Brian Cox
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- June 1, 1946 (age 80)
- Birthplace
- 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.
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Filmography
A Modern Magician
Movie · as The Voice
The Glove
Movie
The Planets
Movie
Wittgenstein's Poker
Movie · as Bertrand Russell (voice)
Old Pals
Movie · as Jimmy
Super Troopers 4
Movie · as Captain O'Hagan
Just Dandy
Movie · as Self
Presenting Geraldine Page
Movie
Have I Got a Bit More News for You
TV · as Himself - Panellist · 1 ep
Glenrothan
Movie · as Sandy
Super Troopers 3
Movie · as Captain O’Hagan
The Sunrise File
Movie · as Oded Ailam (voice)
The Parenting
Movie · as Frank
The Electric State
Movie · as Popfly (voice)
The Marbles
Movie · as Self - Interviewee
AMR: Dying to Change the World
Movie · as AMR
Raoul Wallenberg: Missing Inaction
Movie · as Gustaf Wallenberg (voice)
VE Day 80
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Dexter: Resurrection
TV · as The New York Ripper · 10 eps
Little Wing
Movie · as Jaan Vari
The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim
Movie · as Helm Hammerhand (voice)
That Christmas
Movie · as Santa (voice)
Skelly
Movie · as Grandpa
Unsinkable
TV · as Robert Dodds · 11 eps
An Interview with Brian Cox
Movie · as Himself
Quasi
Movie · as Narrator (voice)
Bill Douglas: My Best Friend
Movie · as Narrator (voice)
Mending the Line
Movie · as Ike Fletcher
Prisoner's Daughter
Movie · as Max
007: Road to a Million
TV · as The Controller · 16 eps
Made of Money with Brian Cox
TV · 2 eps
Shakespeare: Rise of a Genius
TV · as Self · 3 eps
The Independent
Movie · as Nick Booker
Peter O'Toole: Along the Sky Road to Aqaba
Movie · as Self
Ukraine: Answering the Call
Movie · as Self
Bonnie
Movie · as Self
Ooh the Banter!
Movie · as Self
There Are No Saints
Movie
Brian Cox: How The Other Half Live
TV · as Presenter · 2 eps
Piers Morgan Uncensored
TV · as Self · 2 eps
Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg
TV · as Self – Actor, Self - Actor · 7 eps
Remembers…
TV · 2 eps
Separation
Movie · as Rivers
Oleg: The Oleg Vidov Story
Movie · as Narrator (voice)
Blade Runner: Black Lotus
TV · as Niander Wallace Sr. (voice) · 5 eps
Amol Rajan Interviews
TV · as Self - Interviewed Guest · 1 ep
Last Moment of Clarity
Movie · as Gilles
The Bay of Silence
Movie · as Milton
Lawrence After Arabia
Movie · as Father (Voice)
John Rebus: The Lockdown Blues
Movie · as John Rebus
Pretenders
Movie · as Henry
Strange but True
Movie · as Bill
Remember Me
Movie · as Shane
The Last Right
Movie · as Father Reilly
Good Omens
TV · as Death (voice) · 3 eps
Super Troopers 2
Movie · as Captain O'Hagan
The Etruscan Smile
Movie · as Rory MacNeil
Kubrick by Candlelight
Movie · as The Narrator
Widdershins
Movie · as voice
Succession
TV · as Logan Roy · 39 eps
Churchill
Movie · as Winston Churchill
Vegalta: Soccer, Tsunami and the Hope of a Nation
Movie · as Narrator
Bob the Builder: Mega Machines
Movie · as Conrad / Crunch (voice)
An Evening with Brian Cox
Movie · as Himself
Carpool Karaoke: The Series
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Brian Cox's Russia
TV · as Host · 2 eps
The Russell Howard Hour
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Darcey Bussell: My Life on the BBC
Movie · as Self
The Carer
Movie · as Sir Michael
Morgan
Movie · as Jim Bryce
The Autopsy of Jane Doe
Movie · as Tommy Tilden
Alan Clarke: Out of His Own Light
Movie · as Self
War and Peace
TV · as Mikhail Kutuzov · 6 eps
Medici: Masters of Florence
TV · as Bernardo Guadagni · 8 eps
Pixels
Movie · as Admiral Porter
Forsaken
Movie · as James McCurdy
Pacific Warriors
Movie · as Narrator
Andrew Carnegie: Rags to Riches, Power to Peace
Movie · as Andrew Carnegie (voice)
Killing Thyme
