Kim Coates | |
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 Coates in 2012 | |
| Born | February 21, 1958 Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada |
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| Alma mater | University of Saskatchewan |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1986–present |
| Spouse |
Diana Chappell (m. 1984) |
| Children | 2 |
Kim Frederick Coates (born February 21, 1958)[1] is a Canadian and American actor and producer. He is known for his starring roles as Alexander "Tig" Trager on the FX television series Sons of Anarchy (2008-14) and as Declan Gardiner on the Citytv series Bad Blood (2017-18). He has also had notable roles on Prison Break, CSI: Miami, Ghost Wars, Godless, Van Helsing, and as Brigham Young on American Primeval, and played Ronnie Hortense in the cult hockey comedy Goon (2011) and its sequel Goon: Last of the Enforcers (2017).
Coates has been nominated for five Canadian Screen Awards, winning Best Actor in a Continuing Leading Dramatic Role for Bad Blood.[2] He won a Dora Mavor Moore Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male in a Principal Role – Play for his role in Jez Butterworth's play Jerusalem.[3]
Early life and education
[edit]Coates was born in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada, to Frederick and Joyce Coates.[4] He first saw a play while attending the University of Saskatchewan, where he enrolled in a drama course as an elective.[5] This experience inspired him to pursue an acting career.
Career
[edit]Theatre
[edit]Coates joined the Stratford Festival during its 1985–86 season and, at 28 years old, was the youngest-ever actor to play the title character in Macbeth at the festival.[6] He made his Broadway debut as Stanley Kowalski in the 1988 revival of A Streetcar Named Desire. In 1989, he starred in Les Liaisons Dangereuses at the Actors Theatre of Louisville.
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.[3] He won the Dora Mavor Moore Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male in a Principal Role – Play at the 2018 Dora Awards.[7]
Film and television
[edit]Coates has appeared in over 100 film and television titles to date.[8] He made his screen acting debut in the Canadian sports biopic The Boy in Blue (1986). He appeared in a number of Canadian TV shows and films, before making his Hollywood debut as a memorable henchman in the Bruce Willis-Damon Wayans action comedy The Last Boy Scout (1991).
He appeared in films such as Innocent Blood (1992), The Client (1994), Waterworld (1995), Bad Boys (1995), Battlefield Earth (2000), Pearl Harbor (2001), Black Hawk Down (2001), Open Range (2003), Assault on Precinct 13 (2005), The Island (2005), Silent Hill (2006), Resident Evil: Afterlife (2010), Goon (2011), Goon: Last of the Enforcers (2016), and Fantasy Island (2020).
Coates starred as Alexander "Tig" Trager on the FX crime drama series Sons of Anarchy (2008-14). He also appeared on television series like Prison Break, CSI: Miami, Ghost Wars, Godless, Van Helsing, and American Primeval.
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, and was also nominated for Best Dramatic Series.[2] He was previously nominated for two Gemini Awards.
