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Brian Cox

Profession
Acting
Born
June 1, 1946 · Dundee, Scotland, UK

Biography

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.

Known for

Her poster
Her
Film · 2013 · ★ 7.8
Rise of the Planet of the Apes poster
Rise of the Planet of the Apes
Film · 2011 · ★ 7.4
Zodiac poster
Zodiac
Film · 2007 · ★ 7.5
Troy poster
Troy
Film · 2004 · ★ 7.2
Braveheart poster
Braveheart
Film · 1995 · ★ 7.9
X2 poster
X2
Film · 2003 · ★ 7.0
The Simpsons poster
The Simpsons
Series · 1989 · ★ 8.0
The Bourne Identity poster
The Bourne Identity
Film · 2002 · ★ 7.5
The Bourne Ultimatum poster
The Bourne Ultimatum
Film · 2007 · ★ 7.4
The Bourne Supremacy poster
The Bourne Supremacy
Film · 2004 · ★ 7.3
Pixels poster
Pixels
Film · 2015 · ★ 5.8
RED poster
RED
Film · 2010 · ★ 6.7

Filmography