Movie · as Norman
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
TV · as Self - Guest · 2 eps
The Slap
TV · as Manolis · 8 eps
The Anomaly
Movie · as Dr. Langham
The Gospel of John
Movie · as Narrator (voice) – King James Version
Scotland In A Day
Movie
The Game
TV · as Daddy · 6 eps
Penny Dreadful
TV · as Jared Talbot · 2 eps
Late Night with Seth Meyers
TV · as Self · 2 eps
The Great War: The People's Story
TV · as Rev. Andrew Clark · 1 ep
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
TV · as Self · 2 eps
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
TV · as God · 1 ep
Her
Movie · as Alan Watts (voice)
An Adventure in Space and Time
Movie · as Sydney Newman
The Curse of Edgar
Movie · as Edgar Hoover
Anna
Movie · as Sebastian
Believe
Movie · as Matt Busby
Blumenthal
Movie · as Harold Blumenthal
RED 2
Movie · as Ivan
Shetland
TV · as Magnus Bain · 2 eps
Bob Servant
TV · as Bob Servant · 9 eps
The Last Leg
TV · as Self · 3 eps
The Campaign
Movie · as Raymond
Blood
Movie · as Lenny Fairburn
I Missed My Mother's Funeral
Movie · as Old Man
All at Sea
Movie · as Wally
The Straits
TV · as Harry Montebello · 10 eps
A Touch of Cloth
TV · as Bill Ball · 1 ep
Tooned
TV · as The Mechanic · 8 eps
Addicted to Pleasure
TV · as Self - Host · 4 eps
Ironclad
Movie · as Albany
The Veteran
Movie · as Gerry
Coriolanus
Movie · as Menenius
The Key Man
Movie · as Irving
Rise of the Planet of the Apes
Movie · as John Landon
Exit Humanity
Movie · as Malcolm Young (voice)
Edwin Boyd: Citizen Gangster
Movie · as Glover
The Jonathan Ross Show
TV · as Self, Self - Guest · 1 ep
The Sinking of the Laconia
TV · as Captain Sharp · 2 eps
Celebrity Antiques Road Trip
TV · as Self - Participant · 1 ep
RED
Movie · as Ivan Simanov
On Expenses
Movie · as Michael Martin
As Good As Dead
Movie · as Reverand Kalahan
Fantastic Mr. Fox
Movie · as Action 12 Reporter (voice)
The Good Heart
Movie · as Jacques
Tell-Tale
Movie · as Van Doren
Scooby-Doo! and the Samurai Sword
Movie · as Green Dragon (voice)
Brian Cox's Jute Journey
Movie · as Self
The Take
TV · as Ozzy · 4 eps
The Day of the Triffids
TV · as Dennis Masen · 2 eps
Kings
TV · as King Vesper Abaddon · 3 eps
Red
Movie · as Avery Ludlow
The Escapist
Movie · as Frank Perry
Agent Crush
Movie · as Spanners (voice)
The Color of Magic - Die Reise des Zauberers Teil 1
Movie · as Narrator
The Color of Magic - Die Reise des Zauberers Teil 2
Movie · as Narrator
The Colour of Magic
TV · as Narrator · 2 eps
Zodiac
Movie · as Melvin Belli
Trick 'r Treat
Movie · as Mr. Kreeg
Battle for Terra
Movie · as General Hemmer (voice)
The Secret of the Nutcracker
Movie · as Drosselmeyer
The Water Horse
Movie · as Old Angus
A Woman in Winter
Movie · as Dr. Hunt
Shoot on Sight
Movie · as Daniel Tennant
The Bourne Ultimatum
Movie · as Ward Abbott (voice) (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Graham Norton Show
TV · as Self · 1 ep
M.I. High
TV · as Voice of the Mastermind · 5 eps
Running with Scissors
Movie · as Dr. Finch
The Flying Scotsman
Movie · as Douglas Baxter
The Outsiders
Movie · as Gabriel
Carry On Ken
Movie · as Self
The One Show
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
Red Eye
Movie · as Joe Reisert
The Ringer
Movie · as Gary Barker
Japan's War in Colour
Movie · as Self - Narrator (voice)
Hitler in Colour
Movie · as Narrator
Match Point
Movie · as Alec Hewett
The Strange Case of Sherlock Holmes & Arthur Conan Doyle
Movie · as Joseph Bell
Blue/Orange
Movie · as Dr. Robert Smith
The Colbert Report
TV · 1 ep
Troy
Movie · as Agamemnon
The Bourne Supremacy
Movie · as Ward Abbott
The Reckoning
Movie · as Tobias
Murder by Numbers
Movie · as Self
Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson
Movie · as Other Voices (voice)
Lindsay Anderson: Lucky Man?
