Conrad Coates

Conrad Coates (born July 12, 1970) is a British-born[1] Canadian actor and teacher, best known for the roles of Morgan in The Dresden Files and in Degrassi: The Next Generation as Jimmy Brooks' father.

Conrad Coates
Born (1970-07-12) July 12, 1970
London, England
Other namesC.C, C. Coates
OccupationActor, teacher
Years active1985–present
Children1

Biography

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.[2]

Career

Since 1985 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." [3]

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 & 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". Conrad appears in Saving Hope as Bryan Travers. Currently, he has a recurring role in the 3rd season of the Syfy series Defiance, playing T'evgin, an alien of the race Omec.[4][5][6][7]

As well as commercial, film and television, Conrad teaches an acting school under the name Coates and Company.[8]

Personal life

Conrad has at least one daughter whom he delivered himself. He is a professor at Seneca College.[9]

Filmography
YearTitleRoleNotes
1989War of the WorldsDriverEpisode: "Epiphany"
1989My Secret IdentityBobby SpillmanEpisode: "One on One"
1990The CampbellsJimEpisode: "Eyes of Angels"
1990CounterstrikeUncreditedEpisode: "Art for Art's Sake"

Episode: "Dead in the Air"

1990The HitchhikerFrankEpisode: "Fading Away"
1990ClarenceCellblock CopTV Movie
1991DeceivedPoliceman #2
1991-1992Street LegalConstable OsborneEpisode: "The Prosecution"

Episode: "Break-ups and Mergers"

1992Beyond RealityDr. Lee/The WaiterEpisode: "Dancing with the Man"
1993Kung Fu: The Legend ContinuesBeckerEpisode: "Sunday at Hotel with George"
1993Trial & ErrorEddieTV Movie
1994Car 54, Where Are You?DA #2
1995Open SeasonFielding Rep #1
1995TekWarDr ReingoldEpisode: "Carlotta's Room"
1995To Die ForWeaselly Guy
1995RudeRude Caller
1997PSI Factor: Chronicles of the ParanormalDr. BradfordEpisode: "Fire Within/Fate"
1997Critical CareDr. Miller
1998Earth: Final ConflictRev. Billy MitchellEpisode: "Infection"
1999Dear America: The Winter of Red SnowBill LeeTV Short
1999AvengersLead SynthesoidEpisode: "Remnants"
2000Biohazard Code: VeronicaNarratorVideo Game
2000Finding Buck McHenryHartford ColeTV Movie
2000Who Killed Atlanta's Children?Special AgentTV Movie
2000HendrixBlack PantherTV Movie
2000Relic HunterMysterious LocalEpisode: "The Legend of The Lost"
2001Blue MurderRaymond SpearsEpisode: "Out-of Towners: Part 1"
2001Twice in a LifetimeGang BossEpisode: "Moonshine Over Harlem"
2000-2001These Arms of MineSteven ArmstrongEpisode: "Distant Lover (Pilot)"

Episode: "Come Rain or Come Shine"
Episode: "Getting to Know You"
Episode: "My So-Called Episode"
Episode: "To Sir, with Love"

2001La Femme NikitaHaledEpisode: "A Time for Every Purpose"

Episode: "Let No Man Put Asunder"
Episode: "The Evil That Men Do"
Episode: "The Man Behind the Curtain"

2001The Pretender: Island of the HauntedAdama, triumvirate memberTV Movie
2001-2002The Zack FilesHeadmaster T. MonkRecurring (14 episodes)
2001-2002TrackerCounsilman PrestinEpisode: "Remember When"

Episode: "The Beast"

2002Scared SilentWhit ColbyTV Movie
2002Street TimePhilip LeedsEpisode: "Rabid Dawg"
2002Saint MonicaCalm Man
2002Body & SoulDr. Marshall Banks
2003SounderPreacher #2TV Movie
2003Name of the RoseDetective Francis Collins
2003Word of HonorCol. Pierce TruscottTV Movie
2004The Eleventh HourEpisode: "Georgia"
20041-800-MissingDetectiveEpisode: "In the Midnight Hour"
2004-2008Degrassi: The Next GenerationJermaine BrooksEpisode: "Secret: Part 2 (2004)"

Episode: "I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For (2005)"
Episode: "Working for the Weekend (2006)"
Episode: "Broken Wings (2008)"

2005Hollywood FliesRayTV Movie
2005ReGenesisCanadian Army OfficerEpisode: "The Promise"
2005This Is WonderlandEpisode: "2.1"
2005Kevin HillMorris WilsonEpisode: "A River in Egypt"
2005Slings and ArrowsFrog Hammer EmployeeEpisode: "Rarer Monsters"

Episode: "Fallow Time"

