October 31, 2019 |access-date=October 31, 2019}} playing the role through early 2023.{{cite web |last=Nungesser |first=Samantha |title=Marcus Coloma Skipped Filming Final ‘General Hospital’ Scenes: Here’s Why |url=https://decider.com/2022/12/28/marcus-coloma-general-hospital-skipped-filming-final-scenes/ |website=Decider.com |date=December 28, 2022 |access-date=February 2, 2023}}

Filmography

class="wikitable sortable" \|+ Film roles
Year !Title !Role !class="unsortable" \| 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 \|

class="wikitable sortable"

|+ Film roles

Year

!Title

!Role

!class="unsortable" | 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

class="wikitable sortable" \|+ Television roles
Year !Title !Role !class="unsortable" \| 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

class="wikitable sortable"

|+ Television roles

Year

!Title

!Role

!class="unsortable" | 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

class="wikitable" \|+ Video game roles
Year !Title !Role !Notes
2007 \| Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare \| {{TableTBA\|N/A}} \| Voice role
2008 \| Command & Conquer 3: Kane's Wish \| {{TableTBA\|N/A}} \| Voice role

class="wikitable"

|+ Video game roles

Year

!Title

!Role

!Notes

2007

| Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare

| {{TableTBA|N/A}}

| Voice role

2008

| Command & Conquer 3: Kane's Wish