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Brian Cox

Brian Cox

Known for: Acting
Biography: 1946-06-01 (78 years old)

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.


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Filmography

all 289

Movies 203

TV Shows 86

self 54

Voice 28

Narrator 16

Producer 5

Director 3

Jaan Vari / Executive Producer
Little Wing

Little Wing (2024)

Movie
Narrator (voice)
Quasi

Quasi (2023)

Movie
Niander Wallace Sr. (voice)
Blade Runner: Black Lotus

Blade Runner: Black Lotus (2021)

TV
Conrad (UK & US) / Crunch (UK & US) (voice)
Bob the Builder: Mega Machines - The Movie

Bob the Builder: Mega Machines - The Movie (2017)

Movie
Winston Churchill
Churchill

Churchill (2017)

Movie
6
Narrator (voice) – King James Version
The Gospel of John

The Gospel of John (2014)

Movie
Alan Watts (voice)
Her

Her (2013)

Movie
6.83
Harold Blumenthal
Blumenthal

Blumenthal (2013)

Movie
Lenny Fairburn
Blood

Blood (2012)

Movie
The Mechanic
Tooned

Tooned (2012)

TV
Harry Montebello
The Straits

The Straits (2012)

TV
Malcolm Young (voice)
Exit Humanity

Exit Humanity (2011)

Movie
Action 12 Reporter (voice)
Fantastic Mr. Fox

Fantastic Mr. Fox (2009)

Movie
7.71
Avery Ludlow / Associate Producer
Red

Red (2008)

Movie
Frank Perry / Executive Producer
The Escapist

The Escapist (2008)

Movie
6
Spanners (voice)
Agent Crush

Agent Crush (2008)

Movie
General Hemmer (voice)
Battle for Terra

Battle for Terra (2007)

Movie
3.33
Ward Abbott (voice) (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Bourne Ultimatum

The Bourne Ultimatum (2007)

Movie
5.8
Dr. Robert Smith
Blue/Orange

Blue/Orange (2005)

Movie
King Agamemnon
Troy

Troy (2004)

Movie
6.03
Jack Langrishe
Deadwood

Deadwood (2004)

TV
6.17
William Stryker
X2

X2 (2003)

Movie
6.23
Captain Oakes
Sin

Sin (2003)

Movie
Big John Harrigan
L.I.E.

L.I.E. (2001)

Movie
8
George Beneventi
Saltwater

Saltwater (2000)

Movie
Herman Wilhelm Goering
Nuremberg

Nuremberg (2000)

TV
Inspector McDunn
Complicity

Complicity (2000)

Movie
Dr. Nelson Guggenheim
Rushmore

Rushmore (1998)

Movie
5.96
Clayton Blackstone
Poodle Springs

Poodle Springs (1998)

Movie
Captain Jeremiah Cassidy
Desperate Measures

Desperate Measures (1998)

Movie
Chief Hatfield, Durham PD
Kiss the Girls

Kiss the Girls (1997)

Movie
5.42
Colonel Yevgeni Grushko
Grushko

Grushko (1994)

Movie
Angus McTeague
Iron Will

Iron Will (1994)

Movie
Narrator (English version)
The Eye of Vichy

The Eye of Vichy (1993)

Movie
Major Michael Hogan
Sharpe's Eagle

Sharpe's Eagle (1993)

Movie
6
Major Michael Hogan
Sharpe's Rifles

Sharpe's Rifles (1993)

Movie
Major Hogan
Sharpe

Sharpe (1993)

TV
Geoffrey Harrison
Red Fox

Red Fox (1991)

Movie
Kostas Becker (voice)
The Simpsons

The Simpsons (1989)

TV
6.68
Detective Inspector Nelson
Rat in the Skull

Rat in the Skull (1987)

Movie
Dr. Hannibal Lecktor
Manhunter

Manhunter (1986)

Movie
5.23
Self - Panellist
Question Time

Question Time (1979)

TV
Henry II of England
The Devil's Crown

The Devil's Crown (1978)

TV
Self - Narration (voice)
Great Performances

Great Performances (1971)

TV
1
Bertrand Russell (voice)
Wittgenstein's Poker

Wittgenstein's Poker

Movie
Burgundy
King Lear

King Lear

TV
Self - Narrator
Bookmark

Bookmark

TV
Sandy / Director / Producer
Glenrothan

Glenrothan

Movie
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Information

Known For
Acting

Gender
Male

Birthday
1946-06-01 (78 years old)

Birth Name
Brian Denis Cox

Birth Place
Dundee, United Kingdom

Spouse
Nicole Ansari

Children
Alan Cox

Citizenships
United Kingdom

Residences
New York City, United States

Also Known As
Brian Denis Cox, Brian Cox CBE, برایان کاکس

Awards
Laurence Olivier Awards, Order of the British Empire, Golden Globe Awards, Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie, Lucille Lortel Award for Outstanding Lead Actor, Den Spillende Faun, Sitges Film Festival Best Actor award, Primetime Emmy Award, Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, Commander of the Order of the British Empire, Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Television Series Drama

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