Brian Cox
Acting
Biography
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.
Born: June 1, 1946
Place of Birth: Dundee, Scotland, UK
Known For
Unsinkable
A raw young officer and a handful of desperate men. A thousand miles of enemy infested ocean: and a ship that would not die.
Bob the Builder: Mega Machines - The Movie
Bob's team just got BIGGER with the most mega build EVER! Meet new team members Thud, Crunch, and former TV star Ace. They help Scoop, Muck, and Lofty clear the quarry to make room for an exciting new dam and reservoir. However, a rival contractor tries to undermine Bob and it's up to the team to save Spring City. Will they be up to this mega challenge or will it all end up washed away?
Succession
Follow the lives of the Roy family as they contemplate their future once their aging father begins to step back from the media and entertainment conglomerate they control.
Deadwood
The story of the early days of Deadwood, South Dakota; woven around actual historic events with most of the main characters based on real people. Deadwood starts as a gold mining camp and gradually turns from a lawless wild-west community into an organized wild-west civilized town. The story focuses on the real-life characters Seth Bullock and Al Swearengen.
Red Dwarf
The adventures of the last human alive and his friends, stranded three million years into deep space on the mining ship Red Dwarf.
The Simpsons
Set in Springfield, the average American town, the show focuses on the antics and everyday adventures of the Simpson family; Homer, Marge, Bart, Lisa and Maggie, as well as a virtual cast of thousands. Since the beginning, the series has been a pop culture icon, attracting hundreds of celebrities to guest star. The show has also made name for itself in its fearless satirical take on politics, media and American life in general.
Good Omens
Aziraphale, an angel, and Crowley, a demon, join forces in order to prevent Armageddon. They attempt to raise the Antichrist in a balanced and human way, but are they focusing their efforts in the right direction?
Japan's War in Colour
Using never-before-seen footage, Japan's War In Colour tells a previously untold story. It recounts the history of the Second World War from a Japanese perspective, combining original colour film with letters and diaries written by Japanese people. It tells the story of a nation at war from the diverse perspectives of those who lived through it: the leaders and the ordinary people, the oppressors and the victims, the guilty and the innocent. Until recently, it was believed that no colour film of Japan existed prior to 1945. But specialist research has now unearthed a remarkable colour record from as early as the 1930s. For eight years the Japanese fought what they believed was a Holy War that became a fight to the death. Japan's War In Colour shows how militarism took hold of the Japanese people; describes why Japan felt compelled to attack the West; explains what drove the Japanese to resist the Allies for so long; and, finally, reveals how they dealt with the shame of defeat.
Sharpe
Sharpe is a British series of television dramas starring Sean Bean as Richard Sharpe, a fictional British soldier in the Napoleonic Wars. Sharpe is the hero of a number of novels by Bernard Cornwell; most, though not all, of the episodes are based on the books. Produced by Celtic Films and Picture Palace Films for the ITV network, the series was shot mainly in Turkey and the Crimea, although some filming was also done in England, Spain and Portugal. The series originally ran from 1993 to 1997. In 2004, as part of ITV's new set of drama, ITV announced that it intended to produce new episodes of Sharpe, in co-production with BBC America, loosely based on his time in India, with Sean Bean continuing his role as Sharpe. Sharpe's Challenge is a two-part adventure; part one premiered on ITV on 23 April 2006, with part two being shown the following night. With more gore than earlier episodes, the show was broadcast by BBC America in September 2006.
The Russell Howard Hour
Russell Howard offers his unique take on the week's news and current affairs, picking through the biggest UK and international stories, and offering a wise and worldly view on the globe's news. Along the way, he'll welcome celebrity guests and leading experts, as well as hear from fledgling global correspondents. Plus, there will be stand-up, too, as Russell showcases some of the comedy scene's finest and most exciting stars.
