Actor and screenwriter Jack Coleman began his show business career playing Jake Kositchek on the daytime soap One Life to Live in the early '80s. He also replaced Al Corley in the role of Steve Carrington on the tawdry series Dynasty, which he stayed with until 1988. He then made a series of prominent guest appearances on shows like CSI and Without a Trace, before taking on the starring role of Noah Bennet on the smash hit Heroes.