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Brian Cox is an Emmy Award-winning Scottish actor. He was born on June 1, 1946 in Dundee, Scotland, to Mary Ann Guillerline Cox, maiden surname McCann, a spinner, and Charles McArdle Campbell Cox, a shopkeeper and butcher. His father was of Irish ancestry and his mother was of Irish and Scottish descent. Cox first came to attention in the early ... See full bio »

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X-Men 2 William Stryker
(2003)
Tróia Agamemnon
(2004)
Inadaptado Robert McKee
(2002)
Super Troopers Captain O'Hagan
(2001)

Filmography

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 2020 Lawrence: After Arabia (completed)
Epilogue / Father (Voice)
 2020 Last Moment of Clarity
Gilles
 2019 The Last Right
Father Reilly
 2018-2019 Succession (TV Series)
Logan Roy
- This Is Not for Tears (2019) ... Logan Roy
- DC (2019) ... Logan Roy
- Dundee (2019) ... Logan Roy
- Return (2019) ... Logan Roy
- Argestes (2019) ... Logan Roy
 2019/I Remember Me
Shane
 2019 Strange But True
Bill
 2019 Good Omens (TV Mini-Series)
Death
- The Doomsday Option (2019) ... Death (voice)
- Saturday Morning Funtime (2019) ... Death (voice)
 2019 A Modern Magician (Short)
The Voice
 2018 Dark Highlands
Opening Narrator
 2018 Pretenders
Henry
 2018/I Widdershins (Short) (voice)
 2018 Super Troopers 2
Captain O'Hagan
 2018 The Etruscan Smile
Rory MacNeil
 2017 Kubrick by Candlelight (Short)
The Narrator
 2017 Churchill
Winston Churchill
 2017 Bob o Contrutor: Mega Machines - O Filme
Conrad (UK & US) / Crunch (UK & US) (voice)
 2017 Urban Myths (TV Series)
Marlon Brando
- Elizabeth, Michael and Marlon ... Marlon Brando
 2016 Os Médici: Senhores de Florença (TV Series)
Guadagni
- Epiphany (2016) ... Guadagni
- Purgatory (2016) ... Guadagni
- Ascendancy (2016) ... Guadagni
- Temptation (2016) ... Guadagni
- Judgement Day (2016) ... Guadagni
 2016 Morgan
Jim Bryce
 2016 Penny Dreadful (TV Series)
Jared Talbot
- No Beast So Fierce (2016) ... Jared Talbot
- This World Is Our Hell (2016) ... Jared Talbot
 2016 Beric the Briton (Short)
Nero
 2016 Guerra e Paz (TV Mini-Series)
General Mikhail Kutuzov
- Episode #1.6 (2016) ... General Mikhail Kutuzov
- Episode #1.5 (2016) ... General Mikhail Kutuzov
- Episode #1.2 (2016) ... General Mikhail Kutuzov
- Episode #1.1 (2016) ... General Mikhail Kutuzov
 2016/I A Cuidadora
Sir Michael Gifford
 2015 Killing Thyme (Short)
Norman
 2015/I Redenção
James McCurdy
 2015 Pixels
Admiral Porter
 2015 The Slap (TV Series)
Manolis
- Ritchie (2015) ... Manolis
- Rosie (2015) ... Manolis
- Aisha (2015) ... Manolis
- Connie (2015) ... Manolis (credit only)
- Manolis (2015) ... Manolis
 2014 Bob Servant (TV Mini-Series)
Bob Servant
- The Wedding (2014) ... Bob Servant
- Court (2014) ... Bob Servant
- The Van (2014) ... Bob Servant
 2014 The Game (TV Mini-Series)
Daddy
- Episode Six (2014) ... Daddy
- Episode Five (2014) ... Daddy
