Conrad Coates
Conrad Coates (born July 12, 1970) is a British-born Canadian actor and teacher. He is best known for his roles as Morgan in "The Dresden Files" and in "" as Jimmy Brooks' father. Biography. Early life. Coates was born in London, England to immigrants from Jamaica. At a young age he moved to Canada, where he was educated. After school, he worked in local and regional theaters and at the Stratford (Shakespeare) Festival. Career. Since 1985, Coates has acted in theatre, film, television and radio. Performing in more than 40 stage productions across the country, including two seasons  at The Stratford Shakespeare Festival, North America's largest classical repertory theatre. With extensive work in Canadian and American television, his work also expands to include writing, producing, teaching and mentoring. In 2003, he wrote, produced and directed a short film titled "Dakota", and for several years, Coates was a drama teacher for Toronto's multi-discipline "SuiteLife Arts for Youth Program." He has primarily been cast as bit parts, but has carried supporting character roles in several television series, including "Kyle XY", "The Zack Files", "La Femme Nikita", and "These Arms of Mine". He appeared in "" as Hephaestus, God  of Craft and husband to Aphrodite, Unnatural History as Samuel Tolo & a guest appearance in the "Fringe" episode What Lies Below as Vincent Ames. He has also appeared in "Supernatural" as one of Crowley's demons in the episode "Caged Heat". Conrad appears in "Saving Hope" as "Bryan Travers". Currently, he has a recurring role in the 3rd season of the "Syfy" series "Defiance", playing T'evgin, an alien of the race Omec. As well as commercial, film and television, Conrad teaches an acting school under the name Coates and Company. Personal life. Conrad has at least one daughter whom he  delivered himself. He is a professor at Seneca College.