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12 Facts About Kim Coates

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Kim Frederick Coates was born on February 21,1958 and is a Canadian-American actor who has worked in both Canadian and American films and television series.

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Kim Coates has worked on Broadway portraying Stanley Kowalski in A Streetcar Named Desire and in the lead role of Macbeth performed at the Stratford Festival.

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Kim Coates is best known for his role as Alexander "Tig" Trager in the FX series Sons of Anarchy and as Declan Gardiner in the Citytv series Bad Blood, as well as his recurring roles in Prison Break, Cold Case, CSI and CSI: Miami.

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Kim Coates has had film roles in The Last Boy Scout, Bad Boys, Black Hawk Down, King of Sorrow, the reinterpretation of Assault on Precinct 13, and Goon.

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Kim Coates first saw a play while attending the University of Saskatchewan, where he enrolled in a drama course as an elective.

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Kim Coates portrayed Stanley Kowalski in A Streetcar Named Desire and was the youngest ever to play the title role of Macbeth at the Stratford Festival in his native Canada.

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Kim Coates made his screen debut in the film The Boy in Blue.

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At the 7th Canadian Screen Awards, Kim Coates won the award for Best Actor in a Continuing Leading Dramatic Role for his performance as gangster Declan Gardiner in the television series Bad Blood.

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Kim Coates participates in Rally for Kids events in support for The Pinball Clemons Foundation.

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Kim Coates is known to be good friends with Prison Break co-star William Fichtner, as well as Kevin Costner and Sons of Anarchy co-star Theo Rossi.

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On June 6,2017, Kim Coates received an honorary doctorate at the University of Saskatchewan.

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Kim Coates received the Queen Elizabeth II Platinum Jubilee Medal on March 28,2023.