Date 28/11/2015 - News People
Today Your source for all things celebrity and entertainment. Fans of Brendan Coyle know him as Downton Abbey 's lovable gent John Bates, and now, criminal boss Nelson Clay in Spotless , but what do we know about Brendan Coyle, the person? News about his new dramedy on Esquire, the 51-year-old Irish/Scottish actor opened up about a personal matter?his father's sudden death. Coyle, who worked at a family butcher shop when he was younger and was only 17 years old at the time of the tragedy, recalled how his father's death was what motivated him to take a leap and pursue acting.