Brian Cox
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.
Filmography
Super Troopers 3
as Captain O’Hagan
Super Troopers 3
as Captain O’Hagan
The Sunrise File
as Oded Ailam (voice)
The Sunrise File
as Oded Ailam (voice)
Glenrothan
as Sandy
Glenrothan
as Sandy
The Marbles
as Self - Interviewee
The Marbles
as Self - Interviewee
Raoul Wallenberg: Missing Inaction
as Gustaf Wallenberg (voice)
Raoul Wallenberg: Missing Inaction
as Gustaf Wallenberg (voice)
The Parenting
as Frank
The Parenting
as Frank
AMR: Dying to Change the World
as AMR
AMR: Dying to Change the World
as AMR
The Electric State
as Popfly (voice)
The Electric State
as Popfly (voice)
The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim
as Helm Hammerhand (voice)
The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim
as Helm Hammerhand (voice)
That Christmas
as Santa (voice)
That Christmas
as Santa (voice)
Skelly
as Grandpa
Skelly
as Grandpa
Little Wing
as Jaan Vari
Little Wing
as Jaan Vari
Bill Douglas: My Best Friend
as Narrator (voice)
Bill Douglas: My Best Friend
as Narrator (voice)
Prisoner's Daughter
as Max
Prisoner's Daughter
as Max
Mending the Line
as Ike Fletcher
Mending the Line
as Ike Fletcher
Quasi
as Narrator (voice)
Quasi
as Narrator (voice)
An Interview with Brian Cox
as Himself
An Interview with Brian Cox
as Himself
Ooh the Banter!
as Self
Ooh the Banter!
as Self
Peter O'Toole: Along the Sky Road to Aqaba
as Self
Peter O'Toole: Along the Sky Road to Aqaba
as Self
Bonnie
as Self
Bonnie
as Self
The Independent
as Nick Booker
The Independent
as Nick Booker
Ukraine: Answering the Call
as Self
Ukraine: Answering the Call
as Self
The Simpsons: A Serious Flanders
as Kostas Becker (voice)
The Simpsons: A Serious Flanders
as Kostas Becker (voice)
Separation
as Rivers
Separation
as Rivers
Oleg: The Oleg Vidov Story
as Narrator (voice)
Oleg: The Oleg Vidov Story
as Narrator (voice)
The Bay of Silence
as Milton
The Bay of Silence
as Milton
John Rebus: The Lockdown Blues
as John Rebus
John Rebus: The Lockdown Blues
as John Rebus
Last Moment of Clarity
as Gilles
Last Moment of Clarity
as Gilles
Lawrence After Arabia
as Father (Voice)
Lawrence After Arabia
as Father (Voice)
The Last Right
as Father Reilly
The Last Right
as Father Reilly
Strange but True
as Bill
Strange but True
as Bill
Pretenders
as Henry
Pretenders
as Henry
Remember Me
as Shane
Remember Me
as Shane
Kubrick by Candlelight
as The Narrator
Kubrick by Candlelight
as The Narrator
Widdershins
as voice
Widdershins
as voice
Super Troopers 2
as Captain O'Hagan
Super Troopers 2
as Captain O'Hagan
The Etruscan Smile
as Rory MacNeil
The Etruscan Smile
as Rory MacNeil
An Evening with Brian Cox
as Himself
An Evening with Brian Cox
as Himself
Bob Constructorul: Mega Mașini
as Conrad / Crunch (voice)
Bob Constructorul: Mega Mașini
as Conrad / Crunch (voice)
Churchill
as Winston Churchill
Churchill
as Winston Churchill
Vegalta: Soccer, Tsunami and the Hope of a Nation
as Narrator
Vegalta: Soccer, Tsunami and the Hope of a Nation
as Narrator
Darcey Bussell: My Life on the BBC
as Self
Darcey Bussell: My Life on the BBC
as Self
The Autopsy of Jane Doe
as Tommy Tilden
The Autopsy of Jane Doe
as Tommy Tilden
Morgan
as Jim Bryce
Morgan
as Jim Bryce
The Carer
as Sir Michael
The Carer
as Sir Michael
Alan Clarke: Out of His Own Light
as Self
Alan Clarke: Out of His Own Light
as Self
Killing Thyme
as Norman
Killing Thyme
as Norman
Forsaken
as James McCurdy
Forsaken
as James McCurdy
Pacific Warriors
as Narrator
Pacific Warriors
as Narrator
Pixels
as Admiral Porter
Pixels
as Admiral Porter
Andrew Carnegie: Rags to Riches, Power to Peace
as Andrew Carnegie (voice)
Andrew Carnegie: Rags to Riches, Power to Peace
as Andrew Carnegie (voice)
