- Nicolas Coster was the father of three children, Candace, Dinnean, and Ian
- Two of the actor’s children had brief acting careers
- Coster was preceded in death by his youngest child, Ian who committed suicide in 2016
Nicolas Coster’s kids are daughters, Candace Coster, and Dinnean Coster, and a son, Ian Coster whom he welcomed from two marriages. The actor welcomed his two oldest children with the actress Candace Hillgross while Ian was with Beth Pantel. The London-born American actor lost his youngest child in 2016.
Like their famous father, the Coster children all took a cue and launched careers in different areas of entertainment. While Candace and Ian had brief acting careers, Dineen is a successful photographer who has worked with many successful people.
Nicolas Coster’s death on June 26, 2023, in Florida at the age of 89 is another shocking loss to his family, yet, his children will always be a part of his legacy.
Nicolas Coster Kids: Meet All Three
Candace Coster
She is the oldest child of the actor and his first wife Candace Hillgross, a famed actress renowned for her role in Carnival of Souls. Candace followed in the footsteps of her talented parents as an actress in her own right. Based on available records about her career, her earliest role was in The Greenstone, a 1980 adventure-fantasy movie directed by Kevin Irvine and Scott Radisch and narrated by Orson Welles.
The New York-born actress has also appeared in movies like the 1991 Queens Logic. Since then, her acting career seems to have stalled as she has not been seen in other works.
Regarding her life away from acting, Candace is married to Andrew Peter Smoller since 1992. Also, she is the mother of two children namely, Christopher and Nicholas.
Dinneen Coster
Nicolas Coster’s second child, Dineen is a photographer. According to her Instagram bio, her work covers editorials, fashion, headshots, music photos, and black-and-white film. The Los Angeles-based creative was born to Coster and Candace Hilligross. Generally, it is believed that she was born on January 8, 1988, which is 7 years after her parents divorce. However, weighing this date beside her mother’s revelation in her 2017 memoir, The Odyssey and the Idiocy-Marriage to an Actor, we suggest that this date is not accurate. Her mother stated that she had her daughters during her marriage with the superstar actor.
It would be recalled that her parents had a complex relationship which included numerous instances of Nick’s cheating. According to Candace Hillgross, she had given up her career to support the father of her children and they were together for twenty years before he tossed her aside to be with other women. Based on this and what we have seen of her, it is likely that Dinneen was born either in the late 70s or early 80s.
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Ian Russell Coster
He was born on July 2, 1990, to the Another World actor and his lifelong wife, Beth Pantel. Ian is the youngest among the Wonder Woman actor’s three children. Like his father, Ian also launched a career in the entertainment world as an actor. Per IMDB, his only credited role was in the 2016 movie Chemical Cut. Notably, he was the first person to be cast in the production and he translated the role of Arthur, a terrifying and maniacal character.
Also, Ian worked behind the scenes as a filmmaker. Notably, he worked with World of Wonder, a production company that is credited with many scripted and unscripted content including documentaries.
Aside from his work, Ian also enjoyed sailing the sea and putting a smile on the faces of those around him. Sadly, he died on December 21, 2016, at the age of 26 as a result of suicide due to a drug overdose. It turns out that Ian had struggled for some time and had been in therapy for many years of his life.
Regardless of the situation around Ian’s death, his family has remained undaunted in their support and love for him. In fact, they maintained a Facebook memorial page where they shared details about his life and how much they missed him. In a notable update, Dineen who serves as an admin revealed that Ian’s memorial flowers were put on Nicolas’s boat.
