Richard Coyle

Richard Coyle is an English actor of film, television and stage who has also narrated audiobooks. Born in Sheffield, he started out in television programs including Sword of Honour (2001), then became known as Jeff Murdock in the sitcom Coupling. He later appeared in films such as Human Traffic (1999), The Libertine (2004), A Good Year (2006), Franklyn (2008), Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time (2010), 5 Days of War (2011), W.E. (2011), Grabbers (2012), Pusher (2012) and Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore (2022), playing Aberforth Dumbledore. On television he had roles in Covert Affairs, Crossbones and Chilling Adventures of Sabrina. His stage work includes the lead in the 2002 premiere of Peter Gill's The York Realist, the Donmar Warehouse staging of Proof, and Atticus Finch in the West End production of To Kill a Mockingbird.