Brian Cox

Born:1. juuni 1946

Place of Birth:Dundee, Scotland, UK

Known For:Acting

Biography

Brian Denis Cox CBE, born on June 1, 1946, is a distinguished Scottish actor with a remarkable career spanning both stage and screen. His journey in the world of acting began at the Dundee Repertory Theatre, where he honed his craft before becoming a founding member of the Royal Lyceum Theatre. Cox's dedication to the art of acting led him to train as a Shakespearean actor, earning acclaim for his performances with prestigious institutions such as the Royal National Theatre and the Royal Shakespeare Company.

Renowned for his versatility and depth as a character actor, Cox has left an indelible mark on the film industry with his memorable roles in a variety of genres. From portraying the enigmatic Robert McKee in Spike Jonze's "Adaptation" to the complex William Stryker in "X2," Cox has showcased his range and talent on the big screen. Noteworthy performances in films like "Braveheart," "Troy," and "Match Point" have solidified his reputation as a versatile and skilled actor.

In addition to his success in film, Cox has also made significant contributions to the world of television. His portrayal of Hermann Göring in the television film "Nuremberg" earned him a Primetime Emmy Award, showcasing his ability to bring depth and complexity to historical characters. Cox's talent transcends genres, as evidenced by his Emmy-nominated guest appearance on the iconic sitcom "Frasier" and his compelling role as Jack Langrishe in the acclaimed HBO series "Deadwood."

One of Cox's most notable recent roles is that of Logan Roy in the critically acclaimed HBO series "Succession." His portrayal of the patriarch of a powerful media family has earned him widespread praise, including a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in a Drama Series. Cox's nuanced performance on "Succession" has captivated audiences and critics alike, showcasing his ability to command the screen with his presence and talent.

Throughout his illustrious career, Cox has garnered numerous accolades, including two Laurence Olivier Awards and a Golden Globe Award. His dedication to his craft and his ability to inhabit a wide range of characters with depth and authenticity have solidified his status as one of the most respected actors in the industry. Cox's legacy as a Shakespearean actor, character actor, and television star continues to inspire audiences around the world, cementing his place as a true icon of the stage and screen.

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The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim

Helm Hammerhand (voice)

2024

A sudden attack by Wulf, a clever and traitorous lord of Rohan seeking vengeance for the death of his father, forces Helm Hammerhand, the King of Rohan, and his people to make a daring last stand in the ancient stronghold of the Hornburg.

Her

Alan Watts (voice)

2013

In the not so distant future, Theodore, a lonely writer, purchases a newly developed operating system designed to meet the user's every need. To Theodore's surprise, a romantic relationship develops between him and his operating system. This unconventional love story blends science fiction and romance in a sweet tale that explores the nature of love and the ways that technology isolates and connects us all.

Troy

King Agamemnon

2004

In year 1250 B.C. during the late Bronze age, two emerging nations begin to clash. Paris, the Trojan prince, convinces Helen, Queen of Sparta, to leave her husband Menelaus, and sail with him back to Troy. After Menelaus finds out that his wife was taken by the Trojans, he asks his brother Agamemnon to help him get her back. Agamemnon sees this as an opportunity for power. They set off with 1,000 ships holding 50,000 Greeks to Troy.

The Electric State

Popfly (voice)

2025

An orphaned teen hits the road with a mysterious robot to find her long-lost brother, teaming up with a smuggler and his wisecracking sidekick.

Pixels

Admiral Porter

2015

Video game experts are recruited by the military to fight 1980s-era video game characters who've attacked New York.

Braveheart

Argyle Wallace

1995

Enraged at the slaughter of Murron, his new bride and childhood love, Scottish warrior William Wallace slays a platoon of the local English lord's soldiers. This leads the village to revolt and, eventually, the entire country to rise up against English rule.

Zodiac

Melvin Belli

2007

The Zodiac murders cause the lives of Paul Avery, David Toschi and Robert Graysmith to intersect.

Rise of the Planet of the Apes

John Landon

2011

A highly intelligent chimpanzee named Caesar has been living a peaceful suburban life ever since he was born. But when he gets taken to a cruel primate facility, Caesar decides to revolt against those who have harmed him.

The Autopsy of Jane Doe

Tommy Tilden

2016

Father and son coroners receive a mysterious unidentified corpse with no apparent cause of death. As they attempt to examine the "Jane Doe," they discover increasingly bizarre clues that hold the key to her terrifying secrets.

The Ring

Richard Morgan

2002

Rachel Keller is a journalist investigating a videotape that may have killed four teenagers. There is an urban legend about this tape: the viewer will die seven days after watching it. Rachel tracks down the video... and watches it. Now she has just seven days to unravel the mystery of the Ring so she can save herself and her son.

