James Cosmo
Acting
Biography
James Cosmos (born 24 May 1948) is a British actor, known for his film roles in Highlander, Braveheart, the film adaptation of The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, Trainspotting, The Last Legion, Troy, and 2081. He is also a staple of British television, with credits in hundreds of television shows, Cosmo made a name for himself playing Scottish "tough guy" characters.
Born: May 24, 1948
Place of Birth: Clydebank, West Dunbartonshire, Scotland, UK
Known For
Off Grid
A man takes to a remote hideout with his sick wife, where they live in isolation as he battles to protect her life, and his own sanity, from a supernatural threat plaguing humanity. When a drifter happens upon their cabin and they take him in, old wounds are exposed and a harrowing twist reveals the true nature of the catastrophe that has befallen the couple.
The Pyramid Texts
If we have been remiss in our life, and hurt the people we most love, is it ever too late to redress the balance? Ray, a lonely old boxer, desperately estranged from his son, records his loves, his regrets, and his greatest life lessons to a camera in an empty boxing gym. His is the desperate hope that no estrangement is permanent, and that it is never too late to say sorry.
Chernobyl
The true story of one of the worst man-made catastrophes in history: the catastrophic nuclear accident at Chernobyl. A tale of the brave men and women who sacrificed to save Europe from unimaginable disaster.
Game of Thrones
Seven noble families fight for control of the mythical land of Westeros. Friction between the houses leads to full-scale war. All while a very ancient evil awakens in the farthest north. Amidst the war, a neglected military order of misfits, the Night's Watch, is all that stands between the realms of men and icy horrors beyond.
Sons of Anarchy
The Sons of Anarchy (SOA) are an outlaw motorcycle club with many charters in the United States and overseas. The show focused on the original and founding charter, Sons of Anarchy Motorcycle Club, Redwood Original, often referred to by the acronym SAMCRO, Sam Crow, or simply Redwood Charter. The charter operates both legal and illegal businesses in the small town of Charming, California. They combine gun-running and a garage, and involvement in porn film industry. Clay, the charter president, likes it old school and violent; while Jax, his stepson and the club's VP, has thoughts about changing the way things are done. Their conflict has effects on both the club and their personal relationship, especially when Jax goes on a personal quest to cleanse the SAMCRO name and image.
Little House on the Prairie
Little House on the Prairie, also known as Laura Ingalls Wilder's Little House on the Prairie, is a five-hour miniseries which was broadcast on ABC as part of The Wonderful World of Disney anthology series. It was made in 2004. It was directed by David L. Cunningham.
The Narnia Code
Millions of readers have been captivated by C. S. Lewis’s famed Chronicles of Narnia, but why? What is it about these seven books that makes them so appealing? For more than half a century, scholars have attempted to find the organizing key—the “secret code”—to the beloved series, but it has remained a mystery. Until now.
One Night in Emergency
Over the course of one night, a man struggles to find his wife in the wards of an inner-city hospital. Journeying through the corridors he meets a series of strange people.
Survivors
Survivors is a British post-apocalyptic fiction television series devised by Terry Nation and produced by Terence Dudley at the BBC from 1975 to 1977. It concerns the plight of a group of people who have survived an accidentally released plague – referred to as "The Death" – that kills nearly the entire human population of the planet.
Castle
After a serial killer imitates the plots of his novels, successful mystery novelist Richard "Rick" Castle receives permission from the Mayor of New York City to tag along with an NYPD homicide investigation team for research purposes.
Filmography
as Francis Crowley
as Johnny
as Director Houseman
as Max Dalton
as Welly
as Allan Berwick
as Lord Goran
as Fraser Warren
as Waylon
as Narrator
as Jim Mackie
as Cardinal Richelieu
as Mr. Fezziwig (voice)
as Howard
as Brodie Grant Snr
as Nick
as Frank Menzies
as Peter Sprott
as Grant
as John Tanner
as Benedict
as Farder Coram
as Mr. Charles
as Miner
as Bill Bradwell
as Farmer
as Jorge of Burgos
as Des Brady
as Eddie Royce
as Grandpa
as Mr. Stakas
as Robert Bruce Senior
as Luka Gocharov
as Niall
as Policeman
as Narrator
as Bob
as Ray
as FIeld Marshall Haig
as Harry Woods
as Renton's Father
as Cooper
as Roger Daniels
as Quintus Arius
as Macalister the Minister
as Alan
as Captain Creech
as Albert Chapman
as Brian Balanowsky
as Albert
as James Henderson
as Ray
as Narrator (English)
as Dawson
as Arthur
as Dr. Harper
as Goffe
as Herbert Hopewell
as Blucher (voice)
as Mr. Zigic
as King Bagsecg
as Arthur McCall
as Judge Wellington
as Murdo
as Priest
as Roger Seymour
as Pecco
as Len Lomax
as Jeor Mormont
as Laird
as Nick
as Alfred
as Shutherland
as Phillip
as George Bergeron
as Narrator
as Finn Rourke
as Hector McKinley
as Hengist
as Father Kellan Ashby
as Galder Weatherwax
as Brenden
as Dawson
as Hrothgar
as Mr. Karva
as Finlay Murray
as Father Christmas
as James Brown
as Mr. Scott
as Glaucus
as Big John
as Lambert
as Finn
as Robert
as Col. Sutch
as Billy
as Archie
as Col. Stuart McLean
as Self
as Tommy Chase
as Morris Gerald Cafferty
as Morris Cafferty
as The Centurion
as Frank
as Donald Paterson
as Zorba
as Billy Bailey
as MacDonald
as Agrippa
as Thelonius (voice)
as Malky Fraser
as Jack 'Axeman' McKinley
as Cedric
as Mr. Weston
as Renton's Father
as Campbell
as Tom
as Jerry
as Matthew Chapman
as James Maxton
as Redruth
as James Smithson
as Tony
as Bonham
as John Breckman
as Tony
as German Soldier
as Angus MacLeod
as Detective Inspector McNeil
as Mr. McBigg
as Longfellow
as Priest
as Bonfield
as Sergeant Carch
as Sergeant Carch
as Willis
as Jock McLeish
as Beggar/Soldier
as Jock Anderson
as Glover
as Lenny Carter
as Det. Sgt. Davy Freeth
as Robert Bruce
as Cliff Dow
as Officer on Train
as Bob Gillette
as Inspector Williams
as Det. Sgt. Beale
as Lt. Anderson
as Senior Under Officer Patterson
as Waller
as Jamie
as Private Davidson
as Gregory Kern