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Brian Cox

Born: 1946

Biography

​Brian Denis Cox, CBE (born June 1, 1946) is a Scottish actor. He is known for his work with the Royal Shakespeare Company, where he gained recognition for his portrayal of King Lear. He has also appeared in many Hollywood productions playing parts such as Dr. Guggenheim in Rushmore and William Stryker in X2. He was the first actor to portray Hannibal Lecter on film in the 1986 production Manhunter. Description above from the Wikipedia article Brian Cox , licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For Acting
Gender Male
Place of Birth Dundee, Scotland, UK

Resources

Movies

Braveheart

Argyle Wallace in Braveheart

The Ring

Richard Morgan in The Ring

25th Hour

James Brogan in 25th Hour

Troy

King Agamemnon in Troy

Poodle Springs

Clayton Blackstone in Poodle Springs

Fantastic Mr. Fox

Action 12 Reporter (voice) in Fantastic Mr. Fox

Zodiac

Melvin Belli in Zodiac

The Bourne Identity

Ward Abbott in The Bourne Identity

The Bourne Supremacy

Ward Abbott in The Bourne Supremacy

The Independent

Nick Booker in The Independent

Adaptation.

Robert McKee in Adaptation.

The Good Heart

Jacques in The Good Heart

Rushmore

Dr. Nelson Guggenheim in Rushmore

The Long Kiss Goodnight

Dr. Nathan Waldman in The Long Kiss Goodnight

The Minus Man

Doug in The Minus Man

Trick 'r Treat

Mr. Kreeg in Trick 'r Treat

Running with Scissors

Dr. Finch in Running with Scissors

Manhunter

Dr. Hannibal Lecktor in Manhunter

Red Eye

Joe Reisert in Red Eye

Rob Roy

Killearn in Rob Roy

Iron Will

Angus McTeague in Iron Will

Complicity

Inspector McDunn in Complicity

Chain Reaction

Lyman Earl Collier in Chain Reaction

Bug

Cyr in Bug

Kiss the Girls

Chief Hatfield, Durham P.D. in Kiss the Girls

The Corruptor

Sean Wallace in The Corruptor

Desperate Measures

Captain Jeremiah Cassidy in Desperate Measures

The Reckoning

Tobias in The Reckoning

The Ringer

Gary Barker in The Ringer

Red

Avery Ludlow in Red

Tell-Tale

Van Doren in Tell-Tale

The Glimmer Man

Mr. Smith in The Glimmer Man

As Good As Dead

Reverend Kalahan in As Good As Dead

X2

William Stryker in X2

The Rookie

Jim Morris Sr. in The Rookie

The Escapist

Frank Perry in The Escapist

Mad About Mambo

Sidney McLoughlin in Mad About Mambo

The Flying Scotsman

Douglas Baxter in The Flying Scotsman

An Interview with Brian Cox

Himself in An Interview with Brian Cox

Brian Cox on Acting in Tragedy

Self in Brian Cox on Acting in Tragedy

Ironclad

Albany in Ironclad

Nicholas and Alexandra

Trotsky in Nicholas and Alexandra

Scooby-Doo! and the Samurai Sword

Green Dragon (voice) in Scooby-Doo! and the Samurai Sword

Battle for Terra

General Hemmer (voice) in Battle for Terra

RED

Ivan Simanov in RED

The Boxer

Joe Hamill in The Boxer

Quasi

Narrator (voice) in Quasi

Hidden Agenda

Peter Kerrigan in Hidden Agenda

King Lear

Burgundy in King Lear

Super Troopers

John O'Hagen in Super Troopers

Japan's War In Colour

Narrator in Japan's War In Colour

The Maltese Double Cross

Narrator (voice) in The Maltese Double Cross

L.I.E.

Big John Harrigan in L.I.E.

