- Brenna Coates is an Obie and Drama Desk Award-winning actor known for her acclaimed work on New York City's Off-Broadway stages and The Lincoln Center before expanding into film and television. After graduating from NYU Tisch School of the Arts, Coates went on to earn critical praise for originating her role in The Wolves, earning several prestigious Off-Broadway awards. She also received a Dora Mavor Moore Award for her performance in Jez Butterworth’s Jerusalem.
Coates has acted as the lead or supporting lead in over 10 feature films. She has worked alongside comedy legends Dan Aykroyd and Chevy Chase, and most recently starred in a Robert Lantos-produced feature directed by Oscar nominated Filmmaker Anita Doron. She was born in Toronto, Ontario to actor Kim Coates and teacher Diana Chappell, and holds dual Canadian-American citizenship.
- IMDb mini biography by: Ananda Friedman
- ParentsDiana Coates
- Awarded Best Actress at the Youngstown Film Festival for her work in "Supermoon".
- Lived in New York and performed on Off-Broadway and at Lincoln Center from 2016-2018.
- Won an Obie Award and Broadway's Drama Desk Award for her work in Sarah Delappe's "The Wolves".
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