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Conrad Coates
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| Born | July 12, 1970 London, England
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| Other names | C.C, C. Coates |
| Occupation | Actor, teacher |
| Years active | 1989–present |
| Children | 1 |
Conrad Coates (born July 12, 1970) is an actor and teacher from Canada, originally from Britain. He is famous for playing characters like Headmaster T. Monk in The Zack Files and Jimmy Brooks' father in Degrassi: The Next Generation. He also played Morgan in The Dresden Files and Bowman in the fifth season of Fargo.
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Conrad Coates' Early Life
Conrad Coates was born in London, England. His parents were immigrants from Jamaica. When he was young, his family moved to Canada, where he grew up and went to school. After finishing his education, he started working in local theaters. He also performed at the famous Stratford (Shakespeare) Festival.
Conrad Coates' Acting Career
Since 1989, Conrad Coates has been acting in plays, movies, TV shows, and radio programs. He has performed in over 40 stage productions across Canada. This includes two seasons at The Stratford Shakespeare Festival, which is North America's biggest classical theater.
Coates has worked a lot in both Canadian and American television. Besides acting, he also writes, produces, teaches, and mentors young people. In 2003, he wrote, produced, and directed a short film called Dakota. For several years, he taught drama at "SuiteLife Arts for Youth Program" in Toronto.
He has often played smaller parts in many shows. However, he has also had important supporting roles in TV series like 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, who is the God of Craft. He also played Samuel Tolo in Unnatural History. Coates was a guest star in the Fringe episode "What Lies Below" as Vincent Ames. He also appeared in Supernatural as one of Crowley's demons. In Saving Hope, he played Bryan Travers. He also had a recurring role in the third season of the Syfy series Defiance, where he played T'evgin, an alien from the Omec race.
Besides his work in commercials, films, and television, Coates also teaches acting. He runs his own acting school called Coates and Company.
Conrad Coates' Personal Life
Conrad Coates has at least one daughter. He helped deliver her himself! He is also a professor at Seneca College.
Conrad Coates' Film Roles
Conrad Coates has appeared in many movies. Here are some of them:
| Year | Title | Role |
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| 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 |
| 2005 | Hollywood Flies | Ray |
| 2005 | Saw II | Additional Voice Talent |
| 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 | Tron: Legacy | Bartik |
| 2011 | Cell 213 | Frank |
| 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 |
| 2019 | Business Ethics | Claude Higgins |
| 2021 | Romance in the Wilds | Stanley Garson |
| 2023 | Simulant | Supervisor Abendjor |
| 2023 | Dream Scenario | Dinner Guest #1 |
| 2023 | Totally Killer | Principal Doug Summers |
| 2023 | Christmas in Big Sky Country | Martin Hill |
Conrad Coates' Television Roles
Conrad Coates has also had many roles in television shows and TV movies:
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1989 | War of the Worlds | Driver | Episode: "Epiphany" |
| 1989 | My Secret Identity | Bobby Spillman | Episode: "One on One" |
| 1989 | The Campbells | Jim | Episode: "Eyes of Angels" |
| 1990 | Counterstrike | Uncredited | 2 episodes |
| 1990 | The Hitchhiker | Frank | Episode: "Fading Away" |
| 1990 | Clarence | Cellblock Cop | TV movie |
| 1991, 1992 | Street Legal | Court Clerk / Constable Osborne | 2 episodes |
