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Brian Cox

Brian Cox

Acting·1946·187 films

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.…

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As Actor

Her
Her (2013)Alan Watts (voice)
Rise of the Planet of the Apes
Rise of the Planet of the Apes (2011)John Landon
Zodiac
Zodiac (2007)Melvin Belli
Braveheart
Braveheart (1995)Argyle Wallace
Troy
Troy (2004)King Agamemnon
X2
X2 (2003)William Stryker
The Bourne Identity
The Bourne Identity (2002)Ward Abbott
The Bourne Ultimatum
The Bourne Ultimatum (2007)Ward Abbott (voice) (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Bourne Supremacy
The Bourne Supremacy (2004)Ward Abbott
Pixels
Pixels (2015)Admiral Porter
RED
RED (2010)Ivan Simanov
The Ring
The Ring (2002)Richard Morgan
Fantastic Mr. Fox
Fantastic Mr. Fox (2009)Action 12 Reporter (voice)
The Autopsy of Jane Doe
The Autopsy of Jane Doe (2016)Tommy Tilden
Match Point
Match Point (2005)Alec Hewett
RED 2
RED 2 (2013)Ivan
Adaptation.
Adaptation. (2002)Robert McKee
Rushmore
Rushmore (1998)Dr. Nelson Guggenheim
25th Hour
25th Hour (2002)James Brogan
Red Eye
Red Eye (2005)Joe Reisert
Trick 'r Treat
Trick 'r Treat (2007)Mr. Kreeg
Kiss the Girls
Kiss the Girls (1997)Chief Hatfield, Durham PD
The Campaign
The Campaign (2012)Raymond
The Electric State
The Electric State (2025)Popfly (voice)
Morgan
Morgan (2016)Jim Bryce
Manhunter
Manhunter (1986)Dr. Hannibal Lecktor
The Long Kiss Goodnight
The Long Kiss Goodnight (1996)Dr. Nathan Waldman
Super Troopers
Super Troopers (2001)Captain O'Hagen
Chain Reaction
Chain Reaction (1996)Lyman Earl Collier
The Water Horse
The Water Horse (2007)Old Angus
The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim
The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim (2024)Helm Hammerhand (voice)
Ironclad
Ironclad (2011)Albany
Anna
Anna (2013)Sebastian
Rob Roy
Rob Roy (1995)Killearn
Super Troopers 2
Super Troopers 2 (2018)John O'Hagen
Coriolanus
Coriolanus (2011)Menenius
The Rookie
The Rookie (2002)Jim Morris Sr.
For Love of the Game
For Love of the Game (1999)Gary Wheeler
The Glimmer Man
The Glimmer Man (1996)Mr. Smith
That Christmas
That Christmas (2024)Santa (voice)
Forsaken
Forsaken (2015)James McCurdy
The Ringer
The Ringer (2005)Gary Barker
The Anomaly
The Anomaly (2014)Dr. Langham
Churchill
Churchill (2017)Winston Churchill
Iron Will
Iron Will (1994)Angus McTeague
Separation
Separation (2021)Rivers
Desperate Measures
Desperate Measures (1998)Captain Jeremiah Cassidy
The Corruptor
The Corruptor (1999)Sean Wallace
The Boxer
The Boxer (1997)Joe Hamill
Battle for Terra
Battle for Terra (2007)General Hemmer (voice)
Red
Red (2008)Avery Ludlow
Scooby-Doo! and the Samurai Sword
Scooby-Doo! and the Samurai Sword (2009)Green Dragon (voice)
The Escapist
The Escapist (2008)Frank Perry
Running with Scissors
Running with Scissors (2006)Dr. Finch
Strange but True
Strange but True (2019)Bill
An Adventure in Space and Time
An Adventure in Space and Time (2013)Sydney Newman
Blood
Blood (2012)Lenny Fairburn
The Parenting
The Parenting (2025)Frank
Last Moment of Clarity
Last Moment of Clarity (2020)Gilles
Tell-Tale
Tell-Tale (2009)Van Doren
L.I.E.
L.I.E. (2001)Big John Harrigan
The Independent
The Independent (2022)Nick Booker
The Veteran
The Veteran (2011)Gerry
The Reckoning
The Reckoning (2004)Tobias
The Bay of Silence
The Bay of Silence (2020)Milton
The Minus Man
The Minus Man (1999)Doug
Hidden Agenda
Hidden Agenda (1990)Peter Kerrigan
Exit Humanity
Exit Humanity (2011)Malcolm Young (voice)
The Good Heart
The Good Heart (2009)Jacques
