Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

280

Gender

Male

Birthday

1946-06-01 (79 years old)

Place of Birth

Dundee, Scotland, UK

Also Known As

Brian Denis Cox

Brian Cox CBE

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Brian Cox

Biography

Brian Denis Cox CBE (born June 1, 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Brian Cox (actor), licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

Acting

Braveheart

1995

Braveheart

as

Argyle Wallace

The Ring

2002

The Ring

as

Richard Morgan

25th Hour

2002

25th Hour

as

James Brogan

Troy

2004

Troy

as

King Agamemnon

Poodle Springs

1998

Poodle Springs

as

Clayton Blackstone

Fantastic Mr. Fox

2009

Fantastic Mr. Fox

as

Action 12 Reporter (voice)

Zodiac

2007

Zodiac

as

Melvin Belli

The Bourne Identity

2002

The Bourne Identity

as

Ward Abbott

The Bourne Supremacy

2004

The Bourne Supremacy

as

Ward Abbott

The Independent

2022

The Independent

as

Nick Booker

Adaptation.

2002

Adaptation.

as

Robert McKee

The Good Heart

2009

The Good Heart

as

Jacques

Rushmore

1998

Rushmore

as

Dr. Nelson Guggenheim

The Long Kiss Goodnight

1996

The Long Kiss Goodnight

as

Dr. Nathan Waldman

The Minus Man

1999

The Minus Man

as

Doug

Trick 'r Treat

2007

Trick 'r Treat

as

Mr. Kreeg

Running with Scissors

2006

Running with Scissors

as

Dr. Finch

Manhunter

1986

Manhunter

as

Dr. Hannibal Lecktor

Red Eye

2005

Red Eye

as

Joe Reisert

Rob Roy

1995

Rob Roy

as

Killearn

Iron Will

1994

Iron Will

as

Angus McTeague

Complicity

2000

Complicity

as

Inspector McDunn

Chain Reaction

1996

Chain Reaction

as

Lyman Earl Collier

Bug

2002

Bug

as

Cyr

Kiss the Girls

1997

Kiss the Girls

as

Chief Hatfield, Durham PD

The Corruptor

1999

The Corruptor

as

Sean Wallace

Desperate Measures

1998

Desperate Measures

as

Captain Jeremiah Cassidy

The Reckoning

2004

The Reckoning

as

Tobias

The Ringer

2005

The Ringer

as

Gary Barker

Red

2008

Red

as

Avery Ludlow

Tell-Tale

2009

Tell-Tale

as

Van Doren

The Glimmer Man

1996

The Glimmer Man

as

Mr. Smith

As Good As Dead

2010

As Good As Dead

as

Reverend Kalahan

2003

X2

as

William Stryker

The Rookie

2002

The Rookie

as

Jim Morris Sr.

The Escapist

2008

The Escapist

as

Frank Perry

Mad About Mambo

2000

Mad About Mambo

as

Sidney McLoughlin

The Flying Scotsman

2006

The Flying Scotsman

as

Douglas Baxter

An Interview with Brian Cox

2023

An Interview with Brian Cox

as

Himself

Brian Cox on Acting in Tragedy

1989

Brian Cox on Acting in Tragedy

as

Self

Ironclad

2011

Ironclad

as

Albany

Nicholas and Alexandra

1971

Nicholas and Alexandra

as

Trotsky

Scooby-Doo! and the Samurai Sword

2009

Scooby-Doo! and the Samurai Sword

as

Green Dragon (voice)

Battle for Terra

2007

Battle for Terra

as

General Hemmer (voice)

RED

2010

RED

as

Ivan Simanov

The Boxer

1997

The Boxer

as

Joe Hamill

Quasi

2023

Quasi

as

Narrator (voice)

Hidden Agenda

1990

Hidden Agenda

as

Peter Kerrigan

King Lear

1983

King Lear

as

Burgundy

Super Troopers

2001

Super Troopers

as

John O'Hagen

Japan's War In Colour

2005

Japan's War In Colour

as

Narrator

The Maltese Double Cross

1994

The Maltese Double Cross

as

Narrator (voice)

L.I.E.

