Brendan Coyle
British and Irish actor · United Kingdom · On the map · Actors · Born 1963 · age 62
Brendan Coyle is a British-Irish actor. He won the Olivier Award for Best Performance in a Supporting Role for The Weir in 1999.
Brendan Coyle is read about 776 times a day, in 19 languages.
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Something wrong?A life in dates
The One-Minute ProblemFilm, Wopsie2025
Toxic TownSeries, Roy Thomas
Downton Abbey: The Grand FinaleFilm, 2025John Bates2022
RichesSeries, Gideon2019
Downton AbbeyFilm, John Bates2018
Mary Queen of ScotsFilm, Earl of Lennox2016
Saving Lives at SeaSeries
Me Before YouFilm, 2016Bernard Clark2014
NobleFilm, Gerry Shaw2012
The RavenFilm, Reagan2010
Downton AbbeySeries, John Bates
Perrier's BountyFilm, 2010Jerome2007
True Dare KissSeries, Kaz Sweeney
DamageFilm, 2007Aidan Cahill2005
OmaghFilm, Detective Sergeant John White2004
North & SouthSeries, Nicholas Higgins2002
The Inspector Lynley MysteriesSeries, Richard Tey2001
ConspiracyFilm, Heinrich Müller2000
Paths to FreedomSeries1999Theatre World AwardAward
I Could Read the SkyFilm, 1999Francie1997
The Last Bus HomeFilm, Steve Burkett1995
DangerfieldSeries1992
Fool's Gold: The Story Of The Brink's Mat RobberyFilm, Det. Sgt. Benwell1984
The BillSeries1963Born2 December 1963People around Brendan
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Julian Fellowes Produced Downton Abbey (2019)
Hugh Bonneville Also in Downton Abbey (2019)
Samantha Bond Also in Downton Abbey
Simon Curtis Directed Downton Abbey: A New Era (2022)
Michelle Dockery Also in Downton Abbey (2019)
Elizabeth McGovern Also in Downton Abbey: A New Era (2022)
Kevin McNally Also in Downton Abbey, The Raven and Conspiracy
Penelope Wilton Also in Downton Abbey
Joanne Froggatt Also in Downton Abbey (2019)
Laura Carmichael Also in Downton Abbey (2019)
Allen Leech Also in Downton Abbey: A New Era (2022)
Phyllis Logan Also in Downton Abbey: A New Era (2022)
Jim Carter Also in Downton Abbey: A New Era (2022)
Maria Doyle Kennedy Also in Downton Abbey and The General
Lesley Nicol Also in Downton Abbey: A New Era (2022)
Robert James-Collier Also in Downton Abbey
Raquel Cassidy Also in Downton Abbey: A New Era (2022)
Sophie McShera Also in Downton Abbey: A New Era (2022)
Harry Hadden-Paton Also in Downton Abbey: A New Era (2022)
Paul Copley Also in Downton Abbey
Jonathan Coy Also in Downton Abbey
Michael C. Fox Also in Downton Abbey (2019)
Douglas Reith Also in Downton Abbey: A New Era (2022)
Maggie Smith Also in Downton Abbey: A New Era (2022)
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Me Before You 2016
Conspiracy 2001
Downton Abbey: A New Era 2022
Downton Abbey 2019
Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale 2025
Also in Deutsch
Filmography 30
62 credits on file
Television 24
Media & music
Photos 1
Awards
About this person
He also played Nicholas Higgins in the miniseries North & South, Robert Timmins in the first three series of Lark Rise to Candleford, and more recently Mr Bates, the valet, in Downton Abbey, which earned him a nomination for a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series and a BAFTA nomination for Best Supporting Actor.
