Brian Cox
Actor, Director, Productor
1 de junio de 1946 (79 years)
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.
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
| 2026 | Super Troopers 3 · as Capt. John O’hagan |
| 2025 | Glenrothan · as Sandy |
| 2025 | The Electric State · as Popfly (voice) |
| 2025 | The Parenting · as Frank |
| 2025 | AMR: Dying to Change the World · as Amr |
| 2024 | The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim · as Helm Hammerhand (voice) |
| 2024 | That Christmas · as Santa (voice) |
| 2024 | Unsinkable (2024) · as Robert Dodds |
| 2024 | Skelly · as Grandpa |
| 2024 | Little Wing · as Jaan Vari |
| 2023 | 007: Road to a Million · as The Controller |
| 2023 | |
| 2023 | Bill Douglas - My Best Friend · as Narrator (voice) |
| 2023 | Quasi · as Narrator (voice) |
| 2023 | Voices over the Water · as Interview |
| 2022 | Prisoner's Daughter · as Max |
| 2022 | Mending the Line · as Ike Fletcher |
| 2022 | Brian Cox: How The Other Half Live · as Presenter |
| 2022 | The Independent · as Nick Booker |
| 2022 | There Are No Saints · as Cast |
| 2021 | Blade Runner: Black Lotus · as Niander Wallace Sr. (voice) |
| 2021 | Lawrence: After Arabia · as Father (voice)En Plex |
| 2021 | Separation · as RiversEn Plex |
| 2021 | Oleg: The Oleg Vidov Story · as Narrator (voice)En Plex |
| 2020 | The Bay of Silence · as Milton |
| 2020 | Last Moment of Clarity · as Gilles |
| 2019 | The Last Right · as Father Reilly |
| 2019 | Strange But True · as Bill |
| 2019 | Remember Me · as Shane |
| 2019 | Good Omens · as Death (voice) |
| 2018 | The Pretenders · as Henry |
| 2018 | Dark Highlands · as Opening NarratorEn Plex |
| 2018 | Widdershins · as Voice |
| 2018 | Succession · as Logan Roy |
| 2018 | Super Troopers 2 · as John O'hagen |
| 2018 | The Etruscan Smile · as Rory MacneilEn Plex |
| 2017 | Churchill · as Winston Churchill |
| 2017 | Bob the Builder: Mega Machines · as Conrad / Crunch (voice) |
| 2017 | Urban Myths · as Marlon Brando |
| 2016 | The Autopsy of Jane Doe · as Tommy Tilden |
| 2016 | Medici · as Bernardo GuadagniEn Plex |
| 2016 | Morgan · as Jim Bryce |
| 2016 | The Carer · as Sir MichaelEn Plex |
| 2016 | War & Peace (2016) · as Mikhail Kutuzov |
| 2015 | Killing Thyme · as Norman |
| 2015 | Forsaken · as James MccurdyEn Plex |
| 2015 | Pacific Warriors · as Narrator |
| 2015 | Andrew Carnegie: Rags to Riches, Power to Peace · as Andrew Carnegie (voice) |
| 2015 | Pixels · as Admiral Porter |
| 2015 | The Slap (US) · as Manolis |
| 2014 | The Gospel of John · as Narrator (voice) – King James VersionEn Plex |
| 2014 | The Game (2014) · as Daddy |
| 2014 | The Great War: The People's Story · as Rev. Andrew Clark |
| 2014 | The Anomaly · as Dr. Langham |
| 2014 | X-Men: Days of Future Past · as William Stryker |
| 2014 | Penny Dreadful · as Jared Talbot |
| 2014 | Last Week Tonight with John Oliver · as God |
| 2013 | Her · as Alan Watts (voice) |
| 2013 | An Adventure in Space and Time · as Sydney Newman |
| 2013 | Believe · as Matt BusbyEn Plex |
| 2013 | The Curse of Edgar · as Edgar Hoover |
| 2013 | Anna · as SebastianEn Plex |
| 2013 | Blumenthal · as Harold Blumenthal |
| 2013 | RED 2 · as Ivan |
| 2013 | Shetland · as Magnus Bain |
| 2013 | Bob Servant Independent · as Bob Servant |
| 2012 | Blood · as Lenny Fairburn |
| 2012 | A Touch of Cloth · as Bill Ball |
| 2012 | The Campaign · as Raymond |
| 2012 | Tooned · as The Mechanic |
| 2012 | The Straits · as Harry Montebello |
| 2011 | Exit Humanity · as Malcolm Young (voice) |
| 2011 | Citizen Gangster · as Glover |
| 2011 | Rise of the Planet of the Apes · as John Landon |
| 2011 | The Veteran · as Gerry |
| 2011 | Ironclad · as Albany |
