Brendan Coyle
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
- Before he became an actor, he worked in his father's butcher shop
- Began his career as a stage actor, training at a drama school in Dublin before going on to appear in numerous British stage productions
- Best known for playing John Bates in "Downton Abbey" and Robert Timmins in "Lark Rise to Candleford․"
Awards
- 2007Golden Nymph - Television Films - Best Performance by an Actor:Nominated
- 2009Golden Nymph - Outstanding Actor - Drama Series:Nominated
- 2011BAFTA TV Award - Best Supporting Actor:Nominated
- 2011Golden Nymph - Outstanding Actor - Drama Series:Nominated
- 2012IFTA Award - Best Supporting Actor - Television:Nominated
- 2012Golden Nymph - Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series:Nominated
- 2012Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series:Nominated
- 2013Actor - Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series:Winner
- 2014Actor - Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series:Nominated
- 2015Actor - Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series:Winner
- 2016Actor - Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series:Winner
- 2017Actor - Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series:Nominated