Richard Coyle is a talented English actor. He is known for his roles in The Collection, Covert Affairs, The Whistleblowers, Life of Crime, The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina, Coupling, Strange, Blight, A Good Year, Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time, 5 Days of War, and Outpost: Black Sun. He studied acting in the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School. Richard has a growing fan base of more than 100k followers on Instagram.
Born Name
Richard Coyle
Nick Name
Richard
Sun Sign
Aquarius
Born Place
Sheffield, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Residence
London, England, United Kingdom
Nationality
Education
Richard Coyle attended the University of York and graduated in Languages and Philosophy in 1995. Later, he joined the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School and graduated in 1998.
Occupation
Actor
Family
Father – He was a builder.
Siblings – He has 1 younger and 3 older brothers.
Manager
Richard Coyle is managed by –
Industry Entertainment Productions, LLC, Talent Management Company, Los Angeles, California, United States
Troika, Talent Agency, London, England, United Kingdom
Build
Athletic
Height
6 ft or 183 cm
Weight
78 kg or 172 lbs
Girlfriend / Spouse
Richard Coyle has dated –
Georgia Mackenzie – In 2003, he got married to British actress Georgia Mackenzie. They met on the sets of Up Rising (1999). The couple had a daughter together named Purdy Coyle (b. 2008). However, they separated in 2010.
Ruth Bradley (2011-2017) – From 2011, he had been in a relationship with actress Ruth Bradley. They starred together in the horror sci-fi film Grabbers (2012). They parted ways in 2017.
Race / Ethnicity
White
Hair Color
Light Brown
He often tends to dye his hair ‘black’.
Eye Color
Blue
Sexual Orientation
Straight
Distinctive Features
Curly hair
Slender jawline
Best Known For
His versatile roles in films and TV series including The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina as Father Blackwood, Coupling (2000–2002) as Jeffrey Murdock, Strange (2002–2003) as John Strange, Crossbones (2014) as Tom Lowe, A.D. The Bible Continues (2015) as Caiaphas, A Good Year (2006) as Amis, Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time (2010) as Tus, 5 Days of War (2011) as Sebastian Ganz, W.E. (2011) as William, and Grabbers (2012) as Garda Ciarán O’Shea
First Film
In 1996, he made his theatrical film debut in the romantic drama film Jane Eyre as an extra. However, he was uncredited for his role.
In 1998, he made his formal theatrical film debut in the comedy romance film What Rats Won’t Do as Journalist.
First TV Show
In 1998, he made his first TV show appearance on the crime-drama series Hetty Wainthropp Investigates as Dr. Miles Miller.
Richard Coyle Facts
He grew up in a mining town.
He first became interested in acting while studying at the university.
As an enthusiastic actor, he traveled to the Edinburgh festival.
While at the Old Vic Theatre, he wrote to everyone that came to his mind (including Paul McCartney) to support his tuition fund. Richard eventually landed the first film role that helped him fund his fees.
His first line in a film was “Mr. Rochester, your house is on fire, sir,” from a Jane Eyre adaption.
He has narrated audiobooks including At The Mountains of Madness and The Shadow Over Innsmouth by H. P. Lovecraft, Resistance by Owen Sheers, and the H.I.V.E. series of novels by Mark Walden.
He is attracted towards dark, twisted, and slightly sinister characters.