In 2024, Coates joined the cast of The Walking Dead: Dead City's second season as Bruegel, the leader of his own gang, the Silk Stockings. [9] Coates' performance was critically acclaimed, with some deeming him as one of the best villains The Walking Dead has ever had.[10]
Honours
[edit]On June 6, 2017, Coates received an honorary doctorate at the University of Saskatchewan.[11] He received the Queen Elizabeth II Platinum Jubilee Medal (Saskatchewan) on March 28, 2023.[12]
Philanthropy
[edit]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.[13]
Coates participates in Rally for Kids events in support for The Pinball Clemons Foundation.[14][15]
Personal life
[edit]
Coates splits his time between Los Angeles and Toronto. He lives with his wife, Diana Chappell, and two children, Kyla and Brenna.[16][17] 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 is a dual citizen of Canada and the United States,[18] he received his American citizenship in 2010.[19]
Stage credits
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Venue | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | The Two Noble Kinsmen | Theseus | Festival Theatre, Stratford | [20] |
| 1986 | Shakespeare's Lovers | Mercutio | [20] | |
| Macbeth | Macbeth / Macduff / Bleeding Sergeant | Alternating performances[20][21] | ||
| 1987 | The Passion of Dracula | Count Dracula | Alliance Theatre, Atlanta | [21] |
| 1988 | A Streetcar Named Desire | Stanley Kowalski | Circle in the Square Theatre, New York | Standby[21] |
| 1989 | Les Liaisons Dangereuses | Vicomte de Valmont | Actors Theatre of Louisville, Louisville | [21] |
| 2018 | Jerusalem | Johnny "Rooster" Byron | Crow's Theatre, Toronto | [21] |
Filmography
[edit]Film
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
| 1994 | The Club | Mr. Carver | |
| The Client | Paul Gronke | ||
| 1995 | Waterworld | The Drifter | |
| Bad Boys | White Carjacker | ||
| Breach of Trust | Palmer Davis | ||
| 1996 | Unforgettable | Eddie Dutton | |
| Carpool | Lieutenant Erdman | ||
| 1997 | Lethal Tender | Montessi | |
| 1998 | Airborne | Bob Murdoch | |
| 1999 | Killing Moon | Clayton Durrell | |
| 2000 | Battlefield Earth | Carlo | |
| Auggie Rose | Auggie Rose | ||
| Ghost Hunter D | Ghost Hunter X | ||
| XChange | Toffler / Fisk 2 | ||
| 2001 | Pearl Harbor | Jack Richards | |
| Black Hawk Down | MSG Tim "Griz" Martin | ||
| Full Disclosure | Dave Lewis | ||
| 2002 | Tunnel | Geary | |
| 2003 | Hollywood North | Scott DiMarco | |
| Open Range | Butler | ||
| 2004 | Unstoppable | Peterson | |
| Bandido | Beno | ||
| Caught in the Headlights | Harry Eden | ||
| 2005 | Assault on Precinct 13 | Deputy Rosen | |
| Hostage | The Watchman | ||
| The Island | Charles Whitman | ||
| 2006 | Silent Hill | Officer Thomas Gucci | |
| King of Sorrow | Steve Serrano | ||
| Skinwalkers | Zo | ||
| Grilled | Tony | ||
| 2007 | The Poet | General Koenig | |
| Alien Agent | Carl Roderick | ||
| Late Fragment | Hank | ||
| 2008 | Hero Wanted | Skinner McGraw | |
| 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 | ||
| 2012 | A Dark Truth | Bruce Swinton | |
| Rufus | Aaron Van Dusen | ||
| 2013 | Robosapien: Rebooted | Porter | |
| 2014 | Last Days Here | Bobby Liebling | |
| A Fighting Man | Father Brennan | ||
| Mutant World | Marcus King | ||
| 2016 | The Land | Uncle Steve | |
| Strange Weather | Clayton Watson | ||
| Officer Downe | Officer Downe | ||
| Stagecoach: The Texas Jack Story | Marshall / Woody Calhoun | ||
| True Memoirs of an International Assassin | President Cueto | ||
| The Adventure Club | Ozzie | ||
| Goon: Last of the Enforcers | Ronnie Hortense | ||
| Bodyguards: Secret Lives from the Watchtower | The Narrator | ||
| 2018 | Cold Brook | George Hildebrandt | |
| 2020 | Fantasy Island | Devil Face | |
| 2021 | See for Me | Rico | |
| 2021 | Donkeyhead | Brent Maloney | |
| 2022 | Double Down South | Nick | |
| 2025 | Solo Mio | Julian |
Television
