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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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    • Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy
      • 3 wins & 9 nominations total

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    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
    Sam Claflin and Emilia Clarke in Me Before You (2016)
    Me Before You
    7.4
    • Bernard Clark
    • 2016
    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
    Lark Rise to Candleford (2008)
    Lark Rise to Candleford
    8.2
    TV Series
    • Robert Timmins

    Credits

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    Actor



    • Hit Point
      • Filming
      • TV Series



    • Elizabeth McGovern, Hugh Bonneville, Jim Carter, Raquel Cassidy, Brendan Coyle, Kevin Doyle, Joanne Froggatt, Paul Giamatti, Phyllis Logan, Lesley Nicol, Douglas Reith, Dominic West, Penelope Wilton, Allen Leech, Robert James-Collier, Michelle Dockery, Harry Hadden-Paton, Sophie McShera, Laura Carmichael, and Michael Fox in Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale (2025)
      Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale
      7.3
      • Mr. Bates
      • 2025
    • Jodie Whittaker in Toxic Town (2025)
      Toxic Town
      7.5
      TV Mini Series
      • Roy Thomas
      • 2025
    • James Buckley, Neil Morrissey, and Fay Ripley in Finders Keepers (2024)
      Finders Keepers
      6.1
      TV Mini Series
      • Denys Elland
      • 2024
    • Judy Blackett and Deborah Ayorinde in Riches (2022)
      Riches
      7.3
      TV Series
      • Gideon Havelock
      • 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
      7.4
      • 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
      7.4
      • Mr Bates
      • 2019
    • Saoirse Ronan and Margot Robbie in Mary Queen of Scots (2018)
      Mary Queen of Scots
      6.3
      • Earl of Lennox
      • 2018
    • Lydia Wilson in Requiem (2018)
      Requiem
      6.4
      TV Mini Series
      • Stephen Kendrick
      • 2018
    • Bare (2016)
      Bare
      Short
      • Mick
      • 2016
    • Catherine Keener and Hannah Gross in Unless (2016)
      Unless
      5.4
      • Casper Brown
      • 2016
    • Sam Claflin and Emilia Clarke in Me Before You (2016)
      Me Before You
      7.4
      • Bernard Clark
      • 2016
    • Amanda Schull and Aaron Stanford in 12 Monkeys (2015)
      12 Monkeys
      7.7
      TV Series
      • Dr. Benjamin Kalman
      • 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
      8.7
      TV Series
      • John Bates
      • 2010–2015
    • Yannick Bisson, Thomas Craig, Helene Joy, Jonny Harris, and Georgina Reilly in Murdoch Mysteries (2008)
      Murdoch Mysteries
      8.2
      TV Series
      • Rankin
      • 2015
    • Brendan Coyle, Marc-André Grondin, Miranda Raison, and Denis Ménochet in Spotless (2015)
      Spotless
      7.7
      TV Series
      • Nelson Clay
      • 2015

    Producer



    • Alan Williams and Lahaina Asumang in Timetable (2019)
      Timetable
      Short
      • executive producer
      • 2019
    • Autism Voices
      Short
      • executive producer
      • 2018
    • Farside (2017)
      Farside
      8.6
      Short
      • executive producer
      • 2017
    • Margie's Garden (2017)
      Margie's Garden
      Short
      • executive producer
      • 2017
    • Where the Skin Lies (2017)
      Where the Skin Lies
      3.9
      • executive producer
      • 2017
    • Bare (2016)
      Bare
      Short
      • executive producer
      • 2016
    • Emerald City (2016)
      Emerald City
      7.3
      • executive producer
      • 2016

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    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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    • Trivia
      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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    • How old is Brendan Coyle?
      61 years old
    • When was Brendan Coyle born?
      December 2, 1963
    • Where was Brendan Coyle born?
      Corby, Northamptonshire, England, UK
    • What is Brendan Coyle's birth name?
      David Coyle
    • How tall is Brendan Coyle?
      6 feet 0 inches, or 1.83 meters

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