Birth Place: Dundee
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Brian Cox is a Scottish actor. He has worked extensively with the Royal Shakespeare Company and the Royal National Theatre, where he gained recognition for his portrayal of King Lear. He currently stars as media magnate Logan Roy on HBO's Succession.
Cox is also known for appearing in Super Troopers, Super Troopers 2, The Bourne Identity, The Bourne Supremacy, X2, Braveheart, Rushmore, Rise of the Planet of the Apes, and Troy. He was the first actor to portray Hannibal Lecter on film, in 1986's Manhunter.
An Olivier Award, Emmy Award and Golden Globe winner, Cox has also been nominated for a BAFTA and three Screen Actors Guild Awards. In 2006, Empire readers voted him the recipient of the Empire Icon Award
[1971]Nicholas and Alexandra Trotsky
[1975]In Celebration Steven Shaw
[1986]Manhunter Dr. Lecktor
[1990]Hidden Agenda Kerrigan
[1991]The Lost Language of Cranes Owen Benjamin
[1992]Deceptions Carlton Heard
[1994]Iron Will Angus McTeague
[1994]Royal Deceit Aethelwine
[1995]Rob Roy Killearn
[1995]Braveheart Argyle Wallace
[1996]The Glimmer Man Mr. Smith
[1996]The Long Kiss Goodnight Nathan
[1996]Chain Reaction Lyman Earl Collier
[1997]The Boxer Joe Hamill
[1997]Kiss the Girls Chief Hatfield
[1998]Rushmore Dr. Nelson Guggenheim
[1998]Merchants of Venus Uncle Vladimir
[1998]Desperate Measures Captain Jeremiah Csidy
[1999]The Corruptor Sean Wallace
[1999]For Love of the Game Gary Wheeler
[1999]The Minus Man Doug
[2000]Mad About Mambo Sidney McLoughlin
[2000]Complicity Inspector McDunn
[2000]A Shot at Glory Martin Smith
[2000]Saltwater George Beneventi
[2001]Strictly Sinatra Chisolm
[2001]The Affair of the Necklace Minister Breteuil
[2001]Super Troopers Captain O Hagan
[2001]L.I.E. Big John Harrigan
[2002]The Ring Richard Morgan
[2002]Adaptation. Robert McKee
[2002]25th Hour James Brogan
[2002]Bug Cyr
[2002]The Reckoning Tobi
[2002]The Bourne Identity Ward Abbott
[2002]The Rookie Jim Morris Sr.
[2003]X2: X-Men United William Stryker
[2003]Sin Captain Oakes
[2004]The Bourne Supremacy Ward Abbott
[2004]Troy Agamemnon
[2005]Red Eye Joe Reisert
[2005]The Ringer Gary Barker
[2005]Match Point Alec Hewett
[2006]The Flying Scotsman Dougl Baxter
[2006]A Woman in Winter Dr. Hunt
[2006]Running with Scissors Dr. Finch
[2007]Battle for Terra General Hemmer
[2007]Shoot on Sight Daniel Tennant
[2007]Zodiac Melvin Belli
[2007]Trick 'r Treat Mr. Kreeg
[2007]The Water Horse Old Angus
[2008]Agent Crush Spanners
[2008]Red Avery Ludlow
[2008]The Escapist Frank Perry
[2009]Tell Tale Phillip Van Doren
[2009]Fantastic Mr. Fox Action 12 Reporter
[2009]The Good Heart Jacques
[2010]All at Sea Wally
[2010]As Good as Dead Reverend Kalahan
[2011]Rise of the Planet of the Apes John Landon
[2011]Ironclad Baron William d Aubigny
[2011]Exit Humanity Malcolm Young
[2011]The Veteran Gerry Langdon
[2011]Coriolanus Menenius
[2011]The Key Man Irving
[2011]Citizen Gangster Glover Boyd
[2012]Blood Lenny Fairburn
[2012]The Campaign Raymond Huggins
[2013]Her Alan Watts
[2013]Blumenthal Harold
[2013]RED 2 Ivan
[2013]Believe Sir Matt Busby
[2014]The Gospel of John Narrator
[2014]The Anomaly Dr. Langham
[2015]Pixels Admiral Porter
[2015]Forsaken James McCurdy
[2016]Morgan Jim Bryce
[2016]The Autopsy of Jane Doe Tommy
[2016]The Carer Sir Michael Gifford
[2017]Churchill Winston Churchill
[2017]Bob the Builder: Mega Machines Conrad UK & US, Crunch UK & US
[2018]The Pretenders Henry
[2018]Super Troopers 2 Captain O Hagan
[2018]The Etruscan Smile Rory MacNeil
[2018]Dark Highlands Opening Narrator
[2019]Remember Me Shane
[2019]The Last Right Father Reilly
[2019]Strange But True Bill
[2020]Last Moment of Clarity Gilles
[2020]The Bay of Silence Milton
[2021]Lawrence: After Arabia Epilogue, Father Voice
[2021]Separation Paul Rivers
[2022]Prisoner's Daughter Max
[2022]Mending the Line Ike Fletcher
[2022]The Independent Nichol Booker
[2023]The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim Helm Hammerhand
Blade Runner: Black Lotus Niander Wallace Sr.
Crown Court Edward McLennan
Shetland Magnus Bain
Succession Logan Roy
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Brian Cox, Fashion, RSC
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Brian CoxRat In The Skull
Brian Cox has appeared on Broadway in 5 shows.
Brian Cox has appeared on London's West End in 2 shows.
Brian Cox's first West End show was The Weir which opened in 2014
Brian Cox has been nominated for several awards throughout his career. Some of the notable nominations include Outstanding Actor - Play (Drama Desk Awards) for "St. Nicholas," Best Solo Performance (Outer Critics Circle Awards) for "St. Nicholas," Outstanding Lead Actor (The Lortels) for "St. Nicholas," Actor of the Year in a New Play (Olivier Awards) for "Fashion, RSC," Actor of the Year in a Revival (Olivier Awards) for "Titus Andronicus," Comedy Performance of the Year (Olivier Awards) for "Misalliance," and Actor of the Year in a New Play (Olivier Awards) for "Rat In The Skull."
Brian Cox has won several awards throughout his career. Some of his notable wins include Outstanding Lead Actor at The Lortels for his performance in "St. Nicholas," Actor of the Year in a Revival at the Olivier Awards for "Titus Andronicus," and Actor of the Year in a New Play at the Olivier Awards for "Rat In The Skull."
Brian Cox's next show will be Long Day’s Journey Into Night which opens on 3/19/2024 on West End.