Cole Deschanel

Cole Deschanel is a fictional character from the US 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 brief return for the series finale on December 31, 1999. In February 1997, Cibrian was asked to take over the role of Cole from Hamilton. In an April 1999 interview with Annette Dasey of Inside Soap, Cibrian called Cole a "dream part" and 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...