Marcus Coloma is an actor known for portraying Prince Nikolas Cassadine on the ABC soap opera General Hospital from 2019-23.
Personal Life[]
Marcus Coloma is an American actor and he was born in Middletown, CA on October 18, 1978.
Career[]
Marcus Coloma has starred in various films and TV shows. In 2005, Coloma starred in Fox's Point Pleasant as Father Tomas, and played Matt Evans in South Beach in 2006. He has appeared on several television series, including playing Marcus Johnson on The CW drama One Tree Hill in 2006, and portraying Leo Cruz on the ABC Family show, Make It or Break It from 2009 to 2010. Coloma played Father Jonas Alcaraz on Major Crimes in 2017, and portrayed Clark Steedler in False Profits in 2018.
Coloma played Hilary Duff's love interest in the 2006 film Material Girls. He starred in the Disney films Beverly Hills Chihuahua 2 (2011) and Beverly Hills Chihuahua 3 (2012) as Sam.
In 2019, Coloma joined the cast of General Hospital as a recast of Nikolas Cassadine. The role of Nikolas was previously portrayed by Tyler Christopher (1996-1999, 2003-2011, 2013-2016) and Stephen Martines (1999-2003), with Chris Beetem (2005) and Nick Stabile (2016) serving as temporary recasts. Coloma's casting was a surprise due to there being no prior announcement from the network.
In December 2022, it was heavily rumored that Coloma was out as Nikolas as his contract was up in the fall. On December 19, 2022, it was confirmed that Coloma was let go from the show. His last air date was on January 26, 2023.