Kim Coates | |
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Born | Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada | February 21, 1958
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Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1986–present |
Spouse | Diana Chappell (m. 1984) |
Children | 2 |
Kim F. Coates (born February 21, 1958) [1] is a Canadian-American actor who has worked in both Canadian and American films and television series. He has worked on Broadway portraying Stanley Kowalski in A Streetcar Named Desire and in the lead role of Macbeth performed at the Stratford Festival. He is best known for his role as Alexander "Tig" Trager in the FX series Sons of Anarchy and as Declan Gardiner in the Citytv series Bad Blood , as well as his recurring roles in Prison Break , Cold Case , CSI and CSI: Miami . He has also had film roles in The Last Boy Scout (1991), Bad Boys (1995), King of Sorrow (2006), and Goon (2011).
Coates was born in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada, to Frederick and Joyce Coates. [2] He first saw a play while attending the University of Saskatchewan, where he enrolled in a drama course as an elective. [3] This experience inspired him to pursue an acting career. Coates portrayed Stanley Kowalski in A Streetcar Named Desire and was the youngest ever to play the title role of Macbeth at the Stratford Festival in his native Canada. Coates made his screen debut in the film The Boy in Blue (1986). This role opened up opportunities for him, and he has appeared in over 100 titles to date. [4]
In 2018 he had his first stage role in almost thirty years, playing Johnny "Rooster" Byron in the Outside the March production of Jez Butterworth's play Jerusalem . [5] He won the Dora Mavor Moore Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male in a Principal Role – Play at the 2018 Dora Awards. [6]
At the 7th Canadian Screen Awards, Coates won the award for Best Actor in a Continuing Leading Dramatic Role for his performance as gangster Declan Gardiner in the television series Bad Blood . [7]
Coates supports the One Heart Source, a non profit organization aiming at ending poverty by designing high quality global initiatives focused on education and health. [8]
Coates participates in Rally for Kids events in support for The Pinball Clemons Foundation. [9] [10]
Coates has both Canadian and American citizenship. [11] He lives in Los Angeles, California with his wife, Diana Chappell, and two children, Kyla and Brenna. [12] [13] He is known to be good friends with Prison Break co-star William Fichtner, as well as Kevin Costner and Sons of Anarchy co-star Theo Rossi. Coates became a United States citizen in 2010. [14]
On June 6, 2017, Coates received an honorary doctorate at the University of Saskatchewan. [15] He received the Queen Elizabeth II Platinum Jubilee Medal (Saskatchewan) on March 28, 2023. [16]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1986 | The Boy in Blue | McCoy Man #2 | |
1987 | Last Man Standing | Mr. Regan | |
1988 | Palais Royale | Tony DiCarlo | |
1989 | Cold Front | Mantha | |
Blind Fear | Ed | ||
1990 | The Amityville Curse | Frank | |
Red Blooded American Girl | Dennis | ||
1991 | The Last Boy Scout | Chet | |
1992 | Under Cover of Darkness | Ray Murdoch | |
Innocent Blood | Ray | ||
1993 | Harmony Cats | Graham Braithwaite | |
Dead Before Dawn | Zack | ||
1994 | The Club | Mr. Carver | |
I Know My Son Is Alive | Detective Griffi | ||
Model by Day | Tommy Nolan | ||
The Spider and the Fly | John DeLuca | ||
The Client | Paul Gronke | ||
1995 | The Shamrock Conspiracy | Sean Nolan | |
Waterworld | The Drifter | ||
Bad Boys | White Carjacker | ||
Breach of Trust | Palmer Davis | ||
Black Fox: Good Men and Bad | Natchez John Dunn | ||
1996 | Unforgettable | Eddie Dutton | |
Carpool | Lieutenant Erdman | ||
1997 | Lethal Tender | Montessi | |
Married to a Stranger | Dr. Jesse Bethan | ||
1998 | Airborne | Bob Murdoch | |
2000 | Battlefield Earth | Carlo | |
Auggie Rose | Auggie Rose | ||
Ghost Hunter D | Ghost Hunter X | ||
XChange | Toffler / Fisk 2 | ||
Killing Moon | Clayton Durrell | ||
2001 | Pearl Harbor | Jack Richards | |
Black Hawk Down | Master Sergeant Tim "Griz" Martin | ||
Full Disclosure | Dave Lewis | ||
2002 | The Scream Team | Zachariah Kull | |
Tunnel | Geary | ||
2003 | Hollywood North | Scott DiMarco | |
Open Range | Butler | ||
Thoughtcrimes | Lars Etsen | ||
2004 | Caught in the Headlights | Harry Eden | |
Unstoppable | Peterson | ||
Bandido | Beno | ||
2005 | Assault on Precinct 13 | Deputy Rosen | |
The Island | Charles Whitman | ||
