Conrad Coates (born July 12, 1970) is a British-born[1] Canadian actor and teacher. He is best known for his roles as Morgan in The Dresden Files, as Jimmy Brooks' father in Degrassi: The Next Generation, and as Bowman in the fifth season of Fargo.
Conrad Coates | |
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| Born | July 12, 1970 |
| Other names | C.C, C. Coates |
| Occupation(s) | Actor, teacher |
| Years active | 1985–present |
| Children | 1 |
Early life
editCoates was born in London, England to immigrants from Jamaica. At a young age he moved to Canada, where he was educated. After school, he worked in local and regional theaters and at the Stratford (Shakespeare) Festival.[2]
Career
editSince 1985, Coates has acted in theatre, film, television and radio. Performing in more than 40 stage productions across the country, including two seasons at The Stratford Shakespeare Festival, North America's largest classical repertory theatre.
With extensive work in Canadian and American television, his work also expands to include writing, producing, teaching and mentoring.
In 2003, he wrote, produced and directed a short film titled Dakota, and for several years, Coates was a drama teacher for Toronto's multi-discipline "SuiteLife Arts for Youth Program."[3]
He has primarily been cast as bit parts, but has carried supporting character roles in several television series, including Kyle XY, The Zack Files, La Femme Nikita, and These Arms of Mine. He appeared in Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief as Hephaestus, God of Craft and husband to Aphrodite, Unnatural History as Samuel Tolo & a guest appearance in the Fringe episode "What Lies Below" as Vincent Ames. He has also appeared in Supernatural as one of Crowley's demons in the episode "Caged Heat". Coates appears in Saving Hope as Bryan Travers. He had a recurring role in the 3rd season of the Syfy series Defiance, playing T'evgin, an alien of the race Omec.[4][5][6][7]
As well as commercial, film and television, Coates teaches an acting school under the name Coates and Company.[8]
Personal life
editConrad has at least one daughter whom he delivered himself. He is a professor at Seneca College.[9]
Filmography
editFilm
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | Deceived | Policeman #2 | |
| 1994 | Car 54, Where Are You? | DA #2 | |
| 1995 | Open Season | Fielding Rep #1 | |
| 1995 | To Die For | Weaselly Guy | |
| 1995 | Rude | Rude Caller | |
| 1997 | Critical Care | Dr. Miller | |
| 2002 | Saint Monica | Calm Man | |
| 2003 | Name of the Rose | Detective Francis Collins | Short film |
| 2005 | Saw II | Addition Voice Talent | (Voice) |
| 2006 | The Sentinel | Agent Hauser | |
| 2007 | How She Move | David Green | |
| 2009 | Helen | Stephen | |
| 2009 | The Death of Alice Blue | Detective McGregor | |
| 2010 | Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief | Hephaestus | |
| 2010 | Cell 213 | Frank | |
| 2010 | Tron: Legacy | Bartik | |
| 2012 | This Means War | Smart Consumer Guard 'Hudson' | |
| 2012 | Two Hands to Mouth | Ibraahim | |
| 2016 | X-Men: Apocalypse | Pentagon General Fields | |
| 2018 | Anon | Detective Fuchs | |
| 2018 | Welcome to Marwen | Demaryius Johnson | |
| 2019 | A Dog's Journey | Big Joe |
Television
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | War of the Worlds | Driver | Episode: "Epiphany" |
| 1989 | My Secret Identity | Bobby Spillman | Episode: "One on One" |
| 1990 | The Campbells | Jim | Episode: "Eyes of Angels" |
| 1990 | Counterstrike | Uncredited | Episode: "Art for Art's Sake" Episode: "Dead in the Air" |
| 1990 | The Hitchhiker | Frank | Episode: "Fading Away" |
