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.
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Filmography of
Brian Cox
Self
... 2025
Sandy
... 2025
Frank
... 2025
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Popfly (voice)
... 2025
Helm Hammerhand (voice)
... 2024
Santa (voice)
... 2024
Grandpa
... 2024
Jaan Vari
... 2024
Narrator (voice)
... 2023
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Ike Fletcher
... 2023
Narrator (voice)
... 2023
Himself
... 2023
Self
... 2022
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Self
... 2022
Nick Booker
... 2022
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Rivers
... 2021
Narrator (voice)
... 2021
Milton
... 2020
John Rebus
... 2020
Gilles
... 2020
Father (Voice)
... 2020
Father Reilly
... 2019
Bill
... 2019
Henry
... 2019
Shane
... 2019
The Narrator
... 2018
voice
... 2018
John O'Hagen
... 2018
Rory MacNeil
... 2018
Himself
... 2017
Conrad / Crunch (voice)
... 2017
Winston Churchill
... 2017
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Tommy Tilden
... 2016
Jim Bryce
... 2016
Sir Michael
... 2016
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Norman
... 2015
James McCurdy
... 2015
Narrator
... 2015
Admiral Porter
... 2015
Andrew Carnegie (voice)
... 2015
Narrator (voice) – King James Version
... 2014
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Dr. Langham
... 2014
Alan Watts (voice)
... 2013
Sydney Newman
... 2013
Edgar Hoover
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Sebastian
... 2013
Matt Busby
... 2013
Harold Blumenthal
... 2013
Ivan
... 2013
Lenny Fairburn
... 2012
Raymond
... 2012
Wally
... 2012
Old Man
... 2012
Malcolm Young (voice)
... 2011
Glover
... 2011
John Landon
... 2011
Gerry
... 2011
Albany
... 2011
Irving
... 2011
Menenius
... 2011
Ivan Simanov
... 2010
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Reverend Kalahan
... 2010
Action 12 Reporter (voice)
... 2009
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Jacques
... 2009
Van Doren
... 2009
Green Dragon (voice)
... 2009
Avery Ludlow
... 2008
Frank Perry
... 2008
Spanners (voice)
... 2008
Old Angus
... 2007
Drosselmeyer
... 2007
Daniel Tennant
... 2007
Mr. Kreeg
... 2007
General Hemmer (voice)
... 2007
Ward Abbott (voice) (archive footage) (uncredited)
... 2007
Dr. Hunt
... 2007
Melvin Belli
... 2007
Dr. Finch
... 2006
Gabriel
... 2006
Douglas Baxter
... 2006
Self
... 2006
Gary Barker
... 2005
Alec Hewett
... 2005
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Joe Reisert
... 2005
Narrator
... 2005
Dr. Robert Smith
... 2005
Self - Narrator (voice)
... 2005
Other Voices (voice)
... 2004
Ward Abbott
... 2004
King Agamemnon
... 2004
Self
... 2004
Tobias
... 2004
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William Stryker
... 2003
Captain Oakes
... 2003
James Brogan
... 2002
Robert McKee
... 2002
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Richard Morgan
... 2002
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Michael O'Mara
... 2002
Ward Abbott
... 2002
Narrator
... 2002
Jim Morris Sr.
... 2002
Cyr
... 2002
Narrator
... 2002
Narrator
... 2002
Minister Breteuil
... 2001
Big John Harrigan
... 2001
Chisolm
... 2001
John O'Hagen
... 2001
Himself
... 2001
George Beneventi
... 2000
Inspector McDunn
... 2000
Martin Smith
... 2000
Sidney McLoughlin
... 2000
Dr. Morel
... 2000
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Lord Morton
... 2000
Narrator (voice)
... 1999
Gary Wheeler
... 1999
Sean Wallace
... 1999
Doug
... 1999
Dr. Nelson Guggenheim
... 1998
Clayton Blackstone
... 1998
Uncle Vladimir
... 1998
Captain Jeremiah Cassidy
... 1998
Joe Hamill
... 1997
Aneurin Bevan
... 1997
Hogan
... 1997
Chief Hatfield, Durham PD
... 1997
Dr. Nathan Waldman
... 1996
Mr. Smith
... 1996
Lyman Earl Collier
... 1996
Judge Freisler
... 1996
Argyle Wallace
... 1995
Killearn
... 1995
Narrator (voice)
... 1994
Charlie King
... 1994
Colonel Yevgeni Grushko
... 1994
Aethelwine
... 1994
Angus McTeague
... 1994
Major Michael Hogan
... 1993
Major Michael Hogan
... 1993
The Director
... 1992
Macbeth
... 1992
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Owen Benjamin
... 1992
Carl May
... 1992
Carlton Heard
... 1992
Geoffrey Harrison
... 1991
Peter Kerrigan
... 1990
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Andrew Neil
... 1990
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Rev. Wallace (voice)
... 1989
Voronov
... 1989
Voiceover Narrator
... 1988
Jack Purves
... 1988
Dunny
... 1987
Detective Inspector Nelson
... 1987
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Vic
... 1986
Dr. Hannibal Lecktor
... 1986
Dr. McGregor
... 1985
Johann Sebastian Bach
... 1985
Father Góra
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Burgundy
... 1983
Dr. Gillespie
... 1982
Young Laird
... 1982
Dalhousie
... 1980
George Simpson
... 1976
Steven Shaw
... 1975
Alsemero
... 1974
Trotsky
... 1971
Lasar Opie
... 1968
Nelson
... 1965
The Voice
Bertrand Russell (voice)
Jimmy
Capt. John O’Hagan