| 2011 | The Key Man · as IrvingEn Plex |
| 2011 | Coriolanus · as MeneniusEn Plex |
| 2010 | All at Sea · as WallyEn Plex |
| 2010 | The Sinking of the Laconia · as Captain Sharp |
| 2010 | RED · as Ivan Simanov |
| 2010 | As Good as Dead · as Reverend KalahanEn Plex |
| 2010 | The Big C · as Dad |
| 2010 | |
| 2010 | The Revelation of the Pyramids · as Narrator |
| 2009 | Tell Tale · as Van DorenEn Plex |
| 2009 | The Day of the Triffids (2009) · as Dennis Masen |
| 2009 | Fantastic Mr. Fox · as Action 12 Reporter (voice) |
| 2009 | The Good Heart · as JacquesEn Plex |
| 2009 | The Take · as Ozzy |
| 2009 | Kings · as King Vesper Abaddon |
| 2008 | Scooby-Doo and the Samurai Sword · as Green Dragon (voice) |
| 2008 | Red · as Avery Ludlow |
| 2008 | The Escapist · as Frank Perry |
| 2008 | Terry Pratchett's The Colour of Magic · as Narrator |
| 2008 | Agent Crush · as Spanners (voice) |
| 2007 | The Water Horse · as Old Angus |
| 2007 | The Secret of the Nutcracker · as Drosselmeyer |
| 2007 | Shoot on Sight · as Daniel Tennant |
| 2007 | Trick 'r Treat · as Mr. Kreeg |
| 2007 | Battle for Terra · as General Hemmer (voice) |
| 2007 | The Bourne Ultimatum · as Ward Abbott (voice) (archive Footage) (uncredited) |
| 2007 | Zodiac · as Melvin Belli |
| 2007 | M.I. High · as Voice Of The Mastermind |
| 2006 | A Woman in Winter · as Dr. Hunt |
| 2006 | Running with Scissors · as Dr. Finch |
| 2006 | The Outsiders · as Gabriel |
| 2006 | The Flying Scotsman · as Douglas Baxter |
| 2005 | The Ringer · as Gary Barker |
| 2005 | Match Point · as Alec HewettEn Plex |
| 2005 | |
| 2005 | The Strange Case of Sherlock Holmes & Arthur Conan Doyle · as Joseph Bell |
| 2005 | Red Eye · as Joe Reisert |
| 2005 | Hitler in Colour · as Narrator |
| 2005 | Doctor Who (2005) · as Elder Ood |
| 2005 | Blue/Orange · as Dr. Robert Smith |
| 2004 | Agatha Christie's Marple · as Lewis Serrocold |
| 2004 | Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson · as Other Voices (voice) |
| 2004 | The Bourne Supremacy · as Ward Abbott |
| 2004 | The Bourne Identity: Cloak and Dagger: Covert Ops · as Ward Abbott |
| 2004 | Troy · as King Agamemnon |
| 2004 | Deadwood · as Jack Langrishe |
| 2003 | The Reckoning · as Tobias |
| 2003 | Danny Phantom · as Pariah Dark |
| 2003 | X2: X-Men United · as William Stryker |
| 2003 | Sin · as Captain Oakes |
| 2002 | Adaptation. · as Robert Mckee |
| 2002 | 25th Hour · as James Brogan |
| 2002 | The Ring · as Richard Morgan |
| 2002 | The Biographer · as Michael O'mara |
| 2002 | The Bourne Identity · as Ward Abbott |
| 2002 | The Rookie · as Jim Morris Sr. |
| 2002 | Bug · as Cyr |
| 2002 | Masters of Darkness · as Narrator |
| 2002 | Smallpox · as Narrator |
| 2001 | The Affair of the Necklace · as Minister Breteuil |
| 2001 | Strictly Sinatra · as Chisolm |
| 2001 | L.I.E. · as Big John Harrigan |
| 2001 | Zulu 9 · as Storyteller |
| 2001 | Super Troopers · as Captain O'hagen |
| 2000 | Loch Lomond: Legend of the Loch · as Narrator |
| 2000 | Aqua Teen Hunger Force · as Anubis (voice) |
| 2000 | Animated Tales of the World · as Narrator |
| 2000 | Saltwater · as George Beneventi |
| 2000 | Nuremberg · as Herman Wilhelm Goering |
| 2000 | Mad About Mambo · as Sidney Mcloughlin |
| 2000 | Complicity · as Inspector McdunnEn Plex |
| 2000 | A Shot at Glory · as Martin Smith |
| 2000 | Longitude · as Lord Morton |
| 2000 | Longitude · as Lord Morton |
| 1999 | The Minus Man · as Doug |
| 1999 | For Love of the Game · as Gary Wheeler |
| 1999 | The Corruptor · as Sean WallaceEn Plex |
| 1998 | Rushmore · as Dr. Nelson Guggenheim |
| 1998 | Poodle Springs · as Clayton Blackstone |
| 1998 | Merchants of Venus · as Uncle Vladimir |