| 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 |
| 1993 | Top Cops | Holmes | Episode: "Louis Scarcella and Steve Chmil/Alan Patton" |
| 1994 | E.N.G. | Security Guard | Episode: "Cutting Edge" |
| 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 (voice) | Episode: "Remnants" |
| 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" |
| 2000–2001 | These Arms of Mine | Steven Armstrong | 5 episodes |
| 2001 | Blue Murder | Raymond Spears | Episode: "Out-of Towners: Part 1" |
| 2001 | Twice in a Lifetime | Gang Boss | Episode: "Moonshine Over Harlem" |
| 2001 | La Femme Nikita | Haled | 4 episodes |
| 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 | Councilman Prestin | 2 episodes |
| 2002 | Scared Silent | Whit Colby | TV movie |
| 2002 | Street Time | Philip Leeds | Episode: "Rabid Dawg" |
| 2002 | Body & Soul | Dr. Marshall Banks | TV series |
| 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 | 4 episodes |
| 2005 | Hollywood Flies | Ray | TV movie |
| 2005 | ReGenesis | Canadian Army Officer | Episode: "The Promise" |
| 2005 | This Is Wonderland | Gregory Jarmun | Episode #2.1 |
| 2005 | Kevin Hill | Morris Wilson | Episode: "A River in Egypt" |
| 2005 | Slings & Arrows | Frog Hammer Employee | 2 episodes |
| 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 | Earthstorm | Will | TV movie |
| 2006 | Mayday | Captain Abate | Episode: "Ocean Landing" |
| 2007 | Painkiller Jane | Prosecutor | Episode: "Trial by Fire" |
| 2007 | Bionic Woman | Doctor #1 | Episodes: "Pilot" & "Unaired Pilot" |
| 2007 | Smallville | Keating | Episode: "Bizarro" |
| 2007 | Christmas Caper | Clive Henry | TV movie |
| 2007 | The Dresden Files | Morgan | Main; 7 episodes |
| 2007–2008 | Kyle XY | Julian Ballantine | Recurring; 9 episodes |
| 2007–2009 | Da Kink in My Hair | Richard | 7 episodes |
| 2008 | Reaper | Kenneth | Episode: "The Leak" |
| 2008 | Vipers | Lewison | TV movie |
| 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 | 2 episodes |
| 2012 | The Listener | Rafiq | Episode: "The Taking" |
| 2012–2013 | Saving Hope | Brian | Recurring; 4 episodes |
| 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 | 2 episodes |
| 2014 | Haven | Mr. Simon | Episode: "Mortality" |
| 2015 | 12 Monkeys | Michael Pratt | Episode: "The Keys" |
| 2015 | Good Witch | Zimmerman | 2 episodes |
| 2015 | Defiance | T'evgin | Season 3 |
| 2015 | V Morgan is Dead | Alistair Benson | Season 1 |
| 2016 | Real Detective | Dewayne Lee Harris | Episode: "Vengeance" |
| 2016–2017 | Dark Matter | Ruac | 2 episodes |
| 2017 | Deadly Secrets by the Lake | Lucky Martin | TV movie |
| 2017 | Mommy's Prison Secret | Blake Peterson | TV movie; a.k.a. Early Release |
| 2017 | Designated Survivor | General Tobias Beckwith | Episode: "Sting of the Tail" |
| 2017 | Star Trek: Discovery | Terral / Admiral Terral | 4 episodes |
| 2017 | Save Me | Captain | Episode: "Possible Anaphylaxis" |
| 2017 | The Christmas Cure | Dr. Campbell | TV movie |
| 2017–2018 | Cardinal | Coroner Barnhouse | 3 episodes |
| 2018 | Private Eyes | Hank Falcone | Episode: "Kissing the Canvas" |
| 2018 | Jack Ryan | Colonel Robert Phelps | Episode: "The Boy" |
| 2018–2019 | Shadowhunters | Detective Dwyer | 2 episodes |
| 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 | Hudson & Rex | Chip Bellamy | Episode: "Hero by Night" |
| 2023–2024 | Fargo | Bowman | Recurring; season 5 |
| 2024 | Locked in My House | Detective Corali | TV movie |
Conrad Coates' Video Game Voice Roles
Conrad Coates has also lent his voice to video games:
| Year | Title | Voice role |
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| 1998 | Resident Evil 2 | |
| 2000 | Resident Evil – Code: Veronica | Narrator |
| 2021 | Far Cry 6 | Jorge 'El Tigre' Aguilar |
| 2024 | Star Wars Outlaws | Voice |
