▁the ▁lead ▁singer ▁of ▁C raw l ▁Space , ▁a ▁local ▁Mon roe ▁rock ▁band ▁until ▁gradu ation . ▁ ▁After ▁high ▁school , ▁Cole man ▁attended ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Louisiana ▁at ▁Mon roe , ▁purs uing ▁a ▁degree ▁in ▁Business ▁Mark eting . ▁While ▁there , ▁he ▁played ▁in ▁a ▁hard ▁rock ▁band ▁called , ▁Fall st aff . ▁However , ▁not ▁long ▁after ▁starting ▁college , ▁Cole man ▁became ▁interested ▁in ▁acting . ▁He ▁began ▁performing ▁with ▁the ▁Stra us ▁Community ▁Theater ▁and ▁the ▁Theater ▁of ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Louisiana ▁at ▁Mon roe . ▁During ▁his ▁junior ▁year ▁of ▁college , ▁he ▁signed ▁with ▁the ▁Bat on ▁Rou ge ▁Agency , ▁Stage ▁ 2 0 0 0 , ▁after ▁being ▁rec ru ited ▁by ▁Ron ▁Rand ell . ▁ ▁Act ing ▁career ▁Cole man ▁was ▁invited ▁to ▁Dallas ▁to ▁comp ete ▁at ▁the ▁Mike ▁Be aty ▁Model ▁and ▁Tal ent ▁Ex po . ▁It ▁was ▁there ▁that ▁Ch ase ▁won ▁several ▁awards ▁including ▁best ▁mon olog ue ▁and ▁overall ▁fit ness ▁model . ▁He ▁was ▁then ▁discovered ▁by ▁talent ▁manager ▁Su z anne ▁Sch ach ter ▁and ▁was ▁invited ▁to ▁go ▁to ▁New ▁York ▁City ▁to ▁test ▁the ▁market ▁for ▁the ▁summer . ▁While ▁in ▁New ▁York , ▁Cole man ▁was ▁offered ▁the ▁role ▁of ▁Gar rett ▁on ▁the ▁popular ▁day time ▁soap ▁opera , ▁One ▁Life ▁to ▁Live . ▁Not ▁long ▁after ▁landing ▁that ▁role , ▁he ▁received ▁many ▁offers ▁to ▁remain ▁in ▁New ▁York ▁City ▁for ▁professional ▁acting ▁work