Wikipedia / Conrad Coates
Wikipedia / Conrad Coates
Conrad Coates (born July 12, 1970) is a British-born Canadian actor and teacher. He is best known for his roles as Headmaster T. Monk in The Zack Files (2001–2002), as Jimmy Brooks' father in Degrassi: The Next Generation (2004–2008), as Morgan in The Dresden Files (2007), and as Bowman in the fifth season of Fargo (2023–2024).
Early life
Coates was born in London, England, to immigrants from Jamaica. At a young age he moved to Canada, where he was educated. After school, he worked in local and regional theaters and at the Stratford (Shakespeare) Festival.
Career
Since 1989, Coates has acted in theatre, film, television and radio. Performing in more than 40 stage productions across the country, including two seasons at The Stratford Shakespeare Festival, North America's largest classical repertory theatre.
With extensive work in Canadian and American television, his work also expands to include writing, producing, teaching and mentoring.
In 2003, he wrote, produced and directed a short film titled Dakota, and for several years, Coates was a drama teacher for Toronto's multi-discipline "SuiteLife Arts for Youth Program."
He has primarily been cast as bit parts, but has carried supporting character roles in several television series, including 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, God of Craft and husband to Aphrodite, Unnatural History as Samuel Tolo and a guest appearance in the Fringe episode "What Lies Below" as Vincent Ames. He has also appeared in Supernatural as one of Crowley's demons in the episode "Caged Heat". Coates appears in Saving Hope as Bryan Travers. He had a recurring role in the third season of the Syfy series Defiance, playing T'evgin, an alien of the Omec race.
As well as commercial, film and television, Coates teaches an acting school under the name Coates and Company.
Personal life
Conrad has at least one daughter whom he delivered himself. He is a professor at Seneca College.
Filmography
Film
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
1991 | Policeman #2 | ||
1994 | DA #2 | ||
1995 | Fielding Rep #1 | ||
Weaselly Guy | |||
Rude Caller | |||
1997 | Dr. Miller | ||
2002 | Calm Man | ||
2005 | Ray | ||
Additional Voice Talent | Voice role | ||
2006 | Agent Hauser | ||
2007 | David Green | ||
2009 | Stephen | ||
The Death of Alice Blue | Detective McGregor | ||
2010 | Hephaestus | ||
Bartik | |||
2011 | Frank | ||
2012 | Smart Consumer Guard 'Hudson' | ||
Ibraahim | |||
2016 | Pentagon General Fields | ||
2018 | Detective Fuchs | ||
Demaryius Johnson | |||
2019 | Big Joe | ||
Claude Higgins | |||
2021 | Stanley Garson | ||
2023 | Supervisor Abendjor | ||
Dinner Guest #1 | |||
Principal Doug Summers | |||
Christmas in Big Sky Country | Martin Hill |
Television
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
1989 | Driver | Episode: "Epiphany" | |
Bobby Spillman | Episode: "One on One" | ||
Jim | Episode: "Eyes of Angels" | ||
1990 | Uncredited | 2 episodes | |
Frank | Episode: "Fading Away" | ||
Cellblock Cop | TV movie | ||
1991, 1992 | Court Clerk / Constable Osborne | 2 episodes | |
1992 | Dr. Lee / The Waiter | Episode: "Dancing with the Man" | |
1993 | Becker | Episode: "Sunday at Hotel with George" | |
Eddie | TV movie | ||
Holmes | Episode: "Louis Scarcella and Steve Chmil/Alan Patton" | ||
1994 | Security Guard | Episode: "Cutting Edge" | |
1995 | Dr. Reingold | Episode: "Carlotta's Room" | |
1997 | Dr. Bradford | Episode: "Fire Within/Fate" | |
1998 | Rev. Billy Mitchell | Episode: "Infection" | |
1999 | Bill Lee | TV short | |
Lead Synthesoid (voice) | Episode: "Remnants" | ||
2000 | Hartford Cole | TV movie | |
Special Agent | TV movie | ||
Black Panther | TV movie | ||
