Brendan Coyle

Brendan Coyle

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 recen…

Filmography

Silent Witness
Silent Witness
1996 · TV
Silent Witness
Silent Witness
1996 · TV
as Liam Slattery
Downton Abbey
Downton Abbey
2010 · TV
as John Bates
Waking the Dead
Waking the Dead
2001 · TV
as Martin Corgan
Shameless
Shameless
2004 · TV
as Father Polish
The Bill
The Bill
1984 · TV
12 Monkeys
12 Monkeys
2015 · TV
as Benjamin Kalman
Me Before You
Me Before You
2016 · Movie
as Bernard Clark
Prime Suspect
Prime Suspect
1991 · TV
as DCS Mitchell
Lark Rise to Candleford
Lark Rise to Candleford
2008 · TV
as Robert Timmins
Blue Murder
Blue Murder
2003 · TV
as Derek Jowell
North & South
North & South
2004 · TV
as Nicholas Higgins
Tomorrow Never Dies
Tomorrow Never Dies
1997 · Movie
as HMS Bedford Leading Seaman
Dangerfield
Dangerfield
1995 · TV
Downton Abbey
Downton Abbey
2019 · Movie
as John Bates
The Commander
The Commander
2003 · TV
Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale
Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale
2025 · Movie
as John Bates
Mary Queen of Scots
Mary Queen of Scots
2018 · Movie
as Earl of Lennox
The Jacket
The Jacket
2005 · Movie
as Damon
Requiem
Requiem
2018 · TV
as Stephen Kendrick
Rockface
Rockface
2002 · TV
as Douglas McLanaghan
Downton Abbey: A New Era
Downton Abbey: A New Era
2022 · Movie
as John Bates
Toxic Town
Toxic Town
2025 · TV
as Roy Thomas
Riches
Riches
2022 · TV
as Gideon