Royal Deceit

Aethelwine in Royal Deceit

Longitude

Lord Morton in Longitude

The Affair of the Necklace

Minister Breteuil in The Affair of the Necklace

Sharpe's Eagle

Major Michael Hogan in Sharpe's Eagle

Sharpe's Rifles

Major Michael Hogan in Sharpe's Rifles

The Veteran

Gerry in The Veteran

The Secret of the Nutcracker

Drosselmeyer in The Secret of the Nutcracker

The Water Horse

Old Angus in The Water Horse

Directed by Andrei Tarkovsky

Voiceover Narrator in Directed by Andrei Tarkovsky

The Lost Language of Cranes

Owen Benjamin in The Lost Language of Cranes

Brian Cox's Jute Journey

Self in Brian Cox's Jute Journey

The Blasphemers' Banquet

Rev. Wallace (voice) in The Blasphemers' Banquet

The Campaign

Raymond in The Campaign

Coriolanus

Menenius in Coriolanus

The Key Man

Irving in The Key Man

The Parenting

in The Parenting

A Woman in Winter

Dr. Hunt in A Woman in Winter

Her

Alan Watts (voice) in Her

The Privilege

Young Laird in The Privilege

Strictly Sinatra

Chisolm in Strictly Sinatra

The Year of the Sex Olympics

Lasar Opie in The Year of the Sex Olympics

Blood

Lenny Fairburn in Blood

In Celebration

Steven Shaw in In Celebration

Peter O'Toole: Along the Sky Road to Aqaba

Self in Peter O'Toole: Along the Sky Road to Aqaba

Witness Against Hitler

Judge Freisler in Witness Against Hitler

The Evolution of an American Filmmaker

Self in The Evolution of an American Filmmaker

The Cloning of Joanna May

Carl May in The Cloning of Joanna May

Little Wing

Jaan Vari in Little Wing

An Adventure in Space and Time

Sydney Newman in An Adventure in Space and Time

On Expenses

in On Expenses

The Cutter

in The Cutter

I Missed My Mother's Funeral

Old Man in I Missed My Mother's Funeral

Six Characters in Search of An Author

The Director in Six Characters in Search of An Author

The Curse of Edgar

Edgar Hoover in The Curse of Edgar

Hitler in Colour

Narrator in Hitler in Colour

Anna

Sebastian in Anna

Inside 'Manhunter'

Himself in Inside 'Manhunter'

Believe

Matt Busby in Believe

Blumenthal

Harold Blumenthal in Blumenthal

The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim

Helm Hammerhand (voice) in The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim

RED 2

Ivan in RED 2

Match Point

Alec Hewett in Match Point

The Changeling

Alsemero in The Changeling

Ukraine: Answering the Call

Self in Ukraine: Answering the Call

Deceptions

Carlton Heard in Deceptions

Pope John Paul II

Father Góra in Pope John Paul II

Rise of the Planet of the Apes

John Landon in Rise of the Planet of the Apes

The Electric State

Popfly (voice) in The Electric State

A Modern Magician

The Voice in A Modern Magician

The Anomaly

Dr. Langham in The Anomaly

The Trials of Henry Kissinger

in The Trials of Henry Kissinger

The Gospel of John

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

Murder by Numbers

Self in Murder by Numbers

Darcey Bussell: My Life on the BBC

Self in Darcey Bussell: My Life on the BBC

Shoot for the Sun

Dunny in Shoot for the Sun

The Glove

in The Glove

Bonnie

Self in Bonnie

The Making of 'Hidden Agenda'

self in The Making of 'Hidden Agenda'

Pixels

Admiral Porter in Pixels

Beryl Markham: A Shadow on the Sun

Jack Purves in Beryl Markham: A Shadow on the Sun

Bill Douglas: My Best Friend

Narrator (voice) in Bill Douglas: My Best Friend

Forsaken

James McCurdy in Forsaken

Edwin Boyd: Citizen Gangster

Glover in Edwin Boyd: Citizen Gangster

Exit Humanity

Malcolm Young (voice) in Exit Humanity

That Christmas

Santa (voice) in That Christmas

The Planets

in The Planets

Ooh the Banter!

Self (archive footage) in Ooh the Banter!

