Brendan Coyle Overview

Brendan Coyle is a British-Irish actor, best known for his role as John Bates on the acclaimed television series Downton Abbey. Born David Brendan Coyle in Corby, Northamptonshire, England, he is the son of an Irish father and a Scottish mother. Brendan holds both British and Irish citizenship due to his heritage and is the great-nephew of the legendary football manager Sir Matt Busby. He began his formal drama studies in Dublin in 1981, later earning a scholarship to the Mountview Academy of... See All