Kim Coates

Kim Frederick Coates (born February 21, 1958)<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> 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.<ref name=":0">"'Anne With an E,' 'Letterkenny' Win Big at Canadian Screen Awards". The Hollywood Reporter, March 31, 2019.</ref> 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.<ref name=":1" />

Early life and education

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

Career

Theatre

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.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> 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.<ref name=":1">"Review: Play Jerusalem triumphs as a pure theatre of the kind we rarely see". The Globe and Mail, February 16, 2018.</ref> He won the Dora Mavor Moore Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male in a Principal Role – Play at the 2018 Dora Awards.<ref>"In return to theatre, Kim Coates wins big at Toronto's Dora Mavor Moore awards". The StarPhoenix, June 27, 2018.</ref>

Film and television

Coates has appeared in over 100 film and television titles to date.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> 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.<ref name=":0" /> 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.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Coates' performance was critically acclaimed, with some deeming him as one of the best villains The Walking Dead has ever had.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Honours

On June 6, 2017, Coates received an honorary doctorate at the University of Saskatchewan.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> He received the Queen Elizabeth II Platinum Jubilee Medal (Saskatchewan) on March 28, 2023.<ref>Template:Cite tweet</ref>

Philanthropy

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.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Coates participates in Rally for Kids events in support for The Pinball Clemons Foundation.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Personal life

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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, Diana Chappell, and two children, Kyla and Brenna.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref> 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,<ref>Template:Cite webTemplate:Cbignore</ref> he received his American citizenship in 2010.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

Stage credits

Year	Title	Role	Venue	Notes
1985	The Two Noble Kinsmen	Theseus	Festival Theatre, Stratford	<ref name=":2">Template:Cite web</ref>
1986	Shakespeare's Lovers	Mercutio		<ref name=":2" />
	Macbeth	Macbeth / Macduff / Bleeding Sergeant		Alternating performances<ref name=":2" /><ref name=":3">Template:Cite web</ref>
1987	The Passion of Dracula	Count Dracula	Alliance Theatre, Atlanta	<ref name=":3" />
1988	A Streetcar Named Desire	Stanley Kowalski	Circle in the Square Theatre, New York	Standby<ref name=":3" />
1989	Les Liaisons Dangereuses	Vicomte de Valmont	Actors Theatre of Louisville, Louisville	<ref name=":3" />
2018	Jerusalem	Johnny "Rooster" Byron	Crow's Theatre, Toronto	<ref name=":3" />

Filmography

Film

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

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	Dead Before Dawn	Zack	TV movie
1993	Street Justice	Joe Cannon	Episode: "On My Honor"
1993	Counterstrike	Michael	Episode: "Muerte"
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"<ref>"The Dresden Files" complete first season on DVD</ref>
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	Main role
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	5 episodes<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Awards and nominations

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

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