Filmography
as Capt. John O’Hagan
as Sandy
as Self - Interviewee
as Self — Gustaf Wallenberg (voice)
as Self
as Frank
as Popfly (voice)
as Helm Hammerhand (voice)
as Santa (voice)
as Robert Dodds
as Grandpa
as Jaan Vari
as The Controller
as Narrator (voice)
as Max
as Ike Fletcher
as Narrator (voice)
as Himself
as Self
as Presenter
as Self
as Nick Booker
as Self – Actor
as Self
as Self
as Niander Wallace Sr. (voice)
as Self - Interviewed Guest
as Rivers
as Narrator (voice)
as Milton
as John Rebus
as Gilles
as Father (Voice)
as Father Reilly
as Bill
as Henry
as Shane
as Death (voice)
as The Narrator
as voice
as Logan Roy
as John O'Hagen
as Rory MacNeil
as Self
as Self
as Conrad / Crunch (voice)
as Winston Churchill
as Host
as Tommy Tilden
as Bernardo Guadagni
as Jim Bryce
as Sir Michael
as Mikhail Kutuzov
as Norman
as James McCurdy
as Narrator
as Admiral Porter
as Andrew Carnegie (voice)
as Manolis
as Narrator (voice) – King James Version
as Daddy
as Rev. Andrew Clark
as Dr. Langham
as Jared Talbot
as Self
as Alan Watts (voice)
as Sydney Newman
as Edgar Hoover
as Sebastian
as Matt Busby
as Ivan
as Magnus Bain
as Self
as Bob Servant
as Self - Host
as Lenny Fairburn
as Bill Ball
as Raymond
as The Mechanic
as Wally
as Harry Montebello
as Self - Participant
as Malcolm Young (voice)
as Glover
as Self
as Self - Guest
as John Landon
as Gerry
as Albany
as Irving
as Menenius
as Captain Sharp
as Ivan Simanov
as Reverend Kalahan
as Dennis Masen
as Action 12 Reporter (voice)
as Self
as Jacques
as Ozzy
as Van Doren
as Green Dragon (voice)
as King Vesper Abaddon
as Avery Ludlow
as Frank Perry
as Narrator
as Spanners (voice)
as Old Angus
as Drosselmeyer
as Daniel Tennant
as Mr. Kreeg
as General Hemmer (voice)
as Ward Abbott (voice) (archive footage) (uncredited)
as Dr. Hunt
as Melvin Belli
as Self
as Dr. Finch
as Douglas Baxter
as Self - Guest
as Self
as Gary Barker
as Alec Hewett
as Joseph Bell
as Joe Reisert
as Pariah Dark (Voice)
as Narrator
as Dr. Robert Smith
as Self - Narrator (voice)
as Other Voices (voice)
as Ward Abbott
as King Agamemnon
as Jack Langrishe
as Self
as Tobias
as William Stryker
as Self
as Self - Guest
as Captain Oakes
as James Brogan
as Robert McKee
as Self
as Richard Morgan
as Michael O'Mara
as Ward Abbott
as Narrator
as Jim Morris Sr.
as Cyr
as Narrator
as Narrator
as Minister Breteuil
as Self
as Big John Harrigan
as Chisolm
as John O'Hagen
as Himself
as Anubis (voice)
as George Beneventi
as Herman Wilhelm Goering
as Inspector McDunn
as Martin Smith
as Sidney McLoughlin
as Dr. Morel
as Self
as Lord Morton
as Lord Morton
as Doug
as Gary Wheeler
as Sean Wallace
as Dr. Nelson Guggenheim
as Clayton Blackstone
as Uncle Vladimir
as Captain Jeremiah Cassidy
as Joe Hamill
as Aneurin Bevan
as Hogan
as Chief Hatfield, Durham PD
as Dr. Nathan Waldman
as Mr. Smith
as Dr. Earl Garver (voice)
as Lyman Earl Collier
as Self
as Judge Freisler
as Argyle Wallace
as Killearn
as Narrator (voice)
as Charlie King
as Colonel Yevgeni Grushko
as Aethelwine
as Angus McTeague
as Harry Moon
as Major Michael Hogan
as Major Hogan
as Major Michael Hogan
as The Director
as Macbeth
as Edward Hoyland
as Macbeth (voice)
as Owen Benjamin
as Carl May
as Carlton Heard
as Geoffrey Harrison
as The Director
as Peter Kerrigan
as Self
as Andrew Neil
as Kostas Becker (voice)
as Rev. Wallace (voice)
as Voronov
as Voiceover Narrator
as Self - Guest
as Jack Purves
as The King
as Henrik Ibsen (voice)
as Dunny
as King Lear
as Michael Steppings
as Detective Inspector Nelson
as Narrator
as Vic
as Dr. Hannibal Lecktor
as Dr. McGregor
as Father Góra
as Burgundy
as Dr. Gillespie
as Young Laird
as Leon Douglas
as Chuck
as Dalhousie
as Laurent
as Frank
as Self - Panellist
as McGrath
as Henry II
as Billy Voss
as George Simpson
as Steven Shaw
as William Wallace
as Dalhousie
as Alsemero
as Stefan Szabo
as Trotsky
as Self - Narration (voice)
as Dr. Gillespie
as Anton
as Lasar Opie
as Alsemero
as Lasar Opie
as Himself - Panellist
as The Voice