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | Miami Vice | Gang Member | Episode: "Viking Bikers from Hell" |
| 1988 | War of the Worlds | Scott | Episode: "To Heal the Leper" |
| 1991 | Counterstrike | Lance | Episode: "Survival Instinct" |
| 1992 | Scales of Justice | George Pappajohn | Episode "Regina v Pappajohn" |
| 1993 | Street Justice | Joe Cannon | Episode: "On My Honor" |
| 1993 | Dead Before Dawn | Zack | TV movie |
| 1993 | Kung Fu: The Legend Continues | Marty Stramm | Episode: "Force of Habit" |
| 1994 | I Know My Son Is Alive | Detective Griffi | TV movie |
| RoboCop | Tim Malloy | Episode: "The Tin Man" | |
| 1995 | The Shamrock Conspiracy | Sean Nolan | TV movie |
| Black Fox: Good Men and Bad | Natchez John Dunn | TV miniseries | |
| 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 | TV movie |
| Poltergeist: The Legacy | Steven Romero | Episode: "Transference" | |
| Married to a Stranger | Dr. Jesse Bethan | TV movie | |
| 1998–99 | Night Man | Kieran Keyes | 6 episodes |
| 1999 | Total Recall 2070 | Rogue Android | 2 episodes |
| 2000 | Killing Moon | Clayton Durrell | TV movie |
| 2002 | Earth: Final Conflict | "Smoke" McBride | Episode: "Deportation" |
| The Scream Team | Zachariah Kull | TV movie | |
| 2003 | Thoughtcrimes | Lars Etsen | TV movie |
| 2004 | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Drake Snow | Episode: "Early Rollout" |
| 2005 | A Friend of the Family | David Snow | TV movie |
| CSI: NY | Detective Vicaro | Episode: "Hush" | |
| Hercules | Tiresias | TV movie | |
| 2006 | 12 Hours to Live | Jack Bryant | TV movie |
| 2006–09 | Prison Break | Richard Sullins | 6 episodes |
| 2007 | Smallville | Special Agent Carter | 3 episodes |
| The Dresden Files | Sirota | Episode: "Rules of Engagement"[22] | |
| 2008 | Cold Case | Alessandro Rossilini | Episode: "Sabotage" |
| A Gunfighter's Pledge | Tate | TV movie | |
| 2008–11 | Entourage | Carl Ertz | 2 episodes |
| 2008–09 | CSI: Miami | Ron Saris | 6 episodes |
| 2008–14 | Sons of Anarchy | Alexander "Tig" Trager | Main role |
| 2010 | Human Target | Bertram | Episode: "Salvage & Reclamation" |
| 2013 | Crossing Lines | Genovese | 5 episodes |
| 2017 | Godless | Ed Logan | TV Miniseries (5 episodes) |
| Kevin Can Wait | Terry Labasco | Episode: "Unholy War" | |
| 2017–18 | Ghost Wars | Billy McGrath | Main role |
| 2017–18 | Bad Blood | Declan Gardiner | 14 episodes |
| 2019–20 | Rapunzel's Tangled Adventure | Hector (voice) | 2 episodes |
| 2021 | The Crew | Rob Walton | Episode: "My Name's Kevin And I Care About Feelings" |
| Pretty Hard Cases | Bill Misiano | 5 episodes | |
| Van Helsing | Count Dalibor | Main role (season 5) | |
| Corner Gas Animated | Biker (voice) | 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 |
| 2025 | American Primeval | Brigham Young | 4 episodes |
| The Walking Dead: Dead City | Bruegel | 4 episodes[23] |
Awards and nominations
[edit]| Award | Year | Category | Work | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canadian Screen Award | 2013 | Best Supporting Actor | Goon | Nominated |
| 2018 | Best Actor in a Continuing Leading Dramatic Role | Bad Blood | Nominated | |
| 2019 | Won | |||
| Best Dramatic Series | Nominated | |||
| 2022 | Best Guest Performance in a Comedy Series | Pretty Hard Cases | Nominated | |
| Dora Mavor Moore Award | 2018 | Outstanding Performance by a Male in a Principal Role – Play | Jerusalem | Won |
| Gemini Award | 1998 | Best Guest Performance in a Dramatic Series | Poltergeist: The Legacy ("Transference") | Nominated |
| Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Program or Series | Dead Silence | Nominated | ||
| Leo Award | 2022 | Best Supporting Male Performance in a Motion Picture | Donkeyhead | Nominated |
| PAAFTJ Television Award | 2013 | Best Cast in a Drama Series[24] | Sons of Anarchy | Nominated |
References
[edit]- ^ "Today's Birthdays". Quad-City Times. Associated Press. February 21, 2019. p. A2.
