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From 2008 he played Robert Timmins in three BBC series based on the Lark Rise to Candleford novels, written by Flora Thompson. In 2010, he began playing John Bates, valet and former British Army batman to the Earl of Grantham in Julian Fellowes's period drama series, Downton Abbey.
Actor: Downton Abbey. Brendan Coyle was born in Corby, Northamptonshire to an Irish father and Scottish mother; his parents moved to Corby from County Tyrone, Ireland. Brendan holds Irish citizenship and has previously lived in Dublin and London.
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John Bates (b. 1869),[citation needed] usually known as just Bates for most of Downton Abbey, is Robert Crawley's valet. Initially, he is poorly treated by most of the staff due to the fact that he uses a cane (he was wounded in the Boer War).
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John Bates (played by Brendan Coyle), who is mainly known as Mr Bates or just Bates, is Lord Grantham's valet. He previously served in the Army alongside the earl as his batman during the Boer Wars and suffered an injury to his right leg.
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Apr 9, 2022 · Mr Bates, or John Bates, found life at Downton tough as the valet to Lord Crawley to begin with as he was targeted by Thomas and Miss O'Brien. The character certainly has quite a ride throughout the show, with spells in prison, a divorce and a marriage.
Brendan Coyle (born on 2nd December 1963; Corby, England) is the actor who plays John Bates in Downton Abbey. Coyle and Downton co-star Kevin McNally both starred in the 2012 film The Raven.
