Brian Cox
Born June 01, 1946 (Age: 79)
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Dundee, Scotland, UK
Biography
Brian Denis Cox (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.
Brian Denis Cox (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.
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Filmography
Glenrothan
2026
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as Sandy
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Age: 79
Raoul Wallenberg: Missing Inaction
2025
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as Gustaf Wallenberg (voice)
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Age: 79
The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim
2024
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as Helm Hammerhand (voice)
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Age: 78
Mending the Line
2023
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as Ike Fletcher
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Age: 77
Separation
2021
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as Rivers
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Age: 74
The Bay of Silence
2020
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as Milton
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Age: 74
Strange but True
2019
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as Bill
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Age: 73
Super Troopers 2
2018
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as John O'Hagen
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Age: 71
Bob the Builder: Mega Machines - The Movie
2017
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as Conrad / Crunch (voice)
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Age: 70
The Autopsy of Jane Doe
2016
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as Tommy Tilden
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Age: 70
Morgan
2016
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as Jim Bryce
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Age: 70
The Carer
2016
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as Sir Michael
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Age: 70
Pixels
2015
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as Admiral Porter
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Age: 69
Her
2013
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as Alan Watts (voice)
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Age: 67
RED 2
2013
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as Ivan
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Age: 67
The Campaign
2012
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as Raymond
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Age: 66
Edwin Boyd: Citizen Gangster
2011
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as Glover
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Age: 65
Rise of the Planet of the Apes
2011
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as John Landon
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Age: 65
Ironclad
2011
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as Albany
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Age: 64
Coriolanus
2011
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as Menenius
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Age: 64
RED
2010
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as Ivan Simanov
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Age: 64
Fantastic Mr. Fox
2009
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as Action 12 Reporter (voice)
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Age: 63
The Water Horse
2007
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as Old Angus
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Age: 61
Trick 'r Treat
2007
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as Mr. Kreeg
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Age: 61
Battle for Terra
2007
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as General Hemmer (voice)
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Age: 61
The Bourne Ultimatum
2007
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as Ward Abbott (voice) (archive footage) (uncredited)
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Age: 61
Zodiac
2007
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as Melvin Belli
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Age: 60
Running with Scissors
2006
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as Dr. Finch
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Age: 60
The Ringer
2005
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as Gary Barker
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Age: 59
Match Point
2005
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as Alec Hewett
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Age: 59
Red Eye
2005
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as Joe Reisert
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Age: 59
The Bourne Supremacy
2004
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as Ward Abbott
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Age: 58
Troy
2004
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as King Agamemnon
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Age: 57
The Evolution of an American Filmmaker
2003
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as Self
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Age: 56
X2
2003
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as William Stryker
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Age: 56
25th Hour
2002
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as James Brogan
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Age: 56
Adaptation.
2002
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as Robert McKee
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Age: 56
The Ring
2002
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as Richard Morgan
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Age: 56
The Bourne Identity
2002
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as Ward Abbott
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Age: 56
The Rookie
2002
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as Jim Morris Sr.
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Age: 55
The Affair of the Necklace
2001
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as Minister Breteuil
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Age: 55
Super Troopers
2001
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as Captain O'Hagen
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Age: 54
Saltwater
2000
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as George Beneventi
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Age: 54
Complicity
2000
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as Inspector McDunn
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Age: 53
A Shot at Glory
2000
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as Martin Smith
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Age: 53
The Invention of Dr. Morel
2000
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as Dr. Morel
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Age: 53
The Making of 'Rushmore'
2000
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as Self
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Age: 53
Longitude
2000
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as Lord Morton
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Age: 53
No Image
The History of the British Police Force
1999
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as Narrator (voice)
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Age: 53
The Minus Man
1999
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as Doug
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Age: 53
For Love of the Game
1999
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as Gary Wheeler
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Age: 53
The Corruptor
1999
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as Sean Wallace
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Age: 52
Rushmore
1998
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as Dr. Nelson Guggenheim
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Age: 52
Battle of the Clans
1998
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as Narrator
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Age: 52
Desperate Measures
1998
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as Captain Jeremiah Cassidy
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Age: 51
The Boxer
1997
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as Joe Hamill
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Age: 51
Kiss the Girls
1997
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as Chief Hatfield, Durham PD
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Age: 51
The Long Kiss Goodnight
1996
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as Dr. Nathan Waldman
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Age: 50
The Glimmer Man
1996
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as Mr. Smith
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Age: 50
Chain Reaction
1996
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as Lyman Earl Collier
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Age: 50
Witness Against Hitler
1996
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as Judge Freisler
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Age: 49
Braveheart
1995
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as Argyle Wallace
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Age: 48
Rob Roy
1995
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as Killearn
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Age: 48
Iron Will
1994
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as Angus McTeague
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Age: 47
Macbeth
1992
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as Macbeth
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Age: 46
Deceptions
1992
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as Carlton Heard
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Age: 45
Hidden Agenda
1990
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as Peter Kerrigan
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Age: 44
The Making of 'Hidden Agenda'
1990
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as self
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Age: 43
Manhunter
1986
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as Dr. Hannibal Lecktor
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Age: 40
The Privilege
1982
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as Young Laird
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Age: 35