Brian Cox
Acting
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 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.
Rise of the Planet of the Apes
as John Landon
Age 65 (now 80)
The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim
as Helm Hammerhand (voice)
Age 78 (now 80)
Raoul Wallenberg: Missing Inaction
as Gustaf Wallenberg (voice)
Age 79 (now 80)
The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim
as Helm Hammerhand (voice)
Age 78 (now 80)
Peter O'Toole: Along the Sky Road to Aqaba
as Self
Age 76 (now 80)
Bob the Builder: Mega Machines - The Movie
as Conrad / Crunch (voice)
Age 70 (now 80)
Vegalta: Soccer, Tsunami and the Hope of a Nation
as Narrator
Age 70 (now 80)
Andrew Carnegie: Rags to Riches, Power to Peace
as Andrew Carnegie (voice)
Age 69 (now 80)
The Gospel of John
as Narrator (voice) – King James Version
Age 68 (now 80)
An Adventure in Space and Time
as Sydney Newman
Age 67 (now 80)
Rise of the Planet of the Apes
as John Landon
Age 65 (now 80)
Scooby-Doo! and the Samurai Sword
as Green Dragon (voice)
Age 62 (now 80)
The Bourne Ultimatum
as Ward Abbott (voice) (archive footage) (uncredited)
Age 61 (now 80)
The Strange Case of Sherlock Holmes & Arthur Conan Doyle
as Joseph Bell
Age 59 (now 80)
Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson
as Other Voices (voice)
Age 58 (now 80)
The Second Uncanny Issue of X-Men! Making X2
as Self
Age 57 (now 80)
The Evolution of an American Filmmaker
as Self
Age 56 (now 80)
Aleister Crowley: The Wickedest Man in the World
as Narrator
Age 56 (now 80)
Loch Lomond: Legend of the Loch
as Narrator
Age 55 (now 80)
Rasputin: The Devil in the Flesh
as Narrator
Age 55 (now 80)
The History of the British Police Force
as Narrator (voice)
Age 53 (now 80)
Six Characters in Search of An Author
as The Director
Age 46 (now 80)
Directed by Andrei Tarkovsky
as Voiceover Narrator
Age 42 (now 80)
Beryl Markham: A Shadow on the Sun
as Jack Purves
Age 41 (now 80)
Gramsci: Everything that Concerns People
as Narrator
Age 40 (now 80)
The Cantor of St Thomas's
as Johann Sebastian Bach
Age 38 (now 80)
Brian Cox: How The Other Half Live
as Presenter
Age 76 (now 80)
Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg
as Self - Actor
Age 76 (now 80) Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg
as Self – Actor
Age 76 (now 80)
Blade Runner: Black Lotus
as Niander Wallace Sr. (voice)
Age 75 (now 80)
Medici: Masters of Florence
as Bernardo Guadagni
Age 70 (now 80)
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
as Self
Age 69 (now 80) The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
as Self - Guest
Age 69 (now 80)
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
as Self
Age 68 (now 80)
The Great War: The People's Story
as Rev. Andrew Clark
Age 68 (now 80)
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
as God
Age 67 (now 80)
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
as Self
Age 67 (now 80)
Celebrity Antiques Road Trip
as Self - Participant
Age 65 (now 80)
The Sinking of the Laconia
as Captain Sharp
Age 64 (now 80)
I, Caesar – The Rise and Fall of the Roman Empire
as Narrator
Age 50 (now 80)
Superman: The Animated Series
as Dr. Earl Garver (voice)
Age 50 (now 80)
Shakespeare: The Animated Tales
as Macbeth (voice)
Age 46 (now 80)
The Modern World: Ten Great Writers
as Henrik Ibsen (voice)
Age 41 (now 80)
Have I Got a Bit More News for You
as Himself - Panellist
Gathering insights...
Also Known As
Brian Denis Cox, Brian Cox CBE, برایان کاکس
IMDB
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