| 1990 | Clarence | Cellblock Cop | TV movie |
| 1991-1992 | Street Legal | Constable Osborne | Episode: "The Prosecution"
Episode: "Break-ups and Mergers" |
| 1992 | Beyond Reality | Dr. Lee/The Waiter | Episode: "Dancing with the Man" |
| 1993 | Kung Fu: The Legend Continues | Becker | Episode: "Sunday at Hotel with George" |
| 1993 | Trial & Error | Eddie | TV movie |
| 1995 | TekWar | Dr Reingold | Episode: "Carlotta's Room" |
| 1997 | PSI Factor: Chronicles of the Paranormal | Dr. Bradford | Episode: "Fire Within/Fate" |
| 1998 | Earth: Final Conflict | Rev. Billy Mitchell | Episode: "Infection" |
| 1999 | Dear America: The Winter of Red Snow | Bill Lee | TV Short |
| 1999 | Avengers | Lead Synthesoid | Episode: "Remnants" |
| 2000 | Biohazard Code: Veronica | Narrator | Video game |
| 2000 | Finding Buck McHenry | Hartford Cole | TV movie |
| 2000 | Who Killed Atlanta's Children? | Special Agent | TV movie |
| 2000 | Hendrix | Black Panther | TV movie |
| 2000 | Relic Hunter | Mysterious Local | Episode: "The Legend of The Lost" |
| 2001 | Blue Murder | Raymond Spears | Episode: "Out-of Towners: Part 1" |
| 2001 | Twice in a Lifetime | Gang Boss | Episode: "Moonshine Over Harlem" |
| 2000-2001 | These Arms of Mine | Steven Armstrong | Episode: "Distant Lover (Pilot)" Episode: "Come Rain or Come Shine" |
| 2001 | La Femme Nikita | Haled | Episode: "A Time for Every Purpose" Episode: "Let No Man Put Asunder" |
| 2001 | The Pretender: Island of the Haunted | Adama, triumvirate member | TV movie |
| 2001-2002 | The Zack Files | Headmaster T. Monk | Recurring (14 episodes) |
| 2001-2002 | Tracker | Counsilman Prestin | Episode: "Remember When" Episode: "The Beast" |
| 2002 | Scared Silent | Whit Colby | TV movie |
| 2002 | Street Time | Philip Leeds | Episode: "Rabid Dawg" |
| 2002 | Body & Soul | Dr. Marshall Banks | |
| 2003 | Sounder | Preacher #2 | TV movie |
| 2003 | Word of Honor | Col. Pierce Truscott | TV movie |
| 2004 | The Eleventh Hour | Episode: "Georgia" | |
| 2004 | 1-800-Missing | Detective | Episode: "In the Midnight Hour" |
| 2004-2008 | Degrassi: The Next Generation | Jermaine Brooks | Episode: "Secret: Part 2 (2004)" Episode: "I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For (2005)" |
| 2005 | Hollywood Flies | Ray | TV movie |
| 2005 | ReGenesis | Canadian Army Officer | Episode: "The Promise" |
| 2005 | This Is Wonderland | Episode: "2.1" | |
| 2005 | Kevin Hill | Morris Wilson | Episode: "A River in Egypt" |
| 2005 | Slings & Arrows | Frog Hammer Employee | Episode: "Rarer Monsters" Episode: "Fallow Time" |
| 2006 | Between Truth and Lies | Detective Lopez | TV movie |
| 2006 | Gospel of Deceit | Neil-Saint Armand | TV movie |
| 2006 | Solar Strike | Colonel Alby | TV movie |
| 2006 | Eartstorm | Will | TV movie |
| 2006 | Mayday | Captain Abate | Episode: "Ocean Landing" |
| 2007 | Painkiller Jane | Prosecutor | Episode: "Trial by Fire" |
| 2007 | Bionic Woman | Doctor #1 | Episode: "Pilot" & "Unaired Pilot" |
| 2007 | Smallville | Keating | Episode: "Bizarro" |
| 2007 | Christmas Caper | Clive Henry | TV movie |
| 2007-2008 | The Dresden Files | Morgan | Lead (7 episodes) |
| 2007-2008 | Kyle XY | Julian Ballantine | Recurring (9 episodes) |
| 2008 | Reaper | Kenneth | Episode: "The Leak" |
| 2008 | Vipers | Lewison | TV movie |
| 2007-2009 | 'da Kink in My Hair | Richard | (7 episodes) |
| 2009 | Come Dance at My Wedding | Ryan | TV movie |
| 2009 | The Good Times Are Killing Me | Norton | TV movie |
| 2009 | Skyrunners | Agent Armstrong | TV movie |
| 2010 | Fringe | Vincent Ames | Episode: "What Lies Below" |
| 2010 | Warehouse 13 | Officer Kessman | Episode: "Mild Mannered" |