The Affair of the Necklace
The Affair of the Necklace (2001)Minister Breteuil
Quasi
Quasi (2023)Narrator (voice)
Prisoner's Daughter
Prisoner's Daughter (2023)Max
Nicholas and Alexandra
Nicholas and Alexandra (1971)Trotsky
The Flying Scotsman
The Flying Scotsman (2006)Douglas Baxter
Edwin Boyd: Citizen Gangster
Edwin Boyd: Citizen Gangster (2011)Glover
The Etruscan Smile
The Etruscan Smile (2018)Rory MacNeil
As Good As Dead
As Good As Dead (2010)Reverend Kalahan
Sharpe's Rifles
Sharpe's Rifles (1993)Major Michael Hogan
A Shot at Glory
A Shot at Glory (2000)Martin Smith
Prince of Jutland
Prince of Jutland (1994)Aethelwine
The Last Right
The Last Right (2019)Father Reilly
Believe
Believe (2013)Matt Busby
Sin
Sin (2003)Captain Oakes
Sharpe's Eagle
Sharpe's Eagle (1993)Major Michael Hogan
The Carer
The Carer (2016)Sir Michael
Longitude
Longitude (2000)Lord Morton
Mending the Line
Mending the Line (2023)Ike Fletcher
Mad About Mambo
Mad About Mambo (2000)Sidney McLoughlin
Bug
Bug (2002)Cyr
Remember Me
Remember Me (2019)Shane
The Trials of Henry Kissinger
The Trials of Henry Kissinger (2002)Self
Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson
Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson (2004)Other Voices (voice)
Little Wing
Little Wing (2024)Jaan Vari
Shoot on Sight
Shoot on Sight (2007)Daniel Tennant
Poodle Springs
Poodle Springs (1998)Clayton Blackstone
The Gospel of John
The Gospel of John (2014)Narrator (voice) – King James Version
The Lost Language of Cranes
The Lost Language of Cranes (1992)Owen Benjamin
The Key Man
The Key Man (2011)Irving
Complicity
Complicity (2000)Inspector McDunn
Pretenders
Pretenders (2019)Henry
Directed by Andrei Tarkovsky
Directed by Andrei Tarkovsky (1988)Voiceover Narrator
Murder on the Moon
Murder on the Moon (1989)Voronov
Florence Nightingale
Florence Nightingale (1985)Dr. McGregor
In Celebration
In Celebration (1975)Steven Shaw
King Lear
King Lear (1983)Burgundy
Saltwater
Saltwater (2000)George Beneventi
Strictly Sinatra
Strictly Sinatra (2001)Chisolm
The Secret of the Nutcracker
The Secret of the Nutcracker (2007)Drosselmeyer
All at Sea
All at Sea (2012)Wally
Widdershins
Widdershins (2018)voice
Sharpe: The Legend
Sharpe: The Legend (1997)Hogan
Merchants of Venus
Merchants of Venus (1998)Uncle Vladimir
The Strange Case of Sherlock Holmes & Arthur Conan Doyle
The Strange Case of Sherlock Holmes & Arthur Conan Doyle (2005)Joseph Bell
Hitler in Colour
Hitler in Colour (2005)Narrator
Pacific Warriors
Pacific Warriors (2015)Narrator
Bob the Builder: Mega Machines - The Movie
Bob the Builder: Mega Machines - The Movie (2017)Conrad / Crunch (voice)
Peter O'Toole: Along the Sky Road to Aqaba
Peter O'Toole: Along the Sky Road to Aqaba (2022)Self
Pope John Paul II
Pope John Paul II (1984)Father Góra
The Year of the Sex Olympics
The Year of the Sex Olympics (1968)Lasar Opie
Smallpox 2002: Silent Weapon
Smallpox 2002: Silent Weapon (2002)Narrator
Skelly
Skelly (2024)Grandpa
The Second Uncanny Issue of X-Men! Making X2
The Second Uncanny Issue of X-Men! Making X2 (2003)Self
The Evolution of an American Filmmaker
The Evolution of an American Filmmaker (2003)Self
The Making of 'Rushmore'
The Making of 'Rushmore' (2000)Self
A Woman in Winter
A Woman in Winter (2007)Dr. Hunt
Agent Crush
Agent Crush (2008)Spanners (voice)
The Curse of Edgar
The Curse of Edgar (2013)Edgar Hoover
Lawrence After Arabia
Lawrence After Arabia (2020)Father (Voice)
Bonnie
Bonnie (2022)Self
Six Characters in Search of An Author
Six Characters in Search of An Author (1992)The Director
Inside 'Manhunter'
Inside 'Manhunter' (2001)Himself
