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Brian Denis Cox CBE (born 1 June 1946) is a Scottish actor. A classically trained Shakespearean actor, he is known for leading performances on stage and television, as well as supporting roles in film. 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. Empire magazine awarded him the Empire Icon Award in 2006, and the UK Film Council named him one of the top 10 powerful British film stars in Hollywood in 2007.


Cox trained at the Dundee Repertory Theatre before becoming a founding member of 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 the 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), Rob Roy (1995), Braveheart (1995), Rushmore (1998), Super Troopers (2001), The Ring (2002), The Bourne Identity (2002), 25th Hour (2002), Troy (2004), The Bourne Supremacy (2004), Red Eye (2005), Zodiac (2007), Fantastic Mr. Fox (2009), Rise of the Planet of the Apes (2011), 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 Award for Best Actor in a Drama Series.
On stage he has starred as Max at London's West End production of Tom Stoppard's Rock 'n Roll, a role he reprised on Broadway until 2008. In 2011, Cox appeared on Broadway opposite in a revival of Jason Miller's That Championship Season. His portrayal of Jack in The Weir at the Donmar Theatre in April 2013 is reprised at Wyndham's Theatre in January 2014. In Fall 2015, Cox starred in a new production of Waiting for Godot, for Royal Lyceum Theatre Edinburgh's 50th anniversary. Cox returned to the Broadway stage in 2019 to star as Lyndon B. Johnson in Robert Schenkkan's The Great Society at the Vivian Beaumont Theater.

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STAGE CREDITS

The Score The Score
[West End]
2025
Johann Sebastian Bach ()
Long Day’s Journey Into Night Long Day’s Journey Into Night
[West End]
2024
James Tyrone Sr.
The Great Society The Great Society
[Broadway]
Original Broadway Production, 2019
LBJ
The Weir The Weir
[West End]
West End Revival Production, 2014
Performer
That Championship Season That Championship Season
[Broadway]
Broadway Revival, 2011
Coach
Rock 'n' Roll Rock 'n' Roll
[Broadway]
Original Broadway Production, 2007
Max
St. Nicholas
[Off-Broadway]
1998
Performer
Art
[Broadway]
Original Broadway Production, 1998
Marc [Replacement]
[Replacement]
Rat in the Skull
[Off-Broadway]
1985
Nelson
Strange Interlude
[Broadway]
1985
Edmund Darrell