RED

Ivan Simanov

2010

After surviving an assault from a squad of hit men, retired CIA black ops agent Frank Moses reassembles his old team for an all-out war. Frank reunites with old Joe, crazy Marvin and wily Victoria to uncover a massive conspiracy that threatens their lives. Only their expert training will allow them to survive a near-impossible mission -- breaking into CIA headquarters.

Fantastic Mr. Fox

Action 12 Reporter (voice)

2009

The Fantastic Mr. Fox, bored with his current life, plans a heist against the three local farmers. The farmers, tired of sharing their chickens with the sly fox, seek revenge against him and his family.

The Parenting

Frank

2025

Boyfriends Josh and Rohan plan a weekend getaway to introduce their parents, only to discover that their rental is home to a 400-year-old poltergeist.

That Christmas

Santa (voice)

2024

It's an unforgettable Christmas for the townsfolk of Wellington-on-Sea when the worst snowstorm in history alters everyone's plans — including Santa's.

Red Eye

Joe Reisert

2005

An overnight flight to Miami quickly becomes a battle for survival when Lisa realizes her seatmate plans to use her as part of a chilling assassination plot against the Deputy Secretary of Homeland Security. If she refuses to cooperate, her own father will be killed. As the miles tick by, she's in a race against time to find a way to warn the potential victims before it's too late.

Kiss the Girls

Chief Hatfield, Durham PD

1997

Forensic psychologist and detective Alex Cross travels to North Carolina and teams with escaped kidnap victim Kate McTiernan to hunt down "Casanova," a serial killer who abducts strong-willed women and forces them to submit to his demands. The trail leads to Los Angeles, where the duo discovers that the psychopath may not be working alone.

RED 2

Ivan

2013

Retired C.I.A. agent Frank Moses reunites his unlikely team of elite operatives for a global quest to track down a missing portable nuclear device.

The Campaign

Raymond

2012

Two rival politicians compete to win an election to represent their small North Carolina congressional district in the United States House of Representatives.

The Water Horse

Old Angus

2007

A lonely boy discovers a mysterious egg that hatches a sea creature of Scottish legend.

25th Hour

James Brogan

2002

In New York City in the days following the events of 9/11, Monty Brogan is a convicted drug dealer about to start a seven-year prison sentence, and his final hours of freedom are devoted to hanging out with his closest buddies and trying to prepare his girlfriend for his extended absence.

Match Point

Alec Hewett

2005

Chris, a former tennis player, looks for work as an instructor. He meets Tom Hewett, a wealthy young man whose sister Chloe falls in love with Chris. But Chris has his eye on Tom's fiancee Nola.

The Rookie

Jim Morris Sr.

2002

Jim Morris never made it out of the minor leagues before a shoulder injury ended his pitching career twelve years ago. Now a married-with-children high-school chemistry teacher and baseball coach in Texas, Jim's team makes a deal with him: if they win the district championship, Jim will try out with a major-league organization. The bet proves incentive enough for the team, and they go from worst to first, making it to state for the first time in the history of the school. Jim, forced to live up to his end of the deal, is nearly laughed off the try-out field--until he gets onto the mound, where he confounds the scouts (and himself) by clocking successive 98 mph fastballs, good enough for a minor-league contract with the Tampa Bay Devil Rays. Jim's still got a lot of pitches to throw before he makes it to The Show, but with his big-league dreams revived, there's no telling where he could go.

Ironclad

Albany

2011

In the year 1215, the rebel barons of England have forced their despised King John to put his royal seal on the Magna Carta, a seminal document that upheld the rights of free men. Yet within months of pledging himself to the great charter, the King reneged on his word and assembled a mercenary army on the south coast of England with the intention of bringing the barons and the country back under his tyrannical rule. Barring his way stood the mighty Rochester castle, a place that would become the symbol of the rebel's momentous struggle for justice and freedom.

Forsaken

James McCurdy

2015

John Henry returns to his hometown in hopes of repairing his relationship with his estranged father, but a local gang is terrorizing the town. John Henry is the only one who can stop them, however he has abandoned both his gun and reputation as a fearless quick-draw killer.

Morgan

Jim Bryce

2016

A corporate risk-management consultant must determine whether or not to terminate an artificial being's life that was made in a laboratory environment.

The Long Kiss Goodnight

Dr. Nathan Waldman

1996

Samantha Caine is a small-town schoolteacher and mom with no memory of her life before washing up on a beach eight years ago. After a car accident and a violent home invasion trigger flashes of her past, she discovers she used to be a deadly CIA assassin. Teaming up with a wisecracking private investigator, Mitch, she uncovers a secret government plot to stage a terrorist attack in Niagara Falls. When her daughter is kidnapped, Samantha must return to her old ways to stop the attack, rescue her child, and take down the people who tried to erase her.

