Coles was nominated in 2015 for an Emmy and PGA Award for his work as an executive producer and director on House of Cards.
His production company, Talking Wall Pictures, has focused on the development of feature and television projects after securing a first round of equity financing in 2019.
His feature directorial debut and break into the indie scene came in 1989 with Signs of Life, which earned Coles the International Critics Prize at Deauville American Film Festival, France.
In 2015, Coles was nominated for an Emmy and PGA Award for his work as an executive producer and director on House of Cards (2015).
Talking Wall has developed projects with HBO, CBS, New Line, IFC, and Bravo and has worked with the writers, including Mike Weller (Hair), Doug Wright (Quills), Kate Robin (Six Feet Under) and Ann Peacock (Nights in Rodanthe).