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Stephen Martines Born Stephen Scott Martines
July 23, 1975
St. Louis, MissouriOther names Coltin Scott Years active 1998-present Stephen Scott Martines (born July 23, 1975), is an American actor[1] and former model. Martines is sometimes credited as Coltin Scott.
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Early life
Stephen was born in St. Louis, Missouri to Marlene Lombardo and Stephen Martines. He is also nephew to Guy Lombardo. Martines has two siblings, a sister Melissa (age 30) and a half-sister Amanda (age 19). Coming from a divorced home, he lived with his mother until the age of 15 and then went to live with his father, with whom he was very close. Stephen was a revered soccer player at an early age, having been scouted at the age of 14 by many colleges and professional teams, both nationwide and international. He attended CBC High School (Christian Brothers High School) in Clayton, Missouri. and graduated in 1993.
After turning down many scholarship offers to play soccer at some of the top schools in the country, Stephen chose to attend then-named SMS (Southwest Missouri State University) which is now known as Missouri State University. Tragedy struck in October 1994, when his father passed suddenly due to a massive heart attack. He left school, quit playing soccer and went back home. After burying his father, with the intent of finishing school, he enrolled at Webster University, in Webster Groves, Missouri, after a scout called him and asked him to come play soccer there. That year, the school won the National Championship, a first in the school's history.
Early career
Martines began modeling in St. Louis and was repped by Talent Plus in Clayton, MO. He appeared in many ads ranging from Sears, Famous Barr, Dilliards and Calvin Klein. In 1998, before leaving for Hollywood, he was scouted inside the mall at Structure. He was asked to join a modeling competition in search for the franchise's Underwear Spokesmodel. He bought a last minute ticket and headed to New York. The judges where Heidi Klum and Tyra Banks and Martines won, beating out over 650 other contestants, ensuring him a spot in the semi-finals in Columbus, OH later that month.
Later that year, Martines not only placed in the top ten of the Structure Underwear Competition, but he also would eventually appear on talk shows such as The View, The Ru Paul Show, Good Morning America and Good Day LA to name a few.
In 1998, he was discharged from the United States Air Force after incurring a career ending injury to his right knee during a game. After a year of rehabilitation, he found himself on the road to Hollywood to begin his career.
Career
He has appeared in many television shows, including General Hospital, Guiding Light,[1] Monarch Cove, The Closer and The Vampire Diaries.
Filmography
Year Film Role Notes 1998 Kraa! The Sea Monster Captain Ruric 1999 Justice Juan Jr. television film This Is the Disk-O-Boyz Indy-Lee Wong Planet Patrol Video 2004 Ring of Darkness Shawn television film 2008 No Man's Land: The Rise of Reeker Alex 2011 Mud Dog Blues 2012 G.I. Joe: Retaliation Cross-Country Television work
Year Title Role Notes 1998 Pacific Blue Patrick Benton Thrill Week 1999 General Hospital Nikolas Cassadine 1999–2003 2003 Guiding Light Antonio 'Tony' Santos 2003/2005 2006 Monarch Cove Parker Elian 14 episodes 2008 Fear Itself Diego The Sacrifice The Closer Ricardo Ramos 2008–2009 2009 Bones Alex Pina Fire in the Ice CSI: Miami Jeff Peralta Smoke Gets in Your CSIs 2010 The Vampire Diaries Frederick 2 episodes References
- ^ a b Chance, Norman (2010-12-22). Who Was Who on TV. Xlibris Corporation. pp. 8–. ISBN 9781456821623. http://books.google.com/books?id=dqLRaPDcbTgC&pg=PA8. Retrieved 10 May 2011.
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Categories:- American soap opera actors
- 1975 births
- Living people
- People from St. Louis County, Missouri
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