Brigham Young is the primary antagonist/villain in Netflix's western American Primeval, and he's played by actor Kim Coates. Here's what else you need to know.

Brigham Young doesn’t die in American Primeval and with good reason. In real life, Young wouldn’t perish until 1877. That’s a good twenty years after the events of the Netflix show.

Netflix’s Western miniseries American Primeval has brought the rugged and often brutal history of the American West to life, and one of its key historical figures is Brigham Young, the ...

(Netflix) Kim Coates, left, as Brigham Young and Alex Breaux as Wild Bill Hickman in an episode of "American Primeval." As one Latter-day Saint historian put it: “The only thing they got right ...

Kim Coates who plays Brigham Young in American Primeval (Image via Getty) Kim Coates, in an interview with Netflix’s Tudum on January 15, 2025, described the challenge of portraying Young, stating, ...

‘American Primeval’ gets its hands dirty portraying LDS leader Brigham Young and the Utah War Netflix series is set amid the real-life clashes between the U.S. Army, Latter-day Saints and the ...

American Primeval Is “Factually Accurate,” Says Its Director, ... Brigham Young and the 11 other apostles had to draw strings to see who was going to talk to be the next prophet.

Kim Coates, from another excellent Netflix Western, "Godless," plays Brigham Young. (SOUNDBITE OF TV SHOW, "AMERICAN PRIMEVAL") KIM COATES: (As Brigham Young) Word was relayed to me that your ...

Of course, Brigham Young isn’t the only real historic figure in American Primeval. Shea Whigham’s incredibly charismatic frontiersman Jim Bridger was something of a 19th century legend.

Brigham Young is played by actor Kim Coates in Netflix's American Primeval.. The 66-year-old character actor dove head first into the role, according to an interview with Netflix's Tudum, reading ...