Brian Cox

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 Comm... show more

Known For

Acting

Popularity

4.0

Gender

Male

Place of Birth

Dundee, Scotland, UK

Birthday

June 01, 1946

Known for

Braveheart

Braveheart

1995
7.9
The Ring

The Ring

2002
6.7
25th Hour

25th Hour

2002
7.3
Troy

Troy

2004
7.2
Poodle Springs

Poodle Springs

1998
5.4
Fantastic Mr. Fox

Fantastic Mr. Fox

2009
7.8
Zodiac

Zodiac

2007
7.5
The Bourne Identity

The Bourne Identity

2002
7.5
The Bourne Supremacy

The Bourne Supremacy

2004
7.3
The Independent

The Independent

2022
6.7
Adaptation.

Adaptation.

2002
7.3
The Good Heart

The Good Heart

2009
6.4
Rushmore

Rushmore

1998
7.4
The Long Kiss Goodnight

The Long Kiss Goodnight

1996
6.6
The Minus Man

The Minus Man

1999
5.4
Trick 'r Treat

Trick 'r Treat

2007
7.0
Running with Scissors

Running with Scissors

2006
5.7
Manhunter

Manhunter

1986
7.0
Red Eye

Red Eye

2005
6.4
Rob Roy

Rob Roy

1995
6.7
Iron Will

Iron Will

1994
6.7
Complicity

Complicity

2000
5.6
Chain Reaction

Chain Reaction

1996
5.8
Bug

Bug

2002
7.2
Kiss the Girls

Kiss the Girls

1997
6.5
The Corruptor

The Corruptor

1999
6.1
Desperate Measures

Desperate Measures

1998
6.0
The Reckoning

The Reckoning

2004
6.4
The Ringer

The Ringer

2005
5.7
Red

Red

2008
6.2
Tell-Tale

Tell-Tale

2009
5.4
The Glimmer Man

The Glimmer Man

1996
5.4
As Good As Dead

As Good As Dead

2010
5.0
X2

X2

2003
7.0
The Rookie

The Rookie

2002
6.8
The Escapist

The Escapist

2008
6.2
Mad About Mambo

Mad About Mambo

2000
5.0
The Flying Scotsman

The Flying Scotsman

2006
6.6
An Interview with Brian Cox

An Interview with Brian Cox

2023
0.0
Brian Cox on Acting in Tragedy

Brian Cox on Acting in Tragedy

1989
0.0
Ironclad

Ironclad

2011
6.1
Nicholas and Alexandra

Nicholas and Alexandra

1971
6.9
Scooby-Doo! and the Samurai Sword

Scooby-Doo! and the Samurai Sword

2009
7.7
Battle for Terra

Battle for Terra

2007
6.2
RED

RED

2010
6.7
The Boxer

The Boxer

1997
6.7
Quasi

Quasi

2023
5.2
Hidden Agenda

Hidden Agenda

1990
6.9
King Lear

King Lear

1983
6.5
Super Troopers

Super Troopers

2001
6.6
Japan's War in Colour

Japan's War in Colour

2005
8.0
The Maltese Double Cross

The Maltese Double Cross

1994
7.0
L.I.E.

L.I.E.

