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Chad L. Coleman Biography

Birth Name:Chad L. Coleman

Birth Place:Richmond, Virginia, United States

Profession Actor, Soundtrack

Fast Facts

  • Participated in the Date with Dad Weekend project to support CAMP DIVA in Virginia
  • Supports Tim & Daphne Reid's Virginia Scholarship & Youth Development Foundation and the Special Olympics of Northern California
  • Received a Theatre World Award for his role in "Joe Turner's Come and Gone․"
  • Raised by foster parents George and Lottie Byrd
  • Joined the United States Army as a videographer in 1985
  • Quote: "'Take the word 'try' out of your vocabulary and just do it․'"
  • Provides voices on audiobooks and video games, including Left for Dead 2
  • Developed a web series about inner city kids and wrote a script based on his experiences in the foster care system
  • Joined the graphic novel universe with the release of "Treadwater․"
  • Made his Broadway debut in a 2009 revival of "Joe Turner's Come and Gone․"
  • Voted Most Popular in high school

Awards

  • 2017Festival Award-Best Supporting Actor in a Short Film: winner
  • 2020Black Reel-Outstanding Guest Actor, Drama Series: winner
  • 2020CinEuphoria-Merit - Honorary Award: winner