Kim Coates

Kim Coates is one of those actors who spent decades doing solid work on stage and screen before landing the role that made everyone sit up and pay attention — and when Sons of Anarchy gave him Tig Trager, he absolutely ran with it. That character could have been a one-note thug, but Coates brought this wild-eyed unpredictability mixed with surprising vulnerability that made Tig genuinely compelling across seven seasons. The guy is from Saskatoon, trained in classical theater, and you can feel that craft underneath all the leather and chaos. He's the kind of working actor who elevates every scene he's in, and honestly, the fact that he didn't walk away with a major award for that show is a minor injustice in television history.

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Name (English)

Kim Coates

Name (Japanese)

キム・コーツ

Reading

きむ・こーつ

Born

February 21, 1958 (age 68)

Origin

Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada

Occupation

actor / television actor / stage actor / film actor

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Pisces / Dog

University

University of Saskatchewan

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• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kim%20Coates
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%AD%E3%83%A0%E3%83%BB%E3%82%B3%E3%83%BC%E3%83%84
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1258012

Tags

• Saskatchewan
• actor
• television actor
• stage actor

Last updated

October 18, 2026

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