Brian Cox
Brian Cox
Brian Cox has appeared in 76 movies on CringeMDb. 33 contain sex scenes, nudity or sexual violence, and 43 do not.
- Most recent parent-safe movie: The Electric State (2025)
- Most recent with adult content: Super Troopers 3 (2026)
Born June 1, 1946 · Known for acting
43.4% Featured Movie Cringe Score (76 movies)
Brian Cox Movie Credits
Certified Parent-Safe
Braveheart
...as Argyle Wallace
The Ring
...as Richard Morgan
25th Hour
...as James Brogan
Fantastic Mr. Fox
...as Action 12 Reporter (voice)
The Bourne Supremacy
...as Ward Abbott
The Bourne Identity
...as Ward Abbott
The Independent
...as Nick Booker
The Good Heart
...as Jacques
The Long Kiss Goodnight
...as Dr. Nathan Waldman
The Minus Man
...as Doug
Red Eye
...as Joe Reisert
Iron Will
...as Angus McTeague
Chain Reaction
...as Lyman Earl Collier
Kiss the Girls
...as Chief Hatfield, Durham PD
Desperate Measures
...as Captain Jeremiah Cassidy
Red
...as Avery Ludlow
Mad About Mambo
...as Sidney McLoughlin
The Flying Scotsman
...as Douglas Baxter
Battle for Terra
...as General Hemmer (voice)
RED
...as Ivan Simanov
The Water Horse
...as Old Angus
Coriolanus
...as Menenius
Strictly Sinatra
...as Chisolm
Little Wing
...as Jaan Vari
Believe
...as Matt Busby
The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim
...as Helm Hammerhand (voice)
RED 2
...as Ivan
Rise of the Planet of the Apes
...as John Landon
The Electric State
...as Popfly (voice)
Pixels
...as Admiral Porter
Forsaken
...as James McCurdy
That Christmas
...as Santa (voice)
Agent Crush
...as Spanners (voice)
Shoot on Sight
...as Daniel Tennant
Churchill
...as Winston Churchill
Morgan
...as Jim Bryce
Strange but True
...as Bill
The Etruscan Smile
...as Rory MacNeil
Separation
...as Rivers
Mending the Line
...as Ike Fletcher
Prisoner's Daughter
...as Max
The Bourne Ultimatum
...as Ward Abbott (voice) (archive footage) (uncredited)
As Good As Dead
...as Reverand Kalahan
Certified Cringeworthy
Troy
...as Agamemnon
Zodiac
...as Melvin Belli
Adaptation.
...as Robert McKee
Rushmore
...as Dr. Nelson Guggenheim
Trick 'r Treat
...as Mr. Kreeg
Running with Scissors
...as Dr. Finch
Rob Roy
...as Killearn
Complicity
...as Inspector McDunn
The Corruptor
...as Sean Wallace
The Ringer
...as Gary Barker
Tell-Tale
...as Van Doren
The Glimmer Man
...as Mr. Smith
X2
...as William Stryker
Ironclad
...as Albany
The Boxer
...as Joe Hamill
Quasi
...as Narrator (voice)
Super Troopers
...as Captain O'Hagen
Prince of Jutland
...as Aethelwine
The Affair of the Necklace
...as Minister Breteuil
The Veteran
...as Gerry
The Campaign
...as Raymond
The Parenting
...as Frank
Her
...as Alan Watts (voice)
Anna
...as Sebastian
Match Point
...as Alec Hewett
The Autopsy of Jane Doe
...as Tommy Tilden
For Love of the Game
...as Gary Wheeler
A Shot at Glory
...as Martin Smith
Merchants of Venus
...as Uncle Vladimir
Super Troopers 2
...as Captain O'Hagan
Sin
...as Captain Oakes
Last Moment of Clarity
...as Gilles
Super Troopers 3
...as Captain O’Hagan
About Brian Cox
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.
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