Masterpiece Cast And Insider Chat
Downton Abbey's Mr. Bates (Brendan Coyle) answered fan questions during an online chat in February, 2012. He discussed his castmates, his romance (Anna) and his bromance (Robert), the high jinx and merry japes on set and the guilty verdict. Enjoy the Batesian charm, loyalty and humor...
TCA Begins With A 'Downton' Doozy
July 2012
"TCA Begins With A 'Downton' Doozy"
"'Downton Abbey's' Mr. Bates Has Irish Charm"
Brendan Coyle plays the stoic but thoroughly decent Mister Bates in the international phenomenon Downton Abbey. This week he’s in New York to promote Origin Theatre’s annual First Irish theatre festival. Fans of the hit TV show have been scouring the Internet for months for the first hints about what's to come in season three and now for the first time Coyle’s speaking exclusively to Cahir O’Doherty about the hit show and his beloved character...
'Downton Abbey's' Mr. Bates Has Irish Charm
May 2012
"In this profession you cannot complain of success, but learn to handle it."
July 2012
"In this profession you cannot complain of success, but learn to handle it."
Seems like Pablo Picasso who said that "when inspiration strikes, I find work." It is a statement that comes in handy to British actor Brendan Coyle, who is not inspired, but international fame found him as he has been for years, working...
5 Secrets About Me: Brendan Coyle
June 2012
"5 Secrets About Me: Brendan Coyle"
The Starlings and Downton Abbey star reveals five unknown facts...
Flight Of Fancy
May 2012
"Downton Abbey Has Forced Brendan Coyle Into Heartthrob Status, But He's A Reluctant Celebrity"
By Staff/ Northampton Chronicle and Echo
Since Colin Firth’s wet-shirted romp through the lake in Pride & Prejudice, never has a period drama had so many ladies swooning as Downton Abbey. And the reason? Brendan Coyle. As dark, brooding, stoic and chivalrous valet John Bates, Coyle has set legions of hearts aflutter. But today, the 48-year-old actor, who’s even more attractive in the flesh, modestly brushes aside any reference to his sex symbol status. “I just don’t engage with that. I think it’s better for everybody that I don’t!” he says, laughing. “We’re in a hit, it’s not going to last forever, so we’ll just enjoy it and hopefully everyone does well out of that. It’s a great bunch of actors.”...
"Flight Of Fancy"
By Jen Rodger and Neil Batey / The Mirror
Downton Abbey Has Forced Brendan Coyle Into Heartthrob Status
May 2012
TV Star Becomes Hospice Patron
May 2012
"TV Star Becomes Hospice Patron"
Downton Abbey star and home-grown talent Brendan Coyle is to be a patron of Lakelands Hospice in Corby. The actor was in the town at the weekend when he attended two shows at The Core theatre staged by his cousin Helen King’s dance school. Brendan, whose mum and other family members live in the town, said: “I am very happy to be a patron of the hospice. “It plays a vital role in the town and it’s important it receives support.”...
Q&A With Downton Abbey Valet Brendan Coyle
May 2012
"Q&A With Downton Abbey Valet Brendan Coyle"
What is your earliest childhood memory?
Standing at my mother’s feet, in my granny’s kitchen. My granny and my mum were ‘blethering’ as they would call it – they were both Scottish women who lived in Corby in Northamptonshire. I remember looking out of the window and seeing a long row of gardens with washing blowing and hearing the wind making a whistling sound. It was the first time I’d heard the wind. I was about four I reckon...
Print (2012)
Brendan Coyle on Downton Abbey, looking for love and whether Bates killed his wife
October 2012
A Quick Chat With Brendan Coyle
May 2012
Brendan Coyle 'Starlings' Q&A: 'I felt warmth for these characters'
May 2012
"A quick chat with Brendan Coyle"
Downton Abbey's Brendan Coyle tells us about his role in the new Sky1 comedy drama Starlings...
Masterpiece Cast And Insider Chat
February 2012
Corby Born Downton Abbey Star Nominated For Emmy
July 2012
"Corby Born Downton Abbey Star Nominated For Emmy"
"Life's Ups, Downs"
Irish actor Brendan Coyle is slightly bemused by the level of global success reached by Downton Abbey. During the first series he got tweets about the show from all over the world, in one night from as far away as Alaska and New Zealand. "I thought, something mad is happening here and it is great," he laughed...
Life's Ups, Downs
June 2012
"Brendan Coyle on Downton Abbey, looking for love and whether Bates killed his wife"
Brendan Coyle 'Starlings' Q&A: 'I felt warmth for these characters'
You might know him best as the dour Mr. Bates, but Downton Abbey star Brendan Coyle is leaving the early 1900s behind with a role in throughly modern Sky1 series Starlings...