Brendan Coyle
Birthday: 2 December 1963, Corby, Northamptonshire, England, UK
Birth Name: David Coyle
Height: 183 cm
Brendan Coyle was born in Corby, Northamptonshire to an Irish father and Scottish mother; his parents moved to Corby from County Tyrone, Ireland. Brendan holds Irish citizenship and has previously liv ...Show More
I would have loved to have been a footballer like my great uncle Matt Busby, but I knew quite early Show more
I would have loved to have been a footballer like my great uncle Matt Busby, but I knew quite early on that I wasn't going to make the grade. Luckily I was told by the age of 13 that I wasn't good enough. That's not a bad thing. You see this 'X Factor' generation of kids now who don't accept that they're not good enough. Hide
When I was in my 30s, I was at the end of a long-term relationship and going through a very hard tim Show more
When I was in my 30s, I was at the end of a long-term relationship and going through a very hard time. I'd had about 15 different addresses and a series of relationships. I thought, 'It's time to have a look at yourself.' Hide
I had to escape the destruction of my father's bankruptcy and all that difficulty.
I had to escape the destruction of my father's bankruptcy and all that difficulty.
I think great humor lies in playing the truth of a situation.
I think great humor lies in playing the truth of a situation.
I think with Sky and BBC Three and Channel 4, there are some great television platforms, and the sta Show more
I think with Sky and BBC Three and Channel 4, there are some great television platforms, and the stand-up movement in this country is phenomenal. It's like rock n' roll here. Britain's a funny place and there's a lot of funny people coming out of there and a lot of people are finding mediums to express themselves. Hide
Acting meant so much to me.
Acting meant so much to me.
I left school at 16 but I wish I'd gone to university - I think I would have studied English literat Show more
I left school at 16 but I wish I'd gone to university - I think I would have studied English literature. I had a knack for that. But I don't think you have the kind of wisdom at 16 to make that decision. Hide
I see myself as a performer and that applies to a Greek drama or a modern comedy.
I see myself as a performer and that applies to a Greek drama or a modern comedy.
I think great humor lies in playing the truth of a situation. I see myself as a performer and that a Show more
I think great humor lies in playing the truth of a situation. I see myself as a performer and that applies to a Greek drama or a modern comedy. Hide
I'm single, I'm looking for something meaningful.
I'm single, I'm looking for something meaningful.
I'd seen a play of 'Richard III' in Coventry when I was 15, which sowed the seeds that you could act Show more
I'd seen a play of 'Richard III' in Coventry when I was 15, which sowed the seeds that you could act for a living. Hide
Sometimes I think I missed out on things like travelling. I'd have been terrified of missing an audi Show more
Sometimes I think I missed out on things like travelling. I'd have been terrified of missing an audition. I didn't start a family because that's not something I take lightly. Acting meant so much to me. Hide
My dad was a master butcher and I trained to be a butcher when I left school. I didn't enjoy it at t Show more
My dad was a master butcher and I trained to be a butcher when I left school. I didn't enjoy it at the time but I love cooking now, so perhaps I would have been a chef. Hide
If this TV success had come in my twenties and I'd become a heart-throb, I would have been very stup Show more
If this TV success had come in my twenties and I'd become a heart-throb, I would have been very stupid. I would have got into a lot of situations that I really wished I hadn't. Hide
Britain's a funny place and there's a lot of funny people coming out of there and a lot of people ar Show more
Britain's a funny place and there's a lot of funny people coming out of there and a lot of people are finding mediums to express themselves. Hide
You get a lot of people requesting photographs but I tend to keep myself to myself, pull my cap down Show more
You get a lot of people requesting photographs but I tend to keep myself to myself, pull my cap down. Hide
I can pretty much say all of us know when 'Downton' is going to end. This is a show with a finite li Show more
I can pretty much say all of us know when 'Downton' is going to end. This is a show with a finite life. Hide
I'm more rooted in new plays and new writing.
I'm more rooted in new plays and new writing.
I'm going to be 50 soon. I'm single, I'm looking for something meaningful. By the time you've been s Show more
I'm going to be 50 soon. I'm single, I'm looking for something meaningful. By the time you've been single for quite a long time, you can get quite specific about what you can and can't put up with. Hide
The qualities I am looking for in Miss Right are intelligence and humour.
The qualities I am looking for in Miss Right are intelligence and humour.
It's not something that's at the forefront of my mind, but I think I'd regret it if I didn't have ch Show more
It's not something that's at the forefront of my mind, but I think I'd regret it if I didn't have children. Hide
You can't be a casual observer of something humorous - you have to engage, you have to find it funny Show more
You can't be a casual observer of something humorous - you have to engage, you have to find it funny for the relationship between actor and audience to work. Hide
I took a gamble in becoming an actor and my dream job has been realised.
I took a gamble in becoming an actor and my dream job has been realised.
Am I a household name? I still can't get my head around that.
Am I a household name? I still can't get my head around that.
Brendan Coyle's FILMOGRAPHY
as Actor (138)
Brendan Coyle'S roles
John Bates
