Who DOES he look like?
January 16, 2012 1:32 PM Subscribe
My wife and I are enjoying the show "Downton Abbey" quite a lot, but she is bothered by the fact that the actor Brendan Coyle (who portrays Mr Bates) reminds her of a Hollywood actor of a bygone era, perhaps someone from the days of black and white films.
I don't really know who she might be thinking of, so I figured that I would post a query here, because you guys and gals know so much!
So, to reiterate, which Hollywood actor, perhaps from the golden age of Hollywood, does this man, resemble?
I don't really know who she might be thinking of, so I figured that I would post a query here, because you guys and gals know so much!
So, to reiterate, which Hollywood actor, perhaps from the golden age of Hollywood, does this man, resemble?
Not an actor, but from some angles he remind me a lot of Richard Nixon.
posted by coppermoss at 2:24 PM on January 16, 2012 [2 favorites]
posted by coppermoss at 2:24 PM on January 16, 2012 [2 favorites]
Response by poster: He sure does resemble Liev Schreiber to me, but my wife insists that's not who she's thinking of...and at his jowl-iest, he does resemble Nixon a little, also!
posted by newfers at 2:37 PM on January 16, 2012
posted by newfers at 2:37 PM on January 16, 2012
At some angles, he kind of reminds me of a more jowly Humphrey Bogart.
posted by superlibby at 2:53 PM on January 16, 2012
posted by superlibby at 2:53 PM on January 16, 2012
A bit of a long shot, but could she be thinking of Bela Lugosi?
posted by Telpethoron at 2:58 PM on January 16, 2012
posted by Telpethoron at 2:58 PM on January 16, 2012
Let's try these:
Thomas Mitchell
Jackie Cooper
And someone more contemporary:
Tom Wilkinson
If you'd like to play along at home, I'd suggest googling "character actors" with terms like "british," "golden age," or "hitchcock" thrown in as her memory directs.
posted by zueod at 3:00 PM on January 16, 2012
Thomas Mitchell
Jackie Cooper
And someone more contemporary:
Tom Wilkinson
If you'd like to play along at home, I'd suggest googling "character actors" with terms like "british," "golden age," or "hitchcock" thrown in as her memory directs.
posted by zueod at 3:00 PM on January 16, 2012
Beats me. You should check out the "That Guy! page of character actors.
I've been waiting for years to reference that page!
posted by computech_apolloniajames at 4:07 PM on January 16, 2012 [2 favorites]
I've been waiting for years to reference that page!
posted by computech_apolloniajames at 4:07 PM on January 16, 2012 [2 favorites]
My theory: He just looks Irish. I am relatively Irish myself, Irish enough to say that we all look alike. He looks like a cross between Pierce Brosnan and Mad-Eye Moody. And probably many other Irish people as well.
posted by gentian at 7:09 PM on January 16, 2012 [1 favorite]
posted by gentian at 7:09 PM on January 16, 2012 [1 favorite]
I totally see the Tom Wilkinson, in his younger days.
And I have to agree with the most recent comment from that post: "Brendan Coyle just magnifies me..."
posted by therewolf at 12:27 AM on January 17, 2012
And I have to agree with the most recent comment from that post: "Brendan Coyle just magnifies me..."
posted by therewolf at 12:27 AM on January 17, 2012
I totally agree with your wife. Every time I look at him I see that actor, but, like your wife, I have no idea what his name is or what movies he was in. I am going to continue to obsess about it, though, and maybe will come up with something.
posted by DMelanogaster at 5:19 PM on January 19, 2012
posted by DMelanogaster at 5:19 PM on January 19, 2012
John Hillerman?
Not exactly Golden Age but was the first actor that came to mind.
posted by screamingnotlaughing at 4:51 PM on February 10, 2012
Not exactly Golden Age but was the first actor that came to mind.
posted by screamingnotlaughing at 4:51 PM on February 10, 2012
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posted by notned at 2:10 PM on January 16, 2012 [1 favorite]