Mysterious Local | Episode: "The Legend of The Lost" | ||
2000–2001 | Steven Armstrong | 5 episodes | |
2001 | Raymond Spears | Episode: "Out-of Towners: Part 1" | |
Gang Boss | Episode: "Moonshine Over Harlem" | ||
Haled | 4 episodes | ||
Adama, triumvirate member | TV movie | ||
2001–2002 | Headmaster T. Monk | Recurring; 14 episodes | |
Councilman Prestin | 2 episodes | ||
2002 | Scared Silent | Whit Colby | TV movie |
Philip Leeds | Episode: "Rabid Dawg" | ||
Body & Soul | Dr. Marshall Banks | TV series | |
2003 | Preacher #2 | TV movie | |
Col. Pierce Truscott | TV movie | ||
2004 | Episode: "Georgia" | ||
Detective | Episode: "In the Midnight Hour" | ||
2004–2008 | Jermaine Brooks | 4 episodes | |
2005 | Hollywood Flies | Ray | TV movie |
Canadian Army Officer | Episode: "The Promise" | ||
Gregory Jarmun | Episode #2.1 | ||
Morris Wilson | Episode: "A River in Egypt" | ||
Frog Hammer Employee | 2 episodes | ||
2006 | Between Truth and Lies | Detective Lopez | TV movie |
Gospel of Deceit | Neil-Saint Armand | TV movie | |
Colonel Alby | TV movie | ||
Will | TV movie | ||
Captain Abate | Episode: "Ocean Landing" | ||
2007 | Prosecutor | Episode: "Trial by Fire" | |
Doctor #1 | Episodes: "Pilot" & "Unaired Pilot" | ||
Keating | Episode: "Bizarro" | ||
Clive Henry | TV movie | ||
Morgan | Main; 7 episodes | ||
2007–2008 | Julian Ballantine | Recurring; 9 episodes | |
2007–2009 | Richard | 7 episodes | |
2008 | Kenneth | Episode: "The Leak" | |
Lewison | TV movie | ||
2009 | Come Dance at My Wedding | Ryan | TV movie |
Norton | TV movie | ||
Agent Armstrong | TV movie | ||
2010 | Vincent Ames | Episode: "What Lies Below" | |
Officer Kessman | Episode: "Mild Mannered" | ||
Hasaan Waleed | Episode: "In the Light" | ||
Crowley's Demon | Episode: "Caged Heat" | ||
2011 | President Ungara | Episode: "Girl's Best Friend" | |
Rondeau | Episode: "The Train" | ||
Oga Civilian | Episode: "Do No Harm" | ||
The Black Thorn | Episode: "I Fought the Fae (and the Fae Won)" | ||
Matt Gibbons | Episode: "Countdown to Meltdown" | ||
Yusuf | 2 episodes | ||
2012 | Rafiq | Episode: "The Taking" | |
2012–2013 | Brian | Recurring; 4 episodes | |
2013 | Sheen Barry | Episode: "Identity Crisis" | |
Mission Man | Episode: "Murdoch on the Corner" | ||
Sgt. Decker | Episode: "Thread the Needle" | ||
Brandon Doerkes | Episode: "Hideaway" | ||
2014 | Captain Bennett | Episode: "Held Hostage" | |
Mike Rivers | 2 episodes | ||
Mr. Simon | Episode: "Mortality" | ||
2015 | Michael Pratt | Episode: "The Keys" | |
Zimmerman | 2 episodes | ||
T'evgin | Season 3 | ||
Alistair Benson | Season 1 | ||
2016 | Dewayne Lee Harris | Episode: "Vengeance" | |
2016–2017 | Ruac | 2 episodes | |
2017 | Lucky Martin | TV movie | |
Blake Peterson | TV movie; Early Release | ||
General Tobias Beckwith | Episode: "Sting of the Tail" | ||
Terral / Admiral Terral | 4 episodes | ||
Captain | Episode: "Possible Anaphylaxis" | ||
The Christmas Cure | Dr. Campbell | TV movie | |
2017–2018 | Coroner Barnhouse | 3 episodes | |
2018 | Hank Falcone | Episode: "Kissing the Canvas" | |
Colonel Robert Phelps | Episode: "The Boy" | ||
2018–2019 | Detective Dwyer | 2 episodes | |
2019 | Detective Roger Berks | Episode: "Justice" | |
Lieutenant Carter | Episode: "Rosalie" | ||
Escaping the NXVM Cult:A Mother's Fight to Save Her Daughter | Agent Lathan | TV movie | |
Love by Accident | Cal | TV movie | |
2022 | Graham Stanley | Episode: "Hard Pill to Swallow" | |
2023 | Chip Bellamy | Episode: "Hero by Night" | |
2023–2024 | Bowman | Recurring; season 5 | |
2024 | Locked in My House | Detective Corali | TV movie |
Video games
Year | Title | Voice role |
1998 | ||
2000 | Narrator | |
2021 | Jorge 'El Tigre' Aguilar | |
2024 | Voice |
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