James Cosmo

James Cosmo

Known for
Acting
Born
May 24, 1948 (age 78)
Birthplace
Clydebank, West Dunbartonshire, Scotland, UK

Biography

James Cosmos (born 24 May 1948) is a British actor, known for his film roles in Highlander, Braveheart, the film adaptation of The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, Trainspotting, The Last Legion, Troy, and 2081. He is also a staple of British television, with credits in hundreds of television shows, Cosmo made a name for himself playing Scottish "tough guy" characters.

Known For

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Filmography

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Hotel Caledonia

Hotel Caledonia

Movie · as William Pertwee

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Follow the Dark poster

Follow the Dark

Movie · as Gregory Kern

2026
Storm Rider: Legend of Hammerhead poster

Storm Rider: Legend of Hammerhead

Movie · as Dida

2026
The Morrigan poster

The Morrigan

Movie · as Francis Crowley

2026
Preschool poster

Preschool

Movie · as Joe

2026
Voidance poster

Voidance

Movie · as Agent Polo

2025
Can You Hear Me? poster

Can You Hear Me?

Movie · as Johnny

2025
The Last Redemption poster

The Last Redemption

Movie · as Lord Goran

2025
Salvable poster

Salvable

Movie · as Welly

2025
Fear poster

Fear

TV · as Allan Berwick · 3 eps

2025
Hostage poster

Hostage

TV · as Max Dalton · 3 eps

2025
Talamasca: The Secret Order poster

Talamasca: The Secret Order

TV · as Director Houseman · 1 ep

2024
The Beast Within poster

The Beast Within

Movie · as Waylon

2024
Nightsleeper poster

Nightsleeper

TV · as Fraser Warren · 6 eps

2023
The Three Musketeers poster

The Three Musketeers

Movie · as Cardinal Richelieu

2023
Highland Cops poster

Highland Cops

TV · as Narrator (voice) · 24 eps

2023
Six Four poster

Six Four

TV · as Jim Mackie · 4 eps

2022
Breath poster

Breath

Movie · as Nick

2022
My Sailor, My Love poster

My Sailor, My Love

Movie · as Howard

2022
Scrooge: A Christmas Carol poster

Scrooge: A Christmas Carol

Movie · as Mr. Fezziwig (voice)

2022
Karen Pirie poster

Karen Pirie

TV · as Brodie Grant Snr · 3 eps

2021
Jagame Thandhiram poster

Jagame Thandhiram

Movie · as Peter Sprott

2021
The Kindred poster

The Kindred

Movie · as Frank Menzies

2020
Skylines poster

Skylines

Movie · as Grant

2019
Off Grid poster

Off Grid

Movie · as John Tanner

2019
Tomorrow poster

Tomorrow

Movie · as Mr. Charles

2019
The Hole in the Ground poster

The Hole in the Ground

Movie · as Des Brady

2019
Get Duked! poster

Get Duked!

Movie · as Farmer

2019
Forget Me Not poster

Forget Me Not

Movie · as Benedict

2019
Shadow Boxer poster

Shadow Boxer

Movie · as Eddie Royce

2019
The Bay poster

The Bay

TV · as Bill Bradwell · 6 eps

2019
His Dark Materials poster

His Dark Materials

TV · as Farder Coram · 6 eps

2019
The Name of the Rose poster

The Name of the Rose

TV · as Jorge of Burgos · 8 eps

2019
Chernobyl poster

Chernobyl

TV · as Miner · 1 ep

2018
In Darkness poster

In Darkness

Movie · as Niall

2018
Ashes in the Snow poster

Ashes in the Snow

Movie · as Mr. Stakas

2018
Malevolent poster

Malevolent

Movie · as Grandpa

2018
Outlaw King poster

Outlaw King

Movie · as Robert Bruce Senior

2018
Darkness Comes poster

Darkness Comes

Movie · as Policeman

2018
Rogue Trooper: The Quartz Massacre poster

Rogue Trooper: The Quartz Massacre

Movie · as Narrator (voice)

