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Brendan Coyle(I)

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  • Producer
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Brendan Coyle
Stephen Richards has built a cosmetics empire, but when he suffers a stroke, his family's secrets and lies rise to the surface and the future of his multi-million-pound company is at stake.
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Riches (2022– )
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Brendan Coyle was born in Corby, Northamptonshire to an Irish father and Scottish mother; his parents moved to Corby from County Tyrone, Ireland. Brendan holds Irish citizenship and has previously lived in Dublin and London. However, according to a video clip from the site for "Rockface" he resides in Norfolk.

Brendan is also the great nephew of footballing (i.e. soccer) legend Sir Matt Busby of Manchester United fame.

Brendan trained at drama school in Dublin, founded in the late 1960s as the Focus Theatre, was co-founded by his aunt Mary Elizabeth Burke-Kennedy. Brendan started there in 1981 and then received a scholarship to Mountview Theatre School in England in 1983. He has directed at least two plays at Mountview since graduating from there.

Brendan has done a number of stage, television, and movie productions, including the play "The Weir" for which he won an Olivier Award for Best Supporting Performance award for his part as the bartender, Brendan. He continues to work on stage, in film and on television.
BornDecember 2, 1963
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BornDecember 2, 1963
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  • Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy
    • 3 wins & 9 nominations total

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Brendan Coyle in 12 Monkeys (2015)
Brendan Coyle and Joanne Froggatt in Downton Abbey (2019)
Jim Carter, Raquel Cassidy, Brendan Coyle, Kevin Doyle, Joanne Froggatt, Phyllis Logan, Lesley Nicol, Robert James-Collier, Sophie McShera, and Michael Fox in Downton Abbey (2019)
Jim Carter, Raquel Cassidy, Brendan Coyle, Kevin Doyle, and Phyllis Logan in Downton Abbey (2019)
Brendan Coyle, Matthew Lewis, Alan Breck, Sam Claflin, and Emilia Clarke in Me Before You (2016)
Brendan Coyle and Emily Mortimer in The Glass Virgin (1995)
Brendan Coyle in The Glass Virgin (1995)
Hugh Bonneville, Brendan Coyle, Kevin Doyle, and Allen Leech in Downton Abbey (2010)
Brendan Coyle and Joanne Froggatt in Downton Abbey (2010)
Brendan Coyle and Deirdre O'Kane in Noble (2014)
Brendan Coyle and Joanne Froggatt in Downton Abbey (2010)
Claudie Blakley, Brendan Coyle, and John Dagleish in Lark Rise to Candleford (2008)

Known for

Elizabeth McGovern, Maggie Smith, Hugh Bonneville, Brendan Coyle, Joanne Froggatt, Penelope Wilton, Allen Leech, Michelle Dockery, Laura Carmichael, Lily James, Fifi Hart, and Oliver Barker in Downton Abbey (2010)
Downton Abbey
8.7
TV Series
  • John Bates
Elizabeth McGovern, Maggie Smith, Imelda Staunton, Hugh Bonneville, Jim Carter, Raquel Cassidy, Brendan Coyle, Kevin Doyle, Joanne Froggatt, Matthew Goode, Phyllis Logan, Lesley Nicol, Penelope Wilton, Allen Leech, Robert James-Collier, Michelle Dockery, Harry Hadden-Paton, Sophie McShera, Tuppence Middleton, Laura Carmichael, and Michael Fox in Downton Abbey (2019)
Downton Abbey
7.4
  • Mr. Bates
  • 2019
Sam Claflin and Emilia Clarke in Me Before You (2016)
Me Before You
7.4
  • Bernard Clark
  • 2016
Lark Rise to Candleford (2008)
Lark Rise to Candleford
8.2
TV Series
  • Robert Timmins