Agent Crush

Spanners (voice) in Agent Crush

Smallpox 2002: Silent Weapon

Narrator in Smallpox 2002: Silent Weapon

Shoot on Sight

Daniel Tennant in Shoot on Sight

Skelly

Grandpa in Skelly

Saltwater

George Beneventi in Saltwater

Wittgenstein's Poker

Bertrand Russell (voice) in Wittgenstein's Poker

Sharpe: The Legend

Hogan in Sharpe: The Legend

Churchill

Winston Churchill in Churchill

The Carer

Sir Michael in The Carer

Morgan

Jim Bryce in Morgan

The Autopsy of Jane Doe

Tommy Tilden in The Autopsy of Jane Doe

For Love of the Game

Gary Wheeler in For Love of the Game

Murder on the Moon

Voronov in Murder on the Moon

Rasputin: The Devil in the Flesh

Narrator in Rasputin: The Devil in the Flesh

The Second Uncanny Issue of X-Men - Making X2

in The Second Uncanny Issue of X-Men - Making X2

Scotland In A Day

in Scotland In A Day

The Strange Case of Sherlock Holmes & Arthur Conan Doyle

Joseph Bell in The Strange Case of Sherlock Holmes & Arthur Conan Doyle

Glenrothan

in Glenrothan

Pretenders

Henry in Pretenders

Red Fox

Geoffrey Harrison in Red Fox

A Shot at Glory

Martin Smith in A Shot at Glory

Food for Ravens

Aneurin Bevan in Food for Ravens

Blue/Orange

Dr. Robert Smith in Blue/Orange

Vegalta: Soccer, Tsunami and the Hope of a Nation

Narrator in Vegalta: Soccer, Tsunami and the Hope of a Nation

Rat in the Skull

Detective Inspector Nelson in Rat in the Skull

Pacific Warriors

Narrator in Pacific Warriors

Merchants of Venus

Uncle Vladimir in Merchants of Venus

Super Troopers 2

John O'Hagen in Super Troopers 2

Sin

Captain Oakes in Sin

Strange but True

Bill in Strange but True

Aleister Crowley - The Wickedest Man in the World

Narrator in Aleister Crowley - The Wickedest Man in the World

Florence Nightingale

Dr. McGregor in Florence Nightingale

Bob the Builder: Mega Machines - The Movie

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

The Etruscan Smile

Rory MacNeil in The Etruscan Smile

Kubrick by Candlelight

The Narrator in Kubrick by Candlelight

The Invention of Dr. Morel

Dr. Morel in The Invention of Dr. Morel

Remember Me

Shane in Remember Me

Last Moment of Clarity

Gilles in Last Moment of Clarity

Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson

Other Voices (voice) in Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson

The Cantor of St Thomas's

Johann Sebastian Bach in The Cantor of St Thomas's

The Bay of Silence

Milton in The Bay of Silence

Wide Blue Yonder

Wally in Wide Blue Yonder

Secret Weapon

Andrew Neil in Secret Weapon

The Last Right

Father Reilly in The Last Right

Lawrence After Arabia

Father (Voice) in Lawrence After Arabia

Grushko

Colonel Yevgeni Grushko in Grushko

The Negotiator

Charlie King in The Negotiator

Widdershins

voice in Widdershins

Andrew Carnegie: Rags to Riches, Power to Peace

Andrew Carnegie (voice) in Andrew Carnegie: Rags to Riches, Power to Peace

The Outsiders

Gabriel in The Outsiders

John Rebus: The Lockdown Blues

John Rebus in John Rebus: The Lockdown Blues

An Evening with Brian Cox

Himself in An Evening with Brian Cox

A Knight in Tarnished Armour

Nelson in A Knight in Tarnished Armour

A Cotswold Death

Dr. Gillespie in A Cotswold Death

The Biographer

Michael O'Mara in The Biographer

Clay, Smeddum and Greenden

George Simpson in Clay, Smeddum and Greenden

Separation

Rivers in Separation

Home Cooking

Vic in Home Cooking

Oleg: The Oleg Vidov Story

Narrator (voice) in Oleg: The Oleg Vidov Story

Carry on Ken

Self in Carry on Ken

Gramsci: Everything that Concerns People

Narrator in Gramsci: Everything that Concerns People

Mending the Line

Ike Fletcher in Mending the Line

Prisoner's Daughter

Max in Prisoner's Daughter

TV Shows

French & Saunders

King Lear in French & Saunders

Deadwood

Jack Langrishe in Deadwood

The Tony Danza Show

Self in The Tony Danza Show

The One Show

Self - Guest in The One Show

Question Time

Self - Panellist in Question Time

Minder

Frank in Minder

Inspector Morse

Michael Steppings in Inspector Morse

Richard & Judy

Self in Richard & Judy

Superman: The Animated Series