2001
6.8
Prince of Jutland

Prince of Jutland

1994
5.4
Longitude

Longitude

2000
7.4
The Affair of the Necklace

The Affair of the Necklace

2001
5.5
Sharpe's Eagle

Sharpe's Eagle

1993
7.1
Sharpe's Rifles

Sharpe's Rifles

1993
6.7
The Veteran

The Veteran

2011
5.8
The Secret of the Nutcracker

The Secret of the Nutcracker

2007
5.3
The Water Horse

The Water Horse

2007
6.5
Directed by Andrei Tarkovsky

Directed by Andrei Tarkovsky

1988
7.6
The Lost Language of Cranes

The Lost Language of Cranes

1992
5.9
Brian Cox's Jute Journey

Brian Cox's Jute Journey

2009
0.0
The Blasphemers' Banquet

The Blasphemers' Banquet

1989
0.0
The Campaign

The Campaign

2012
5.8
Coriolanus

Coriolanus

2011
5.8
The Key Man

The Key Man

2011
3.8
The Parenting

The Parenting

2025
6.1
A Woman in Winter

A Woman in Winter

2007
7.7
Her

Her

2013
7.8
The Privilege

The Privilege

1982
0.0
Strictly Sinatra

Strictly Sinatra

2001
4.8
The Year of the Sex Olympics

The Year of the Sex Olympics

1968
4.3
Blood

Blood

2012
5.9
In Celebration

In Celebration

1975
4.8
Peter O'Toole: Along the Sky Road to Aqaba

Peter O'Toole: Along the Sky Road to Aqaba

2022
7.6
Witness Against Hitler

Witness Against Hitler

1996
6.0
The Evolution of an American Filmmaker

The Evolution of an American Filmmaker

2003
7.3
The Cloning of Joanna May

The Cloning of Joanna May

1992
7.0
Little Wing

Little Wing

2024
6.7
An Adventure in Space and Time

An Adventure in Space and Time

2013
7.7
On Expenses

On Expenses

2010
0.0
The Cutter

The Cutter

1992
0.0
I Missed My Mother's Funeral

I Missed My Mother's Funeral

2012
0.0
Six Characters in Search of An Author

Six Characters in Search of An Author

1992
5.5
The Curse of Edgar

The Curse of Edgar

2013
7.2
Hitler in Colour

Hitler in Colour

2005
7.9
Anna

Anna

2013
6.5
Inside 'Manhunter'

Inside 'Manhunter'

2001
7.0
Believe

Believe

2013
6.0
Blumenthal

Blumenthal

2013
4.0
The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim

The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim

2024
6.6
RED 2

RED 2

2013
6.5
Match Point

Match Point

2005
7.4
The Changeling

The Changeling

1974
7.0
Ukraine: Answering the Call

Ukraine: Answering the Call

2022
0.0
Deceptions

Deceptions

1992
0.0
Pope John Paul II

Pope John Paul II

1984
6.9
Rise of the Planet of the Apes

Rise of the Planet of the Apes

2011
7.3
The Electric State

The Electric State

2025
6.5
A Modern Magician

A Modern Magician

...
0.0
The Anomaly

The Anomaly

2014
4.9
The Trials of Henry Kissinger

The Trials of Henry Kissinger

2002
6.9
The Gospel of John

The Gospel of John

2014
7.0
Murder by Numbers

Murder by Numbers

2004
0.0
Darcey Bussell: My Life on the BBC

Darcey Bussell: My Life on the BBC

2016
0.0
Shoot for the Sun

Shoot for the Sun

1987
0.0
The Glove

The Glove

...
0.0
Bonnie

Bonnie

2022
5.0
The Making of 'Hidden Agenda'

The Making of 'Hidden Agenda'

1990
0.0
Pixels

Pixels

2015
5.8
Beryl Markham: A Shadow on the Sun

Beryl Markham: A Shadow on the Sun

1988
3.0
Bill Douglas: My Best Friend

Bill Douglas: My Best Friend

2023
0.0
Forsaken

Forsaken

2015
6.2
Edwin Boyd: Citizen Gangster

Edwin Boyd: Citizen Gangster

2011
5.6
Exit Humanity

Exit Humanity

2011
5.2
That Christmas

That Christmas

2024
7.2
The Planets

The Planets

...
0.0
Ooh the Banter!

Ooh the Banter!

2022
0.0
Agent Crush

Agent Crush

2008
4.3
Smallpox 2002: Silent Weapon

Smallpox 2002: Silent Weapon

2002
6.8
Shoot on Sight

Shoot on Sight

2007
6.1
Skelly

Skelly

2024
5.5
Saltwater

Saltwater

2000
6.9
Wittgenstein's Poker

Wittgenstein's Poker

...
0.0
Sharpe: The Legend

Sharpe: The Legend

1997
5.0
Churchill

Churchill

2017
6.2
The Carer

The Carer

2016
6.6
Morgan

Morgan

2016
5.8
The Autopsy of Jane Doe

The Autopsy of Jane Doe

2016
6.8
For Love of the Game

For Love of the Game

1999
6.4
Murder on the Moon

Murder on the Moon

1989
2.8
Rasputin: The Devil in the Flesh

Rasputin: The Devil in the Flesh

2002
0.0
The Second Uncanny Issue of X-Men! Making 'X2'

The Second Uncanny Issue of X-Men! Making 'X2'