Movie · as Self
Deadwood
TV · as Jack Langrishe · 9 eps
The Tony Danza Show
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Agatha Christie's Marple
TV · as Lewis Serrocold · 1 ep
X2
Movie · as William Stryker
The Evolution of an American Filmmaker
Movie · as Self
The Second Uncanny Issue of X-Men! Making X2
Movie · as Self
Sin
Movie · as Captain Oakes
One Life
TV · 1 ep
Real Time with Bill Maher
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
The Ring
Movie · as Richard Morgan
25th Hour
Movie · as James Brogan
The Bourne Identity
Movie · as Ward Abbott
Adaptation.
Movie · as Robert McKee
Bug
Movie · as Cyr
The Rookie
Movie · as Jim Morris Sr.
The Trials of Henry Kissinger
Movie · as Self
Smallpox 2002: Silent Weapon
Movie · as Narrator
Rasputin: The Devil in the Flesh
Movie · as Narrator
Aleister Crowley: The Wickedest Man in the World
Movie · as Narrator
The Biographer
Movie · as Michael O'Mara
Loch Lomond: Legend of the Loch
Movie · as Narrator
Top Gear
TV · as Self · 2 eps
Masters of Darkness
TV · as Narrator · 1 ep
Super Troopers
Movie · as Captain O'Hagen
L.I.E.
Movie · as Big John Harrigan
The Affair of the Necklace
Movie · as Minister Breteuil
Strictly Sinatra
Movie · as Chisolm
Inside 'Manhunter'
Movie · as Himself
Richard & Judy
TV · as Self · 2 eps
I Love 1990s
TV · 1 ep
Complicity
Movie · as Inspector McDunn
Mad About Mambo
Movie · as Sidney McLoughlin
Longitude
Movie · as Lord Morton
Saltwater
Movie · as George Beneventi
A Shot at Glory
Movie · as Martin Smith
The Invention of Dr. Morel
Movie · as Dr. Morel
The Making of 'Rushmore'
Movie · as Self
Nuremberg
TV · as Herman Wilhelm Goering · 2 eps
Aqua Teen Hunger Force
TV · as Anubis (voice) · 1 ep
Longitude
TV · as Lord Morton · 1 ep
The Minus Man
Movie · as Doug
The Corruptor
Movie · as Sean Wallace
For Love of the Game
Movie · as Gary Wheeler
The History of the British Police Force
Movie · as Narrator (voice)
Poodle Springs
Movie · as Clayton Blackstone
Rushmore
Movie · as Dr. Nelson Guggenheim
Desperate Measures
Movie · as Captain Jeremiah Cassidy
Merchants of Venus
Movie · as Uncle Vladimir
Battle of the Clans
Movie · as Narrator
Kiss the Girls
Movie · as Chief Hatfield, Durham PD
The Boxer
Movie · as Joe Hamill
Sharpe: The Legend
Movie · as Hogan
Food for Ravens
Movie · as Aneurin Bevan
I, Caesar – The Rise and Fall of the Roman Empire
TV · as Narrator · 6 eps
The Long Kiss Goodnight
Movie · as Dr. Nathan Waldman
Chain Reaction
Movie · as Lyman Earl Collier
The Glimmer Man
Movie · as Mr. Smith
Witness Against Hitler
Movie · as Judge Freisler
Superman: The Animated Series
TV · as Dr. Earl Garver (voice) · 1 ep
The Daily Show
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Braveheart
Movie · as Argyle Wallace
Rob Roy
Movie · as Killearn
Iron Will
Movie · as Angus McTeague
The Maltese Double Cross
Movie · as Narrator (voice)
Prince of Jutland
Movie · as Aethelwine
Grushko
Movie · as Colonel Yevgeni Grushko
The Negotiator
Movie · as Charlie King
Sharpe's Eagle
Movie · as Major Michael Hogan
Sharpe's Rifles
Movie · as Major Michael Hogan
