Brian Cox
Born 1946 · Scottish actor
Brian Denis Cox 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 two nominations for a British Academy Television Award. In the 2003 New Year Honours, he was appointed to the Order of the British Empire at the rank of Commander.
Brian Cox, in order
- 1968 Theatre 625 (TV series): acted
- 1971 Nicholas and Alexandra: acted · directed by Franklin J. Schaffner
- 1974 The Changeling: acted · directed by Anthony Page
- 1975 In Celebration: acted · directed by Lindsay Anderson
- 1978 The Devil's Crown (TV series): acted · directed by Alan Cooke
- 1980 Thérèse Raquin (TV series): acted · directed by Simon Langton
- 1983 King Lear (TV movie): acted · directed by Michael Elliott
- 1984 Pope John Paul II (TV movie): acted · directed by Herbert Wise
- 1984 The Cantor of St Thomas's (short film): acted
- 1986 Manhunter: acted · directed by Michael Mann · critics 82%, audiences 77% · streaming on fuboTV, Roku Channel, Kanopy
- 1989 Murder in Space: acted · directed by Michael Lindsay-Hogg
- 1990 Hidden Agenda: acted · directed by Ken Loach
- 1991 The Lost Language of Cranes: acted · directed by Nigel Finch
- 1992 Chain of Desire: produced · directed by Temístocles López
- 1994 Iron Will: acted · directed by Charles Haid
- 1994 Prince of Jutland: acted · directed by Gabriel Axel
- 1994 Yo Picasso: acted · directed by Sharon Maguire
- 1995 Braveheart: acted · directed by Mel Gibson · critics 74%, audiences 85% · streaming on Paramount+, Kanopy, Hoopla
- 1995 Rob Roy: acted · directed by Michael Caton-Jones · critics 72%, audiences 75% · streaming on Prime Video, Roku Channel, Hoopla
- 1996 Chain Reaction: acted · directed by Andrew Davis · critics 13%, audiences 28% · streaming on Prime Video
- 1996 The Glimmer Man: acted · directed by John Gray
- 1996 The Long Kiss Goodnight: acted · directed by Renny Harlin
- 1997 Food for Ravens (TV movie): acted · directed by Trevor Griffiths
- 1997 The Boxer: acted · directed by Jim Sheridan · critics 80%, audiences 74%
- 1998 Desperate Measures: acted · directed by Barbet Schroeder
- 1998 Kiss the Girls: acted · directed by Gary Fleder
- 1998 Merchants of Venus: acted · directed by Len Richmond
- 1998 Rushmore: acted · directed by Wes Anderson
- 1999 For Love of the Game: acted · directed by Sam Raimi
- 1999 The Corruptor: acted · directed by James Foley
- 1999 The Minus Man: acted · directed by Hampton Fancher
- 2000 A Shot at Glory: acted · directed by Michael Corrente
- 2000 Complicity: acted · directed by Gavin Millar
- 2000 Mad About Mambo: acted · directed by John Forte
- 2000 Nuremberg (TV movie): acted · directed by Yves Simoneau
- 2000 Saltwater: acted · directed by Conor McPherson
- 2001 L.I.E.: acted · directed by Michael Cuesta
- 2001 Strictly Sinatra: acted · directed by Peter Capaldi
- 2001 Super Troopers: acted · directed by Jay Chandrasekhar
- 2001 The Affair of the Necklace: acted · directed by Charles Shyer
- 2002 25th Hour: acted · directed by Spike Lee · critics 80%, audiences 85% · streaming on Prime Video, Hoopla
- 2002 Adaptation: acted · directed by Spike Jonze · critics 90%, audiences 85% · streaming on Tubi
- 2002 The Bourne Identity: acted · directed by Doug Liman · critics 84%, audiences 93% · streaming on Netflix
- 2002 The Ring: acted · directed by Gore Verbinski · critics 72%, audiences 48% · streaming on Netflix, Paramount+, Kanopy
- 2002 The Rookie: acted · directed by John Lee Hancock
- 2003 Sin: acted · directed by Michael Stevens
- 2003 The Reckoning: acted · directed by Paul McGuigan
- 2003 X2: acted · directed by Bryan Singer · critics 85%, audiences 85% · streaming on Disney+
- 2004 The Bourne Supremacy: acted · directed by Paul Greengrass · critics 81%, audiences 90% · streaming on Netflix, Starz
- 2004 Troy: acted · directed by Wolfgang Petersen · critics 52%, audiences 74% · streaming on fuboTV, Paramount+
- 2005 Blue/Orange (TV movie): acted · directed by Howard Davies
- 2005 Match Point: acted · directed by Woody Allen · critics 77%, audiences 81% · streaming on Prime Video, fuboTV, Paramount+
- 2005 Red Eye: acted · directed by Wes Craven · critics 80%, audiences 64% · streaming on fuboTV, MGM+, Paramount+