- Episode Four (2014) ... Daddy
- Episode Three (2014) ... Daddy
- Episode Two (2014) ... Daddy
 2014 The Gospel of John
Narrator (voice, uncredited)
 2014 The Great War: The People's Story (TV Mini-Series documentary)
Reverend Andrew Clark
- Episode #1.3 (2014) ... Reverend Andrew Clark
 2014 The Anomaly
Dr. Langham
 2013-2014 Shetland (TV Series)
Magnus Bain
- Raven Black: Part 2 (2014) ... Magnus Bain
- Raven Black: Part 1 (2014) ... Magnus Bain
- Red Bones: Part 2 (2013) ... Magnus Bain (uncredited)
 2013 Tooned (TV Series)
- The Grand Finale (2013)
 2013 An Adventure in Space and Time (TV Movie)
Sydney Newman
 2013 La malédiction d'Edgar (TV Movie)
J. Edgar Hoover
 2013/VII Anna: Culpada ou Inocente
Sebastian
 2013 Uma História de Amor
Alan Watts (voice)
 2013/I Believe
Sir Matt Busby
 2013 Blumenthal
Harold
 2013 M.I.High (TV Series)
The Mastermind
- The Final Endgame (2013) ... The Mastermind (voice)
- The Germinator (2013) ... The Mastermind (voice)
- Grosse Encounters (2013) ... The Mastermind (voice)
- Trojan KORPS (2013) ... The Mastermind (voice)
- The Fall of Skul (2013) ... The Mastermind (voice)
 2013 Bob Servant Independent (TV Mini-Series)
Bob Servant
- Election Day (2013) ... Bob Servant
- The Debate (2013) ... Bob Servant
- The Media (2013) ... Bob Servant
- Women and God (2013) ... Bob Servant
- A Local Man (2013) ... Bob Servant
 2012 I Missed My Mother's Funeral (Short)
Old Man
 2012/I Blood
Lenny Fairburn
 2012 A Touch of Cloth (TV Series)
Bill Ball
- The First Case: Part Two (2012) ... Bill Ball
 2012 A Campanha
Raymond Huggins
 2012 The Straits (TV Series)
Harry Montebello
- Fatherhood (2012) ... Harry Montebello
- Dead Reckoning (2012) ... Harry Montebello
- The Big Mistake (2012) ... Harry Montebello
- Poison (2012) ... Harry Montebello
- The Price (2012) ... Harry Montebello
 2012 Syndicate (Video Game)
Jach Denham (voice)
 2011 Exit Humanity
Malcolm Young (voice)
 2011 Edwin Boyd
Glover Boyd
 2011 Planeta dos Macacos: A Origem
John Landon
 2011 O Veterano
Gerry Langdon
 2011 The Key Man
Irving
 2011 O Último Reduto
Baron William d'Aubigny
 2011 Killzone 3 (Video Game)
Scholar Visari (voice)
 2011 Coriolano
Menenius
 2011 The Sinking of the Laconia (TV Mini-Series)
Captain Sharp
- Episode #1.2 (2011) ... Captain Sharp
- Episode #1.1 (2011) ... Captain Sharp
 2010 O Grande C (TV Series)
Dad
- Two for the Road (2010) ... Dad
 2010 Red: Perigosos
Ivan Simonov
 2010 Wide Blue Yonder
Wally
 2010 On Expenses (TV Movie)
Michael Martin - Speaker of the House of Commons
 2010 Em Nome da Vingança
Reverend Kalahan
 2009 Lost & Found (TV Movie)
Burt Macey
 2009 The Day of the Triffids (TV Mini-Series)
Dennis
- Part 2 (2009) ... Dennis
- Part 1 (2009) ... Dennis (credit only)
 2009 Doctor Who (TV Series)
Elder Ood
- The End of Time: Part One (2009) ... Elder Ood (voice)
 2009 O Fantástico Senhor Raposo
Action 12 Reporter (voice)
 2009 O Bom Coração
Jacques
 2009 Reis (TV Series)
