Actor in film, television and stage. Bates has been a professional actor for over 45 years now. He’s worked all over the country from Boston to LA as a film, television actor, and also an award winning artist of the stage. He’s an IRNE award winner in Boston for Best Actor in Bryony Lavery’s “Frozen” 2007 and Best Supporting Actor in Tennessee Wiliams’ “A Streetcar Named Desire” 2009.  He was also awarded “Best Actor” In Alvaro Congusto’s “The Suitor” 2016 at The Madrid Film Festival.   On stage he’s also appeared in the critically acclaimed, Waiting for Godot at the New Rep Theatre.  He has also starred in Boston’s Shear Madness, and Blackbird among many others.

 

 Bates has appeared in many films.  Including, among others, the Academy Award winning, “American Fiction”, “Lost on a Mountain in Maine”, “The Strange Dark”, “Joy”, “Detroit”, “Dust of War”, “Stronger”, “Over There”, and the award winning “Tater Tot and Patton”.

  

In Television, Bates was probably best known for his recurring role as the hapless, ne’er-do-well brother-in-law for three seasons on Showtime’s “Brotherhood”.   But Recent TV appearances include, Hallmarks’ “Letters to Santa”, “Sins of the Preacher”, “The Spirit of Christmas”, and “Long Lost Michelle”.

 

Rounding off Bates accomplishments in the acting business, he has appeared in countless local and national commercials playing a wide range of characters from the goofy and obscure, to the poignant and dramatic, and many others in-between.

As a teacher, Bates has been with CP for almost 35 years, advised the Scituate Public School Drama departments for some 10 years, an instructor at Emerson College since 1998 and an adjunct at BU 2008-2010.  Bates loves the creative art of acting and does not pull his punches as an instructor.  He coaches privately one on one.  And most importantly, please understand that he will let you know how he feels and will nurture your abilities and work to get the best out of his students!