Simon Coates is a British actor who has worked extensively with the National Theatre and the Royal Shakespeare Company, with whom he has appeared throughout the world, working with directors such as Sir Richard Eyre, Robert Lepage, Howard Davies, William Gaskill, Sir David Hare, Declan Donnellan, Tim Supple, Sir Tom Stoppard, David Farr, Lyndsay Posner, Sean Holmes, Rachel Kavanaugh, Gemma Bodinetz, Katie Mitchell, Phyllida Lloyd, Jonathan Munby, Thea Sharrock, Sir Trevor Nunn and Robert Icke. He has appeared in many celebrated productions including Robert Lepage's A Midsummer Night's Dream, Tim Supple's The Comedy of Errors, David Farr's Coriolanus and Declan Donnellan's As You Like It, for which he received an Olivier award nomination for Best Supporting Actor and a New York Drama Desk Award nomination for Outstanding Featured Actor.