Kim Coates

Coates has been nominated for five Canadian Screen Awards, winning Best Actor in a Continuing Leading Dramatic Role for Bad Blood. 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.

• Born — 21 February 1958 • Birthplace — Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada • Education — University of Saskatchewan • Occupation — Actor • Years Active — 1985–present • Children — 2 • Citizenship — * Canada • United States (since 2010)

Coates was born in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada, to Frederick and Joyce Coates. He first saw a play while attending the University of Saskatchewan, where he enrolled in a drama course as an elective. This experience inspired him to pursue an acting career.

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. 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. He won the Dora Mavor Moore Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male in a Principal Role – Play at the 2018 Dora Awards.

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. Coates participates in Rally for Kids events in support for The Pinball Clemons Foundation.

• Illustration — Coates (right) joins Theo Rossi and Dayton Callie on a USO visit to Southwest Asia. Coates splits his time between Los Angeles and Toronto. He lives with his wife and two children. 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; he received his American citizenship in 2010.

• Year — Title — Role — Venue — Notes • 1985 — The Two Noble Kinsmen — Theseus — Festival Theatre, Stratford • 1986 — Shakespeare's Lovers — Mercutio • Macbeth — Macbeth / Macduff / Bleeding Sergeant — Alternating performances • 1987 — The Passion of Dracula — Count Dracula — Alliance Theatre, Atlanta • 1988 — A Streetcar Named Desire — Stanley Kowalski — Circle in the Square Theatre, New York — Standby • 1989 — Les Liaisons Dangereuses — Vicomte de Valmont — Actors Theatre of Louisville, Louisville • 2018 — Jerusalem — Johnny "Rooster" Byron — Crow's Theatre, Toronto

• Year — Title — Role — Notes • 1987 — Miami Vice — Gang Member — Episode: "Viking Bikers from Hell" • 1988 — Katts and Dog — Garrett — Episode: "Birds of a Feather" • 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 — Dead Before Dawn — Zack — TV movie • Street Justice — Joe Cannon — Episode: "On My Honor" • Counterstrike — Michael — Episode: "Muerte" • 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 — data-sort-value="Shamrock Conspiracy, The" | The Shamrock Conspiracy — Sean Nolan — TV movie • Black Fox: Good Men and Bad — Natchez John Dunn — TV miniseries • 1995–2002 — data-sort-value="Outer Limits, The" | 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" • data-sort-value="Scream Team, The" | The Scream Team — Zachariah Kull — TV movie • 2003 — Thoughtcrimes — Lars Etsen — TV movie • 2004 — CSI: Crime Scene Investigation — Drake Snow — Episode: "Early Rollout" • 2005 — data-sort-value="Friend of the Family, A" | 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 • data-sort-value="Dresden Files, The" | The Dresden Files — Sirota — Episode: "Rules of Engagement" • 2008 — Cold Case — Alessandro Rossilini — Episode: "Sabotage" • data-sort-value="Gunfighter's Pledge, A" | 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 — Main role • 2019–20 — Rapunzel's Tangled Adventure — Hector (voice) — 2 episodes • 2021 — data-sort-value="Crew, The" | 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 — 5 episodes

Coates has appeared in over 100 film and television titles to date. 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 the films 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 in the FX crime drama series Sons of Anarchy (2008-14). He also appeared in the television series 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. He was previously nominated for two Gemini Awards. In 2024, Coates joined the cast of The Walking Dead: Dead Citys second season as Bruegel, the leader of his own gang, the Silk Stockings. Coates' performance was critically acclaimed, with some deeming him as one of the best villains The Walking Dead has ever had. Coates played a supporting role with Kevin James in the 2026 romantic comedy film Solo Mio.

• Year — Title — Role — Notes • 1986 — data-sort-value="Boy in Blue, The" | 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 — data-sort-value="Amityville Curse, The" | The Amityville Curse — Frank • Red Blooded American Girl — Dennis • 1991 — data-sort-value="Last Boy Scout, The" | The Last Boy Scout — Chet • 1992 — Under Cover of Darkness — Ray Murdoch • Innocent Blood — Ray • 1993 — Harmony Cats — Graham Braithwaite • 1994 — data-sort-value="Club, The" | The Club — Mr. Carver • data-sort-value="Client, The" | 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 • data-sort-value="Island, The" | The Island — Charles Whitman • 2006 — Silent Hill — Officer Thomas Gucci • King of Sorrow — Steve Serrano • Skinwalkers — Zo • Grilled — Tony • 2007 — data-sort-value="Poet, The" | 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 • data-sort-value="Little Help, A" | A Little Help — Mel Kaminsky • Resident Evil: Afterlife — Bennett Sinclair • 2011 — Sacrifice — Arment • Goon — Ronnie Hortense • 2012 — data-sort-value="Dark Truth, A" | A Dark Truth — Bruce Swinton • Rufus — Aaron Van Dusen • 2013 — Robosapien: Rebooted — Porter • 2014 — Last Days Here — Bobby Liebling • data-sort-value="Fighting Man, A" | A Fighting Man — Father Brennan • Mutant World — Marcus King • 2016 — data-sort-value="Land, The" | 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 • data-sort-value="Adventure Club, The" | 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 • 2026 — Solo Mio — Julian

On June 6, 2017, Coates received an honorary doctorate at the University of Saskatchewan. He received the Queen Elizabeth II Platinum Jubilee Medal (Saskatchewan) on March 28, 2023.

• Award — Year — Category — Work — Outcome • Canadian Screen Award — 2013 — Best Supporting Actor — Goon • 2018 — Best Actor in a Continuing Leading Dramatic Role — Bad Blood • 2019 • Best Dramatic Series • 2022 — Best Guest Performance in a Comedy Series — Pretty Hard Cases • Dora Mavor Moore Award — 2018 — Outstanding Performance by a Male in a Principal Role – Play — Jerusalem • Gemini Award — 1998 — Best Guest Performance in a Dramatic Series — Poltergeist: The Legacy ("Transference") • Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Program or Series — Dead Silence • Leo Award — 2022 — Best Supporting Male Performance in a Motion Picture — Donkeyhead • PAAFTJ Television Award — 2013 — Best Cast in a Drama Series — Sons of Anarchy