Британский актер Брендан Койл родился в городе Corby, Northamptonshire, December 2, 1963. Known for the role of valet John Bates in the TV series "Downton Abbey." He is one of the most successful and sought-after performers of dramatic roles.
In his youthful years, Coyle did not think about the profession of an actor,helped his father in his work. However, the time came and he became interested in Shakespeare's plays. Brendan began to attend acting school, and then entered the Dublin Academy of Theatrical Art, which he successfully graduated in 1983. After receiving a diploma, Coyle began to participate in theatrical performances and act in films.
Brendan Coyle, whose films wereso far only in perspective, played his first major role in 1995. His character was Manuel Mendoza from the TV series "The Virgin Virgin". The rest of the movie roles were insignificant and soon the actor devoted himself entirely to the theatrical scene. However, some time later, he was invited to one of the Bond films entitled “Tomorrow Will Never Die Never”. A few years later, the actor again got an interesting, prominent role in the film "Cartographer". In 2003, he had a chance to play a number of key characters in the action-packed action series “The Insidiousness of the Mountains”.
In 1999, Brendan Coyle was awarded the prize LawrenceOlivier for the performance of the role of the owner of the pub in the production of Connor MacPherson "Plotinus". For the same character, because the play was also in Broadway theaters, Coyle received the theater critics prize in New York in the nomination "Best Broadway Debut".
In 2001, Brendan Coyle played Heinrich Muller inmotion picture "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 name “Just Light - in Candleford”, where the actor played the father of the main character.
One of Coyle’s most significant roles isthe character of the personal valet of Count Grantham servant John Gates. For this image, the actor was nominated for a BAFTA Award, and the rest of the participants received prizes from the United States Actors Guild with the wording “Best Cast”.
The series "Abbey Downton" entered the book of recordsGuinness as the most discussed film. Writer Julianne Fellows admitted that she wrote the image specifically for Coyle, given his type, manner, and appearance. She did not miscalculate, the image of John Gates turned organic and imbued with the true spirit of the English tradition.
The private life of an actor has never been subjectdiscussions on the pages of newspapers and magazines. For all their efforts, reporters and photographers could not collect material even on the most modest little article. The yellow press quickly lost interest in the personal life of a movie star, moreover, the actor never gave rise to the rush demand for information about himself.
However, the facts from Coyle’s personal life concerninghis fanatical love of football is available to any newsboy. Reporters cover all the games with Brandon. An actor like a football "star" has its fans, among whom there are both moderate and real fans. Autographs Brandon distributes as an actor and as a football player, without stint.
Coyle is the nephew of Sir Matt Busby,famous Scottish footballer in the past, who was also from 1945 to 1971, the head coach of Manchester United, the English club. Brendan Coyle is rightly proud of his relative and does not miss an opportunity to play in an amateur match at the stadium, where his uncle, Matt Busby, once showed miracles of football strategy.
