Brian Cox

Brian Cox

Date of Birth:

Jun 01, 1946

Place of Birth:

Dundee, Scotland, UK

Brian Denis Cox CBE (born 1 June 1946) is a Scottish actor. A classically trained Shakespearean actor, he is known for his work on stage and screen. His numerous accolades include two Laurence Olivier Awards, a Primetime Emmy Award, and a Golden Globe Award, as well as a nomination for a British Academy Television Award. In 2003, he was appointed to the Order of the British Empire at the rank of Commander.

Cox trained at the Dundee Repertory Theatre before becoming a founding member of the Royal Lyceum Theatre. He went on to train as a Shakespearean actor, starring in numerous productions with the Royal National Theatre and the Royal Shakespeare Company, where he gained recognition for his portrayal of King Lear. Cox received two Laurence Olivier Awards for Best Actor for his roles in Rat in the Skull (1984), for Royal Court, and Titus Andronicus (1988). He received two more Olivier Award nominations for Misalliance (1986) and Fashion (1988).

Known as a character actor in film, he played Robert McKee in Spike Jonze's Adaptation (2002) and William Stryker in X2 (2003). For his starring role in L.I.E. (2001), he received an Independent Spirit Award nomination. His other notable films include Manhunter (1986), Iron Will (1994), Braveheart (1995), The Boxer (1997), The Rookie (2002), Troy (2004), Match Point (2005), The Water Horse: Legend of the Deep (2007), Coriolanus (2011), Pixels (2015), and Churchill (2017).

Cox won the Primetime Emmy Award for Best Supporting Actor in a Limited Series for his portrayal of Hermann Göring in the television film Nuremberg (2001). The following year, he guest starred on the NBC sitcom Frasier, earning his second Emmy nomination in 2002. He portrayed Jack Langrishe in the HBO series Deadwood. He starred as Logan Roy on the HBO series Succession (2018-2023), for which he won the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in a Drama Series and was nominated for three Primetime Emmy Awards for Best Actor in a Drama Series.

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filmography:

Shoot on Sight Shoot on Sight

2008

Skelly Skelly

2024

Saltwater Saltwater

2000

Wittgenstein's Poker Wittgenstein's Poker

1970

Smallpox 2002: Silent Weapon Smallpox 2002: Silent Weapon

2002

Agent Crush Agent Crush

2008

Edwin Boyd: Citizen Gangster Edwin Boyd: Citizen Gangster

2011

That Christmas That Christmas

2024

The Planets The Planets

1970

Ooh the Banter! Ooh the Banter!

2022

Sharpe: The Legend Sharpe: The Legend

1997

Churchill Churchill

2017

The Second Uncanny Issue of X-Men - Making X2 The Second Uncanny Issue of X-Men - Making X2

2003

Scotland In A Day Scotland In A Day

2014

The Strange Case of Sherlock Holmes & Arthur Conan Doyle The Strange Case of Sherlock Holmes & Arthur Conan Doyle

2005

Glenrothan Glenrothan

1970

Rasputin: The Devil in the Flesh Rasputin: The Devil in the Flesh

2002

Murder on the Moon Murder on the Moon

1989

The Carer The Carer

2016

Morgan Morgan

2016

The Autopsy of Jane Doe The Autopsy of Jane Doe

2016

For Love of the Game For Love of the Game

1999

Exit Humanity Exit Humanity

2011

Forsaken Forsaken

2015

Rise of the Planet of the Apes Rise of the Planet of the Apes

2011

The Electric State The Electric State

2025

A Modern Magician A Modern Magician

1970

The Anomaly The Anomaly

2014

Pope John Paul II Pope John Paul II

1984

Deceptions Deceptions

1992

RED 2 RED 2

2013

Match Point Match Point

2005

The Changeling The Changeling

1974

Ukraine: Answering the Call Ukraine: Answering the Call

2022

The Trials of Henry Kissinger The Trials of Henry Kissinger

2002

The Gospel of John The Gospel of John

2014

The Making of 'Hidden Agenda' The Making of 'Hidden Agenda'

1990

Pixels Pixels

2015

Beryl Markham: A Shadow on the Sun Beryl Markham: A Shadow on the Sun

1988

Bill Douglas: My Best Friend Bill Douglas: My Best Friend

2023

Bonnie Bonnie

2022

The Glove The Glove

1970

Murder by Numbers Murder by Numbers

2004

Darcey Bussell: My Life on the BBC Darcey Bussell: My Life on the BBC

2016

Shoot for the Sun Shoot for the Sun

1987

Pretenders Pretenders

2019

Red Fox Red Fox

1991

The Outsiders The Outsiders

2006

John Rebus: The Lockdown Blues John Rebus: The Lockdown Blues

2020

An Evening with Brian Cox An Evening with Brian Cox

2017

A Knight in Tarnished Armour A Knight in Tarnished Armour

1965

Andrew Carnegie: Rags to Riches, Power to Peace Andrew Carnegie: Rags to Riches, Power to Peace

2015

Widdershins Widdershins

2018

The Last Right The Last Right

2019

Lawrence After Arabia Lawrence After Arabia

2020

Grushko Grushko

1994

The Negotiator The Negotiator

1994

A Cotswold Death A Cotswold Death

1982

The Biographer The Biographer

2002

Gramsci: Everything that Concerns People Gramsci: Everything that Concerns People

