Nicolas Coster

Nicolas Coster
Coster in 1975
Born Nicolas Dwynn Coster
(1933-12-03) December 3, 1933
London, England, United Kingdom
Occupation Actor, scuba instructor
Years active 1953-present

Nicolas Dwynn Coster (born December 3, 1933) is a British-born American[1] actor, most known for his work in daytime drama and as a character actor on nighttime television series, such as Buck Rogers in the 25th Century and Star Trek: The Next Generation. In 2017 he won a daytime Emmy for "The Bay".[2]

Life and career

Coster was born in London to an American mother and a New Zealand father, famous London theatre critic and who was a Royal marine commando Nicolas Coster studied acting at RADA the Royal Academy of the Dramatic Arts as well as with Lee Strasberg in New York City. Nicolas Coster has many stage credits. He was in Twigs with Sadia Thompson, Seasaw with Michelle Lee, Otherwised Enganged a play by Harold Pinter, Little Foxes with Elizabeth Taylor that was on Broadway as well as at the Victoria Theatre in London.[3]

He first appeared in the NBC soap opera Young Doctor Malone. Later, he created the role of Professor Paul Britton on The Secret Storm, a role that he played in 1964 and from 1967-1968. Jed Allan, who also played that part, played his rival C.C. Capwell on "Santa Barbara". He played John Eldridge (one of Lisa's many husbands) in both the primetime serialized drama Our Private World and later on As the World Turns.[4] His first appearance on television was on an episode of The U.S. Steel Hour in 1959. Since then, he has racked up more than 80 appearances on three dozen television shows, guest-starring most notably as David Warner, the father of Blair Warner, on the sitcom The Facts of Life. He also spent one season on the NBC comedy Sheriff Lobo.[4]

He returned to daytime television by first creating his Robert Delaney role on Another World during the weeks preceding the premiere of Somerset in March 1970. When the Delaneys were written out of that show in 1972, he went over to Another World where he played the role until 1976. Coster returned to the role briefly during the summer of 1980. He later played gangster-turned-informant Anthony Makana on One Life to Live but left to create the role of Lionel Lockridge on the new serial Santa Barbara. He left his role on that show briefly due to lack of storyline for his character, and during his 30-month hiatus, he played Travis Montgomery's kidnapper Steve Andrews on the ABC soap opera All My Children (briefly becoming involved with Erica Kane) and returned to Another World for its 25th anniversary in 1989. He later returned to Santa Barbara in the spring of 1990 when emphasis on the Lockridge family was restored, but the show was eventually canceled in January 1993. He returned to play a second role on As the World Turns from 1993–1995, once again playing one of Lisa's many husbands, Eduard Grimaldi.[4]

Personal life

He is a Scuba Diving instructor and with his foundation teaches scuba diving and organises sail trips for the disabled. Nicolas Coster also has his captain's license.[5]

Selected film roles

References

  1. ↑ "Interview Nicolas Coster". Santabarbara-online.com. 2009-07-11. Retrieved 2017-06-15.
  2. ↑ "Nicolas Coster". IMDb. Retrieved 29 January 2018.
  3. ↑ "Nicolas Coster Biography (1934-)". www.filmreference.com. Retrieved 29 January 2018.
  4. 1 2 3 Nicolas Coster on IMDb
  5. ↑ Nicolas Coster Challenge Foundation website, challengesfoundation.org; accessed August 6, 2015.
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