Brendan Coyle
Acting
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Acting Credits
Biography
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....
Known For
Filmography
The One-Minute Problem
2026
as Wopsie
Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale
2025
as John Bates
Toxic Town
2025
as Roy Thomas
Finders Keepers
2024
as Denys Elland
Downton Abbey: A New Era
2022
as John Bates
Riches
2022
as Gideon
Downton Abbey
2019
as John Bates
Mary Queen of Scots
2018
as Earl of Lennox
Requiem
2018
as Stephen Kendrick
Me Before You
2016
as Bernard Clark
Unless
2016
Saving Lives at Sea
2016
as Self - Narrator
A Merry Murdoch Christmas
2015
as Rankin
Spotless
2015
as Nelson Clay
12 Monkeys
2015
as Benjamin Kalman
Noble
2014
as Gerry Shaw
The Raven
2012
as Reagan
Starlings
2012
Perrier's Bounty
2010
as Jerome
Downton Abbey
2010
as John Bates
Lark Rise to Candleford
2008
as Robert Timmins
The Mark of Cain
2007
as Davey Gulliver
Wedding Belles
2007
as Father Henry
Damage
2007
as Aidan Cahill
True Dare Kiss
2007
as Kaz Sweeney
Offside
2006
as Duncan Miller
Perfect Parents
2006
as Ed
Soundproof
2006
as DI Dave Cox
The Jacket
2005
as Damon
Omagh
2005
as Detective Sergeant John White
The Ghost Squad
2005
Jericho
2005
as Christie
North & South
2004
as Nicholas Higgins
Shameless
2004
as Father Polish
The Commander
2003
Blue Murder
2003
as Derek Jowell
Single
2003
as Paul Barton
Rockface
2002
as Douglas McLanaghan
The Bombmaker
2001
as George McEvoy
Conspiracy
2001
as Heinrich Müller
Mapmaker
2001
as Robert Bates
Waking the Dead
2001
as Martin Corgan
Rebel Heart
2001
as Michael Collins
McCready and Daughter
2001
Paths to Freedom
2000
I Could Read the Sky
1999
as Francie
Soft Sand, Blue Sea
1998
as Gerry
The General
1998
as UVF Leader
Tomorrow Never Dies
1997
as HMS Bedford Leading Seaman
The Last Bus Home
1997
as Steve Burkett
Silent Witness
1996
Silent Witness
1996
as Liam Slattery
Dangerfield
1995
The Glass Virgin
1995
as Manuel Mendoza
Fool's Gold: The Story Of The Brink's Mat Robbery
1992
as Det. Sgt. Benwell
Prime Suspect
1991
as DCS Mitchell
He-Play
1990
as Mike
The Bill
1984