RJ Coleman
Actor, model, writer, emcee & presenter, audiobook narrator and voice-over artist.
About
My Story
Thank you for visiting, I look forward to working with you. I am an actor and a creative collaborator. An ensemble member of two Chicago theater companies in the past, the Artistic Home Theater and prior to that the Center Theater Ensemble, I’ve appeared onstage in dozens of productions ranging from comedies to dramas, classics to world premieres. I believe in the magic of live theater; and, I’m drawn to the subtlety & power of on-camera work. Still recognized from the Discovery Channel, school tours and educational media as “The Internet Coach” I am also a writer, host/facilitator, print model and a public relations consultant for the arts.
An experienced agency account executive, I managed and grew relationships with clients including Cisco Systems, Intel, Smith & Nephew, Deloitte, Surescripts, CenturyLink, Altria, Motorola, BellSouth, AOL, CNA and Sam’s Club. I’ve blogged on a variety of topics, scripted and created web content of all kinds, and brainstormed award-winning ideas. Serving as a project manager on all types of creative endeavors, I enjoy working in a variety of capacities – from in front of the camera to on mic and behind the scenes. Originally a stand-up comedian, I truly relish humor. In my work I maintain curiosity on a range of topics, but I am highly interested in compassion, creativity and social justice.
Print
Abbott Freestyle Libre, “Date Night” – Male Patient (William Shilling/Dan Socie, photographer)
Teva Pharmaceuticals, Male Patient (J. Sciortino, photographer)
Koi Consulting Group, Client in Consultation (Ariel Perry, photographer)
Commercials
Comcast Spotlight/Bert Weinman Ford, series: on-the-street reporter (Jim Vincent, director)
TV/Film
Discovering the Web with the Internet Coach
Series Regular
Chris Webb Young/Discovery
The Cock-ups
Supporting
Gerard Jamroz
Lofty Intentions
Supporting
Gerard Jamroz
Chicago Poems
Supporting
Gerard Jamroz
TV/Film
Discovering the Web with the Internet Coach
Series Regular
Chris Webb Young/Discovery
The Cock-ups
Supporting
Gerard Jamroz
Lofty Intentions
Supporting
Gerard Jamroz
Chicago Poems
Supporting
Gerard Jamroz
Audiobook Narration samples
A Coffin for Dimitrios
Eric Ambler
Almost Everyone's Guide to Science
John Gribbin
An Overview of the File Transfer Protocol
NcFTP Software, Inc.
English Textbook
McDougal, Littell
The Swell Season
Josef Skvorecky
Voice Over
APTE, Inc./Search for the Black Rhino
Center Theater/My Mother Said I Never Should
National Jewish Theatre/Broken Glass
Feeling Tone Films/A Very Busy Man
Theater
After the Fall
Lou
Artistic Home Theater
Measure for Measure
Escalus
Center Theater Ensemble
Peter Pan
Smee
Center Theater Ensemble
A Christmas Carol
Schoolmaster/Ensemble
The Goodman Theatre
archy & mehitabel
Tyrone Tattersall
Center Theater Ensemble
Four Dogs & a Bone
Victor
Ivanhoe Theatre
The Two Gentleman of Verona
Proteus
Center Theater Ensemble
The Mousetrap
Giles
Dorset Theatre Festival
The Marriage of Bette & Boo**
Karl
Center Theater Ensemble
The Lusty & Comical History of Tom Jones**
Blifil/Robin
Center Theater Ensemble
Miracle on 34th St.-The Radio Play
Sawyer
Artistic Home Theater
Lysistrata 2411 A.D.*
The Commissioner
Center Theater Ensemble
In the Shadow of the Glen
Dan Burke
Artistic Home Theater
Side by Side by Sondheim
Narrator
Dorset Theatre Festival
Camino Real
Casanova
Center Theater Ensemble
The Scarecrow
