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Brian Cox

Acting

2.5 Popularity Jun 01, 1946 (79 years old) Dundee, Scotland, UK

Brian Denis Cox CBE 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 Awa...

Biography

Brian Denis Cox CBE 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 282

2025
VE Day 80 TV

as Self

2025
Seven Jewish Children Movie

Executive Producer

2025
The Parenting Movie

as Frank

2025
The Electric State Movie

as Popfly (voice)

2024
The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim Movie

as Helm Hammerhand (voice)

2024
That Christmas Movie

as Santa (voice)

2024
Unsinkable TV

as Robert Dodds

2024
Skelly Movie

as Grandpa

2024
Little Wing Movie

as Jaan Vari

2024
Little Wing Movie

Executive Producer

2023
007: Road to a Million TV

as The Controller

2023
Bill Douglas: My Best Friend Movie

as Narrator (voice)

2023
2023
Mending the Line Movie

as Ike Fletcher

2023
Quasi Movie

as Narrator (voice)

2023
2022
Ooh the Banter! Movie

as Self

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Personal Details

Known For Acting
Gender Male
Birthday June 01, 1946 (79 years old)
Place of Birth Dundee, Scotland, UK
Also Known As Brian Denis Cox, Brian Cox CBE, برایان کاکس
Years Active 1965 - 2025
Popularity 2.5
Career Stats
282 Total Credits
192 Movie Roles
83 TV Roles
9 Photos