Brian Cox

Acting

Born Jun 01, 1946

From 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.

Brian Cox

Known For

Troy

Her

Pixels

Braveheart

RED

The Bourne Identity

Zodiac

Rise of the Planet of the Apes

Fantastic Mr. Fox

The Ring

Filmography — Acting

Troy

Her

Pixels

Braveheart

RED

The Bourne Identity

Zodiac

Rise of the Planet of the Apes

Fantastic Mr. Fox

The Ring

The Electric State

The Autopsy of Jane Doe

The Bourne Supremacy

The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim

Match Point

RED 2

The Bourne Ultimatum

Red Eye

Kiss the Girls

Prince of Jutland

The Long Kiss Goodnight

Super Troopers

Rushmore

Ironclad

Adaptation.

Chain Reaction

Trick 'r Treat

Forsaken

The Campaign

25th Hour

Rob Roy

The Rookie

Super Troopers 2

That Christmas

Morgan

Coriolanus

The Water Horse

For Love of the Game

Glenrothan

The Reckoning

Desperate Measures

Red

L.I.E.

Last Moment of Clarity

Separation

Nicholas and Alexandra

Anna

Battle for Terra

The Ringer

The Minus Man

Iron Will

The Boxer

The Corruptor

The Parenting

Churchill

The Glimmer Man

The Good Heart

Bonnie

Complicity

The Bay of Silence

The Veteran

Longitude

Blood

The Anomaly

The Escapist

Scooby-Doo! and the Samurai Sword

Quasi