2001

L.I.E.

as

Big John Harrigan

Prince of Jutland

1994

Prince of Jutland

as

Aethelwine

Longitude

2000

Longitude

as

Lord Morton

Sharpe's Eagle

1993

Sharpe's Eagle

as

Major Michael Hogan

The Affair of the Necklace

2001

The Affair of the Necklace

as

Minister Breteuil

Sharpe's Rifles

1993

Sharpe's Rifles

as

Major Michael Hogan

The Veteran

2011

The Veteran

as

Gerry

The Secret of the Nutcracker

2007

The Secret of the Nutcracker

as

Drosselmeyer

The Water Horse

2007

The Water Horse

as

Old Angus

Directed by Andrei Tarkovsky

1988

Directed by Andrei Tarkovsky

as

Voiceover Narrator

The Lost Language of Cranes

1992

The Lost Language of Cranes

as

Owen Benjamin

Brian Cox's Jute Journey

2009

Brian Cox's Jute Journey

as

Self

The Blasphemers' Banquet

1989

The Blasphemers' Banquet

as

Rev. Wallace (voice)

The Campaign

2012

The Campaign

as

Raymond

Coriolanus

2011

Coriolanus

as

Menenius

The Key Man

2011

The Key Man

as

Irving

The Parenting

2025

The Parenting

as

Frank

A Woman in Winter

2007

A Woman in Winter

as

Dr. Hunt

Her

2013

Her

as

Alan Watts (voice)

The Privilege

1982

The Privilege

as

Young Laird

Strictly Sinatra

2001

Strictly Sinatra

as

Chisolm

The Year of the Sex Olympics

1968

The Year of the Sex Olympics

as

Lasar Opie

Blood

2012

Blood

as

Lenny Fairburn

In Celebration

1975

In Celebration

as

Steven Shaw

Peter O'Toole: Along the Sky Road to Aqaba

2022

Peter O'Toole: Along the Sky Road to Aqaba

as

Self

Witness Against Hitler

1996

Witness Against Hitler

as

Judge Freisler

The Evolution of an American Filmmaker

2003

The Evolution of an American Filmmaker

as

Self

The Cloning of Joanna May

1992

The Cloning of Joanna May

as

Carl May

Little Wing

2024

Little Wing

as

Jaan Vari

An Adventure in Space and Time

2013

An Adventure in Space and Time

as

Sydney Newman

On Expenses

2010

On Expenses

as

The Cutter

1992

The Cutter

as

I Missed My Mother's Funeral

2012

I Missed My Mother's Funeral

as

Old Man

Six Characters in Search of An Author

1992

Six Characters in Search of An Author

as

The Director

The Curse of Edgar

2013

The Curse of Edgar

as

Edgar Hoover

Hitler in Colour

2005

Hitler in Colour

as

Narrator

Anna

2013

Anna

as

Sebastian

Inside 'Manhunter'

2001

Inside 'Manhunter'

as

Himself

Believe

2013

Believe

as

Matt Busby

Blumenthal

2013

Blumenthal

as

Harold Blumenthal

The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim

2024

The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim

as

Helm Hammerhand (voice)

RED 2

2013

RED 2

as

Ivan

Match Point

2005

Match Point

as

Alec Hewett

The Changeling

1974

The Changeling

as

Alsemero

Ukraine: Answering the Call

2022

Ukraine: Answering the Call

as

Self

Deceptions

1992

Deceptions

as

Carlton Heard

Pope John Paul II

1984

Pope John Paul II

as

Father Góra

Rise of the Planet of the Apes

2011

Rise of the Planet of the Apes

as

John Landon

The Electric State

2025

The Electric State

as

Popfly (voice)

A Modern Magician

A Modern Magician

as

The Voice

The Anomaly

2014

The Anomaly

as

Dr. Langham

The Trials of Henry Kissinger

2002

The Trials of Henry Kissinger

as

The Gospel of John

2014

The Gospel of John

as

Narrator (voice) – King James Version

Murder by Numbers

2004

Murder by Numbers

as

Self

Darcey Bussell: My Life on the BBC

2016

Darcey Bussell: My Life on the BBC

as

Self

Shoot for the Sun

1987

Shoot for the Sun

as

Dunny

The Glove

The Glove

as

Bonnie

2022

Bonnie

as

Self

The Making of 'Hidden Agenda'

