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Brendan Coyle

Biography

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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Discography

Records they worked on — most-collected first.

Credited work

67 releases · 11 albums · active 2002–2025

  • Performance · 38
  • Other credits · 29

Studios: Olympic Studios · Pierce Rooms · Morcheeba Heads Quarter · Electric Lady Studios

Frequent collaborators

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