| 2010 | Covert Affairs | Hasaan Waleed | Episode: "In the Light" |
| 2010 | Supernatural | Crowley's Demon | Episode: "Caged Heat" |
| 2011 | Nikita | President Ungara | Episode: "Girl's Best Friend" |
| 2011 | XIII: The Series | Rondeau | Episode: "The Train" |
| 2011 | Combat Hospital | Oga Civilian | Episode: "Do No Harm" |
| 2011 | Lost Girl | The Black Thorn | Episode: "I Fought the Fae (and the Fae Won)" |
| 2011 | Against the Wall | Matt Gibbons | Episode: "Countdown to Meltdown" |
| 2011 | Sanctuary | Yusuf | Episode: "Fugue" Episode: "Homecoming" |
| 2012 | The Listener | Rafiq | Episode: "The Taking" |
| 2012-13 | Saving Hope | Brian | Recurring |
| 2013 | Republic of Doyle | Sheen Barry | Episode: "Identity Crisis" |
| 2013 | Murdoch Mysteries | Mission Man | Episode: "Murdoch on the Corner" |
| 2013 | Heartland | Sgt. Decker | Episode: "Thread the Needle" |
| 2013 | Cracked | Brandon Doerkes | Episode: "Hideaway" |
| 2014 | Beauty & the Beast | Captain Bennett | Episode: "Held Hostage" |
| 2014 | The Strain | Mike Rivers | Episode: "Gone Smooth" Episode: "Occultation" |
| 2014 | Haven | Mr. Simon | Episode: "Mortality" |
| 2015 | 12 Monkeys | Michael Pratt | Episode: "The Keys" |
| 2015 | Good Witch | Zimmerman | Episode: "Running Scared" Episode: "Do the Right Thing" |
| 2015 | Defiance | T'evgin | Season: 3 |
| 2015 | V Morgan is Dead | Alistair Benson | Season: 1 |
| 2016 | Real Detective | Dewayne Lee Harris | Episode: "Vengeance" |
| 2016-17 | Dark Matter | Ruac | Episode: "We Were Family" Episode: "Built, Not Born" |
| 2017 | Deadly Secrets by the Lake | Lucky Martin | TV movie |
| 2017 | Mommy's Prison Secret AKA Early Release | Blake Peterson | TV movie |
| 2017-18 | Cardinal | Coroner Barnhouse | Episode: "Cardinal" Episode: "Delorme" Episode: "Kevin" |
| 2017 | Designated Survivor | General Tobias Beckwith | Episode: "Sting of the Tail" |
| 2017 | Star Trek: Discovery | Terral Admiral Terral |
Episode: "Choose Your Pain" Episode: "Lethe" Episode: "Si Vis Pacem, Para Bellum Episode: "Into the Forest I Go" |
| 2017 | Save Me | Captain | Episode: "Possible Anaphylaxis" |
| 2017 | The Christmas Cure | Dr. Campbell | TV movie |
| 2018-19 | Shadowhunters | Detective Dwyer | Episode: "Erchomai" Episode: "To the Night Children" |
| 2018 | Private Eyes | Hank Falcone | Episode: "Kissing the Canvas" |
| 2018 | Jack Ryan | Colonel Robert Phelps | Episode: "The Boy" |
| 2019 | Ransom | Detective Roger Berks | Episode: "Justice" |
| 2019 | Jett | Lieutenant Carter | Episode: "Rosalie" |
| 2019 | Escaping the NXVM Cult: A Mother's Fight to Save Her Daughter | Agent Lathan | TV movie |
| 2019 | Love by Accident | Cal | TV movie |
| 2022 | In the Dark | Graham Stanley | Episode: "Hard Pill to Swallow" |
| 2023-24 | Fargo | Bowman | Season 5, recurring role |
References
edit- ^ "Interview with Conrad Coates". www.cynbythesea.com. Retrieved 2020-03-29.
- ^ "Interview with Conrad Coates". www.cynbythesea.com. Retrieved 2020-03-29.
- ^ "School of Communication Arts Faculty". Archived from the original on 2012-12-09. Retrieved 2012-08-22.
- ^ "Shows". SYFY. Retrieved 2020-03-29.
- ^ Mitovich, Matt Webb (2015-02-02). "Defiance Season 3 Adds Lee Tergesen (as a Castithan!), Plus Two Others". TVLine. Retrieved 2020-03-29.
- ^ Morton, Philip David (2015-08-01). "Purple Is the New Black". HuffPost. Retrieved 2020-03-29.
- ^ "Defiance Season 3. Who Is The Leader Of The Omec? What Do You Expect From T'evgin? - Yareah Magazine". www.yareah.com. Archived from the original on 2015-07-24.
- ^ "Coates & Company". coatesandcompany.com. Retrieved 2020-03-29.
- ^ "Interview with Conrad Coates". www.cynbythesea.com. Retrieved 2020-03-29.