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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.

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Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale

2025 · as John Bates

Downton Abbey

2019 · as John Bates

Mary Queen of Scots

2018 · as Earl of Lennox

Me Before You

2016 · as Bernard Clark

The Raven

2012 · as Reagan

Perrier's Bounty

2010 · as Jerome

Downton Abbey

2010 · as John Bates

Lark Rise to Candleford

2008 · as Robert Timmins

The Jacket

2005 · as Damon

North & South

2004 · as Nicholas Higgins

Conspiracy

2001 · as Heinrich Müller

Tomorrow Never Dies

1997 · as Leading Seaman (HMS Bedford)

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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.

Read the full article →

🎬 Filmography

Screen catalogue →

Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale

2025 · as John Bates

Downton Abbey

2019 · as John Bates

Mary Queen of Scots

2018 · as Earl of Lennox

Me Before You

2016 · as Bernard Clark

The Raven

2012 · as Reagan

Perrier's Bounty

2010 · as Jerome

Downton Abbey

2010 · as John Bates

Lark Rise to Candleford

2008 · as Robert Timmins

The Jacket

2005 · as Damon

North & South

2004 · as Nicholas Higgins

Conspiracy

2001 · as Heinrich Müller

Tomorrow Never Dies

1997 · as Leading Seaman (HMS Bedford)