Kim Coates

Kim Coates
Coates at the 2011 Toronto International Film Festival.
Born	January 2, 1959 (1959-01-02) Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1986–present

Kim Coates (born January 2, 1959) is a Canadian actor who has worked in both Canadian and American movies and television series. He has worked on Broadway portraying Stanley Kowalski in A Streetcar Named Desire and in the lead role of Macbeth performed at the Stratford Theatre. He currently (as of 2012) stars as Sergeant-at-Arms Tig Trager in FX Network's drama series Sons of Anarchy.

Personal life

Coates was born in Saskatoon to Fred and Joyce Coates. He lives in Los Angeles, California with his wife, Diana, and two children: Kyla and Brenna. He is known to be good friends with actor William Fichtner as well as Kevin Costner. Kim also became a United States Citizen in 2010.

Filmography

Coates (right) joins Theo Rossi and Dayton Callie on a USO visit to Southwest Asia.

• The Boy in Blue (1986) as McCoy Man #2
• Last Man Standing (1987) as Mr. Regan
• Palais Royale (1988) as Tony Dicarlo
• Cold Front (1989) as Mantha
• Blind Fear (1989) as Ed
• The Amityville Curse (1990) as Frank
• Red Blooded American Girl (1990) as Dennis
• The Last Boy Scout (1991) as Chet
• Under Cover of Darkness (1992) as Ray Murdoch
• Innocent Blood (1992) as Ray
• Harmony Cats (1993) as Graham Braithwaite
• Dead Before Dawn (1993) as Zack
• The Club (1994) as Mr. Carver
• I Know My Son Is Alive (1994) as Det. Griffi
• Model by Day (1994) as Tommy Nolan
• The Spider and the Fly (1994) as John Deluca
• The Client (1994) as Paul Gronke
• The Shamrock Conspiracy (1995) as Sean Nolan
• Waterworld (1995) as Drifter
• Breach of Trust (1995) as Palmer Davis
• Black Fox: Good Men and Bad (1995) as Natchez John Dunn
• Unforgettable (1996) as Eddie Dutton
• Carpool (1996) as Det. Lt. Erdman
• Dead Silence (1997) as Theodore 'Ted' Handy
• Lethal Tender (1997) as Montessi
• Poltergeist: The Legacy: Episode "Transference" (1997) (TV) as Steven Romero
• Married to a Stranger (1997) as Dr. Jesse Bethan
• Airborne (1998) as Bob Murdoch
• Battlefield Earth (2000) as Carlo
• Auggie Rose (2000) as Auggie Rose
• Ghost Hunter D (2000) as Ghost Hunter X
• XChange (2000) as Toffler / Fisk 2
• Killing Moon (2000) as Clayton Durrell
• Pearl Harbor (2001) as Jack Richards
• Black Hawk Down (2001) as Master Sergeant Tim 'Griz' Martin
• Full Disclosure (2001) as Dave Lewis
• The Scream Team (2002) as Zachariah Kull
• Tunnel (2002) as Geary
• Hollywood North (2003) as Scott DiMarco
• Open Range (2003) as Butler
• Thoughtcrimes (2003) as Lars Etsen
• A Friend of the Family (2004) as David Snow
• Caught in the Headlights (2004) as Harry Eden
• CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2004) (TV) as Drake Snow
• Unstoppable (2004) as Peterson
• Bandido (2004) as Beno
• Assault on Precinct 13 (2005) as Rosen
• CSI: NY (2005) (TV) as Detective Vicaro
• Hostage (2005) as The Watchman
• Hercules (2005) (TV) as Tiresias
• The Island (2005) as Charles Whitman
• Prison Break (2006–2009) (TV) as Richard Sullins
• Silent Hill (2006) as Officer Gucci
• King of Sorrow (2006) as Steve Serrano
• Skinwalkers (2006) as Zo
• Grilled (2006) as Tony
• 12 Hours to Live (2006) as Jack Bryant
• The Poet (2007) as General Koenig
• Alien Agent (2007) as Carl Roderick
• Late Fragment (2007) as Hank
• Smallville (2007) (TV) as Special Agent Carter
• Hero Wanted (2008) as Skinner McGraw
• A Gunfighter's Pledge (2008) as Tate
• Cold Case (2008) (TV) as Alessandro Rossilini
• Entourage (2008, 2011) (TV) as film producer Carl Ertz
• 45 R.P.M. (2008) as Constable Able Taft
• CSI: Miami (2008–2009) (TV) as Ron Saris
• Sons of Anarchy (2008–Present) (TV) as Alex "Tig" Trager
• Human Target (2010) (TV) as Bertram
• Blood: A Butcher's Tale (2010) as Andris
• Robosapien: Rebooted (2010) as Porter
• Sinners & Saints (2010) as Detective Dave Besson
• A Little Help (2010) as Mel Kaminsky
• Resident Evil: Afterlife (2010) as Bennett
• Goon (2011) as Ronnie Hortense

Awards and nominations

Awards

• 2009 - Action On Film International Film Festival for Best Actor, for King of Sorrow
• 2009 - Action On Film International Film Festival: Half-Life Award

Nominations

• 1998 - Gemini Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Supporting Role in a Dramatic Program or Mini-Series, for Dead Silence
• 1998 - Gemini Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Guest Role in a Dramatic Series, for Poltergeist: The Legacy For episode "Transference".

External links

• Kim Coates at the Internet Movie Database
• Kim Coates at the Internet Broadway Database
• Kim Coates