Cole Doman is a trained stage and film actor living in Brooklyn, NY.

During his time in Chicago, he worked with Drury Lane Oakbrook, Chicago Shakespeare, Chicago Dramatists, and studied at the School at Steppenwolf under Amy Morton, Tarell Alvin McCraney, Michael Patrick Thornton, and more. Chris Jones of the Chicago Tribune named Cole among the "Hot New Faces of Chicago Theater" in 2016.

He made his film debut as the titular role in the critically acclaimed Henry Gamble's Birthday Party directed by Stephen Cone, for which his performance was heralded as one of the "Best Breakout Performances of 2016" by The Film Stage. He can also be seen in Uncle Frank (Sundance 2020, Amazon Studios) as young Frank Bledsoe played by Paul Bettany from writer/director Alan Ball.

On television he has appeared in “Let the Right One In”, “Gossip Girl”, “Modern Family”, “Law & Order: SVU”, “Chicago PD”, “Equal”, and “Shameless”.

He developed & stars in the short film Starfuckers directed by Antonio Marziale which was presented in competition at Sundance Film Festival, Berlinale, and Telluride Film Festival. Searchlight Pictures acquired the film where it is now streaming.

He stars in Vuk Lungulov-Klotz’s debut feature Mutt which was presented in competition at Sundance Film Festival & Berlinale, winning top prizes at both. Strand Releasing released the film theatrically in August 2023. It now available to stream on Netflix.

Other forthcoming films include: Matt Fifer’s sophomore feature Haze for AMC’s Shudder; Zia Anger’s debut feature My First Film for MUBI; Angal Field’s thesis short film Bust which presented in competition at Sundance Film Festival 2024.

Most recently, he starred in the world premiere of Your Own Personal Exegesis by Julia May Jonas at Lincoln Center Theatre, directed by Annie Tippe, for which his performance was lauded by The New York Times and even cartooned by The New Yorker.

He is currently shooting a series regular role on The Savant for AppleTV+ opposite Jessica Chastain, directed by Academy Award nominees Matthew Heineman & Rachel Morrison and written by Melissa James Gibson.

Contact

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