2018
Hold the Sunset poster

Hold the Sunset

TV · as Bob · 3 eps

2018
Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan poster

Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan

TV · as Luka Gocharov · 8 eps

2017
T2 Trainspotting poster

T2 Trainspotting

Movie · as Renton's Father

2017
London Heist poster

London Heist

Movie · as Ray

2017
Wonder Woman poster

Wonder Woman

Movie · as FIeld Marshall Haig

2017
SS-GB poster

SS-GB

TV · as Harry Woods · 5 eps

2016
Breakdown poster

Breakdown

Movie · as Albert Chapman

2016
Bunker: Project 12 poster

Bunker: Project 12

Movie · as Brian Balanowsky

2016
Dark Signal poster

Dark Signal

Movie · as Alan

2016
Whisky Galore poster

Whisky Galore

Movie · as Macalister the Minister

2016
Ben-Hur poster

Ben-Hur

Movie · as Quintus Arius

2016
Eliminators poster

Eliminators

Movie · as Cooper

2016
Monochrome poster

Monochrome

Movie · as Roger Daniels

2016
The Durrells poster

The Durrells

TV · as Captain Creech · 4 eps

2016
Stag poster

Stag

TV · as Gamekeeper · 2 eps

2015
The Legend of Barney Thomson poster

The Legend of Barney Thomson

Movie · as James Henderson

2015
Estranged poster

Estranged

Movie · as Albert

2015
The Pyramid Texts poster

The Pyramid Texts

Movie · as Ray

2015
Amélia & Duarte poster

Amélia & Duarte

Movie · as Narrator (English)

2015
Moonwalkers poster

Moonwalkers

Movie · as Dawson

2014
We Still Kill the Old Way poster

We Still Kill the Old Way

Movie · as Arthur

2014
The Boogeyman poster

The Boogeyman

Movie · as Dr. Harper

2014
New Worlds poster

New Worlds

TV · as Goffe · 1 ep

2013
Justin and the Knights of Valour poster

Justin and the Knights of Valour

Movie · as Blucher (voice)

2013
Hammer of the Gods poster

Hammer of the Gods

Movie · as King Bagsecg

2013
Get Lucky poster

Get Lucky

Movie · as Mr. Zigic

2013
The Christmas Candle poster

The Christmas Candle

Movie · as Herbert Hopewell

2013
The Golden Scallop poster

The Golden Scallop

Movie · as Judge Wellington

2013
Shetland poster

Shetland

TV · as Arthur McCall · 4 eps

2012
Citadel poster

Citadel

Movie · as Priest

2012
Songs for Amy poster

Songs for Amy

Movie · as Murdo

2011
The Glass Man poster

The Glass Man

Movie · as Pecco

2011
No Saints for Sinners poster

No Saints for Sinners

Movie

2011
Game of Thrones poster

Game of Thrones

TV · as Jeor Mormont · 18 eps

2011
Death in Paradise poster

Death in Paradise

TV · as Roger Seymour · 1 ep

2011
Case Histories poster

Case Histories

TV · as Len Lomax · 1 ep

2010
Outcast poster

Outcast

Movie · as Laird

2010
The Runway poster

The Runway

Movie · as Shutherland

2010
The Santa Incident poster

The Santa Incident

Movie · as Nick

2010
Donkeys poster

Donkeys

Movie · as Alfred

2010
One Night in Emergency poster

One Night in Emergency

Movie

2009
2081 poster

2081

Movie · as George Bergeron

2009
The Narnia Code poster

The Narnia Code

Movie · as Narrator

2009
The Clan poster

The Clan

Movie · as Hector McKinley

2009
Castle poster

Castle

TV · as Finn Rourke · 1 ep

2009
FlashForward poster

FlashForward

TV · as Phillip · 1 ep

2008
Futureshock: Comet poster

Futureshock: Comet

Movie · as Brenden

2008
The Color of Magic - Die Reise des Zauberers Teil 1 poster

The Color of Magic - Die Reise des Zauberers Teil 1

Movie · as Galder Weatherwax

2008
The Colour of Magic poster

The Colour of Magic

TV · as Galder Weatherwax · 1 ep

2008
Sons of Anarchy poster

Sons of Anarchy

TV · as Father Kellan Ashby · 8 eps

2008
Merlin poster

Merlin

TV · as Hengist · 1 ep

2007
The Seeker: The Dark Is Rising poster

The Seeker: The Dark Is Rising

Movie · as Dawson

2007
The Last Legion poster

The Last Legion

Movie · as Hrothgar

2007
Lives of the Saints poster

Lives of the Saints

Movie · as Mr. Karva

2007
Where Have I Been All Your Life? poster

Where Have I Been All Your Life?

