Brendan Coyle
Acting
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...
Best Performances
Highest rated appearances
Filmography
The Mark of Cain
as Davey Gulliver
Damage
as Aidan Cahill
Wedding Belles
as Father Henry
Perfect Parents
as Ed
Offside
as Duncan Miller
Soundproof
as DI Dave Cox
Omagh
as Detective Sergeant John White
The Jacket
as Damon
Mapmaker
as Robert Bates
Conspiracy
as Heinrich Müller
The Bombmaker
as George McEvoy