The Gospel of John
as Narrator (voice) – King James Version
The Gospel of John
as Narrator (voice) – King James Version
Scotland In A Day
Scotland In A Day
The Anomaly
as Dr. Langham
The Anomaly
as Dr. Langham
Her
as Alan Watts (voice)
Her
as Alan Watts (voice)
An Adventure in Space and Time
as Sydney Newman
An Adventure in Space and Time
as Sydney Newman
The Curse of Edgar
as Edgar Hoover
The Curse of Edgar
as Edgar Hoover
Anna
as Sebastian
Anna
as Sebastian
Believe
as Matt Busby
Believe
as Matt Busby
Blumenthal
as Harold Blumenthal
Blumenthal
as Harold Blumenthal
RED 2
as Ivan
RED 2
as Ivan
Blood
as Lenny Fairburn
Blood
as Lenny Fairburn
The Campaign
as Raymond
The Campaign
as Raymond
All at Sea
as Wally
All at Sea
as Wally
I Missed My Mother's Funeral
as Old Man
I Missed My Mother's Funeral
as Old Man
Exit Humanity
as Malcolm Young (voice)
Exit Humanity
as Malcolm Young (voice)
Edwin Boyd: Citizen Gangster
as Glover
Edwin Boyd: Citizen Gangster
as Glover
Rise of the Planet of the Apes
as John Landon
Rise of the Planet of the Apes
as John Landon
The Veteran
as Gerry
The Veteran
as Gerry
Ironclad
as Albany
Ironclad
as Albany
The Key Man
as Irving
The Key Man
as Irving
Coriolanus
as Menenius
Coriolanus
as Menenius
RED
as Ivan Simanov
RED
as Ivan Simanov
On Expenses
as Michael Martin
On Expenses
as Michael Martin
As Good As Dead
as Reverand Kalahan
As Good As Dead
as Reverand Kalahan
Fantastic Mr. Fox
as Action 12 Reporter (voice)
Fantastic Mr. Fox
as Action 12 Reporter (voice)
Brian Cox's Jute Journey
as Self
Brian Cox's Jute Journey
as Self
The Good Heart
as Jacques
The Good Heart
as Jacques
Tell-Tale
as Van Doren
Tell-Tale
as Van Doren
Scooby-Doo! and the Samurai Sword
as Green Dragon (voice)
Scooby-Doo! and the Samurai Sword
as Green Dragon (voice)
Red
as Avery Ludlow
Red
as Avery Ludlow
The Escapist
as Frank Perry
The Escapist
as Frank Perry
Agent Crush
as Spanners (voice)
Agent Crush
as Spanners (voice)
The Color of Magic - Die Reise des Zauberers Teil 1
as Narrator
The Color of Magic - Die Reise des Zauberers Teil 1
as Narrator
The Color of Magic - Die Reise des Zauberers Teil 2
as Narrator
The Color of Magic - Die Reise des Zauberers Teil 2
as Narrator
The Water Horse
as Old Angus
The Water Horse
as Old Angus
The Secret of the Nutcracker
as Drosselmeyer
The Secret of the Nutcracker
as Drosselmeyer
Shoot on Sight
as Daniel Tennant
Shoot on Sight
as Daniel Tennant
Trick 'r Treat
as Mr. Kreeg
Trick 'r Treat
as Mr. Kreeg
Battle for Terra
as General Hemmer (voice)
Battle for Terra
as General Hemmer (voice)
The Bourne Ultimatum
as Ward Abbott (voice) (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Bourne Ultimatum
as Ward Abbott (voice) (archive footage) (uncredited)
A Woman in Winter
as Dr. Hunt
A Woman in Winter
as Dr. Hunt
Zodiac
as Melvin Belli
Zodiac
as Melvin Belli
Running with Scissors
as Dr. Finch
Running with Scissors
as Dr. Finch
The Outsiders
as Gabriel
The Outsiders
as Gabriel
X-Men: Evolution of a Trilogy
as Self
X-Men: Evolution of a Trilogy
as Self
The Flying Scotsman
as Douglas Baxter
The Flying Scotsman
as Douglas Baxter
Carry On Ken
as Self
Carry On Ken
as Self
The Ringer
as Gary Barker
The Ringer
as Gary Barker
Match Point
as Alec Hewett
Match Point
as Alec Hewett
The Strange Case of Sherlock Holmes & Arthur Conan Doyle
as Joseph Bell
The Strange Case of Sherlock Holmes & Arthur Conan Doyle
as Joseph Bell
Red Eye
as Joe Reisert
Red Eye
as Joe Reisert
Hitler in Colour
as Narrator
Hitler in Colour
as Narrator
Blue/Orange
as Dr. Robert Smith
Blue/Orange
as Dr. Robert Smith
Japan's War in Colour
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Japan's War in Colour
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Lindsay Anderson: Lucky Man?
