Richard Coyle
Highest Rated: 70% Grabbers (2012)
Lowest Rated: 12% W.E. (2011)
Birthday: Feb 27, 1972
Birthplace: Sheffield, Yorkshire, England, UK
Born in Sheffield, England in 1972, Richard Coyle graduated from the University of York with a degree in Language and Philosophy before he decided to turn his focus to acting. He attended theater school at the prestigious Old Vic Theater, finishing the program in 1998. That year, he earned his first on screen credit in a supporting role in "Macbeth" (Channel Four, 1998) filmed for television. His first taste of fame came in 2000 when he was a series regular on the hit show "Coupling" (BBC2/BBC3, 2000-04), as well as the male lead in the mini-series "Lorna Doone" (BBC 1, 2000). To avoid typecasting, Coyle left "Coupling" after two seasons and promptly began another series. "Strange" (BBC 1, 2002-03) featured Coyle in the title role, as an ex-priest who hunts down supernatural evildoers. The show only lasted for one season before being cancelled, but Coyle persevered, appearing in supporting roles in the Johnny Depp film "The Libertine" (2004), and "A Good Year" (2006) starring Russell Crowe among others. In 2007, Coyle again starred in a one-season series, this time "The Whistleblowers" (ITV, 2007), playing one of a pair of lawyers who uncover government wrongdoing. He was the lead in the English-language remake "Pusher" (2012), and starred in "Crossbones" (NBC, 2014) as a British spy in the 1700's, tasked with killing the famed pirate Blackbeard, played by John Malkovich. Also a noted stage actor, Coyle originated the role of editor Larry Lamb in James Graham's play "Ink," which follows Rupert Murdoch's purchase of the UK tabloid, The Sun. In 2018, Coyle premiered as Father Blackwood in the reboot "The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina" (Netflix, 2018-).
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Filmography
Movies
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46% |
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Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore | Aberforth (Character) | $95.8M | 2022 |
No Score Yet |
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Resurrection | Unknown (Character) | - | 2021 |
No Score Yet |
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The Food Guide to Love | Oliver (Character) | - | 2013 |
70% |
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Grabbers | Ciarán O'Shea (Character) | - | 2012 |
47% |
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Pusher | Frank (Character) | - | 2012 |
No Score Yet |
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Outpost: Black Sun | Wallace (Character) | - | 2011 |
12% |
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W.E. | William Winthrop (Character) | $582.1K | 2011 |
35% |
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5 Days of War | Sebastian Ganz (Character) | $17.1K | 2011 |
36% |
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Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time | Tus (Character) | $90.8M | 2010 |
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Going Postal | Unknown (Character) | - | 2010 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Going Postal | Unknown (Character) | - | 2010 |
57% |
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Franklyn | Dan (Character) | - | 2008 |
No Score Yet |
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The History of Mr. Polly | Unknown (Character) | - | 2007 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Cracker: A New Terror | Unknown (Character) | - | 2006 |
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The Best Man | Michael Sheldrake (Character) | - | 2006 |
34% |
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The Libertine | Alcock (Character) | $4.8M | 2005 |
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Happy Now | Joe Jones (Character) | - | 2001 |
No Score Yet |
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Lorna Doone | John Ridd (Character) | - | 2000 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Young Blades | Count Morlas (Character) | - | 2000 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Life & Crimes of William Palmer | John Parsons Cook (Character) | - | 1998 |
TV
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No Score Yet | 80% | The Gathering | Jules (Character) | 2024 |
100% | 83% | Then You Run | Reagan (Character) | 2023 |
82% | 72% | Chilling Adventures of Sabrina | Father Blackwood (Character) | 2018-2020 |
48% | 73% | Hard Sun | Thom Blackwood (Character) | 2018 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Born to Kill | Peter (Character) | 2017 |
42% | 94% | The Collection | Paul Sabine (Character) | 2016 |
58% | 85% | A.D. The Bible Continues | Caiaphus (Character) | 2015 |
59% | 53% | Crossbones | Tom Lowe (Character) | 2014 |
93% | 77% | Covert Affairs | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2012 |
No Score Yet | 97% | Coupling | Jeffrey 'Jeff' Murdock (Character) | 2000-2002 2004 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Masterpiece Theatre | Unknown (Character) | 2001 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Hearts and Bones | Will Stenner (Character) | 2000 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Hetty Wainthropp Investigates | Unknown (Character) | 1998 |