King Vesper Abaddon
- The New King: Part One (2009) ... King Vesper Abaddon
- Judgment Day (2009) ... King Vesper Abaddon
- Prosperity (2009) ... King Vesper Abaddon
 2009 The Take (TV Mini-Series)
Ozzy
- Episode #1.4 (2009) ... Ozzy
- Episode #1.3 (2009) ... Ozzy
- Episode #1.2 (2009) ... Ozzy
- Episode #1.1 (2009) ... Ozzy
 2009 Coração Negro
Phillip Van Doren
 2009 Scooby-Doo and the Samurai Sword (Video)
Green Dragon (voice)
 2009 Agatha Christie's Marple (TV Series)
Lewis Serrocold
- They Do It with Mirrors (2009) ... Lewis Serrocold
 2009 Killzone 2 (Video Game)
Scolar Visari (voice)
 2008 Agent Crush
'Spanners' (voice)
 2008 The Colour of Magic (TV Mini-Series)
Narrator
- Part 2: The Light Fantastic (2008) ... Narrator (voice)
- Part 1: The Colour of Magic (2008) ... Narrator (voice)
 2008 The Escapist - A Fuga
Frank Perry
 2008 Justiça Solitária
Avery Ludlow
 2007 The Secret of the Nutcracker (TV Movie)
Drosselmeyer
 2007 Atirar a Matar
Daniel Tennant
 2007 A Noite de Todos os Medos
Mr. Kreeg
 2007 O Cavalo d'Água
Old Angus
 2007 Em Defesa da Terra
General Hemmer (voice)
 2007 The Martyr's Crown (Short)
Narrator (voice)
 2007 Zodiac
Melvin Belli
 2006 Recortes da Minha Vida
Dr. Finch
 2006 The Outsiders (TV Movie)
Gabriel
 2006 Deadwood (TV Series)
Jack Langrishe
- Tell Him Something Pretty (2006) ... Jack Langrishe
- The Catbird Seat (2006) ... Jack Langrishe
- A Constant Throb (2006) ... Jack Langrishe
- Amateur Night (2006) ... Jack Langrishe
- Leviathan Smiles (2006) ... Jack Langrishe
 2006 O Escocês Voador
Douglas Baxter
 2006 Um Amor no Inverno
Dr. Hunt
 2005 O Verdadeiro Anormal
Gary Barker
 2005 Red Eye
Joe Reisert
 2005 Danny Phantom (TV Series)
Pariah Dark
- Reign Storm (2005) ... Pariah Dark (voice)
 2005 Match Point
Alec Hewett
 2005 Blue/Orange (TV Movie)
Dr. Robert Smith
 2004 French and Saunders (TV Series)
King Lear
- Episode #6.4 (2004) ... King Lear
 2004 Killzone (Video Game)
Scolar Visari (voice)
 2004 Get the Picture (Short)
Harry Sondheim
 2004 Supremacia
Ward Abbott
 2004 Tróia
Agamemnon
 2003 Pecado
Captain Oakes
 2003 Manhunt (Video Game)
Director (voice)
 2003 X-Men 2
William Stryker
 2002/II The Reckoning
Tobias
 2002 A Última Hora
James Brogan
 2002 Inadaptado
Robert McKee
 2002 The Ring - O Aviso
Richard Morgan
 2002 The Biographer (TV Movie)
Michael O'Mara
 2002 Identidade Desconhecida
Ward Abbott
 2002 O Psiquiatra da Rádio (TV Series)
Harry Moon
- Moons Over Seattle (2002) ... Harry Moon
- The Guilt Trippers (2002) ... Harry Moon
 2002 The Rookie - O Treinador
Jim Morris Sr.
 2001 The Legend of Loch Lomond (Short)
Narrator
 2001 Zulu 9 (Short)
Storyteller (voice)
 2001 O Caso do Colar
Minister Breteuil
 2001 Strictly Sinatra
Chisolm
 2001 L.I.E. - Sem Saída
Big John Harrigan
 2001 Super Troopers
Captain O'Hagan
 2000 Saltwater
George Beneventi
 2000 Em Busca de Glória
Martin Smith
 2000 Animated Tales of the World (TV Series)
Narrator
