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Brian Cox

Brian Cox

Acting June 1, 1946 Dundee, Scotland, UK
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.

Movies

Troy
7.2
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Agamemnon
Troy
2004
The Bourne Identity
7.5
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Ward Abbott
The Bourne Identity
2002
Rise of the Planet of the Apes
7.3
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John Landon
Rise of the Planet of the Apes
2011
The Bourne Ultimatum
7.4
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Ward Abbott (voice) (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Bourne Ultimatum
2007
The Bourne Supremacy
7.3
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Ward Abbott
The Bourne Supremacy
2004
The Electric State
6.5
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Popfly (voice)
The Electric State
2025
RED 2
6.5
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Ivan
RED 2
2013
Red Eye
6.4
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Joe Reisert
Red Eye
2005
Anna
6.5
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Sebastian
Anna
2013
The Changeling
8.5
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Alsemero
The Changeling
1974
X2
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William Stryker
X2
2003

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