Anna

Sebastian

2013

A man with the ability to enter peoples' memories takes on the case of a brilliant, troubled sixteen-year-old girl to determine whether she is a sociopath or a victim of trauma.

Super Troopers

John O'Hagen

2001

Five bored, occasionally high and always ineffective Vermont state troopers must prove their worth to the governor or lose their jobs. After stumbling on a drug ring, they plan to make a bust, but a rival police force is out to steal the glory.

The Corruptor

Sean Wallace

1999

Danny is a young cop partnered with Nick, a seasoned but ethically tainted veteran. As the two try to stop a gang war in Chinatown, Danny relies on Nick but grows increasingly uncomfortable with the way Nick gets things done.

Trick 'r Treat

Mr. Kreeg

2007

Four interwoven stories that occur on Halloween: an everyday high school principal has a secret life as a serial killer; a college virgin might have just met the one guy for her; a group of teenagers pull a mean prank, and a bitter old recluse receives an uninvited guest.

Rushmore

Dr. Nelson Guggenheim

1998

When a beautiful first-grade teacher arrives at a prep school, she soon attracts the attention of an ambitious teenager named Max, who quickly falls in love with her. Max turns to the father of two of his schoolmates for advice on how to woo the teacher. However, the situation soon gets complicated when Max's new friend becomes involved with her, setting the two pals against one another in a war for her attention.

Adaptation.

Robert McKee

2002

Charlie Kaufman is a confused L.A. screenwriter overwhelmed by feelings of inadequacy, sexual frustration, self-loathing, and by the screenwriting ambitions of his freeloading twin brother Donald. While struggling to adapt "The Orchid Thief," by Susan Orlean, Kaufman's life spins from pathetic to bizarre. The lives of Kaufman, Orlean's book, become strangely intertwined as each one's search for passion collides with the others'.

Super Troopers 2

John O'Hagen

2018

When an international border dispute arises between the U.S. and Canada, the Super Troopers- Mac, Thorny, Foster, Rabbit and Farva, are called in to set up a new Highway Patrol station in the disputed area.

Chain Reaction

Lyman Earl Collier

1996

At the University of Chicago, a research team that includes brilliant student machinist Eddie Kasalivich experiences a breakthrough: a stable form of fusion that may lead to a waste-free energy source. However, a private company wants to exploit the technology, so Kasalivich and physicist Dr. Lily Sinclair are framed for murder, and the fusion device is stolen. On the run from the FBI, they must recover the technology and exonerate themselves.

Rob Roy

Killearn

1995

In the highlands of Scotland in the 1700s, Rob Roy tries to lead his small town to a better future, by borrowing money from the local nobility to buy cattle to herd to market. When the money is stolen, Rob is forced into a Robin Hood lifestyle to defend his family and honour.

For Love of the Game

Gary Wheeler

1999

A baseball legend almost finished with his distinguished career at the age of forty has one last chance to prove who he is, what he is capable of, and win the heart of the woman he has loved for the past four years.

The Ringer

Gary Barker

2005

Pressured by a greedy uncle and a pile of debt, lovable loser Steve Barker resorts to an unthinkable, contemptible, just-crazy-enough-to-work scheme. He pretends to be mentally challenged to rig the upcoming Special Olympics and bring home the gold. But when Steve's fellow competitors get wise to the con, they inspire him to rise to the greatest challenge of all: becoming a better person.

Churchill

Winston Churchill

2017

A ticking-clock thriller following Winston Churchill in the 24 hours before D-Day.

Coriolanus

Menenius

2011

Caius Martius, aka Coriolanus, is an arrogant and fearsome general who has built a career on protecting Rome from its enemies. Pushed by his ambitious mother to seek the position of consul, Coriolanus is at odds with the masses and unpopular with certain colleagues. When a riot results in his expulsion from Rome, Coriolanus seeks out his sworn enemy, Tullus Aufidius. Together, the pair vow to destroy the great city.

The Reckoning

Tobias

2004

In 14th Century England, this tale of murder and mystery follows a fugitive priest who falls in with a troupe of actors. As they arrive in a small town, the actors encounter a woman being sentenced to death for practicing witchcraft and murder. Discarding the expected bible stories, the actors now stage a performance based on the crime. Through the performance of the play, they discover a mystery.

X2

William Stryker

2003

Professor Charles Xavier and his team of genetically gifted superheroes face a rising tide of anti-mutant sentiment led by Col. William Stryker. Storm, Wolverine and Jean Grey must join their usual nemeses—Magneto and Mystique—to unhinge Stryker's scheme to exterminate all mutants.

Manhunter

Dr. Hannibal Lecktor

1986

FBI Agent Will Graham, who retired after catching Hannibal Lecter, returns to duty to engage in a risky cat-and-mouse game with Lecter to capture a new killer.