Hostage | The Watchman | ||
2006 | Silent Hill | Officer Thomas Gucci | |
King of Sorrow | Steve Serrano | Action On Film International Film Festival Best Actor Action On Film International Film Festival Half-Life Award | |
Skinwalkers | Zo | ||
Grilled | Tony | ||
12 Hours to Live | Jack Bryant | ||
2007 | The Poet | General Koenig | |
Alien Agent | Carl Roderick | ||
Late Fragment | Hank | ||
2008 | Hero Wanted | Skinner McGraw | |
A Gunfighter's Pledge | Tate | ||
45 R.P.M. | Constable Able Taft | ||
2010 | Blood: A Butcher's Tale | Andris | |
Sinners & Saints | Detective Dave Besson | ||
A Little Help | Mel Kaminsky | ||
Resident Evil: Afterlife | Bennett Sinclair | ||
2011 | Sacrifice | Arment | |
Goon | Ronnie Hortense | Nominated – Canadian Screen Awards Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role | |
2012 | A Dark Truth | Bruce Swinton | |
Rufus | Aaron Van Dusen | ||
2013 | Robosapien: Rebooted | Porter | |
2014 | Last Days Here | Bobby Liebling | Post-production |
A Fighting Man | Father Brennan | ||
By Virtue Fall | Unknown | Pre-production | |
Mutant World | Marcus King | Sony/Syfy | |
2016 | The Land | Uncle Steve | |
Officer Downe | Officer Downe | ||
Goon: Last of the Enforcers | Ronnie Hortense | ||
True Memoirs of an International Assassin | President Cueto | ||
Strange Weather | Clayton Watson | ||
Stagecoach: The Texas Jack Story | Marshall / Woody Calhoun | ||
Bodyguards: Secret Lives from the Watchtower | The Narrator | ||
The Adventure Club | Ozzie | ||
2018 | Cold Brook | George Hildebrandt | |
2020 | Fantasy Island | Devil Face | |
2021 | See for Me | Rico | |
2021 | Donkeyhead |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1987 | Miami Vice | Gang Member | Episode: "Viking Bikers from Hell" |
1988 | War of the Worlds | Scott | Episode: "To Heal the Leper" |
1992 | Scales of Justice | George Pappajohn | Episode "Regina v Pappajohn" |
1993 | Street Justice | Joe Cannon | Episode: "On My Honor" |
1993 | Kung Fu: The Legend Continues | Marty Stramm | Episode: "Force of Habit" |
1994 | RoboCop | Tim Malloy | Episode: "The Tin Man" |
1995–2002 | The Outer Limits | Colonel Sage / Dave Stockley | 2 episodes |
1996 | Kung Fu: The Legend Continues | Salitin | Episode: "Time Prisoners" |
1997 | Dead Silence | Ted Handy | Television movie Nominated – Gemini Award Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Supporting Role in a Dramatic Program or Mini-Series |
Poltergeist: The Legacy | Steven Romero | Episode: "Transference" Nominated – Gemini Award Best Performance by an Actor in a Guest Role in a Dramatic Series | |
1998-1999 | Night Man | Kieran Keyes | 6 episodes |
1999 | Total Recall 2070 | Rogue Android | 2 episodes |
2002 | Earth: Final Conflict | "Smoke" McBride | Episode: "Deportation" |
2004 | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Drake Snow | Episode: "Early Rollout" |
2005 | A Friend of the Family | David Snow | |
CSI: NY | Detective Vicaro | Episode: "Hush" | |
Hercules | Tiresias | Television movie | |
2006–2009 | Prison Break | Richard Sullins | 6 episodes |
2007 | Smallville | Special Agent Carter | 3 episodes |
The Dresden Files | Sirota | 1 episode: "Rules of Engagement" [17] | |
2008 | Cold Case | Alessandro Rossilini | Episode: "Sabotage" |
2008–2011 | Entourage | Carl Ertz | 2 episodes |
2008–2009 | CSI: Miami | Ron Saris | 6 episodes |
2008–2014 | Sons of Anarchy | Alexander "Tig" Trager | Main Cast, 92 episodes Nominated – PAAFTJ Television Awards Best Cast In A Drama Series [18] (2013) |
2010 | Human Target | Bertram | Episode: "Salvage & Reclamation" |
2013 | Crossing Lines | Genovese | 5 episodes |
2017 | Godless | Ed Logan | Miniseries; 5 episodes |
Kevin Can Wait | Terry Labasco | Episode: "Unholy War" | |
2017–2018 | Ghost Wars | Billy McGrath | Main |
2017–2018 | Bad Blood | Declan Gardiner | 14 episodes Nominated – Canadian Screen Awards for best lead actor, television film or miniseries Won – Canadian Screen Awards for Best Actor in a Continuing Leading Dramatic Role |
2019–2020 | Rapunzel's Tangled Adventure | Hector | Voice Role; 2 episodes |
2021 | The Crew | Rob Walton | Episode: "My Name's Kevin And I Care About Feelings" |
2021 | Pretty Hard Cases | Bill Misiano | 5 episodes |
2021 | Van Helsing | Count Dalibor | Season 5; main role |
2021 | Corner Gas Animated | Biker | Voice Role; episode: "Plots and Plans" |
2022 | Mayans M.C. | Alexander "Tig" Trager | Episode: "When the Breakdown Hit at Midnight" |
2023 | White House Plumbers | Frank Sturgis | 5 episodes |
2024 | The Walking Dead: Dead City | TBA | [19] |
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