Credits

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Actor

  • Dragonkeeper
    • In Production
    • 2023
  • The Rising: 1916
    • Augustine Birrell
    • In Development
  • Judy Blackett and Deborah Ayorinde in Riches (2022)
    Riches
    • Gideon Havelock
    • TV Series
    • 2022
  • Elizabeth McGovern, Maggie Smith, Imelda Staunton, Hugh Bonneville, Jim Carter, Raquel Cassidy, Brendan Coyle, Hugh Dancy, Kevin Doyle, Joanne Froggatt, Phyllis Logan, Lesley Nicol, Douglas Reith, Dominic West, Penelope Wilton, Allen Leech, Robert James-Collier, Michelle Dockery, Harry Hadden-Paton, Laura Haddock, Sophie McShera, Tuppence Middleton, Laura Carmichael, and Michael Fox in Downton Abbey: A New Era (2022)
    Downton Abbey: A New Era
    • Mr Bates
    • 2022
  • Elizabeth McGovern, Maggie Smith, Imelda Staunton, Hugh Bonneville, Jim Carter, Raquel Cassidy, Brendan Coyle, Kevin Doyle, Joanne Froggatt, Matthew Goode, Phyllis Logan, Lesley Nicol, Penelope Wilton, Allen Leech, Robert James-Collier, Michelle Dockery, Harry Hadden-Paton, Sophie McShera, Tuppence Middleton, Laura Carmichael, and Michael Fox in Downton Abbey (2019)
    Downton Abbey
    • Mr. Bates
    • 2019
  • Saoirse Ronan and Margot Robbie in Mary Queen of Scots (2018)
    Mary Queen of Scots
    • Earl of Lennox
    • 2018
  • Lydia Wilson in Requiem (2018)
    Requiem
    • Stephen Kendrick
    • Kendrick
    • TV Mini Series
    • 2018
  • Bare (2016)
    Bare
    • Mick
    • Short
    • 2016
  • Catherine Keener and Hannah Gross in Unless (2016)
    Unless
    • Casper Brown
    • 2016
  • Sam Claflin and Emilia Clarke in Me Before You (2016)
    Me Before You
    • Bernard Clark
    • 2016
  • Amanda Schull and Aaron Stanford in 12 Monkeys (2015)
    12 Monkeys
    • Dr. Benjamin Kalman
    • TV Series
    • 2016
  • Elizabeth McGovern, Maggie Smith, Hugh Bonneville, Brendan Coyle, Joanne Froggatt, Penelope Wilton, Allen Leech, Michelle Dockery, Laura Carmichael, Lily James, Fifi Hart, and Oliver Barker in Downton Abbey (2010)
    Downton Abbey
    • John Bates
    • TV Series
    • 2010–2015
  • Yannick Bisson, Thomas Craig, Helene Joy, Jonny Harris, and Georgina Reilly in Murdoch Mysteries (2008)
    Murdoch Mysteries
    • Rankin
    • TV Series
    • 2015
  • Brendan Coyle, Marc-André Grondin, and Miranda Raison in Spotless (2015)
    Spotless
    • Nelson Clay
    • TV Series
    • 2015
  • The Tea Break (2014)
    The Tea Break
    • Bob
    • Short
    • 2014
  • Noble (2014)
    Noble
    • Gerry Shaw
    • 2014
  • Starlings (2012)
    Starlings
    • Terry
    • TV Series
    • 2012–2013

Producer

  • Timetable (2019)
    Timetable
    • executive producer
    • Short
    • 2019
  • Autism Voices
    • executive producer
    • Short
    • 2018
  • Farside (2017)
    Farside
    • executive producer
    • Short
    • 2017
  • Margie's Garden (2017)
    Margie's Garden
    • executive producer
    • Short
    • 2017
  • Where the Skin Lies (2017)
    Where the Skin Lies
    • executive producer
    • 2017
  • Bare (2016)
    Bare
    • executive producer
    • Short
    • 2016
  • Emerald City (2016)
    Emerald City
    • executive producer
    • 2016

Videos40

Me Before You
Clip 0:49
Me Before You
Me Before You
Clip 1:19
Me Before You
Me Before You
Clip 1:07
Me Before You
Me Before You
Clip 0:58
Me Before You
Official Trailer
Trailer 1:43
Official Trailer
Official Teaser
Trailer 1:02
Official Teaser
Downton Abbey
Trailer 2:25
Downton Abbey
Extended UK Trailer
Trailer 3:24
Extended UK Trailer
International Trailer
Trailer 2:19
International Trailer
"The Finale" Trailer
Trailer 1:11
"The Finale" Trailer
Season 6 Trailer
Trailer 1:01
Season 6 Trailer
Season 5 International Trailer
Trailer 1:01
Season 5 International Trailer

Personal details

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  • Height
    • 6′ (1.83 m)
  • Born
    • December 2, 1963
    • Corby, Northamptonshire, England, UK
  • Parents
      Delia Coyle
  • Other works
    Played the role of Brendan in "The Weir" at the Royal Court Downstairs.

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    He was awarded the 1999 Laurence Olivier Theatre Award for best supporting performance for his role in The Weir in the 1998 season.
  • Quotes
    I took a gamble in becoming an actor and my dream job has been realised.

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