Conrad Coates

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| name = Conrad Coates

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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1970|7|12}}{{cn|date=January 2025}}

| birth_place = London, England

| occupation = Actor, teacher

| years_active = 1989–present

| children = 1

| other names = C.C, C. Coates

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Conrad Coates (born July 12, 1970) is a British-born{{Cite web|url=http://www.cynbythesea.com/Press/interviews/Coates.html|title=Interview with Conrad Coates|website=Cyn By The Sea|access-date=2020-03-29}} 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."{{cite web |url=http://sca.senecac.on.ca/prospective/programs/faculty/programCode/ACV |title=School of Communication Arts Faculty |access-date=2012-08-22 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121209053001/http://sca.senecac.on.ca/prospective/programs/faculty/programCode/ACV |archive-date=2012-12-09 }}

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.{{Cite web|url=https://www.syfy.com/shows|title=Shows|website=SYFY|language=en|access-date=2020-03-29}}{{Cite web|url=https://tvline.com/2015/02/02/defiance-season-3-lee-tergesen-castithan/|title=Defiance Season 3 Adds Lee Tergesen (as a Castithan!), Plus Two Others|last=Mitovich|first=Matt Webb|date=2015-02-02|website=TVLine|language=en|access-date=2020-03-29}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.huffpost.com/entry/purple-is-the-new-black_b_7918172|title=Purple Is the New Black|last1=Morton|first1=Philip David|date=2015-08-01|website=HuffPost|language=en|access-date=2020-03-29}}{{cite web |url=http://www.yareah.com/2015/07/24/defiance-season-3-who-is-the-leader-of-the-omec-what-do-you-expect-from-tevgin/ |title=Defiance Season 3. Who Is The Leader Of The Omec? What Do You Expect From T'evgin? |website=Yareah Magazine |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150724183140/https://www.yareah.com/2015/07/24/defiance-season-3-who-is-the-leader-of-the-omec-what-do-you-expect-from-tevgin/ |archive-date=2015-07-24}}

As well as commercial, film and television, Coates teaches an acting school under the name Coates and Company.{{Cite web|url=http://coatesandcompany.com/|title=Coates & Company|website=Coates and Company|access-date=2020-03-29}}

Personal life

Conrad has at least one daughter whom he delivered himself. He is a professor at Seneca College.

Filmography

=Film=

Year	Title	Role
class="wikitable sortable"
1991	Deceived	Policeman #2
1994	Car 54, Where Are You?	DA #2
rowspan="3"\|1995	Open Season	Fielding Rep #1
To Die For	Weaselly Guy
Rude	Rude Caller
1997	Critical Care	Dr. Miller
2002	Saint Monica	Calm Man
rowspan="2"\|2005	Hollywood Flies	Ray
Saw II	Additional Voice Talent	Voice role
2006	data-sort-value="Sentinel, The" \| The Sentinel	Agent Hauser
2007	How She Move	David Green
rowspan="2"\|2009	Helen	Stephen
data-sort-value="Death of Alice Blue, The" \| The Death of Alice Blue	Detective McGregor
rowspan="2"\|2010	Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief	Hephaestus
Tron: Legacy	Bartik
2011	Cell 213	Frank
rowspan="2"\|2012	This Means War	Smart Consumer Guard 'Hudson'
Two Hands to Mouth	Ibraahim
2016	X-Men: Apocalypse	Pentagon General Fields
rowspan="2"\|2018	Anon	Detective Fuchs
Welcome to Marwen	Demaryius Johnson
rowspan="2"\|2019	data-sort-value="Dog's Journey, A" \| A Dog's Journey	Big Joe
Business Ethics	Claude Higgins
2021	Romance in the Wilds	Stanley Garson
rowspan="4"\|2023	Simulant	Supervisor Abendjor
Dream Scenario	Dinner Guest #1
Totally Killer	Principal Doug Summers
Christmas in Big Sky Country	Martin Hill

