Brendan Coyle
Acting
Born: 1963-12-02 · Corby, Northamptonshire, England, UK
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.
🎬 Movies (20)
The One-Minute Problem
2026
Wopsie
Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale
2025
John Bates
Downton Abbey: A New Era
2022
John Bates
Downton Abbey
2019
John Bates
Mary Queen of Scots
2018
Earl of Lennox
Unless
2016
Me Before You
2016
Bernard Clark
A Merry Murdoch Christmas
2015
Rankin
Noble
2014
Gerry Shaw
The Raven
2012
Reagan
Perrier's Bounty
2009
Jerome
The Mark of Cain
2007
Davey Gulliver
Damage
2007
Aidan Cahill
Wedding Belles
2007
Father Henry
Perfect Parents
2006
Ed
Offside
2006
Duncan Miller
Soundproof
2006
DI Dave Cox
Omagh
2005
Detective Sergeant John White
The Jacket
2005
Damon
Mapmaker
2001
Robert Bates
📺 TV Shows (20)
Toxic Town
2025
Roy Thomas
Finders Keepers
2024
Denys Elland
Riches
2022
Gideon
Requiem
2018
Stephen Kendrick
Saving Lives at Sea
2016
Self - Narrator
Spotless
2015
Nelson Clay
12 Monkeys
2015
Benjamin Kalman
Starlings
2012
Downton Abbey
2010
John Bates
Lark Rise to Candleford
2008
Robert Timmins
True Dare Kiss
2007
Kaz Sweeney
The Ghost Squad
2005
Jericho
2005
Christie
North & South
2004
Nicholas Higgins
Shameless
2004
Father Polish
Blue Murder
2003
Derek Jowell
The Commander
2003
Rockface
2002
Douglas McLanaghan
Waking the Dead
2001
Martin Corgan
Rebel Heart
2001
Michael Collins