| 1998 | Desperate Measures · as Captain Jeremiah Cassidy |
| 1997 | The Boxer · as Joe Hamill |
| 1997 | The Great Composers · as Beethoven |
| 1997 | Food for Ravens · as Aneurin Bevan |
| 1997 | Sharpe: The Legend · as Hogan |
| 1997 | Kiss the Girls · as Chief Hatfield, Durham Pd |
| 1997 | I, Caesar: The Rise and Fall of the Roman Empire · as Narrator |
| 1996 | The Long Kiss Goodnight · as Dr. Nathan Waldman |
| 1996 | The Glimmer Man · as Mr. Smith |
| 1996 | Superman: The Animated Series · as Dr. Earl Garver (voice) |
| 1996 | Chain Reaction · as Lyman Earl Collier |
| 1996 | Witness Against Hitler · as Judge Freisler |
| 1995 | Braveheart · as Argyle Wallace |
| 1995 | Rob Roy · as Killearn |
| 1994 | The Negotiator · as Charlie King |
| 1994 | Royal Deceit · as AethelwineEn Plex |
| 1994 | Iron Will · as Angus Mcteague |
| 1994 | I Was Catherine the Great's Stable Boy · as Voice Over |
| 1993 | Frasier · as Harry Moon |
| 1993 | Sharpe's Eagle · as Major Michael Hogan |
| 1993 | Sharpe's Rifles · as Major Michael Hogan |
| 1993 | Sharpe · as Major Hogan |
| 1993 | The Eye of Vichy · as Narrator (english Version) |
| 1992 | Macbeth · as Macbeth |
| 1992 | The Big Battalions · as Edward Hoyland |
| 1992 | Shakespeare: The Animated Tales · as Macbeth (voice) |
| 1992 | Sean's Show · as Brother Shaw |
| 1992 | The Cloning Of Joanna May · as Carl May |
| 1992 | Deceptions · as Carlton Heard |
| 1991 | The Lost Language of Cranes · as Owen Benjamin |
| 1991 | Red Fox · as Geoffrey Harrison |
| 1991 | Performance · as The Director |
| 1990 | Hidden Agenda · as Peter Kerrigan |
| 1990 | Perfect Scoundrels · as Father Amedy |
| 1990 | Secret Weapon · as Andrew Neil |
| 1989 | The Simpsons · as Kostas Becker (voice) |
| 1989 | Murder by Moonlight · as Voronov |
| 1988 | Directed by Andrei Tarkovsky · as Voiceover Narrator |
| 1988 | Beryl Markham: A Shadow on the Sun · as Jack Purves |
| 1988 | Red Dwarf · as The King |
| 1988 | Ten Great Writers of the Modern World · as Henrik Ibsen (voice) |
| 1987 | French & Saunders · as King Lear |
| 1987 | Inspector Morse · as Michael Steppings |
| 1986 | Manhunter · as Dr. Hannibal Lecktor |
| 1985 | Florence Nightingale · as Dr. Mcgregor |
| 1984 | Pope John Paul II · as Father Góra |
| 1983 | King Lear · as Burgundy |
| 1982 | The Privilege · as Young Laird |
| 1980 | Hammer House of Horror · as ChuckEn Plex |
| 1980 | Therese Raquin · as Laurent Leclaire |
| 1979 | Minder · as Frank |
| 1978 | Out · as Mcgrath |
| 1978 | The Devil's Crown · as Henry Ii |
| 1977 | Target · as Billy Voss |
| 1975 | In Celebration · as Steven Shaw |
| 1974 | Rooms · as Eric Prentiss |
| 1973 | Playhouse · as Dalhousie |
| 1973 | Sutherland's Law · as Pc Jock Dougall |
| 1972 | Crown Court · as Edward Mclennan |
| 1972 | Van der Valk · as Stefan Szabo |
| 1971 | Nicholas and Alexandra · as Trotsky |
| 1970 | Play for Today · as Dr. Gillespie |
| 1970 | Doomwatch · as Bill Owen |
| 1970 | Manhunt · as Anton |
| 1969 | ITV Saturday Night Theatre · as Phillip |
| 1968 | The Year of the Sex Olympics · as Lasar Opie |
| 1967 | Omnibus (1967) · as Prosecuter |
| 1967 | ITV Playhouse · as Apeman |
| 1965 | Play of the Month · as Alsemero |
| 1965 | Thirty-Minute Theatre · as Josef Stalin |
| 1964 | Redcap (1964) · as Private Carr |
| 1964 | The Wednesday Play · as Nelson |
| 1964 | Theatre 625 · as Lasar Opie |
| 1962 | Z Cars · as Ted Nuttall |
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| 2024 | Little Wing · as Executive Producer |
| 2022 | Mending the Line · as Executive Producer |
| 2022 | The Independent · as Executive Producer |
| 2008 | Red · as Associate Producer |
| 2008 | The Escapist · as Executive Producer |