Blue/Orange
Blue/Orange (2005)Dr. Robert Smith
Andrew Carnegie: Rags to Riches, Power to Peace
Andrew Carnegie: Rags to Riches, Power to Peace (2015)Andrew Carnegie (voice)
Glenrothan
Glenrothan (2026)Sandy
Red Fox
Red Fox (1991)Geoffrey Harrison
Beryl Markham: A Shadow on the Sun
Beryl Markham: A Shadow on the Sun (1988)Jack Purves
Secret Weapon
Secret Weapon (1990)Andrew Neil
The Changeling
The Changeling (1974)Alsemero
Witness Against Hitler
Witness Against Hitler (1996)Judge Freisler
Grushko
Grushko (1994)Colonel Yevgeni Grushko
Japan's War in Colour
Japan's War in Colour (2005)Self - Narrator (voice)
Clay, Smeddum and Greenden
Clay, Smeddum and Greenden (1976)George Simpson
The Cloning of Joanna May
The Cloning of Joanna May (1992)Carl May
The Maltese Double Cross
The Maltese Double Cross (1994)Narrator (voice)
Oleg: The Oleg Vidov Story
Oleg: The Oleg Vidov Story (2021)Narrator (voice)
Food for Ravens
Food for Ravens (1997)Aneurin Bevan
The Negotiator
The Negotiator (1994)Charlie King
The Biographer
The Biographer (2002)Michael O'Mara
Deceptions
Deceptions (1992)Carlton Heard
A Cotswold Death
A Cotswold Death (1982)Dr. Gillespie
Rasputin: The Devil in the Flesh
Rasputin: The Devil in the Flesh (2002)Narrator
The Invention of Dr. Morel
The Invention of Dr. Morel (2000)Dr. Morel
Murder by Numbers
Murder by Numbers (2004)Self
Loch Lomond: Legend of the Loch
Loch Lomond: Legend of the Loch (2002)Narrator
The Privilege
The Privilege (1982)Young Laird
Shoot for the Sun
Shoot for the Sun (1987)Dunny
The Cantor of St Thomas's
The Cantor of St Thomas's (1985)Johann Sebastian Bach
Kubrick by Candlelight
Kubrick by Candlelight (2018)The Narrator
Super Troopers 3
Super Troopers 3 (2026)Capt. John O’Hagan
The Marbles
The Marbles (2025)Self - Interviewee
Killing Thyme
Killing Thyme (2015)Norman
Bill Douglas: My Best Friend
Bill Douglas: My Best Friend (2023)Narrator (voice)
Alan Clarke: Out of His Own Light
Alan Clarke: Out of His Own Light (2016)Self
Carry On Ken
Carry On Ken (2006)Self
The Cutter
The Cutter (1992)
The Sunrise File
The Sunrise File (2026)Oded Ailam (voice)
Ooh the Banter!
Ooh the Banter! (2022)Self
Raoul Wallenberg: Missing Inaction
Raoul Wallenberg: Missing Inaction (2025)Gustaf Wallenberg (voice)
The Glove
The Glove
On Expenses
On Expenses (2010)Michael Martin
Darcey Bussell: My Life on the BBC
Darcey Bussell: My Life on the BBC (2016)Self
Ukraine: Answering the Call
Ukraine: Answering the Call (2022)Self
Dalhousie's Luck
Dalhousie's Luck (1980)Dalhousie
The Planets
The Planets
Home Cooking
Home Cooking (1986)Vic
Gramsci: Everything that Concerns People
Gramsci: Everything that Concerns People (1987)Narrator
The Blasphemers' Banquet
The Blasphemers' Banquet (1989)Rev. Wallace (voice)
Brian Cox on Acting in Tragedy
Brian Cox on Acting in Tragedy (1989)Self
The Making of 'Hidden Agenda'
The Making of 'Hidden Agenda' (1990)self
The Color of Magic - Die Reise des Zauberers Teil 1
The Color of Magic - Die Reise des Zauberers Teil 1 (2008)Narrator
An Interview with Brian Cox
An Interview with Brian Cox (2023)Himself
John Rebus: The Lockdown Blues
John Rebus: The Lockdown Blues (2020)John Rebus
Vegalta: Soccer, Tsunami and the Hope of a Nation
Vegalta: Soccer, Tsunami and the Hope of a Nation (2017)Narrator
Brian Cox's Jute Journey
Brian Cox's Jute Journey (2009)Self
The Color of Magic - Die Reise des Zauberers Teil 2
The Color of Magic - Die Reise des Zauberers Teil 2 (2008)Narrator
Battle of the Clans
Battle of the Clans (1998)Narrator
A Modern Magician
A Modern MagicianThe Voice

As Director

Glenrothan
Glenrothan (2026)