Jonathan Coote

A British actor born in Surrey, England. After training at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama, he was a member of the innovative theatre company Red Shift, founded by Jonathan Holloway, and appeared in all their early productions - most notably as Bosola in their much-lauded production of 'The Duchess of Malfi' which established their ground-breaking reputation at the 1983 Edinburgh Festival. After leaving the company, he began a long career as a stage actor performing across the UK and in Europe. His most notable theatre performances include the title role in 'Cyrano de Bergerac', Atticus in 'To Kill a Mockingbird', Casy in 'The Grapes of Wrath', Bernard Nightingale in 'Arcadia'. In more recent years he has been appearing in London's West End including 'Yes, Prime Minister' (the 3rd actor after Nigel Hawthorne and Henry Goodman to play the part of Sir Humphrey) and 'The Audience' with both Helen Mirren and Kristin Scott Thomas. He is a frequent performer at the Royal National The