 2000 Nuremberg (TV Mini-Series)
Reichsmarschall Hermann Göring
- Episode #1.2 (2000) ... Reichsmarschall Hermann Göring
- Episode #1.1 (2000) ... Reichsmarschall Hermann Göring
 2000 Mad About Mambo
Sidney McLoughlin
 2000 Complicity
Inspector McDunn
 2000 The Invention of Dr. Morel (Short)
Dr. Morel
 2000 Longitude (TV Movie)
Lord Morton
 1999 Por Amor
Gary Wheeler
 1999 Corruptor
Sean Wallace
 1999 The Minus Man
Doug
 1998 Family Brood (TV Movie)
 1998 Gostam Todos da Mesma
Dr. Nelson Guggenheim
 1998 Crime no Nevada (TV Movie)
Clayton Blackstone
 1998 Merchants of Venus
Uncle Vladimir
 1998 Medidas Desesperadas
Captain Jeremiah Cassidy
 1997 O Boxeur
Joe Hamill
 1997 Food for Ravens (TV Movie)
Nye Bevan
 1997 Beijos Que Matam
Chief Hatfield
 1997 Superman (TV Series)
Dr. Earl Garver
- Two's a Crowd (1997) ... Dr. Earl Garver (voice)
 1997 A Nave Vermelha (TV Series)
The King
- Stoke Me a Clipper (1997) ... The King
 1996 A Profissional
Nathan
 1996 O Homem Que Brilha
Mr. Smith
 1996 Perseguição Diabólica
Lyman Earl Collier
 1996 Witness Against Hitler (TV Movie)
Judge Freisler
 1995 Braveheart: O Desafio do Guerreiro
Argyle Wallace
 1995 Rob Roy
Killearn
 1994 I Was Catherine the Great's Stable Boy (Short)
Voice Over
 1994 The Negotiator (TV Movie)
Charlie King
 1994 Grushko (TV Series)
Colonel Yevgeni Grushko
- Episode #1.3 (1994) ... Colonel Yevgeni Grushko
- Episode #1.2 (1994) ... Colonel Yevgeni Grushko
- Episode #1.1 (1994) ... Colonel Yevgeni Grushko
 1994 O Príncipe de Jutland
Aethelwine
 1994 Vontade de Ferro
Angus McTeague
 1993 Sean's Show (TV Series)
Brother Shaw
- I'm Watching (1993) ... Brother Shaw
 1993 Scene (TV Series documentary)
P.O. Garvey
- Pig Boy (1993) ... P.O. Garvey
 1993 Sharpe's Eagle (TV Movie)
Maj. Hogan
 1993 Sharpe's Rifles (TV Movie)
Maj. Hogan
 1993 Inspector Morse (TV Series)
Michael Steppings
- Deadly Slumber (1993) ... Michael Steppings
 1992 Deceptions
Carlton Heard
 1992 The Big Battalions (TV Mini-Series)
Edward Hoyland
- Episode #1.5 (1992) ... Edward Hoyland
- Episode #1.4 (1992) ... Edward Hoyland
- Episode #1.3 (1992) ... Edward Hoyland
- Episode #1.2 (1992) ... Edward Hoyland
- Episode #1.1 (1992) ... Edward Hoyland
 1992 Performance (TV Series)
The Director
- Six Characters in Search of an Author (1992) ... The Director
 1992 Shakespeare: The Animated Tales (TV Series short)
Macbeth
- Macbeth (1992) ... Macbeth (voice)
 1992 Van der Valk (TV Series)
Stefan Szabo
- The Ties That Bind (1992) ... Stefan Szabo
 1992 The Cloning of Joanna May (TV Mini-Series)
Carl May
 1991 Red Fox (TV Mini-Series)
Geoffrey Harrison
- Part 2 (1991) ... Geoffrey Harrison
- Part 1 (1991) ... Geoffrey Harrison
 1991 The Lost Language of Cranes
Owen Benjamin
 1990 Agenda Secreta
Kerrigan
 1990 Perfect Scoundrels (TV Series)
Father Amedy
- The Milk of Human Kindness (1990) ... Father Amedy
 1990 Secret Weapon (TV Movie)
Andrew Neil
 1989 Murder on the Moon (TV Movie)