Sharpe
TV · as Major Hogan · 2 eps
Frasier
TV · as Harry Moon · 2 eps
The Lost Language of Cranes
Movie · as Owen Benjamin
The Cutter
Movie
Six Characters in Search of An Author
Movie · as The Director
Deceptions
Movie · as Carlton Heard
The Big Battalions
TV · as Edward Hoyland · 5 eps
Shakespeare: The Animated Tales
TV · as Macbeth (voice) · 1 ep
The Cloning of Joanna May
TV · as Carl May · 2 eps
Red Fox
Movie · as Geoffrey Harrison
Performance
TV · as The Director · 1 ep
Hidden Agenda
Movie · as Peter Kerrigan
The Making of 'Hidden Agenda'
Movie · as self
Secret Weapon
Movie · as Andrew Neil
Perfect Scoundrels
TV · as Father Amedy · 1 ep
Have I Got News for You
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Brian Cox on Acting in Tragedy
Movie · as Self
The Blasphemers' Banquet
Movie · as Rev. Wallace (voice)
Murder on the Moon
Movie · as Voronov
The Simpsons
TV · as Kostas Becker (voice) · 2 eps
Directed by Andrei Tarkovsky
Movie · as Voiceover Narrator
Beryl Markham: A Shadow on the Sun
Movie · as Jack Purves
Red Dwarf
TV · as The King · 1 ep
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
The Modern World: Ten Great Writers
TV · as Henrik Ibsen (voice) · 1 ep
Shoot for the Sun
Movie · as Dunny
Rat in the Skull
Movie · as Detective Inspector Nelson
Gramsci: Everything that Concerns People
Movie · as Narrator
French & Saunders
TV · as King Lear · 1 ep
Inspector Morse
TV · as Michael Steppings · 1 ep
Acting
TV · 1 ep
Manhunter
Movie · as Dr. Hannibal Lecktor
Home Cooking
Movie · as Vic
Unnatural Causes
TV · as Vic · 1 ep
Florence Nightingale
Movie · as Dr. McGregor
The Cantor of St Thomas's
Movie · as Johann Sebastian Bach
Pope John Paul II
Movie · as Father Góra
King Lear
Movie · as Burgundy
The Privilege
Movie · as Young Laird
A Cotswold Death
Movie · as Dr. Gillespie
House on the Hill
TV · as Leon Douglas · 1 ep
Dalhousie's Luck
Movie · as Dalhousie
Hammer House of Horror
TV · as Chuck · 1 ep
Therese Raquin
TV · as Laurent LeClaire · 3 eps
Question Time
TV · as Self - Panellist · 5 eps
Minder
TV · as Frank · 1 ep
Out
TV · as McGrath · 3 eps
The Devil's Crown
TV · as Henry II · 7 eps
Target
TV · as Billy Voss · 1 ep
Clay, Smeddum and Greenden
Movie · as George Simpson
In Celebration
Movie · as Steven Shaw
Shades of Greene
TV · as Harry · 1 ep
The Master of Ballantrae
TV · as Henry Durie · 6 eps
The Changeling
Movie · as Alsemero
Playhouse
TV · as Dalhousie · 1 ep
Churchill's People
TV · as William Wallace · 1 ep
Van der Valk
TV · as Stefan Szabo · 1 ep
Nicholas and Alexandra
Movie · as Trotsky
Great Performances
TV · as Self - Narration (voice) · 1 ep
Stage 2
TV · as Hastings · 1 ep
Manhunt
TV · as Anton · 3 eps
Play for Today
TV · as Dr. Gillespie · 1 ep
The Year of the Sex Olympics
Movie · as Lasar Opie
The Gamblers
TV · as Mickey · 20 eps
ITV Playhouse
TV · as Apeman · 1 ep
A Knight in Tarnished Armour
Movie · as Nelson
BBC Play of the Month
TV · as Alsemero · 1 ep
Thirty-Minute Theatre
TV · as Josef Stalin, Rod · 1 ep
Theatre 625
TV · as Lasar Opie · 1 ep
The Wednesday Play
TV · as Nelson · 1 ep