Brendan Coyle

Birth Name:

David Coyle

Birth Place:

Corby, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom

Profession

Actor

Is That Bates?! Check Out the Downton Abbey Star's Bloody New Series Spotless

Whoa, Bates has turned to the dark side!

Wed, Oct 21, 2015

Is That Bates?! Check Out the Downton Abbey Star's Bloody New Series Spotless

Here's Everything We Know About Downton Abbey's Final Season (So Far)

Not everyone will get a happy ending!

Mon, Aug 3, 2015

Here's Everything We Know About Downton Abbey's Final Season (So Far)

Downton Abbey Season 5 Scoop: Edith's Mommy Issues and Mary's Reputation

Will this finally be the Year of Edith on Downton Abbey? All signs point to ... probably not.As the acclaimed drama returns for its fifth season, Britain is reeling from the country taking a leftist turn in 1924. "It's the year the first-ever socialist government was elected, so they all feel very threatened by that," executive producer Gareth Neame tells TVGuide.com.

Sat, Sep 20, 2014

Downton Abbey Season 5 Scoop: Edith's Mommy Issues and Mary's Reputation

Downton Abbey and the Insensitive Portrayal of Rape on TV

I tried to give Downton Abbey the benefit of the doubt. I tried to stave off my judgments until I had given the show time to prove me wrong, to prove that this wasn't just another case of rape as cheap and consumable entertainment. But here we are at the end of the season, and my frustration has only grown. Downton's fourth season notoriously featured the show's most beloved character, Anna (Joanne Froggatt), being violently assaulted by a visiting valet. But contrary to creator Julian Fellowes' defense that he wanted to "[explore] the mental damage and the emotional damage" that follows sexual assault, I still have very little idea how Anna has been intimately affected by this tragic incident. Instead of parsing Anna's psychological state, the show continued its violation of her character by immediately shifting the dramatic tension to questions about how Bates (Brendan Coyle) would respond.

Fri, Feb 21, 2014

Downton Abbey and the Insensitive Portrayal of Rape on TV

Downton Abbey: What's Bates' Next Step?

Mr. Green better watch his back. On Sunday's Downton Abbey, Bates (Brendan Coyle) finally got tipped off about Anna's (Joanne Froggatt) assailant when ...

Mon, Feb 10, 2014