Voronov
 1988 Beryl Markham: A Shadow on the Sun (TV Movie)
Jock Purves
 1988 The Modern World: Ten Great Writers (TV Mini-Series documentary)
Henrik Ibsen
- Henrik Ibsen (1988) ... Henrik Ibsen (voice)
 1987 Omnibus (TV Series documentary)
Prosecuter
- George Grosz: Enemy of the State (1987) ... Prosecuter
 1986 The Deliberate Death of a Polish Priest (TV Movie)
Waldemar Chrostowski
 1986 Unnatural Causes (TV Series)
Vic
- Home Cooking (1986) ... Vic
 1986 Shoot for the Sun (TV Movie)
Dunny
 1986 Caçada ao Amanhecer
Dr. Hannibal Lecktor
 1986 The Fourth Floor (TV Mini-Series)
Det. Chief Supt. Haladene
- Episode #1.3 (1986) ... Det. Chief Supt. Haladene
- Episode #1.2 (1986) ... Det. Chief Supt. Haladene
- Episode #1.1 (1986) ... Det. Chief Supt. Haladene
 1985 Florence Nightingale (TV Movie)
Dr. McGregor
 1984 The Cantor of St Thomas's (TV Movie)
Johann Sebastian Bach
 1984 Scotland's Story (TV Series)
Andrew Fletcher of Saltoun / Lord George Murray
- The '45 and the Aftermath (1984) ... Lord George Murray
- Act of Union (1984) ... Andrew Fletcher of Saltoun
- Disaster at Darien (1984) ... Andrew Fletcher of Saltoun
 1984 Pope John Paul II (TV Movie)
Father Góra
 1983 Jemima Shore Investigates (TV Series)
Hamish McFaul
- A Chamber of Horrors (1983) ... Hamish McFaul
 1983 King Lear (TV Movie)
Burgundy
 1982 The Privilege (Short)
Young Laird
 1976-1982 Crown Court (TV Series)
Edward McLennan
- A Candidate for the Alliance: Part 1 (1982) ... Edward McLennan
- Ends and Means: Part 1 (1976) ... Edward McLennan
- Tell the Truth and Shame the Devil: Part 1 (1976) ... Edward McLennan
 1982 Minder (TV Series)
Frank
- In (1982) ... Frank
 1976-1982 Play for Today (TV Series)
Dr. Gillespie / George Simpson
- A Cotswold Death (1982) ... Dr. Gillespie
- Clay, Smeddum and Greenden (1976) ... George Simpson
 1981 The House on the Hill (TV Series)
Leon Campbell
- Man of Straw (1981) ... Leon Campbell
 1980 Hammer House of Horror (TV Series)
Chuck
- The Silent Scream (1980) ... Chuck
 1980 BBC2 Playhouse (TV Series)
Dalhousie
- Dalhousie's Luck (1980) ... Dalhousie
 1980 Thérèse Raquin (TV Mini-Series)
Laurent LeClaire
- Episode #1.3 (1980) ... Laurent LeClaire
- Episode #1.2 (1980) ... Laurent LeClaire
- Episode #1.1 (1980) ... Laurent LeClaire
 1978 Out (TV Series)
McGrath
- The Moment He Opened His Envelope (1978) ... McGrath
 1978 The Devil's Crown (TV Series)
Henry II
- Bolt from the Blue (1978) ... Henry II
- Richard Yea and Nay (1978) ... Henry II
- Before the Dark (1978) ... Henry II
- The Hungry Falcons (1978) ... Henry II
- A Rose, a Thorn (1978) ... Henry II
 1977 Target (TV Series)
Billy Voss
- Carve Up (1977) ... Billy Voss
 1977 Rooms (TV Series)
Eric Prentiss
- We Are All Pawns (1977) ... Eric Prentiss
- Broken Hearts (1977) ... Eric Prentiss
- House Party (1977) ... Eric Prentiss
- Portraits (1977) ... Eric Prentiss
- Repairs (1977) ... Eric Prentiss
 1976 Play from 'A' (TV Series)
The Man