Movies

Nicholas and Alexandra
[ 1971 ] Trotsky
In Celebration
[ 1975 ] Steven Shaw
Manhunter
[ 1986 ] Dr. Lecktor
Hidden Agenda
[ 1990 ] Kerrigan
The Lost Language of Cranes
[ 1991 ] Owen Benjamin
Deceptions
[ 1992 ] Carlton Heard
Royal Deceit
[ 1994 ] Aethelwine
Iron Will
[ 1994 ] Angus McTeague
Braveheart
[ 1995 ] Argyle Wallace
Rob Roy
[ 1995 ] Killearn
Chain Reaction
[ 1996 ] Lyman Earl Collier
The Glimmer Man
[ 1996 ] Mr. Smith
The Long Kiss Goodnight
[ 1996 ] Nathan
Kiss the Girls
[ 1997 ] Chief Hatfield
The Boxer
[ 1997 ] Joe Hamill
Desperate Measures
[ 1998 ] Captain Jeremiah Csidy
Rushmore
[ 1998 ] Dr. Nelson Guggenheim
Merchants of Venus
[ 1998 ] Uncle Vladimir
The Minus Man
[ 1999 ] Doug
For Love of the Game
[ 1999 ] Gary Wheeler
The Corruptor
[ 1999 ] Sean Wallace
Saltwater
[ 2000 ] George Beneventi
Complicity
[ 2000 ] Inspector McDunn
A Shot at Glory
[ 2000 ] Martin Smith
Mad About Mambo
[ 2000 ] Sidney McLoughlin
L.I.E.
[ 2001 ] Big John Harrigan
Super Troopers
[ 2001 ] Captain O Hagan
Strictly Sinatra
[ 2001 ] Chisolm
The Affair of the Necklace
[ 2001 ] Minister Breteuil
Bug
[ 2002 ] Cyr
25th Hour
[ 2002 ] James Brogan
The Rookie
[ 2002 ] Jim Morris Sr.
The Ring
[ 2002 ] Richard Morgan
Adaptation.
[ 2002 ] Robert McKee
The Reckoning
[ 2002 ] Tobi
The Bourne Identity
[ 2002 ] Ward Abbott
Sin
[ 2003 ] Captain Oakes
X2: X-Men United
[ 2003 ] William Stryker
Troy
[ 2004 ] Agamemnon
The Bourne Supremacy
[ 2004 ] Ward Abbott
Match Point
[ 2005 ] Alec Hewett
The Ringer
[ 2005 ] Gary Barker
Red Eye
[ 2005 ] Joe Reisert
The Flying Scotsman
[ 2006 ] Dougl Baxter
Running with Scissors
[ 2006 ] Dr. Finch
A Woman in Winter
[ 2006 ] Dr. Hunt
Shoot on Sight
[ 2007 ] Daniel Tennant
Battle for Terra
[ 2007 ] General Hemmer
Zodiac
[ 2007 ] Melvin Belli
Trick 'r Treat
[ 2007 ] Mr. Kreeg
The Water Horse
[ 2007 ] Old Angus
Agent Crush
[ 2008 ] Spanners
Red
[ 2008 ] Avery Ludlow
The Escapist
[ 2008 ] Frank Perry
Fantastic Mr. Fox
[ 2009 ] Action 12 Reporter
The Good Heart
[ 2009 ] Jacques
Tell Tale
[ 2009 ] Phillip Van Doren
As Good as Dead
[ 2010 ] Reverend Kalahan
All at Sea
[ 2010 ] Wally
Ironclad
[ 2011 ] Baron William d Aubigny
The Veteran
[ 2011 ] Gerry Langdon
Citizen Gangster
[ 2011 ] Glover Boyd
The Key Man
[ 2011 ] Irving
Rise of the Planet of the Apes
[ 2011 ] John Landon
Exit Humanity
[ 2011 ] Malcolm Young
Coriolanus
[ 2011 ] Menenius
Blood
[ 2012 ] Lenny Fairburn
The Campaign
[ 2012 ] Raymond Huggins
Her
[ 2013 ] Alan Watts
Blumenthal
[ 2013 ] Harold
RED 2
[ 2013 ] Ivan
Believe
[ 2013 ] Sir Matt Busby
The Anomaly
[ 2014 ] Dr. Langham
The Gospel of John
[ 2014 ] Narrator
Pixels
[ 2015 ] Admiral Porter
Forsaken
[ 2015 ] James McCurdy
Morgan
[ 2016 ] Jim Bryce
The Carer
[ 2016 ] Sir Michael Gifford
The Autopsy of Jane Doe
[ 2016 ] Tommy
Bob the Builder: Mega Machines
[ 2017 ] Conrad UK & US, Crunch UK & US
Churchill
[ 2017 ] Winston Churchill
Super Troopers 2
[ 2018 ] Captain O Hagan
The Pretenders
[ 2018 ] Henry
Dark Highlands
[ 2018 ] Opening Narrator
The Etruscan Smile
[ 2018 ] Rory MacNeil
Strange But True
[ 2019 ] Bill
The Last Right
[ 2019 ] Father Reilly
Remember Me
[ 2019 ] Shane
Last Moment of Clarity
[ 2020 ] Gilles
The Bay of Silence
[ 2020 ] Milton
Lawrence: After Arabia
[ 2021 ] Epilogue, Father Voice
Separation
[ 2021 ] Paul Rivers
Mending the Line
[ 2022 ] Ike Fletcher
Prisoner's Daughter
[ 2022 ] Max
The Independent
[ 2022 ] Nichol Booker
The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim
[ 2023 ] Helm Hammerhand
The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim
[ 2024 ] Helm
That Christmas
[ 2024 ] Santa
Skelly
[ 2024 ] Grandpa
Little Wing
[ 2024 ] Jaan Vari
The Electric State
[ 2025 ] Pop Fly (voice)
The Parenting
[ 2025 ] Frank
Glenrothan
[ 2025 ]

TV Shows

Blade Runner: Black Lotus
Niander Wallace Sr.
Crown Court
Edward McLennan
Shetland
Magnus Bain
Succession
Logan Roy
Unsinkable
Robert Dodds
Unsinkable
Robert Dodds

Awards and Nominations

Drama Desk Awards - 1998 - Outstanding Actor - Play

Brian Cox, St. Nicholas

Outer Critics Circle Awards - 1998 - Best Solo Performance

Brian Cox - , St. Nicholas


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The Lortels - 1998 - Outstanding Lead Actor

Brian Cox, St. Nicholas

Olivier Awards - 1988 - Actor of the Year in a New Play

Brian Cox, Fashion, RSC


winner
Olivier Awards - 1988 - Actor of the Year in a Revival

Brian CoxTitus Andronicus

Olivier Awards - 1986 - Comedy Performance of the Year

Brian CoxMisalliance


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Olivier Awards - 1984 - Actor of the Year in a New Play

Brian CoxRat In The Skull

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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

How many Broadway shows has Brian Cox been in?

Brian Cox has appeared on Broadway in 5 shows.

How many West End shows has Brian Cox been in?

Brian Cox has appeared on London's West End in 3 shows.

What was Brian Cox's first West End show?

Brian Cox's first West End show was The Weir which opened in 2014

What awards has Brian Cox been nominated for?

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.

What awards has Brian Cox won?

Brian Cox has won the Outstanding Lead Actor award at The Lortel Awards for his performance in St. Nicholas. He also received the Actor of the Year in a Revival award at the Olivier Awards for Titus Andronicus and the Actor of the Year in a New Play award at the Olivier Awards for Rat In The Skull.

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