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Brian Cox

Brian Cox

Directing · As actor

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 t…

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🎬 Glenrothan Movie · 2026

As actor

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🎬 Troy Agamemnon 🎬 The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim Helm Hammerhand (voice) 🎬 Rise of the Planet of the Apes John Landon 🎬 Zodiac Melvin Belli 🎬 The Ring Richard Morgan 🎬 The Electric State Popfly (voice) 🎬 The Bourne Supremacy Ward Abbott 🎬 Chain Reaction Lyman Earl Collier 🎬 Pixels ★ 5.0 · Admiral Porter 🎬 Kiss the Girls Chief Hatfield, Durham PD 🎬 The Bourne Identity Ward Abbott 🎬 RED Ivan Simanov 🎬 The Autopsy of Jane Doe Tommy Tilden 🎬 Red Eye Joe Reisert 🎬 The Parenting Frank 🎬 Trick 'r Treat Mr. Kreeg 🎬 Super Troopers 2 Captain O'Hagan 🎬 RED 2 Ivan 🎬 The Campaign Raymond 🎬 The Water Horse Old Angus 🎬 25th Hour James Brogan 🎬 The Long Kiss Goodnight Dr. Nathan Waldman 🎬 The Rookie Jim Morris Sr. 🎬 That Christmas ★ 4.0 · Santa (voice) 🎬 O Corruptor Sean Wallace 🎬 Strange but True Bill 🎬 Match Point Alec Hewett 🎬 The Boxer Joe Hamill 🎬 The Independent Nick Booker 🎬 Ironclad Albany 🎬 Battle for Terra General Hemmer (voice) 🎬 Morgan Jim Bryce 🎬 The Glimmer Man Mr. Smith 🎬 The Bay of Silence Milton 🎬 Running with Scissors Dr. Finch 🎬 Separation Rivers 🎬 Poodle Springs Clayton Blackstone 🎬 Desperate Measures Captain Jeremiah Cassidy 🎬 An Adventure in Space and Time Sydney Newman 🎬 Prisoner's Daughter Max 🎬 Rob Roy Killearn 🎬 Ukraine: Answering the Call Self 🎬 Quasi Narrator (voice) 🎬 The Changeling Alsemero 🎬 Murder on the Moon Voronov 🎬 Pretenders Henry 🎬 Sharpe: The Legend Hogan 🎬 Oleg: The Oleg Vidov Story Narrator (voice) 🎬 The Flying Scotsman Douglas Baxter 🎬 Coriolanus Menenius 🎬 The Anomaly Dr. Langham 🎬 The Ringer Gary Barker 🎬 Glenrothan Sandy 🎬 The Escapist Frank Perry 🎬 The Evolution of an American Filmmaker Self 🎬 Prince of Jutland Aethelwine 🎬 The Affair of the Necklace Minister Breteuil 🎬 Exit Humanity Malcolm Young (voice) 🎬 Longitude Lord Morton 🎬 Hidden Agenda Peter Kerrigan 🎬 The Reckoning Tobias 🎬 Remember Me Shane 🎬 L.I.E. Big John Harrigan 🎬 The Etruscan Smile Rory MacNeil 🎬 The Good Heart Jacques 🎬 The Lost Language of Cranes Owen Benjamin 🎬 Alan Clarke: Out of His Own Light Self 🎬 Iron Will Angus McTeague 🎬 Saltwater George Beneventi 🎬 Churchill Winston Churchill 🎬 Edwin Boyd: Citizen Gangster Glover 🎬 Secret Weapon Andrew Neil 🎬 Witness Against Hitler Judge Freisler 🎬 Sharpe's Eagle Major Michael Hogan 🎬 All at Sea Wally 🎬 The Second Uncanny Issue of X-Men! Making X2 Self 🎬 Complicity Inspector McDunn 🎬 Strictly Sinatra Chisolm 🎬 Murder by Numbers Self 🎬 The Last Right Father Reilly 🎬 The Color of Magic 2in1 Vypravěč 🎬 🎬 Lindsay Anderson: Lucky Man? Self 🎬 🎬 Scotland In A Day Movie · 2014 🎬 The Secret of the Nutcracker Drosselmeyer 🎬 The Year of the Sex Olympics Lasar Opie 🎬 Instinto de Vingança Van Doren 🎬 Little Wing Jaan Vari 🎬 Loch Lomond: Legend of the Loch Narrator 🎬 The Privilege Young Laird 🎬 Ooh the Banter! Self 🎬 Agent Crush Spanners (voice) 🎬 🎬 Rat in the Skull Detective Inspector Nelson 🎬 Smallpox 2002: Silent Weapon Narrator 🎬 Bug Cyr 🎬 A Cotswold Death Dr. Gillespie 🎬 Inside 'Manhunter' Himself 🎬 Peter O'Toole: Along the Sky Road to Aqaba Self 🎬 The Gospel of John Narrator (voice) – King James Version 🎬 The Making of 'Rushmore' Self 🎬 Gramsci: Everything that Concerns People Narrator 🎬 Kubrick by Candlelight The Narrator 🎬 The Marbles Self - Interviewee 🎬 Food for Ravens Aneurin Bevan 🎬 The Making of 'Hidden Agenda' self 🎬 The Biographer Michael O'Mara 🎬 🎬 The Outsiders Gabriel 🎬 Bill Douglas: My Best Friend Narrator (voice) 🎬 Six Characters in Search of An Author The Director 🎬 Carry On Ken Self 🎬 Home Cooking Vic 🎬 Blue/Orange Dr. Robert Smith 🎬 The Invention of Dr. Morel Dr. Morel 🎬 Hitler in Colour Narrator 🎬 Manhunter Dr. Hannibal Lecktor 🎬 Deceptions Carlton Heard 🎬 On Expenses Michael Martin 🎬 John Rebus: The Lockdown Blues John Rebus 🎬 Red Fox Geoffrey Harrison 🎬 X2 William Stryker 🎬 Widdershins voice

🎥 Filmography — directing and writing

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📺 Oz Series · 1997 🎬 Glenrothan Movie · 2026

🎭 Filmography — as actor/actress

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📺 Late Night with Seth Meyers Series · 2014 📺 The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon Series · 2014 📺 The Simpsons Series · 1989 📺 The Late Show with Stephen Colbert Series · 2015 📺 The Daily Show Series · 1996 📺 The Colbert Report Series · 2005 📺 The Graham Norton Show Series · 2007 📺 Real Time with Bill Maher Series · 2003 📺 Jimmy Kimmel Live! Series · 2003 📺 Frasier Series · 1993 📺 LIVE with Kelly and Mark Series · 1988 📺 The One Show Series · 2006 📺 Last Week Tonight with John Oliver Series · 2014 📺 Great Performances Series · 1971 📺 Top Gear Series · 2002 📺 Succession Series · 2018 📺 Have I Got News for You Series · 1990 📺 BBC Play of the Month Series · 1965 📺 Play for Today Series · 1970 📺 Shetland Series · 2013 📺 Variety Studio: Actors on Actors Series · 2014 📺 The Last Leg Series · 2013 📺 The Wednesday Play Series · 1964 📺 Agatha Christie's Marple Series · 2004