Lord Ravensbane
Center Theater Ensemble
Rum & Coke**
Jake
Center Theater Ensemble
Abundance**
Elmore Crome
Center Theater Ensemble
The Lusty & Comical History of Tom Jones
Northerton/Fellamar
Dorset Theatre Festival
Fen**
Frank
Center Theater Ensemble
Transforming Sexton*
Jungen
Center Theater Ensemble
Inside George*
George
Center Theater Ensemble
Waiting for Lefty
Union Spy
Artistic Home Theater
Sticks and Stones
Lawyer
Artistic Home Theater
Katzelmacher**
Paul
Center Theater Ensemble
(* – World Premiere, ** – Midwest Premiere)
Theater
After the Fall
Lou
Artistic Home Theater
Measure for Measure
Escalus
Center Theater Ensemble
Peter Pan
Smee
Center Theater Ensemble
A Christmas Carol
Schoolmaster/Ensemble
The Goodman Theatre
archy & mehitabel
Tyrone Tattersall
Center Theater Ensemble
Four Dogs & a Bone
Victor
Ivanhoe Theatre
The Two Gentleman of Verona
Proteus
Center Theater Ensemble
The Mousetrap
Giles
Dorset Theatre Festival
The Marriage of Bette & Boo**
Karl
Center Theater Ensemble
The Lusty & Comical History of Tom Jones*
Blifil/Robin
Center Theater Ensemble
Miracle on 34th St.-The Radio Play
Sawyer
Artistic Home Theater
Lysistrata 2411 A.D.*
The Commissioner
Center Theater Ensemble
In the Shadow of the Glen
Dan Burke
Artistic Home Theater
Side by Side by Sondheim
Narrator
Dorset Theatre Festival
Camino Real
Casanova
Center Theater Ensemble
The Scarecrow
Lord Ravensbane
Center Theater Ensemble
Rum & Coke**
Jake
Center Theater Ensemble
Abundance**
Elmore Crome
Center Theater Ensemble
The Lusty & Comical History of Tom Jones
Northerton/Fellamar
Dorset Theatre Festival
Fen**
Frank
Center Theater Ensemble
Transforming Sexton*
Jungen
Center Theater Ensemble
Inside George*
George
Center Theater Ensemble
Waiting for Lefty
Union Spy
Artistic Home Theater
Sticks and Stones
Lawyer
Artistic Home Theater
Katzelmacher**
Paul
Center Theater Ensemble
(* – World Premiere, ** – Midwest Premiere)
Live Events
APTE, Inc.
Presenter
Conference Seminars
APTE, Inc.
Presenter
NetSmarts education tour
Live Marketing
Ambassador
EXHIBITORLIVE
Cynthia Judge Communications
Facilitator
Sales Communications
Live Events
APTE, Inc.
Presenter
Conference Seminars
APTE, Inc.
Presenter
NetSmarts education tour
Live Marketing
Ambassador
EXHIBITORLIVE
Cynthia Judge Communications
Facilitator
Sales Communications
Industrials
A Man Like You (music video)
Supporting
Wholesome Midwestern Girl
Irwin Tools
Jimmy
Diner Films
SA Maxwell – Annual Award Dinner
Abraham Lincoln
Sharon Clancy/Hank Lienau
Intel Corporation
Architect
Post Effects/Live Marketing
Knocked Down (music video)
Priest at bar
Whiskey Bender Productions
The Forgiving Victim
Participant
Mobilewave Films
Johnson Evinrude
maître d’
Denny Productions
Industrials
A Man Like You (music video)
Supporting
Wholesome Midwestern Girl
Irwin Tools
Jimmy
Diner Films
SA Maxwell – Annual Award Dinner
Abraham Lincoln
Sharon Clancy/Hank Lienau
Intel Corporation
Architect
Post Effects/Live Marketing
Knocked Down (music video)
Priest at bar
Whiskey Bender Productions
The Forgiving Victim
Participant
Mobilewave Films
Johnson Evinrude
maître d’
Denny Productions
Special Skills/Interests
Tennis, travel, carpentry, cooking, fiction, golf, anything Irish
Gallery
Education/Training
BFA-Theater/Acting, University of IL-UIUC
Artistic Home Theater, Kathy Scambiatterra
Training Center for the Working Actor, Ed Kaye-Martin/Dan LaMorte/Jack Wetherall
Audiobook Narration, Kevin Theis
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