2003
7.0
Scotland In A Day

Scotland In A Day

2014
0.0
The Strange Case of Sherlock Holmes & Arthur Conan Doyle

The Strange Case of Sherlock Holmes & Arthur Conan Doyle

2005
6.1
Glenrothan

Glenrothan

2025
4.0
Pretenders

Pretenders

2019
5.3
Red Fox

Red Fox

1991
5.0
A Shot at Glory

A Shot at Glory

2000
5.6
Food for Ravens

Food for Ravens

1997
6.0
Blue/Orange

Blue/Orange

2005
5.5
Vegalta: Soccer, Tsunami and the Hope of a Nation

Vegalta: Soccer, Tsunami and the Hope of a Nation

2017
0.0
Rat in the Skull

Rat in the Skull

1987
0.0
Pacific Warriors

Pacific Warriors

2015
6.8
Merchants of Venus

Merchants of Venus

1998
5.8
Super Troopers 2

Super Troopers 2

2018
5.9
Sin

Sin

2003
4.8
Strange But True

Strange But True

2019
6.0
Aleister Crowley - The Wickedest Man in the World

Aleister Crowley - The Wickedest Man in the World

2002
7.0
Florence Nightingale

Florence Nightingale

1985
5.7
Bob the Builder: Mega Machines - The Movie

Bob the Builder: Mega Machines - The Movie

2017
8.3
The Etruscan Smile

The Etruscan Smile

2018
6.3
Kubrick by Candlelight

Kubrick by Candlelight

2018
7.0
The Invention of Dr. Morel

The Invention of Dr. Morel

2000
0.0
Remember Me

Remember Me

2019
6.3
Last Moment of Clarity

Last Moment of Clarity

2020
5.2
Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson

Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson

2004
7.1
The Cantor of St Thomas's

The Cantor of St Thomas's

1985
0.0
The Bay of Silence

The Bay of Silence

2020
4.4
All at Sea

All at Sea

2012
4.5
Secret Weapon

Secret Weapon

1990
6.0
The Last Right

The Last Right

2019
6.1
Lawrence After Arabia

Lawrence After Arabia

2020
4.2
Grushko

Grushko

1994
6.0
The Negotiator

The Negotiator

1994
0.0
Widdershins

Widdershins

2018
7.4
Andrew Carnegie: Rags to Riches, Power to Peace

Andrew Carnegie: Rags to Riches, Power to Peace

2015
6.7
The Outsiders

The Outsiders

2006
4.0
John Rebus: The Lockdown Blues

John Rebus: The Lockdown Blues

2020
0.0
An Evening with Brian Cox

An Evening with Brian Cox

2017
0.0
A Knight in Tarnished Armour

A Knight in Tarnished Armour

1965
0.0
A Cotswold Death

A Cotswold Death

1982
7.0
The Biographer

The Biographer

2002
0.0
Clay, Smeddum and Greenden

Clay, Smeddum and Greenden

1976
7.0
Separation

Separation

2021
5.7
Home Cooking

Home Cooking

1986
0.0
Oleg: The Oleg Vidov Story

Oleg: The Oleg Vidov Story

2021
5.0
Carry On Ken

Carry On Ken

2006
0.0
Gramsci: Everything that Concerns People

Gramsci: Everything that Concerns People

1987
0.0
Mending the Line

Mending the Line

2023
6.6
Prisoner's Daughter

Prisoner's Daughter

2023
6.1
Dalhousie's Luck

Dalhousie's Luck

1980
0.0
The Making of 'Rushmore'

The Making of 'Rushmore'