Movie · as John

2006
Half Light poster

Half Light

Movie · as Finlay Murray

2005
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe poster

The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe

Movie · as Father Christmas

2005
The Adventures of Greyfriars Bobby poster

The Adventures of Greyfriars Bobby

Movie · as James Brown

2005
Little House on the Prairie poster

Little House on the Prairie

TV · as Mr. Scott · 6 eps

2004
One Last Chance poster

One Last Chance

Movie · as Big John

2004
Troy poster

Troy

Movie · as Glaucus

2004
The Reckoning poster

The Reckoning

Movie · as Lambert

2004
Man Dancin'

Man Dancin'

Movie · as Donnie McGlone

2003
Sweet Dreams poster

Sweet Dreams

Movie · as Robert

2003
Solid Air poster

Solid Air

Movie · as Finn

2002
Once Upon a Time in the Midlands poster

Once Upon a Time in the Midlands

Movie · as Billy

2002
The Four Feathers poster

The Four Feathers

Movie · as Col. Sutch

2001
To End All Wars poster

To End All Wars

Movie · as Col. Stuart McLean

2001
All the Queen's Men poster

All the Queen's Men

Movie · as Archie

2001
Celebrity Big Brother poster

Celebrity Big Brother

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2000
The Last of the Blonde Bombshells poster

The Last of the Blonde Bombshells

Movie · as McNab

2000
Honest poster

Honest

Movie · as Tommy Chase

2000
Reflections Upon the Origin of the Pineapple poster

Reflections Upon the Origin of the Pineapple

Movie

2000
Rebus poster

Rebus

TV · as Morris Cafferty, Morris Gerald Cafferty · 1 ep

2000
Easter Tales poster

Easter Tales

TV · as The Centurion · 1 ep

1999
The Match poster

The Match

Movie · as Billy Bailey

1999
One More Kiss poster

One More Kiss

Movie · as Frank

1999
Sunset Heights poster

Sunset Heights

Movie · as MacDonald

1999
Billy and Zorba poster

Billy and Zorba

Movie · as Zorba

1999
Split Second poster

Split Second

Movie · as Donald Paterson

1999
Badger

Badger

TV · 1 ep

1999
Cleopatra poster

Cleopatra

TV · as Agrippa · 2 eps

1998
Babe: Pig in the City poster

Babe: Pig in the City

Movie · as Thelonius (voice)

1998
Golden Wedding

Golden Wedding

Movie · as Eddie

1997
Santa / Claws

Santa / Claws

Movie

1997
Midsomer Murders poster

Midsomer Murders

TV · as Jack 'Axeman' McKinley · 1 ep

1997
Ivanhoe poster

Ivanhoe

TV · as Cedric · 6 eps

1997
Ain't Misbehavin' poster

Ain't Misbehavin'

