Cole Deschanel
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Eddie Cibrian (1997–1999)
| Cole Deschanel | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sunset Beach character | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 Eddie Cibrian as Cole (1997) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Portrayed by | Ashley Hamilton (1997) Eddie Cibrian (1997–1999) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Duration | 1997–1999 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| First appearance | January 21, 1997 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last appearance | December 31, 1999 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Created by | Robert Guza, Jr. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Introduced by | Gary Tomlin, Aaron Spelling and E. Duke Vincent | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 Ashley Hamilton as Cole (1997) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Cole Deschanel is a fictional character from the US television soap opera Sunset Beach. Ashley Hamilton played the role of Cole from his introduction on January 21, 1997 to February 19, 1997. The producers decided Eddie Cibrian would fit the role better and the actor took over on February 21, 1997. Cibrian departed on October 14, 1999, to pursue a career in primetime. He made a guest appearance for the series finale on December 31, 1999.
Hamilton originated the role of Cole St. John. He made his first on-screen appearance a week after the show debuted.[1] A few weeks after his first episodes aired, Hamilton's departure was announced on February 11, 1997.[1] The role was recast to Eddie Cibrian, who was also appearing in Baywatch Nights at the time.[1] Hamilton said his departure was by mutual decision based on the "evolution of the character from the way it was initially conceived."[1] Cibrian made his debut as Cole on February 21, 1997.[2]
In an April 1999 interview with Annette Dasey of Inside Soap, Cibrian called Cole a "dream part".[3] He said: "I crave action and adventure, so it's great as there's nothing in the world Cole can't do. Every week I read my scripts and know I'm going to love working through them. I just hope he never slows down."[3] Dasey described Cole as evil and said he had committed "many dastardly deeds" during his time in Sunset Beach.[3] PR Newswire said Cole was a "handsome jewel thief and grandson of town founder Armando Deschanel."[4]