1987

Mending the Line Mending the Line

2023

Prisoner's Daughter Prisoner's Daughter

2023

Dalhousie's Luck Dalhousie's Luck

1980

Carry on Ken Carry on Ken

2006

Oleg: The Oleg Vidov Story Oleg: The Oleg Vidov Story

2021

Clay, Smeddum and Greenden Clay, Smeddum and Greenden

1976

Separation Separation

2021

Home Cooking Home Cooking

1986

Secret Weapon Secret Weapon

1990

Wide Blue Yonder Wide Blue Yonder

2012

Merchants of Venus Merchants of Venus

1998

Super Troopers 2 Super Troopers 2

2018

Sin Sin

2003

Strange but True Strange but True

2019

Pacific Warriors Pacific Warriors

2015

Rat in the Skull Rat in the Skull

1987

A Shot at Glory A Shot at Glory

2000

Food for Ravens Food for Ravens

1997

Blue/Orange Blue/Orange

2005

Vegalta: Soccer, Tsunami and the Hope of a Nation Vegalta: Soccer, Tsunami and the Hope of a Nation

2017

Aleister Crowley - The Wickedest Man in the World Aleister Crowley - The Wickedest Man in the World

2002

Florence Nightingale Florence Nightingale

1985

Last Moment of Clarity Last Moment of Clarity

2020

Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson

2004

The Cantor of St Thomas's The Cantor of St Thomas's

1985

The Bay of Silence The Bay of Silence

2020

Remember Me Remember Me

2019

The Invention of Dr. Morel The Invention of Dr. Morel

2000

Bob the Builder: Mega Machines - The Movie Bob the Builder: Mega Machines - The Movie

2017

The Etruscan Smile The Etruscan Smile

2018

Kubrick by Candlelight Kubrick by Candlelight

2018

The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim

2024

Blumenthal Blumenthal

2013

Tell-Tale Tell-Tale

2009

The Glimmer Man The Glimmer Man

1996

As Good As Dead As Good As Dead

2010

X2 X2

2003

Red Red

2008

The Ringer The Ringer

2005

Kiss the Girls Kiss the Girls

1997

The Corruptor The Corruptor

1999

Desperate Measures Desperate Measures

1998

The Reckoning The Reckoning

2004

The Rookie The Rookie

2002

The Escapist The Escapist

2008

Nicholas and Alexandra Nicholas and Alexandra

1971

Scooby-Doo! and the Samurai Sword Scooby-Doo! and the Samurai Sword

2009

Battle for Terra Battle for Terra

2007

RED RED

2010

Ironclad Ironclad

2011

Brian Cox on Acting in Tragedy Brian Cox on Acting in Tragedy

1989

Mad About Mambo Mad About Mambo

2000

The Flying Scotsman The Flying Scotsman

2006

An Interview with Brian Cox An Interview with Brian Cox

2023

Bug Bug

2002

Chain Reaction Chain Reaction

1996

The Bourne Identity The Bourne Identity

2002

The Bourne Supremacy The Bourne Supremacy

2004

The Independent The Independent

2022

Adaptation. Adaptation.

2002

Zodiac Zodiac

2007

Fantastic Mr. Fox Fantastic Mr. Fox

2009

The Ring The Ring

2002

25th Hour 25th Hour

2002

Troy Troy

2004

Poodle Springs Poodle Springs

1998

The Good Heart The Good Heart

2009

Rushmore Rushmore

1998

Red Eye Red Eye

2005

Rob Roy Rob Roy

1995

Iron Will Iron Will

1994

Complicity Complicity

2000

Manhunter Manhunter

1986

Running with Scissors Running with Scissors

2006

The Long Kiss Goodnight The Long Kiss Goodnight

1996

The Minus Man The Minus Man

1999

Trick 'r Treat Trick 'r Treat

2007

The Boxer The Boxer

1997

Quasi Quasi

2023

Peter O'Toole: Along the Sky Road to Aqaba Peter O'Toole: Along the Sky Road to Aqaba

2022

Witness Against Hitler Witness Against Hitler

1996

The Evolution of an American Filmmaker The Evolution of an American Filmmaker

2003

The Cloning of Joanna May The Cloning of Joanna May

1992

In Celebration In Celebration

1975

Blood Blood

2012

Her Her

2013

The Privilege The Privilege

1982

Strictly Sinatra Strictly Sinatra

2001

The Year of the Sex Olympics The Year of the Sex Olympics

1968

Little Wing Little Wing

2024

An Adventure in Space and Time An Adventure in Space and Time

2013

Hitler in Colour Hitler in Colour

2005

Anna Anna

2013

Inside 'Manhunter' Inside 'Manhunter'

2001

Believe Believe

2013

The Curse of Edgar The Curse of Edgar

2013

Six Characters in Search of An Author Six Characters in Search of An Author

1992

On Expenses On Expenses

2010

The Cutter The Cutter

1992

I Missed My Mother's Funeral I Missed My Mother's Funeral

2012

A Woman in Winter A Woman in Winter

2007

The Parenting The Parenting

1970

Royal Deceit Royal Deceit

1994

Longitude Longitude

2000

Sharpe's Eagle Sharpe's Eagle

1993

The Affair of the Necklace The Affair of the Necklace

2001

L.I.E. L.I.E.

2001

The Maltese Double Cross The Maltese Double Cross

1994

Hidden Agenda Hidden Agenda

1990

King Lear King Lear

1983

Super Troopers Super Troopers

2001

Japan's War In Colour Japan's War In Colour

2005

Sharpe's Rifles Sharpe's Rifles

1993

The Veteran The Veteran

2011

The Blasphemers' Banquet The Blasphemers' Banquet

1989

The Campaign The Campaign

2012

Coriolanus Coriolanus

2011

The Key Man The Key Man

2011

Brian Cox's Jute Journey Brian Cox's Jute Journey

2009

The Lost Language of Cranes The Lost Language of Cranes

1992

The Secret of the Nutcracker The Secret of the Nutcracker

2007

The Water Horse The Water Horse

2007

Directed by Andrei Tarkovsky Directed by Andrei Tarkovsky

1988

Braveheart Braveheart

1995

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