British actor Brendan Coyle was born in Corby, Northamptonshire, December 2, 1963. Known for the role of valet John Bates in the series "Downton Abbey." He is one of the most successful and sought-after performers of dramatic roles.
Study
In his youth, Coyle did not think about the profession of an actor, he helped his father in his work. However, the time came and he became interested in Shakespeare's plays. Brendan began attending acting school, and then entered the Dublin Academy of Theater Arts, which he successfully graduated in 1983. After receiving a diploma, Coyle began to participate in theatrical performances and act in films.
Carier start
Brendan Coyle, films with the participation of which were so far only in perspective, played his first major role in 1995. His character was Manuel Mendoza from the series "Glass Virgin". The remaining roles in the movie were insignificant and soon the actor devoted himself to the theater scene in full. However, after some time he was invited to one of the films "Bond" under the title "Tomorrow Never Dies." A few years later, the actor again got an interesting, prominent role in the film "Cartographer." In 2003, he happened to play a number of key characters in the action-packed action series "Treachery of the Mountains".
Prestigious prize
In 1999, Brendan Coyle was awarded the Laurence Olivier Prize for playing the role of the owner of the pub in the production of Connor MacPherson's Plotina. For the same character, since the play was also in Broadway theaters, Coyle received the New York Theater Critics Prize in the nomination "Best Broadway Debut".
In 2001, Brendan Coyle played Heinrich Muller in the movie Conspiracy. In 2004, he played the role of Higgins in the dramatic film "North and South", based on the novel by writer Elizabeth Gaskell. In the period from 2008 to 2011 he participated in the film adaptation of the work of Flora Thompson under the heading "A little light - in Candleford", where the actor played the father of the main character.
Star role
One of Coyle's most significant roles is the character of Count Grantham's personal valet, servant John Gates. For this image, the actor was nominated for a BAFTA Award, and the rest of the participants received prizes from the US Actors Guild with the wording "Best Cast".
The series "Downton Abbey" was included in the Guinness Book of Records as the most talked about film. Screenwriter Julianne Fellows admitted that she wrote the image specifically for Coyle, given his character, manners and external data. She did not miscalculate, the image of John Gates turned out to be organic and imbued with the true spirit of English traditions.
Brendan Coyle: personal life
The private life of the actor has never been the subject of discussion on the pages of newspapers and magazines. With all the efforts, reporters and photographers could not collect material for even the most modest article. The yellow press quickly lost interest in the personal life of a movie star, moreover, the actor never gave rise to a booming demand for information about himself.
However, facts from the personal life of Coyle regarding his fanatical love of football are available to any newsboy. Reporters cover all games featuring Brandon. An actor like a football “star” has his fans, among whom there are both moderate and real fans. Brandon gives autographs as an actor and as a football player without stint.
Coyle is the nephew of Sir Matt Busby, a famous Scottish footballer in the past who was also the head coach of Manchester United, an English club, from 1945 to 1971. Brendan Coyle is rightfully proud of his relative and does not miss the chance to play in an amateur match at the stadium, where his uncle, Matt Busby, once showed the wonders of football strategy.