2005Saw IIAddition Voice Talent(Voice)
2006Between Truth and LiesDetective LopezTV Movie
2006The SentinelAgent Hauser
2006Gospel of DeceitNeil-Saint ArmandTV Movie
2006Solar StrikeColonel AlbyTV Movie
2006EarthstormWillTV Movie
2006MaydayCaptain AbateEpisode: "Ocean Landing"
2007How She MoveDavid Green
2007Painkiller JaneProsecutorEpisode: "Trial by Fire"
2007Bionic WomanDoctor #1Episode: "Pilot" & "Unaired Pilot"
2007SmallvilleKeatingEpisode: "Bizarro"
2007Christmas CaperClive HenryTV Movie
2007-2008The Dresden FilesMorganLead (7 Episodes)
2007-2008Kyle XYJulian BallantineRecurring (9 Episodes)
2008ReaperKennethEpisode: "The Leak"
2008VipersLewisonTV Movie
2009HelenStephen
2009The Death of Alice BlueDetective McGregor
2007-2009'da Kink in My HairRichard(7 Episodes)
2009Come Dance at My WeddingRyanTV Movie
2009The Good Times Are Killing MeNortonTV Movie
2009SkyrunnersAgent ArmstrongTV Movie
2010FringeVincent AmesEpisode: "What Lies Below"
2010Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning ThiefHephaestus
2010Cell 213Frank
2010Warehouse 13Officer KessmanEpisode: "Mild Mannered"
2010Covert AffairsHasaan WaleedEpisode: "In the Light"
2010Tron: LegacyBartik
2010SupernaturalCrowley's DemonEpisode: "Caged Heat"
2011NikitaPresident UngaraEpisode: "Girl's Best Friend"
2011XIII: The SeriesEpisode: "The Train"
2011Combat HospitalOga CivilianEpisode: "Do No Harm"
2011Lost GirlThe Black ThornEpisode: "I Fought the Fae (and the Fae Won)"
2011Against the WallMatt GibbonsEpisode: "Countdown to Meltdown"
2011SanctuaryYusufEpisode: "Fugue"

Episode: "Homecoming"

2012This Means WarSmart Consumer Guard 'Hudson'
2012The ListenerRafiqEpisode: "The Taking"
2012-13Saving HopeBrianRecurring
2012Two Hands to MouthIbraahim
2013Republic of DoyleSheen BarryEpisode: "Identity Crisis"
2013Murdoch MysteriesMission ManEpisode: "Murdoch on the Corner"
2013HeartlandSgt. DeckerEpisode: "Thread the Needle"
2013CrackedBrandon DoerkesEpisode: "Hideaway"
2014Beauty and the BeastCaptain BennettEpisode: "Held Hostage"
2014The StrainMike RiversEpisode: "Gone Smooth"
Episode: "Occultation"
2014HavenMr. SimonEpisode: "Mortality"
201512 MonkeysMichael PrattEpisode: "The Keys"
2015Good WitchZimmermanEpisode: "Running Scared"
Episode: "Do the Right Thing"
2015DefianceT'evginSeason: 3
2015V Morgan is DeadAlistair BensonSeason: 1
2016Real DetectiveDewaine Lee HarrisEpisode: "Vengeance"
2016X-Men: ApocalypsePentagon General Fields
2016-17Dark MatterRuacEpisode: "We Were Family"
Episode: "Built, Not Born"
2017Deadly Secrets by the LakeLucky Martin
2017Mommy's Prison SecretBlake Peterson
2017-18CardinalCoroner BarnhouseEpisode: "Cardinal"
Episode: "Delorme"
Episode: "Kevin"
2017Designated SurvivorGeneral Tobias BeckwithEpisode: "Sting of the Tail"
2017Star Trek: DiscoveryTerral
Admiral Terral		Episode: "Choose Your Pain"
Episode: "Lethe"
Episode: "Si Vis Pacem, Para Bellum
Episode: "Into the Forest I Go"
2017Save MeCaptainEpisode: "Possible Anaphylaxis"
2017The Christmas CurseDr. Campbell
2018AnonDetective Fuchs
2018-19ShadowhuntersDetective DwyerEpisode: "Erchomai"
Episode: "To the Night Children"
2018Private EyesHank FalconeEpisode: "Kissing the Canvas"
2018Jack RyanColonel Robert PhelpsEpisode: "The Boy"
2018Welcome to MarwenDemaryius Johnson
2019RansomDetective Roger BerksEpisode: "Justice"
2019A Dog's JourneyBig Joe
2019JettLieutenant CarterEpisode: "Rosalie"
2019Escaping the NXVM Cult: A Mother's Fight to Save Her DaughterAgent Lathan
2019Love By AccidentCal

References
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  2. "Interview with Conrad Coates". www.cynbythesea.com. Retrieved 2020-03-29.
  3. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-12-09. Retrieved 2012-08-22.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. "Shows". SYFY. Retrieved 2020-03-29.
  5. Mitovich, Matt Webb (2015-02-02). "Defiance Season 3 Adds Lee Tergesen (as a Castithan!), Plus Two Others". TVLine. Retrieved 2020-03-29.
  6. Morton, Philip David; ContributorWriter; producer; contributor (2015-08-01). "Purple Is the New Black". HuffPost. Retrieved 2020-03-29.
  7. http://www.yareah.com/2015/07/24/defiance-season-3-who-is-the-leader-of-the-omec-what-do-you-expect-from-tevgin/
  8. "Coates & Company". coatesandcompany.com. Retrieved 2020-03-29.
  9. "Interview with Conrad Coates". www.cynbythesea.com. Retrieved 2020-03-29.
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