- 2005 The Ring Two: acted · directed by Hideo Nakata
- 2005 The Ringer: acted · directed by Barry W. Blaustein
- 2005 Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson (TV movie): acted · directed by Ken Burns
- 2006 A Woman in Winter: acted · directed by Richard Jobson
- 2006 Running with Scissors: acted · directed by Ryan Murphy
- 2006 The Flying Scotsman: acted · directed by Douglas Mackinnon
- 2007 Shoot on Sight: acted · directed by Jag Mundhra
- 2007 The Bourne Ultimatum: acted · directed by Paul Greengrass · critics 92%, audiences 91% · streaming on Netflix, Starz
- 2007 The Water Horse: acted · directed by Jay Russell
- 2007 Trick 'r Treat: acted · directed by Michael Dougherty
- 2007 Zodiac: acted · directed by David Fincher · critics 90%, audiences 78% · streaming on Paramount+, MGM+, Kanopy
- 2008 Agent Crush: acted · directed by Sean Robinson
- 2008 AmericanEast: produced · directed by Hesham Issawi
- 2008 Red: acted · directed by Lucky McKee and Trygve Allister Diesen
- 2008 The Escapist: acted · directed by Rupert Wyatt
- 2009 The Good Heart: acted · directed by Dagur Kári
- 2010 On Expenses (TV movie): acted · directed by Simon Cellan Jones
- 2010 RED: acted · directed by Robert Schwentke · critics 72%, audiences 72%
- 2010 Tell-Tale: acted · directed by Michael Cuesta · audiences 25% · streaming on Roku Channel, Hoopla, Plex
- 2010 Wide Blue Yonder: acted · directed by Robert Young
- 2011 Citizen Gangster: acted · directed by Nathan Morlando
- 2011 Coriolanus: acted · directed by Ralph Fiennes
- 2011 Ironclad: acted · directed by Jonathan English
- 2011 Old School New School: acted · directed by Steven Fischer
- 2011 Rise of the Planet of the Apes: acted · directed by Rupert Wyatt · critics 82%, audiences 77% · streaming on HBO Max
- 2011 The Sinking of the Laconia (TV movie): acted · directed by Uwe Janson
- 2011 The Veteran: acted · directed by Matthew Hope
- 2012 Blood: acted · directed by Nick Murphy
- 2012 The Campaign: acted · directed by Jay Roach · critics 67%, audiences 51% · streaming on YouTube (free)
- 2013 An Adventure in Space and Time (TV movie): acted · directed by Terry McDonough
- 2013 Believe: acted · directed by David Scheinmann
- 2013 Bob Servant (TV series): acted · directed by Annie Griffin
- 2013 Her: acted · directed by Spike Jonze · critics 95%, audiences 82%
- 2013 Mindscape: acted · directed by Jorge Dorado
- 2013 RED 2: acted · directed by Dean Parisot
- 2014 Forsaken: acted · directed by Jon Cassar
- 2014 The Anomaly: acted · directed by Noel Clarke
- 2014 The Game (TV series): acted · directed by Daniel O'Hara and Niall MacCormick
- 2014 X-Men: Days of Future Past: acted · directed by Bryan Singer · critics 90%, audiences 91% · streaming on Disney+
- 2015 Absolutely Anything: acted · directed by Terry Jones
- 2015 Pixels: acted · directed by Chris Columbus · critics 18%, audiences 46% · streaming on Philo, Starz
- 2015 The Slap (TV series): acted
- 2016 Medici: Masters of Florence (TV series): acted · directed by Sergio Mimica-Gezzan
- 2016 Morgan: acted · directed by Luke Scott · critics 38%, audiences 30%
- 2016 The Autopsy of Jane Doe: acted · directed by André Øvredal
- 2016 War and Peace (TV series): acted · directed by Tom Harper
- 2017 Churchill: acted · directed by Jonathan Teplitzky
- 2018 Succession (TV series): acted · critics 95%, audiences 88% · streaming on HBO Max
- 2018 Super Troopers 2: acted · directed by Jay Chandrasekhar
- 2018 The Etruscan Smile: acted · directed by Mihal Brezis and Oded Binnun
- 2019 Good Omens (TV series): acted · directed by Douglas Mackinnon
- 2020 Last Moment of Clarity: acted
- 2020 The Bay of Silence: acted · directed by Paula van der Oest
- 2022 Prisoner's Daughter: acted · directed by Catherine Hardwicke
- 2022 There Are No Saints: acted · directed by Alfonso Pineda Ulloa
- 2024 Little Wing: acted · directed by Dean Israelite
- 2025 Glenrothan: directed, acted
- 2025 The Parenting: acted · directed by Craig Johnson
- 2026 Super Troopers 3: acted · directed by Jay Chandrasekhar
- Grushko (TV series): acted
- The Independent: acted