Emily Cox
Cox was born to a British father and an Irish mother in Vienna. Her parents later divorced. Both of them are pianists, who originally came to Vienna on a grant for musicians. Cox grew up in Vienna and graduated from high school in 2003. She developed an interest in acting after performing in a play as part of her English classes during her final year in high school. After her graduation she went on to study acting at the Max Reinhardt Seminar. In 2008 she was under contract as a stage actor at the Theater in der Josefstadt in Vienna. In 2011 Cox moved to Berlin and since then she has appeared in various movies and series on German and Austrian TV, among them several Tatort movies. Since 2015 she plays the role of the viking woman Brida in the TV series The Last Kingdom, which made her known to international audiences.
Filmography
Der Thüringenkrimi - Gerechtigkeit
as Mala Murphy
Der Thüringenkrimi - Gerechtigkeit
as Mala Murphy
Unschuldig - Der Fall Julia B.
as Julia Brandt
Unschuldig - Der Fall Julia B.
as Julia Brandt
Alma and Oskar
as Alma Mahler
Alma and Oskar
as Alma Mahler
Kleine Eheverbrechen
as Lisa Sobiri
Kleine Eheverbrechen
as Lisa Sobiri
The Last Kingdom: Seven Kings Must Die
as Brida
The Last Kingdom: Seven Kings Must Die
as Brida
Steirerstern
as Jana Skoff
Steirerstern
as Jana Skoff
The Salvation Of The World As We Know It
as Katharina
The Salvation Of The World As We Know It
as Katharina
Hartwig Seeler – Ein neues Leben
as Tascha
Hartwig Seeler – Ein neues Leben
as Tascha
Blind ermittelt: Zerstörte Träume
as Therese Maxeiner
Blind ermittelt: Zerstörte Träume
as Therese Maxeiner
Danowski - Blutapfel
as Meta Jurkschat
Danowski - Blutapfel
as Meta Jurkschat
The Accidental Rebel
as Lilly
The Accidental Rebel
as Lilly
Head Full of Honey
as Nursing Home Manager
Head Full of Honey
as Nursing Home Manager
Wuff
as Ella
Wuff
as Ella
Nichts zu verlieren
as Miriam
Nichts zu verlieren
as Miriam
Jesus Cries
as Magdalena
Jesus Cries
as Magdalena
The Dead and the Living
as Agnes, junge Frau in Auschwitz
The Dead and the Living
as Agnes, junge Frau in Auschwitz
Rammbock: Berlin Undead
as Anita
Rammbock: Berlin Undead
as Anita
Der Täter
as Jakobs Tochter Mascha
Der Täter
as Jakobs Tochter Mascha
Killerjagd - Schrei wenn du dich traust
as Maja Hönow
Killerjagd - Schrei wenn du dich traust
as Maja Hönow
The Vicar's Wife
as Deirdre Lawless
The Vicar's Wife
as Deirdre Lawless