2000
6.0
Killing Thyme

Killing Thyme

2015
0.0
Alan Clarke: Out of His Own Light

Alan Clarke: Out of His Own Light

2016
0.0
Old Pals

Old Pals

...
0.0
The Bourne Ultimatum

The Bourne Ultimatum

2007
7.4
Loch Lomond: Legend of the Loch

Loch Lomond: Legend of the Loch

2002
0.0
Macbeth

Macbeth

1992
0.0
The History of the British Police Force

The History of the British Police Force

1999
0.0
Super Troopers 3: Winter Soldiers

Super Troopers 3: Winter Soldiers

2026
0.0
The Marbles

The Marbles

2025
0.0
AMR: Dying to Change the World

AMR: Dying to Change the World

2025
0.0
Raoul Wallenberg: Missing Inaction

Raoul Wallenberg: Missing Inaction

2025
0.0
French & Saunders

French & Saunders

1987
7.5
Deadwood

Deadwood

2004
8.1
The Tony Danza Show

The Tony Danza Show

2004
6.1
The One Show

The One Show

2006
4.4
Question Time

Question Time

1979
5.5
Minder

Minder

1979
6.8
Inspector Morse

Inspector Morse

1987
7.8
Richard & Judy

Richard & Judy

2001
2.9
Superman: The Animated Series

Superman: The Animated Series

1996
7.6
The Colbert Report

The Colbert Report

2005
6.9
The Big Battalions

The Big Battalions

1992
6.0
Nuremberg

Nuremberg

2000
7.4
Red Dwarf

Red Dwarf

1988
8.0
Van der Valk

Van der Valk

1972
5.8
One Life

One Life

2003
0.0
The Jonathan Ross Show

The Jonathan Ross Show

2011
5.3
The Take

The Take

2009
7.6
Acting

Acting

1987
0.0
Carpool Karaoke: The Series

Carpool Karaoke: The Series

2017
6.1
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

2015
6.2
Hammer House of Horror

Hammer House of Horror

1980
7.1
The Straits

The Straits

2012
6.2
Perfect Scoundrels

Perfect Scoundrels

1990
6.0
Unnatural Causes

Unnatural Causes

1986
5.5
Performance

Performance

1991
6.0
The Colour of Magic

The Colour of Magic

2008
6.7
Shetland

Shetland

2013
7.5
A Touch of Cloth

A Touch of Cloth

2012
7.2
Sharpe

Sharpe

1993
8.0
The Slap

The Slap

2015
5.9
The Game

The Game

2014
7.3
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

2015
6.2
Tooned

Tooned

2012
0.0
Brian Cox: How The Other Half Live

Brian Cox: How The Other Half Live

2022
0.0
The Simpsons

The Simpsons

1989
8.0
War and Peace

War and Peace

2016
7.6
Penny Dreadful

Penny Dreadful

2014
7.8
LIVE with Kelly and Mark

LIVE with Kelly and Mark

1988
5.4
Top Gear

Top Gear

2002
7.5
Frasier

Frasier

1993
7.7
Blade Runner: Black Lotus

Blade Runner: Black Lotus

2021
7.1
The Graham Norton Show

The Graham Norton Show

2007
7.2
007: Road to a Million

007: Road to a Million

2023
7.2
Therese Raquin

Therese Raquin

1980
5.3
Late Night with Seth Meyers

Late Night with Seth Meyers

2014
5.3
Bob Servant

Bob Servant

2013
6.3
The Great War: The People's Story

The Great War: The People's Story

2014
6.6
Brian Cox's Russia

Brian Cox's Russia

2017
0.0
The Sinking of the Laconia

The Sinking of the Laconia

2011
6.4
Piers Morgan Uncensored

Piers Morgan Uncensored

2022
2.3
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

2014
5.9
Succession

Succession

2018
8.3
The Day of the Triffids

The Day of the Triffids

2009
5.9
Made of Money with Brian Cox

Made of Money with Brian Cox

2023
0.0
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors

Variety Studio: Actors on Actors

2014
4.6
Aqua Teen Hunger Force

Aqua Teen Hunger Force

2000
7.6
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver

Last Week Tonight with John Oliver

2014
7.8
The Russell Howard Hour

The Russell Howard Hour

2017
8.0
The Daily Show

The Daily Show

1996
6.4
Medici: Masters of Florence

Medici: Masters of Florence

2016
7.7
Celebrity Antiques Road Trip

Celebrity Antiques Road Trip

2011
5.0
Manhunt

Manhunt

1970
6.5
Have I Got a Bit More News for You

Have I Got a Bit More News for You

...
7.0
Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg

Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg

2022
2.7
Addicted to Pleasure

Addicted to Pleasure

2012
0.0
Real Time with Bill Maher

Real Time with Bill Maher

2003
6.0
Shakespeare: The Animated Tales

Shakespeare: The Animated Tales

1992
6.3
Play for Today

Play for Today

1970
6.3
The Modern World: Ten Great Writers

The Modern World: Ten Great Writers

1988
0.0
Unsinkable

Unsinkable

2024
10.0
BBC Play of the Month

BBC Play of the Month

1965
5.0
Great Performances

Great Performances

1971
5.8
Out

Out

1978
7.0
Shakespeare: Rise of a Genius

Shakespeare: Rise of a Genius

2023
5.3
The Last Leg

The Last Leg

2013
5.7
The Jonathan Ross Show

The Jonathan Ross Show

2011
5.3
Good Omens

Good Omens

2019
8.0
VE Day 80

VE Day 80

2025
7.0
Playhouse

Playhouse

1974
7.0
The Gamblers

The Gamblers

1967
0.0
Target

Target

1977
6.3
Longitude

Longitude

2000
7.0
The Devil's Crown

The Devil's Crown

1978
7.3
House on the Hill

House on the Hill

1981
0.0
Have I Got News for You

Have I Got News for You

1990
7.1
Theatre 625

Theatre 625

1964
7.2
Churchill's People

Churchill's People

1974
1.0
Kings

Kings

2009
7.5

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