as Self
Lindsay Anderson: Lucky Man?
as Self
Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson
as Other Voices (voice)
Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson
as Other Voices (voice)
The Bourne Supremacy
as Ward Abbott
The Bourne Supremacy
as Ward Abbott
Troy
as Agamemnon
Troy
as Agamemnon
Murder by Numbers
as Self
Murder by Numbers
as Self
The Reckoning
as Tobias
The Reckoning
as Tobias
The Second Uncanny Issue of X-Men! Making X2
as Self
The Second Uncanny Issue of X-Men! Making X2
as Self
The Evolution of an American Filmmaker
as Self
The Evolution of an American Filmmaker
as Self
X2
as William Stryker
X2
as William Stryker
Sin
as Captain Oakes
Sin
as Captain Oakes
25th Hour
as James Brogan
25th Hour
as James Brogan
Adaptation.
as Robert McKee
Adaptation.
as Robert McKee
Aleister Crowley: The Wickedest Man in the World
as Narrator
Aleister Crowley: The Wickedest Man in the World
as Narrator
The Ring
as Richard Morgan
The Ring
as Richard Morgan
The Trials of Henry Kissinger
as Self
The Trials of Henry Kissinger
as Self
The Biographer
as Michael O'Mara
The Biographer
as Michael O'Mara
The Bourne Identity
as Ward Abbott
The Bourne Identity
as Ward Abbott
Loch Lomond: Legend of the Loch
as Narrator
Loch Lomond: Legend of the Loch
as Narrator
The Rookie
as Jim Morris Sr.
The Rookie
as Jim Morris Sr.
Bug
as Cyr
Bug
as Cyr
Rasputin: The Devil in the Flesh
as Narrator
Rasputin: The Devil in the Flesh
as Narrator
Smallpox 2002: Silent Weapon
as Narrator
Smallpox 2002: Silent Weapon
as Narrator
The Affair of the Necklace
as Minister Breteuil
The Affair of the Necklace
as Minister Breteuil
L.I.E.
as Big John Harrigan
L.I.E.
as Big John Harrigan
Strictly Sinatra
as Chisolm
Strictly Sinatra
as Chisolm
Super Troopers
as Captain O'Hagen
Super Troopers
as Captain O'Hagen
Inside 'Manhunter'
as Himself
Inside 'Manhunter'
as Himself
Saltwater
as George Beneventi
Saltwater
as George Beneventi
Complicity
as Inspector McDunn
Complicity
as Inspector McDunn
A Shot at Glory
as Martin Smith
A Shot at Glory
as Martin Smith
Mad About Mambo
as Sidney McLoughlin
Mad About Mambo
as Sidney McLoughlin
The Invention of Dr. Morel
as Dr. Morel
The Invention of Dr. Morel
as Dr. Morel
The Making of 'Rushmore'
as Self
The Making of 'Rushmore'
as Self
Longitude
as Lord Morton
Longitude
as Lord Morton
The History of the British Police Force
as Narrator (voice)
The History of the British Police Force
as Narrator (voice)
The Minus Man
as Doug
The Minus Man
as Doug
For Love of the Game
as Gary Wheeler
For Love of the Game
as Gary Wheeler
The Corruptor
as Sean Wallace
The Corruptor
as Sean Wallace
Rushmore
as Dr. Nelson Guggenheim
Rushmore
as Dr. Nelson Guggenheim
Poodle Springs
as Clayton Blackstone
Poodle Springs
as Clayton Blackstone
Battle of the Clans
as Narrator
Battle of the Clans
as Narrator
Merchants of Venus
as Uncle Vladimir
Merchants of Venus
as Uncle Vladimir
Desperate Measures
as Captain Jeremiah Cassidy
Desperate Measures
as Captain Jeremiah Cassidy
The Boxer
as Joe Hamill
The Boxer
as Joe Hamill
Food for Ravens
as Aneurin Bevan
Food for Ravens
as Aneurin Bevan
Sharpe: The Legend
as Hogan
Sharpe: The Legend
as Hogan
Kiss the Girls
as Chief Hatfield, Durham PD
Kiss the Girls
as Chief Hatfield, Durham PD
The Long Kiss Goodnight
as Dr. Nathan Waldman
The Long Kiss Goodnight
as Dr. Nathan Waldman
The Glimmer Man
as Mr. Smith
The Glimmer Man