1990

The Making of 'Hidden Agenda'

as

self

Pixels

2015

Pixels

as

Admiral Porter

Beryl Markham: A Shadow on the Sun

1988

Beryl Markham: A Shadow on the Sun

as

Jack Purves

Bill Douglas: My Best Friend

2023

Bill Douglas: My Best Friend

as

Narrator (voice)

Forsaken

2015

Forsaken

as

James McCurdy

Exit Humanity

2011

Exit Humanity

as

Malcolm Young (voice)

Edwin Boyd: Citizen Gangster

2011

Edwin Boyd: Citizen Gangster

as

Glover

That Christmas

2024

That Christmas

as

Santa (voice)

The Planets

The Planets

as

Ooh the Banter!

2022

Ooh the Banter!

as

Self

Agent Crush

2008

Agent Crush

as

Spanners (voice)

Smallpox 2002: Silent Weapon

2002

Smallpox 2002: Silent Weapon

as

Narrator

Shoot on Sight

2007

Shoot on Sight

as

Daniel Tennant

Skelly

2024

Skelly

as

Grandpa

Saltwater

2000

Saltwater

as

George Beneventi

Wittgenstein's Poker

Wittgenstein's Poker

as

Bertrand Russell (voice)

Sharpe: The Legend

1997

Sharpe: The Legend

as

Hogan

Churchill

2017

Churchill

as

Winston Churchill

The Carer

2016

The Carer

as

Sir Michael

Morgan

2016

Morgan

as

Jim Bryce

The Autopsy of Jane Doe

2016

The Autopsy of Jane Doe

as

Tommy Tilden

For Love of the Game

1999

For Love of the Game

as

Gary Wheeler

Murder on the Moon

1989

Murder on the Moon

as

Voronov

Rasputin: The Devil in the Flesh

2002

Rasputin: The Devil in the Flesh

as

Narrator

The Second Uncanny Issue of X-Men - Making X2

2003

The Second Uncanny Issue of X-Men - Making X2

as

Scotland In A Day

2014

Scotland In A Day

as

The Strange Case of Sherlock Holmes & Arthur Conan Doyle

2005

The Strange Case of Sherlock Holmes & Arthur Conan Doyle

as

Joseph Bell

Glenrothan

Glenrothan

as

Sandy

Pretenders

2019

Pretenders

as

Henry

Red Fox

1991

Red Fox

as

Geoffrey Harrison

A Shot at Glory

2000

A Shot at Glory

as

Martin Smith

Food for Ravens

1997

Food for Ravens

as

Aneurin Bevan

Blue/Orange

2005

Blue/Orange

as

Dr. Robert Smith

Vegalta: Soccer, Tsunami and the Hope of a Nation

2017

Vegalta: Soccer, Tsunami and the Hope of a Nation

as

Narrator

Rat in the Skull

1987

Rat in the Skull

as

Detective Inspector Nelson

Pacific Warriors

2015

Pacific Warriors

as

Narrator

Merchants of Venus

1998

Merchants of Venus

as

Uncle Vladimir

Super Troopers 2

2018

Super Troopers 2

as

John O'Hagen

Sin

2003

Sin

as

Captain Oakes

Strange but True

2019

Strange but True

as

Bill

Aleister Crowley - The Wickedest Man in the World

2002

Aleister Crowley - The Wickedest Man in the World

as

Narrator

Florence Nightingale

1985

Florence Nightingale

as

Dr. McGregor

Bob the Builder: Mega Machines - The Movie

2017

Bob the Builder: Mega Machines - The Movie

as

Conrad (UK & US) / Crunch (UK & US) (voice)

The Etruscan Smile

2018

The Etruscan Smile

as

Rory MacNeil

Kubrick by Candlelight

2018

Kubrick by Candlelight

as

The Narrator

The Invention of Dr. Morel

2000

The Invention of Dr. Morel

as

Dr. Morel

Remember Me

2019

Remember Me

as

Shane

Last Moment of Clarity

2020

Last Moment of Clarity

as

Gilles

Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson

2004

Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson

as

Other Voices (voice)

