Brian Denis Cox CBE 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 Awa ... rd. 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Brian Cox (actor), licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Succession
as Logan Roy
Episodes: 39
First Aired: Jun 03, 2018
The Devil's Crown
as Henry II of England
Episodes: 13
First Aired: Apr 30, 1978
The Straits
as Harry Montebello
Episodes: 10
First Aired: Feb 02, 2012
Deadwood
as Jack Langrishe
Episodes: 9
First Aired: Mar 21, 2004
Bob Servant
as Bob Servant
Episodes: 9
First Aired: Jan 23, 2013
The Slap
as Manolis
Episodes: 8
First Aired: Feb 12, 2015
Tooned
as The Mechanic
Episodes: 8
First Aired: Jul 08, 2012
007: Road to a Million
as The Controller
Episodes: 8
First Aired: Nov 10, 2023
Medici: Masters of Florence
as Bernardo Guadagni
Episodes: 8
First Aired: Oct 18, 2016
The Game
as Daddy
Episodes: 6
First Aired: Nov 05, 2014
War and Peace
as Mikhail Kutuzov
Episodes: 6
First Aired: Jan 03, 2016
Good Omens
as Death (voice)
Episodes: 6
First Aired: May 31, 2019
The Big Battalions
as Edward Hoyland
Episodes: 5
First Aired: Nov 19, 1992
Blade Runner: Black Lotus
as Niander Wallace Sr. (voice)
Episodes: 5
First Aired: Nov 14, 2021
The Take
as Ozzy
Episodes: 4
First Aired: Jun 17, 2009
Therese Raquin
as Laurent
Episodes: 3
First Aired: Mar 12, 1980
Manhunt
as Anton
Episodes: 3
First Aired: Jan 02, 1970
Out
as McGrath
Episodes: 3
First Aired: Jul 24, 1978
Nuremberg
as Herman Wilhelm Goering
Episodes: 2
First Aired: Jul 16, 2000
The Colour of Magic
as Narrator
Episodes: 2
First Aired: Mar 23, 2008
Shetland
as Magnus Bain
Episodes: 2
First Aired: Mar 10, 2013
Sharpe
as Major Hogan
Episodes: 2
First Aired: May 05, 1993
The Simpsons
as Kostas Becker (voice)
Episodes: 2
First Aired: Dec 17, 1989
Penny Dreadful
as Jared Talbot
Episodes: 2
First Aired: May 11, 2014
Frasier
as Harry Moon
Episodes: 2
First Aired: Sep 16, 1993
The Sinking of the Laconia
as Captain Sharp
Episodes: 2
First Aired: Jan 06, 2011
The Day of the Triffids
as Dennis Masen
Episodes: 2
First Aired: Dec 28, 2009
Longitude
as Lord Morton
Episodes: 2
First Aired: Jan 02, 2000
French & Saunders
as King Lear
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Mar 09, 1987
Minder
as Frank
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Oct 29, 1979
Inspector Morse
as Michael Steppings
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jan 06, 1987
Superman: The Animated Series
as Dr. Earl Garver (voice)
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 06, 1996
Red Dwarf
as The King
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Feb 15, 1988
Van der Valk
as Stefan Szabo
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 13, 1972
Doctor Who
as Sydney Newman
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Mar 26, 2005
Hammer House of Horror
as Chuck
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 13, 1980
Perfect Scoundrels
as Father Amedy
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Apr 22, 1990
Unnatural Causes
as Vic
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Nov 08, 1986
Performance
as The Director
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Feb 22, 1991
A Touch of Cloth
as Bill Ball
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Aug 26, 2012
The Great War: The People's Story
as Rev. Andrew Clark
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Aug 10, 2014
Aqua Teen Hunger Force
as Anubis (voice)
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Dec 30, 2000
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
as God
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Apr 27, 2014
Shakespeare: The Animated Tales
as Macbeth (voice)
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Nov 09, 1992
Play for Today
as Dr. Gillespie
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Oct 15, 1970
The Modern World: Ten Great Writers
as Henrik Ibsen (voice)
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jan 10, 1988
Unsinkable
as Robert Dodds
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jul 10, 2024
BBC Play of the Month
as Alsemero
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Oct 19, 1965
Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg
as Self – Actor
Episodes: 6
First Aired: Sep 04, 2022
Question Time
as Self - Panellist
Episodes: 5
First Aired: Sep 25, 1979
Addicted to Pleasure
as Self - Host
Episodes: 4
First Aired: Nov 25, 2012
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
as Self
Episodes: 3
First Aired: Sep 08, 2015
Shakespeare: Rise of a Genius
as Self
Episodes: 3
First Aired: Nov 08, 2023
Richard & Judy
as Self
Episodes: 2
First Aired: Nov 26, 2001
Brian Cox: How The Other Half Live
as Presenter
Episodes: 2
First Aired: Nov 17, 2022
Top Gear
as Self
Episodes: 2
First Aired: Oct 20, 2002
Late Night with Seth Meyers
as Self
Episodes: 2
First Aired: Feb 25, 2014
Brian Cox's Russia
as Host
Episodes: 2
First Aired: Apr 18, 2017
Piers Morgan Uncensored
as Self
Episodes: 2
First Aired: Apr 25, 2022
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
as Self
Episodes: 2
First Aired: Feb 17, 2014
Made of Money with Brian Cox
Episodes: 2
First Aired: Sep 23, 2023
The Last Leg
as Self
Episodes: 2
First Aired: Jan 25, 2013
The Tony Danza Show
as Self
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 13, 2004
The One Show
as Self - Guest
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Aug 14, 2006
Lost
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 22, 2004
The Colbert Report
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Oct 17, 2005
One Life
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 24, 2003
The Jonathan Ross Show
as Self
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 03, 2011
Acting
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Aug 28, 1987
Carpool Karaoke: The Series
as Self
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Aug 08, 2017
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 08, 2015
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
as Self - Guest
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 05, 1988
The Graham Norton Show
as Self
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Feb 22, 2007
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
as Self
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Dec 21, 2014
The Russell Howard Hour
as Self
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 21, 2017
The Daily Show
as Self
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jul 22, 1996
Celebrity Antiques Road Trip
as Self - Participant
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Oct 24, 2011
Have I Got a Bit More News for You
as Himself - Panellist
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Unknown
Real Time with Bill Maher
as Self
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Feb 21, 2003
Amol Rajan Interviews
as Self - Interviewed Guest
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Unknown
Great Performances
as Self - Narration (voice)
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jan 28, 1971
A Touch of Cloth
Episodes: 0
First Aired: Aug 26, 2012
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