- Initiative Test (1976) ... The Man
 1975 Shades of Greene (TV Series)
Harry
- The Blue Film (1975) ... Harry
 1975 The Master of Ballantrae (TV Series short)
Henry Durie
- Episode #1.6 (1975) ... Henry Durie
- Episode #1.5 (1975) ... Henry Durie
- Episode #1.4 (1975) ... Henry Durie
- Episode #1.3 (1975) ... Henry Durie
- Episode #1.2 (1975) ... Henry Durie
 1975 In Celebration
Steven Shaw
 1975 Churchill's People (TV Series)
William Wallace
- The Wallace (1975) ... William Wallace
 1974 Sutherland's Law (TV Series)
PC Jock Dougall
- The Evidence (1974) ... PC Jock Dougall
 1974 BBC Play of the Month (TV Series)
Alsemero
- The Changeling (1974) ... Alsemero
 1973 Ego Hugo (TV Movie)
Victor Hugo
 1971 Nicolau e Alexandra
Trotsky
 1969-1971 Thirty-Minute Theatre (TV Series)
Rod / Josef Stalin
- Combing Down His Yellow Hair (1971) ... Rod
- These Men Are Dangerous: Stalin (1969) ... Josef Stalin
 1971 Stage 2 (TV Series)
Hastings
- She Stoops to Conquer (1971) ... Hastings
 1970 Bothwell (TV Movie)
James Hepburn, 4th Earl of Bothwell
 1970 When We Dead Awaken (TV Movie)
Ulfhejm
 1970 Manhunt (TV Series)
Anton
- Intent to Steal (1970) ... Anton
- Degrade and Rule (1970) ... Anton
- Confessional (1970) ... Anton
 1970 Doomwatch (TV Series)
Bill Owen
- Hear No Evil (1970) ... Bill Owen
 1970 ITV Saturday Night Theatre (TV Series)
Phillip
- The Master and the Mask (1970) ... Phillip
 1969 Z Cars (TV Series)
Ted Nuttall
- The Shooter: Part 2 (1969) ... Ted Nuttall
- The Shooter: Part 1 (1969) ... Ted Nuttall
 1968 Minding the Shop (TV Movie)
George
 1968 Theatre 625 (TV Series)
Lasar Opie
- The Year of the Sex Olympics (1968) ... Lasar Opie
 1967 The Gamblers (TV Series)
Micky
- The Bridge (1967) ... Micky
 1967 ITV Playhouse (TV Series)
Apeman
- Children Playing (1967) ... Apeman
 1966 Redcap (TV Series)
Private Carr
- Crime Passionel (1966) ... Private Carr
 1965 The Wednesday Play (TV Series)
Nelson
- A Knight in Tarnished Armour (1965) ... Nelson
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Other Works:

Stage: Appeared (as "D'Artagnan") in "The Three Musketeers", based on the novel by Alexandre Dumas, Playhouse Theatre, London (1972). See more »

Publicity Listings:

1 Print Biography | 7 Interviews | 2 Articles | See more »

Alternate Names:

Brian Cox CBE

Height:

5' 6½" (1.69 m)
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Personal Quote:

I'm an actor who does really interesting work in independent movies. I want to keep doing that because I don't want the burden of an opening weekend sitting on my shoulders. See more »

Trivia:

Although Cox has been vocal about his support for Scottish independence, he did not qualify to have a vote in the 2014 referendum due to his status as a resident of the United States. See more »

Trademark:

Often plays cruel or immoral patriarchal figures See more »

Star Sign:

Gemini

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