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Brendan Coyle Biography

Birth Name:David Coyle

Birth Place:Corby, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom

Profession Actor

Fast Facts

Won an Olivier Award for best supporting performance for his role in "The Weir․"
Trained in drama at the Mountview Theatre School in 1983
Great nephew of football legend Sir Matt Busby, who was a manager for Manchester United
Began his career as a stage actor, training at a drama school in Dublin before going on to appear in numerous British stage productions
Before he became an actor, he worked in his father's butcher shop
Best known for playing John Bates in "Downton Abbey" and Robert Timmins in "Lark Rise to Candleford․"