as Mr. Smith
Chain Reaction
as Lyman Earl Collier
Chain Reaction
as Lyman Earl Collier
Witness Against Hitler
as Judge Freisler
Witness Against Hitler
as Judge Freisler
Braveheart
as Argyle Wallace
Braveheart
as Argyle Wallace
Rob Roy
as Killearn
Rob Roy
as Killearn
The Maltese Double Cross
as Narrator (voice)
The Maltese Double Cross
as Narrator (voice)
The Negotiator
as Charlie King
The Negotiator
as Charlie King
Grushko
as Colonel Yevgeni Grushko
Grushko
as Colonel Yevgeni Grushko
Prince of Jutland
as Aethelwine
Prince of Jutland
as Aethelwine
Iron Will
as Angus McTeague
Iron Will
as Angus McTeague
Sharpe's Eagle
as Major Michael Hogan
Sharpe's Eagle
as Major Michael Hogan
Sharpe's Rifles
as Major Michael Hogan
Sharpe's Rifles
as Major Michael Hogan
Six Characters in Search of An Author
as The Director
Six Characters in Search of An Author
as The Director
The Cutter
The Cutter
The Lost Language of Cranes
as Owen Benjamin
The Lost Language of Cranes
as Owen Benjamin
The Cloning of Joanna May
as Carl May
The Cloning of Joanna May
as Carl May
Deceptions
as Carlton Heard
Deceptions
as Carlton Heard
Red Fox
as Geoffrey Harrison
Red Fox
as Geoffrey Harrison
Hidden Agenda
as Peter Kerrigan
Hidden Agenda
as Peter Kerrigan
The Making of 'Hidden Agenda'
as self
The Making of 'Hidden Agenda'
as self
Secret Weapon
as Andrew Neil
Secret Weapon
as Andrew Neil
Brian Cox on Acting in Tragedy
as Self
Brian Cox on Acting in Tragedy
as Self
The Blasphemers' Banquet
as Rev. Wallace (voice)
The Blasphemers' Banquet
as Rev. Wallace (voice)
Murder on the Moon
as Voronov
Murder on the Moon
as Voronov
Directed by Andrei Tarkovsky
as Voiceover Narrator
Directed by Andrei Tarkovsky
as Voiceover Narrator
Beryl Markham: A Shadow on the Sun
as Jack Purves
Beryl Markham: A Shadow on the Sun
as Jack Purves
Shoot for the Sun
as Dunny
Shoot for the Sun
as Dunny
Rat in the Skull
as Detective Inspector Nelson
Rat in the Skull
as Detective Inspector Nelson
Gramsci: Everything that Concerns People
as Narrator
Gramsci: Everything that Concerns People
as Narrator
Home Cooking
as Vic
Home Cooking
as Vic
Manhunter
as Dr. Hannibal Lecktor
Manhunter
as Dr. Hannibal Lecktor
Florence Nightingale
as Dr. McGregor
Florence Nightingale
as Dr. McGregor
The Cantor of St Thomas's
as Johann Sebastian Bach
The Cantor of St Thomas's
as Johann Sebastian Bach
Pope John Paul II
as Father Góra
Pope John Paul II
as Father Góra
King Lear
as Burgundy
King Lear
as Burgundy
A Cotswold Death
as Dr. Gillespie
A Cotswold Death
as Dr. Gillespie
The Privilege
as Young Laird
The Privilege
as Young Laird
Dalhousie's Luck
as Dalhousie
Dalhousie's Luck
as Dalhousie
Clay, Smeddum and Greenden
as George Simpson
Clay, Smeddum and Greenden
as George Simpson
In Celebration
as Steven Shaw
In Celebration
as Steven Shaw
The Changeling
as Alsemero
The Changeling
as Alsemero
Nicholas and Alexandra
as Trotsky
Nicholas and Alexandra
as Trotsky
The Year of the Sex Olympics
as Lasar Opie
The Year of the Sex Olympics
as Lasar Opie
A Knight in Tarnished Armour
as Nelson
A Knight in Tarnished Armour
as Nelson
A Modern Magician
as The Voice
A Modern Magician
as The Voice
The Glove
The Glove
The Planets
The Planets
Wittgenstein's Poker
as Bertrand Russell (voice)
Wittgenstein's Poker
as Bertrand Russell (voice)
Old Pals
as Jimmy
Old Pals
as Jimmy
Super Troopers 4
as Captain O'Hagan
Super Troopers 4
as Captain O'Hagan