Dr. Earl Garver (voice) in Superman: The Animated Series

Lost

in Lost

The Colbert Report

in The Colbert Report

The Big Battalions

Edward Hoyland in The Big Battalions

Nuremberg

Herman Wilhelm Goering in Nuremberg

Red Dwarf

The King in Red Dwarf

Van der Valk

Stefan Szabo in Van der Valk

The Devil's Crown

Henry II of England in The Devil's Crown

One Life

in One Life

The Jonathan Ross Show

Self in The Jonathan Ross Show

The Take

Ozzy in The Take

Acting

in Acting

Carpool Karaoke: The Series

Self in Carpool Karaoke: The Series

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

in The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

Doctor Who

Sydney Newman in Doctor Who

Hammer House of Horror

Chuck in Hammer House of Horror

A Touch of Cloth

in A Touch of Cloth

The Straits

Harry Montebello in The Straits

Perfect Scoundrels

Father Amedy in Perfect Scoundrels

Unnatural Causes

Vic in Unnatural Causes

Performance

The Director in Performance

The Colour of Magic

Narrator in The Colour of Magic

Shetland

Magnus Bain in Shetland

A Touch of Cloth

Bill Ball in A Touch of Cloth

Sharpe

Major Hogan in Sharpe

The Slap

Manolis in The Slap

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

Self in The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

The Game

Daddy in The Game

Tooned

The Mechanic in Tooned

Brian Cox: How The Other Half Live

Presenter in Brian Cox: How The Other Half Live

The Simpsons

Kostas Becker (voice) in The Simpsons

War and Peace

Mikhail Kutuzov in War and Peace

Penny Dreadful

Jared Talbot in Penny Dreadful

LIVE with Kelly and Mark

Self - Guest in LIVE with Kelly and Mark

Good Omens

Death (voice) in Good Omens

Top Gear

Star in a Reasonably-Priced Car in Top Gear

Frasier

Harry Moon in Frasier

Blade Runner: Black Lotus

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

The Graham Norton Show

Self in The Graham Norton Show

007: Road to a Million

The Controller in 007: Road to a Million

Thérèse Raquin

Laurent LeClaire in Thérèse Raquin

Late Night with Seth Meyers

Self in Late Night with Seth Meyers

Bob Servant

Bob Servant in Bob Servant

The Great War: The People's Story

Rev. Andrew Clark in The Great War: The People's Story

Brian Cox's Russia

Host in Brian Cox's Russia

The Sinking of the Laconia

Captain Sharp in The Sinking of the Laconia

Piers Morgan Uncensored

Self in Piers Morgan Uncensored

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

Self in The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

Succession

Logan Roy in Succession

The Day of the Triffids

Dennis Masen in The Day of the Triffids

Made of Money with Brian Cox

in Made of Money with Brian Cox

Variety Studio: Actors on Actors

Self in Variety Studio: Actors on Actors

Aqua Teen Hunger Force

Anubis (voice) in Aqua Teen Hunger Force

Last Week Tonight with John Oliver

God in Last Week Tonight with John Oliver

The Russell Howard Hour

Self in The Russell Howard Hour

The Daily Show

Self in The Daily Show

Medici: Masters of Florence

Bernardo Guadagni in Medici: Masters of Florence

Celebrity Antiques Road Trip

Self - Participant in Celebrity Antiques Road Trip

Manhunt

Anton in Manhunt

Longitude

Lord Morton in Longitude

Have I Got a Bit More News for You

Himself - Panellist in Have I Got a Bit More News for You

Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg

Self – Actor in Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg

Addicted to Pleasure

Self - Host in Addicted to Pleasure

Real Time with Bill Maher

Self in Real Time with Bill Maher

Shakespeare: The Animated Tales

Macbeth (voice) in Shakespeare: The Animated Tales

Play for Today

Dr. Gillespie in Play for Today

The Modern World: Ten Great Writers

Henrik Ibsen (voice) in The Modern World: Ten Great Writers

Unsinkable

Robert Dodds in Unsinkable

Amol Rajan Interviews

Self - Interviewed Guest in Amol Rajan Interviews

BBC Play of the Month

Alsemero in BBC Play of the Month

Great Performances

Self in Great Performances

Out

McGrath in Out

Shakespeare: Rise of a Genius

Self in Shakespeare: Rise of a Genius