The Cantor of St Thomas's

1985

The Cantor of St Thomas's

as

Johann Sebastian Bach

The Bay of Silence

2020

The Bay of Silence

as

Milton

Wide Blue Yonder

2012

Wide Blue Yonder

as

Wally

Secret Weapon

1990

Secret Weapon

as

Andrew Neil

The Last Right

2019

The Last Right

as

Father Reilly

Lawrence After Arabia

2020

Lawrence After Arabia

as

Father (Voice)

Grushko

1994

Grushko

as

Colonel Yevgeni Grushko

The Negotiator

1994

The Negotiator

as

Charlie King

Widdershins

2018

Widdershins

as

voice

Andrew Carnegie: Rags to Riches, Power to Peace

2015

Andrew Carnegie: Rags to Riches, Power to Peace

as

Andrew Carnegie (voice)

The Outsiders

2006

The Outsiders

as

Gabriel

John Rebus: The Lockdown Blues

2020

John Rebus: The Lockdown Blues

as

John Rebus

An Evening with Brian Cox

2017

An Evening with Brian Cox

as

Himself

A Knight in Tarnished Armour

1965

A Knight in Tarnished Armour

as

Nelson

A Cotswold Death

1982

A Cotswold Death

as

Dr. Gillespie

The Biographer

2002

The Biographer

as

Michael O'Mara

Clay, Smeddum and Greenden

1976

Clay, Smeddum and Greenden

as

George Simpson

Separation

2021

Separation

as

Rivers

Home Cooking

1986

Home Cooking

as

Vic

Oleg: The Oleg Vidov Story

2021

Oleg: The Oleg Vidov Story

as

Narrator (voice)

Carry on Ken

2006

Carry on Ken

as

Self

Gramsci: Everything that Concerns People

1987

Gramsci: Everything that Concerns People

as

Narrator

Mending the Line

2023

Mending the Line

as

Ike Fletcher

Prisoner's Daughter

2023

Prisoner's Daughter

as

Max

Dalhousie's Luck

1980

Dalhousie's Luck

as

Dalhousie

The Making of 'Rushmore'

2000

The Making of 'Rushmore'

as

Self

Killing Thyme

Killing Thyme

as

Norman

Alan Clarke: Out of His Own Light

2016

Alan Clarke: Out of His Own Light

as

Self

Old Pals

Old Pals

as

Jimmy

The Bourne Ultimatum

2007

The Bourne Ultimatum

as

Ward Abbott (voice) (archive footage) (uncredited)

Loch Lomond: Legend of the Loch

2002

Loch Lomond: Legend of the Loch

as

Narrator

French & Saunders

French & Saunders

as

King Lear

Deadwood

Deadwood

as

Jack Langrishe

The Tony Danza Show

The Tony Danza Show

as

Self

The One Show

The One Show

as

Self - Guest

Question Time

Question Time

as

Self - Panellist

Minder

Minder

as

Frank

Inspector Morse

Inspector Morse

as

Michael Steppings

Richard & Judy

Richard & Judy

as

Self

Superman: The Animated Series

Superman: The Animated Series

as

Dr. Earl Garver (voice)

