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.
He has profiles with IndieWire, OUT, Milk.
xyz, and was featured as one of "Best Breakout Performances of 2016" by The Film Stage.
This year he has guest starred on NBC's Chicago P.
D.
and HBO Max's Equal from executive producers Jim Parsons & Greg Berlanti.
Most recently, he can be seen in Uncle Frank (Sundance 2020) as young Frank Bledsoe played by Paul Bettany from writer/director Alan Ball now streaming on Amazon Prime.
A young filmmaker, Vita, revisits her first chaotic attempt at filmmaking 15 years prior. Shooting a semi-autobiographical film starring her friend Dina, Vita’s eager but inexperienced approach causes the production to spiral into chaos, leading to significant disruptions and a near-fatal accident.
Over the course of a single hectic day in New York City, three people from Feña's past are thrust back into his life: his foreign father, his straight ex-boyfriend, and his 13-year old half-sister. Having lost touch since transitioning from female to male, Feña must navigate the new dynamics of these old relationships while tackling the day-to-day challenges that come with living a life in-between.
Unfolding over the course of one very eventful day in his life, at 17-year-old preacher’s kid Henry's afternoon birthday pool party, the guests include an assortment of grown-ups from the family church, as well as Henry’s secular and religious teen friends — including the closeted young Logan, who clearly has eyes for Henry.