=Television=

Year	Title	Role	class="unsortable" \| Notes
class="wikitable sortable"
rowspan="3"\|1989	War of the Worlds	Driver	Episode: "Epiphany"
My Secret Identity	Bobby Spillman	Episode: "One on One"
data-sort-value="Campbells, The" \| The Campbells	Jim	Episode: "Eyes of Angels"
rowspan="3"\|1990	Counterstrike	Uncredited	2 episodes
data-sort-value="Hitchhiker, The" \| The Hitchhiker	Frank	Episode: "Fading Away"
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"
rowspan="3"\|1993	Kung Fu: The Legend Continues	Becker	Episode: "Sunday at Hotel with George"
Trial & Error	Eddie	TV movie
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"
rowspan="2"\|1999	Dear America: The Winter of Red Snow	Bill Lee	TV short
Avengers	Lead Synthesoid (voice)	Episode: "Remnants"
rowspan="4"\|2000	Finding Buck McHenry	Hartford Cole	TV movie
Who Killed Atlanta's Children?	Special Agent	TV movie
Hendrix	Black Panther	TV movie
Relic Hunter	Mysterious Local	Episode: "The Legend of The Lost"
2000–2001	These Arms of Mine	Steven Armstrong	5 episodes
rowspan="4"\|2001	Blue Murder	Raymond Spears	Episode: "Out-of Towners: Part 1"
Twice in a Lifetime	Gang Boss	Episode: "Moonshine Over Harlem"
La Femme Nikita	Haled	4 episodes
data-sort-value="Pretender: Island of the Haunted, The" \| The Pretender: Island of the Haunted	Adama, triumvirate member	TV movie
rowspan="2"\|2001–2002	data-sort-value="Zack Files, The" \| The Zack Files	Headmaster T. Monk	Recurring; 14 episodes
Tracker	Councilman Prestin	2 episodes
rowspan="3"\|2002	Scared Silent	Whit Colby	TV movie
Street Time	Philip Leeds	Episode: "Rabid Dawg"
Body & Soul	Dr. Marshall Banks	TV series
rowspan="2"\|2003	Sounder	Preacher #2	TV movie
Word of Honor	Col. Pierce Truscott	TV movie
rowspan="2"\|2004	data-sort-value="Eleventh Hour, The" \| The Eleventh Hour		Episode: "Georgia"
1-800-Missing	Detective	Episode: "In the Midnight Hour"
2004–2008	Degrassi: The Next Generation	Jermaine Brooks	4 episodes
rowspan="5"\|2005	Hollywood Flies	Ray	TV movie
ReGenesis	Canadian Army Officer	Episode: "The Promise"
This Is Wonderland	Gregory Jarmun	Episode #2.1
Kevin Hill	Morris Wilson	Episode: "A River in Egypt"
Slings & Arrows	Frog Hammer Employee	2 episodes
rowspan="5"\|2006	Between Truth and Lies	Detective Lopez	TV movie
Gospel of Deceit	Neil-Saint Armand	TV movie
Solar Strike	Colonel Alby	TV movie
Earthstorm	Will	TV movie
Mayday	Captain Abate	Episode: "Ocean Landing"
rowspan="5"\|2007	Painkiller Jane	Prosecutor	Episode: "Trial by Fire"
Bionic Woman	Doctor #1	Episodes: "Pilot" & "Unaired Pilot"
Smallville	Keating	Episode: "Bizarro"
Christmas Caper	Clive Henry	TV movie
data-sort-value="Dresden Files, The" \| 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
rowspan="2"\|2008	Reaper	Kenneth	Episode: "The Leak"
Vipers	Lewison	TV movie
rowspan="3"\|2009	Come Dance at My Wedding	Ryan	TV movie
data-sort-value="Good Times Are Killing Me, The" \| The Good Times Are Killing Me	Norton	TV movie
Skyrunners	Agent Armstrong	TV movie
rowspan="4"\|2010	Fringe	Vincent Ames	Episode: "What Lies Below"
Warehouse 13	Officer Kessman	Episode: "Mild Mannered"
Covert Affairs	Hasaan Waleed	Episode: "In the Light"
Supernatural	Crowley's Demon	Episode: "Caged Heat"
rowspan="6"\|2011	Nikita	President Ungara	Episode: "Girl's Best Friend"
XIII: The Series	Rondeau	Episode: "The Train"
Combat Hospital	Oga Civilian	Episode: "Do No Harm"
Lost Girl	The Black Thorn	Episode: "I Fought the Fae (and the Fae Won)"
Against the Wall	Matt Gibbons	Episode: "Countdown to Meltdown"
Sanctuary	Yusuf	2 episodes
2012	data-sort-value="Listener, The" \| The Listener	Rafiq	Episode: "The Taking"
2012–2013	Saving Hope	Brian	Recurring; 4 episodes
rowspan="4"\|2013	Republic of Doyle	Sheen Barry	Episode: "Identity Crisis"
Murdoch Mysteries	Mission Man	Episode: "Murdoch on the Corner"
Heartland	Sgt. Decker	Episode: "Thread the Needle"
Cracked	Brandon Doerkes	Episode: "Hideaway"
rowspan="3"\|2014	Beauty & the Beast	Captain Bennett	Episode: "Held Hostage"
data-sort-value="Strain, The" \| The Strain	Mike Rivers	2 episodes
Haven	Mr. Simon	Episode: "Mortality"
rowspan="4"\|2015	12 Monkeys	Michael Pratt	Episode: "The Keys"
Good Witch	Zimmerman	2 episodes
Defiance	T'evgin	Season 3
V Morgan is Dead	Alistair Benson	Season 1
2016	Real Detective	Dewayne Lee Harris	Episode: "Vengeance"
2016–2017	Dark Matter	Ruac	2 episodes
rowspan="6"\|2017	Deadly Secrets by the Lake	Lucky Martin	TV movie
Mommy's Prison Secret	Blake Peterson	TV movie; {{aka}} Early Release
Designated Survivor	General Tobias Beckwith	Episode: "Sting of the Tail"
Star Trek: Discovery	Terral / Admiral Terral	4 episodes
Save Me	Captain	Episode: "Possible Anaphylaxis"
data-sort-value="Christmas Cure, The" \| The Christmas Cure	Dr. Campbell	TV movie
2017–2018	Cardinal	Coroner Barnhouse	3 episodes
rowspan="2"\|2018	Private Eyes	Hank Falcone	Episode: "Kissing the Canvas"
Jack Ryan	Colonel Robert Phelps	Episode: "The Boy"
2018–2019	Shadowhunters	Detective Dwyer	2 episodes
rowspan="4"\|2019	Ransom	Detective Roger Berks	Episode: "Justice"
Jett	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	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

=Video games=

Year	Title	Voice role
class="wikitable"
1998	Resident Evil 2
2000	Resident Evil – Code: Veronica	Narrator
2021	Far Cry 6	Jorge 'El Tigre' Aguilar
2024	Star Wars Outlaws	Voice