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Brendan Coyle

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1963Born, Corby

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Brendan Coyle (born 2 December 1962) is a British-Irish actor. He won the Olivier Award for Best Performance in a Supporting Role for The Weir in 1999. 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. Brendan Coyle was born David Coyle in Corby, Northamptonshire, on 2 December 1962, the son of a Patrick B Coyle and Bedelia M B Anderson. He has an older brother named Shaun Due to his British…

Known for

Me Before YouBernard Clark

Tomorrow Never DiesHMS Bedford Leading Seaman

Mary Queen of ScotsEarl of Lennox

The JacketDamon

The RavenReagan

Filmography

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2026The One-Minute ProblemWopsieMovie

2025Downton Abbey: The Grand FinaleJohn BatesMovie

2025MobLandTosh Wick · 1 episodeShow

2025Toxic TownRoy Thomas · 4 episodesShow

2024Finders KeepersDenys Elland · 4 episodesShow

2022RichesGideon · 6 episodesShow

2022Downton Abbey: A New EraJohn BatesMovie

2019Downton AbbeyJohn BatesMovie

2018Mary Queen of ScotsEarl of LennoxMovie

2018RequiemStephen Kendrick · 6 episodesShow

2016UnlessMovie

2016Me Before YouBernard ClarkMovie

2015A Merry Murdoch ChristmasRankinMovie

2015SpotlessNelson Clay · 10 episodesShow

201512 MonkeysBenjamin Kalman · 1 episodeShow

2014NobleGerry ShawMovie

2012Starlings16 episodesShow

2012The RavenReaganMovie

2010Downton AbbeyJohn Bates · 47 episodesShow

2010Perrier's BountyJeromeMovie

2008Lark Rise to CandlefordRobert Timmins · 40 episodesShow

2007The Mark of CainDavey GulliverMovie

2007True Dare KissKaz Sweeney · 6 episodesShow

2007DamageAidan CahillMovie

2007Wedding BellesFather HenryMovie

2006Perfect ParentsEdMovie

2006OffsideDuncan MillerMovie

2006SoundproofDI Dave CoxMovie

2005The Ghost Squad1 episodeShow

2005JerichoChristie · 4 episodesShow

2005OmaghDetective Sergeant John WhiteMovie

2005The JacketDamonMovie

2004North & SouthNicholas Higgins · 4 episodesShow

2004ShamelessFather Polish · 1 episodeShow

2003SinglePaul Barton · 6 episodesShow

2003Blue MurderDerek Jowell · 2 episodesShow

2003The Commander2 episodesShow

2002RockfaceDouglas McLanaghan · 14 episodesShow

2001MapmakerRobert BatesMovie

2001Waking the DeadMartin Corgan · 2 episodesShow

2001McCready and Daughter6 episodesShow

2001ConspiracyHeinrich MüllerMovie

2001The BombmakerGeorge McEvoyMovie

2001Rebel HeartMichael Collins · 4 episodesShow

2000Paths to Freedom6 episodesShow

1999I Could Read the SkyFrancieMovie

1998Soft Sand, Blue SeaGerryMovie

1998The GeneralUVF LeaderMovie

1997Tomorrow Never DiesHMS Bedford Leading SeamanMovie

1997The Last Bus HomeSteve BurkettMovie

1996Silent WitnessLiam Slattery · 1 episodeShow

1995Dangerfield1 episodeShow

1995The Glass VirginManuel Mendoza · 3 episodesShow

1992Fool's Gold: The Story Of The Brink's Mat RobberyDet. Sgt. BenwellMovie

1991Prime SuspectDCS Mitchell · 2 episodesShow

1990He-PlayMike · 1 episodeShow

1984The Bill1 episodeShow

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