Actor Kim Coates is 61.
- ^ a b "'Anne With an E,' 'Letterkenny' Win Big at Canadian Screen Awards". The Hollywood Reporter, March 31, 2019.
- ^ a b "Review: Play Jerusalem triumphs as a pure theatre of the kind we rarely see". The Globe and Mail, February 16, 2018.
- ^ "'Green & White: Fall 2000: "Kim Coates - U of S grad finds success in Hollywood"'". Usask.ca. May 15, 2014. Archived from the original on March 5, 2016. Retrieved June 26, 2017.
- ^ "Kim Coates". cbc.ca.
- ^ Star, Debra Yeo Toronto (April 5, 2022). "For Kim Coates, Kevin Hanchard and Eric McCormack, theatre laid the groundwork, then TV opened doors". Toronto Star. Retrieved June 20, 2025.
- ^ "In return to theatre, Kim Coates wins big at Toronto's Dora Mavor Moore awards". The StarPhoenix, June 27, 2018.
- ^ "Kim Coates". BuddyTV.com.
- ^ https://deadline.com/2024/04/the-walking-dead-dead-city-kim-coates-season-2-1235876294/
- ^ https://screenrant.com/walking-dead-city-bruegel-villain-good-op-ed/
- ^ "Actor Kim Coates gets honorary degree from University of Saskatchewan". www.citynews1130.com. June 7, 2017. Retrieved October 25, 2019.
- ^ Jason Quilliam [@jtquilliam] (March 28, 2023). "A lovely event this morning in YQR, where His Honour presented 39 wonderful recipients with the Queen Elizabeth II Platinum Jubilee Medal (Saskatchewan) at Government House.
We have two more events today, at 1pm and 3:30pm" (Tweet). Retrieved January 22, 2024 – via Twitter. - ^ "One Heart Source". oneheartsource.org. Retrieved October 26, 2019.
- ^ "HOME". rallyforkids. Retrieved October 26, 2019.
- ^ "Donate | Pinball Clemons Foundation | Ontario". @pinballfoundation. Retrieved October 26, 2019.
- ^ "Alex 'Tig' Trager (Kim Coates)". Sons-of-anarchy.maxupdates.tv. Retrieved December 13, 2012.
- ^ "'Sons of Anarchy' Star Kim Coates Talks Season 4, Tig Tattoos and Hanging With Stephen King". Aoltv.com. Archived from the original on August 2, 2020. Retrieved December 13, 2012.
- ^ Stroumboulopoulos, George (March 21, 2012). "FULL INTERVIEW: Kim Coates". Strombo. Archived from the original on December 12, 2021. Retrieved March 11, 2020 – via YouTube.
- ^ "With 100 acting credits in three decades, Kim Coates has been in everything". The StarPhoenix. January 27, 2017. Retrieved October 20, 2017.
- ^ a b c "Kim Coates :: Shakespeare in Performance :: Internet Shakespeare Editions". internetshakespeare.uvic.ca. Retrieved July 6, 2025.
- ^ a b c d e "Kim Coates". AboutTheArtists.
- ^ "The Dresden Files" complete first season on DVD
- ^ Petski, Denise (April 4, 2024). "'The Walking Dead: Dead City' Adds Kim Coates To Season 2". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved April 4, 2024.
- ^ "2nd PAAFTJ Television Awards nominations announced; "Arrested Development" leads". Paaftj.wordpress.com. Pan-American Association of Film & Television Journalists. June 18, 2013. Retrieved June 26, 2017.
External links
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- Kim Coates on Twitter
- Kim Coates at IMDb
- Kim Coates at the Internet Broadway Database
