Bradley Cole was born in Southern California and was educated at Pepperdine University where he enjoyed playing baseball. Unfortunately, a massive injury prevented him from pursuing a sports career, thus he turned his attention to acting instead. Upon graduation, he flew to France and spent a few years in England. Cole's acting career took off when he appeared in the international soap opera Riviera. Moving on to movies, he worked on films such as Jewels, The Sun Also Rises and the feature films Sweet Revenge, Touch and Die, and 5 Days in June. Cole gained further fame when he played Prince Richard Winslow in Guiding Light, a portrayal which earned him a Soap Opera Digest Award nomination for Best New Character in 2000. In 2003, he returned to Guiding Light, this time playing District Attorney Jeffrey O’Neill. Aside from acting, Cole is into writing music, as he has already released four albums, with songs featured on Guiding Light.
District Attorney Jeffrey O’Neill of Guiding Light is played by Bradley Cole. Jeffrey was a former lawyer and CIA Agent who had been involved with women such as Dinah Marler and Olivia Spencer. Spawning from his one night stand with Olivia was his daughter Ava Peralta. Jeffrey was also involved in crimes such as planned kidnapping, theft, intrusion of property and assault.
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