Kim Coates is a Canadian-American actor known for his intense performances in film, television, and theater. Coates quickly made a name for himself on stage, becoming the youngest actor to play Macbeth at the Stratford Festival and later portraying Stanley Kowalski in A Streetcar Named Desire on Broadway. His screen career began with The Boy in Blue (1986) and soon expanded to include over 100 film and TV credits, including Black Hawk Down (2001), and Goon (2011).
Best known for his role as Alexander “Tig” Trager in FX’s Sons of Anarchy, Coates gained recognition as a versatile character actor with a distinct edge. His television work also includes recurring roles in Prison Break, CSI: Miami, Cold Case, and Bad Blood, the latter earning him a Canadian Screen Award for Best Actor. In 2018, he returned to the stage after nearly three decades to star in Jerusalem, winning a Dora Mavor Moore Award for his performance. With a career spanning multiple decades and genres, Coates continues to bring depth and intensity to every role he takes on.
CREDITS:
- Sons of Anarchy
- The Walking Dead: Dead City
- American Primeval
- Black Hawk Down
- Pearl Harbor
- White House Plumbers
- Mayans M.C.
- Resident Evil: Afterlife
- Goon
- Godless
- Bad Blood
- Entourage
- Prison Break
- Waterworld
- The Island
- Open Range
Resources
GUEST LINKS:
- IMDB: Kim Coates, Actor, Producer
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