Lost

Lost

as

The Colbert Report

The Colbert Report

as

The Big Battalions

The Big Battalions

as

Edward Hoyland

Nuremberg

Nuremberg

as

Herman Wilhelm Goering

Red Dwarf

Red Dwarf

as

The King

Van der Valk

Van der Valk

as

Stefan Szabo

The Devil's Crown

The Devil's Crown

as

Henry II of England

One Life

One Life

as

The Jonathan Ross Show

The Jonathan Ross Show

as

Self

The Take

The Take

as

Ozzy

Acting

Acting

as

Carpool Karaoke: The Series

Carpool Karaoke: The Series

as

Self

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

as

Doctor Who

Doctor Who

as

Sydney Newman

Hammer House of Horror

Hammer House of Horror

as

Chuck

A Touch of Cloth

A Touch of Cloth

as

The Straits

The Straits

as

Harry Montebello

Perfect Scoundrels

Perfect Scoundrels

as

Father Amedy

Unnatural Causes

Unnatural Causes

as

Vic

Performance

Performance

as

The Director

Shetland

Shetland

as

Magnus Bain

The Colour of Magic

The Colour of Magic

as

Narrator

A Touch of Cloth

A Touch of Cloth

as

Bill Ball

Sharpe

Sharpe

as

Major Hogan

The Slap

The Slap

as

Manolis

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

as

Self

The Game

The Game

as

Daddy

Tooned

Tooned

as

The Mechanic

Brian Cox: How The Other Half Live

Brian Cox: How The Other Half Live

as

Presenter

The Simpsons

The Simpsons

as

Kostas Becker (voice)

War and Peace

War and Peace

as

Mikhail Kutuzov

Penny Dreadful

Penny Dreadful

as

Jared Talbot

LIVE with Kelly and Mark

LIVE with Kelly and Mark

as

Self - Guest

Good Omens

Good Omens

as

Death (voice)

Top Gear

Top Gear

as

Self

Frasier

Frasier

as

Harry Moon

Blade Runner: Black Lotus

Blade Runner: Black Lotus

as

Niander Wallace Sr. (voice)

The Graham Norton Show

The Graham Norton Show

as

Self

007: Road to a Million

007: Road to a Million

as

The Controller

Therese Raquin

Therese Raquin

as

Laurent

Late Night with Seth Meyers

Late Night with Seth Meyers

as

Self

Bob Servant

Bob Servant

as

Bob Servant

The Great War: The People's Story

The Great War: The People's Story

as

Rev. Andrew Clark

Brian Cox's Russia

Brian Cox's Russia

as

Host

The Sinking of the Laconia

The Sinking of the Laconia

as

Captain Sharp

Piers Morgan Uncensored

Piers Morgan Uncensored

as

Self

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

as

Self

Succession

Succession

as

Logan Roy

The Day of the Triffids

The Day of the Triffids

as

Dennis Masen

Made of Money with Brian Cox

Made of Money with Brian Cox

as

Variety Studio: Actors on Actors

Variety Studio: Actors on Actors

as

Self

Aqua Teen Hunger Force

Aqua Teen Hunger Force

as

Anubis (voice)

Last Week Tonight with John Oliver

Last Week Tonight with John Oliver

as

God

The Russell Howard Hour

The Russell Howard Hour

as

Self

The Daily Show

The Daily Show

as

Self

Medici: Masters of Florence

Medici: Masters of Florence

as

Bernardo Guadagni

Celebrity Antiques Road Trip

Celebrity Antiques Road Trip

as

Self - Participant

Manhunt

Manhunt

as

Anton

Longitude

Longitude

as

Lord Morton

Have I Got a Bit More News for You

Have I Got a Bit More News for You

as

Himself - Panellist

Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg

Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg

as

Self – Actor

Addicted to Pleasure

Addicted to Pleasure

as

Self - Host

Real Time with Bill Maher

Real Time with Bill Maher

as

Self

Shakespeare: The Animated Tales

Shakespeare: The Animated Tales

as

Macbeth (voice)

Play for Today

Play for Today

as

Dr. Gillespie

The Modern World: Ten Great Writers

The Modern World: Ten Great Writers

as

Henrik Ibsen (voice)

Unsinkable

Unsinkable

as

Robert Dodds

Amol Rajan Interviews

Amol Rajan Interviews

as

Self - Interviewed Guest

BBC Play of the Month

BBC Play of the Month

as

Alsemero

Great Performances

Great Performances

as

Self - Narration (voice)

Out

Out

as

McGrath

Shakespeare: Rise of a Genius

Shakespeare: Rise of a Genius

as

Self

The Last Leg

The Last Leg

as

Self

The Jonathan Ross Show

The Jonathan Ross Show

as

Production

The Escapist

2008

The Escapist

as

Little Wing

2024

Little Wing

as

Seven Jewish Children

2025

Seven Jewish Children

as

Red

2008

Red

as

Glenrothan

Glenrothan

as

Crew

Directing

Glenrothan

Glenrothan

as

Oz

as