. ▁ ▁After ▁his ▁role ▁of ▁Oliver , ▁Cole man ▁went ▁on ▁to ▁work ▁on ▁more ▁independent ▁films ▁like ▁Record ed ▁L ives , ▁Justice ▁Ser ved , ▁Heaven ' s ▁Ren eg ade ▁Angel , ▁The ▁Vik ing ▁and ▁the ▁P end ul um , ▁The ▁Return , ▁and ▁Life ' s ▁To o ▁Short , ▁to ▁name ▁a ▁few . ▁ ▁Later ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁Cole man ▁land ed ▁a ▁guest - st arring ▁role ▁on ▁the ▁N BC ▁series , ▁Aqu arius , ▁as ▁Terry ▁Mel cher , ▁a ▁character ▁that ▁sp anned ▁three ▁episodes . ▁ ▁Currently , ▁Cole man ▁is ▁appearing ▁glob ally ▁at ▁several ▁fan ▁convent ions ▁developed ▁for ▁The ▁V amp ire ▁Di aries ▁and ▁The ▁Originals , ▁both ▁as ▁a ▁guest ▁star ▁and ▁music ian . ▁ ▁Music ▁ ▁During ▁his ▁purs uit ▁of ▁expand ing ▁his ▁acting ▁career , ▁music ▁follows ▁close ▁behind . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁while ▁guest - st arring ▁in ▁the ▁fan ▁convention ▁circuit , ▁Cole man ▁began ▁playing ▁music ▁ac oust ically ▁for ▁the ▁audience ; ▁he ▁covered ▁main stream ▁music ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁singing ▁original ▁songs ▁he ▁had ▁written . ▁ ▁Mer cy ▁Mode ▁▁ ▁In ▁January ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁Cole man , ▁along ▁with ▁friends ▁Chris ▁We aver ▁and ▁Mic ah ▁Parker , ▁formed ▁the ▁band , ▁Mer cy ▁Mode . ▁Their ▁first ▁single , ▁" Take ▁It ▁All ," ▁was ▁released ▁on ▁March ▁ 1 5