TV · as Malky Fraser · 3 eps

1996
Trainspotting poster

Trainspotting

Movie · as Renton's Father

1996
Emma poster

Emma

Movie · as Mr. Weston

1995
Braveheart poster

Braveheart

Movie · as Campbell

1995
The Key poster

The Key

Movie · as Gangster

1994
Sin Bin poster

Sin Bin

Movie · as Jerry

1994
Roughnecks poster

Roughnecks

TV · as Tom · 13 eps

1992
Heartbeat poster

Heartbeat

TV · as Matthew Chapman · 1 ep

1991
The House of Eliott poster

The House of Eliott

TV · as James Maxton · 1 ep

1991
The Sharp End

The Sharp End

TV · as Carmichael · 8 eps

1990
The Fool

The Fool

Movie · as Mr. Bowring

1990
Treasure Island poster

Treasure Island

Movie · as Redruth

1989
The Nightwatch poster

The Nightwatch

Movie · as James Smithson

1989
Winners and Losers

Winners and Losers

TV · as Frank Kerr · 3 eps

1989
The Justice Game poster

The Justice Game

TV · as Glen · 4 eps

1988
Stormy Monday poster

Stormy Monday

Movie · as Tony

1987
Crossbow poster

Crossbow

TV · 1 ep

1987
Brond poster

Brond

TV · as Primo · 3 eps

1986
Highlander poster

Highlander

Movie · as Angus MacLeod

1986
Biggles poster

Biggles

Movie · as German Soldier

1986
Casualty poster

Casualty

TV · as John Breckman, Tony · 1 ep

1986
Running Scared poster

Running Scared

TV · as Detective Inspector McNeil · 6 eps

1985
Operation Julie poster

Operation Julie

Movie · as Longfellow

1985
Super Gran poster

Super Gran

TV · as Mr. McBigg · 1 ep

1985
Screen Two poster

Screen Two

TV · as Jerry · 1 ep

1985
Lytton's Diary poster

Lytton's Diary

TV · as Harry Owen · 1 ep

1984
The Master of Ballantrae poster

The Master of Ballantrae

Movie · as Horseman (uncredited)

1984
The Bill poster

The Bill

TV · 1 ep

1984
Fairly Secret Army

Fairly Secret Army

TV · as Crazy Colin Carstairs · 2 eps

1983
Taggart poster

Taggart

TV · 1 ep

1983
Scarecrow and Mrs. King poster

Scarecrow and Mrs. King

TV · 1 ep

1982
Living Apart Together

Living Apart Together

Movie · as Priest

1981
The Nightmare Man poster

The Nightmare Man

Movie · as Sergeant Carch

1981
The Nightmare Man poster

The Nightmare Man

TV · as Sergeant Carch · 4 eps

1981
House on the Hill poster

House on the Hill

TV · as Bonfield · 1 ep

1980
Take the High Road poster

Take the High Road

TV · 42 eps

1980
Hammer House of Horror poster

Hammer House of Horror

TV · as Willis · 1 ep

1979
Kidnapped poster

Kidnapped

TV · as Beggar/Soldier · 1 ep

1979
Dick Barton: Special Agent poster

Dick Barton: Special Agent

TV · as Jock Anderson · 32 eps

1979
Minder poster

Minder

TV · as Jock McLeish · 1 ep

1979
Thundercloud poster

Thundercloud

TV · as Chief Petty Officer Hawkins · 13 eps

1978
Strangers poster

Strangers

TV · as DS Galbraith · 1 ep

1977
The Professionals poster

The Professionals

TV · as Glover · 1 ep

1976
George and Mildred poster

George and Mildred

TV · as Keith · 1 ep

1975
The Sweeney poster

The Sweeney

TV · as Det. Sgt. Davy Freeth · 1 ep

1975
Survivors poster

Survivors

TV · as Lenny Carter · 1 ep

1974
The Cheviot, the Stag and the Black, Black Oil poster

The Cheviot, the Stag and the Black, Black Oil

Movie · as Loch

1974
Churchill's People poster

Churchill's People

TV · as Robert Bruce · 1 ep

1973
The Professional

The Professional

Movie · as Sgt. Robbins

1972
Doomwatch poster

Doomwatch

Movie · as Bob Gillette

1972
The Duna Bull

The Duna Bull

Movie

1972
The Stone Tape poster

The Stone Tape

Movie · as Cliff Dow

1972
Young Winston poster

Young Winston

Movie · as Officer on Train

1972
Sutherland's Law poster

Sutherland's Law

Movie · as Ian Campbell

1971
Assault poster

Assault

Movie · as Det. Sgt. Beale

1971
The Persuaders! poster

The Persuaders!

TV · as Inspector Williams · 1 ep

1970
Sovereign's Company poster

Sovereign's Company

Movie · as Senior Under Officer Patterson

1970
UFO poster

UFO

TV · as Lt. Anderson · 1 ep

1970
Play for Today poster

Play for Today

TV · as Loch · 1 ep

1969
Battle of Britain poster

Battle of Britain

Movie · as Jamie

1969
The Virgin Soldiers poster

The Virgin Soldiers

Movie · as Waller

1967
ITV Playhouse poster

ITV Playhouse

TV · as Sgt. Robbins · 1 ep

1966
Ransom for a Pretty Girl

Ransom for a Pretty Girl

TV · as Charlie Milne · 6 eps

1964
The Wednesday Play poster

The Wednesday Play

TV · as Senior Under Officer Patterson · 1 ep

1962
Dr. Finlay's Casebook poster

Dr. Finlay's Casebook

TV · as Private Davidson · 1 ep