List of Brian Cox performances

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Cox at the 2011 Toronto International Film Festival

Scottish actor Brian Cox has appeared in various films and television series such as Manhunter (1986), Rob Roy and Braveheart (both 1995), The Long Kiss Goodnight (1996), Nuremberg (2000), Super Troopers (2001), The Bourne Identity, The Ring and Adaptation (all 2002), X2 (2003), Troy (2004), Red Eye (2005), Deadwood (2006), Zodiac (2007), Red (2008), Red (2010), Coriolanus and Rise of the Planet of the Apes (both 2011), Red 2 (2013), Succession (2018–2023), Good Omens (2019), and Last Moment of Clarity (2020).

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He has also appeared in various theatre productions such as The Music Man (1994), St. Nicholas (1999), Dublin Carol (2000), Uncle Varick (2004), Rock 'n' Roll (2006–2008) That Championship Season (2011), and The Weir (2014).

Films

Film roles, by year
YearTitleRoleNotes
1971 Nicholas and Alexandra Leon Trotsky
1975 In Celebration Steven Shaw
1986 Manhunter Dr. Hannibal Lecktor
1990 Hidden Agenda Peter Kerrigan
1993 The Eye of Vichy NarratorDocumentary
1994 Iron Will Angus McTeague
Prince of Jutland Æthelwine of Lindsey
1995 Rob Roy Killearn
Braveheart Argyle Wallace
1996 Chain Reaction Lyman Earl Collier
The Glimmer Man Mr. Smith
The Long Kiss Goodnight Dr. Nathan Waldman
1997 Kiss the Girls Chief Hatfield
The Boxer Joe Hamill
Food for Ravens Aneurin Bevan Profile drama
1998 Desperate Measures Captain Jeremiah Cassidy
Rushmore Dr. Nelson Guggenheim
The Minus Man Doug Durwin
The Corruptor Sean Wallace
For Love of the Game Gary Wheeler
2000 Complicity Inspector McDunn
Mad About Mambo Sidney McLoughlin
A Shot at Glory Martin Smith
Saltwater George Beneventi
2001 Super Troopers Captain John O'Hagen
L.I.E. Big John Harrigan
Strictly Sinatra Chisolm
The Affair of the Necklace Minister Baron de Breteuil
2002 Bug Cyr
The Rookie Jim Morris Sr.
The Bourne Identity Ward Abbott
The Ring Richard Morgan
Adaptation. Robert McKee
25th Hour James Brogan
The Trials of Henry Kissinger NarratorDocumentary
2003 X2 William Stryker
Sin Captain Oakes
2004 The Reckoning Tobias
Troy Agamemnon
The Bourne Supremacy Ward Abbott
Get the PictureHarry SondheimShort film
2005 Match Point Alec Hewett
Red Eye Joe Reisert
The Ringer Gary Barker
2006A Woman in WinterDr. Hunt
The Flying Scotsman Douglas Baxter
Running with Scissors Dr. Finch
2007 Zodiac Melvin Belli
Battle for Terra General HemmerVoice [1]
The Water Horse: Legend of the Deep Old Angus
Trick 'r Treat Mr. Kreeg
Shoot on Sight Daniel Tennant
2008 Red Avery Ludlow
The Escapist Frank Perry
Agent CrushSpannersVoice
2009 Scooby-Doo! and the Samurai Sword Green DragonVoice
Direct-to-DVD
Tell-Tale Detective Van Doren
Fantastic Mr. Fox Dan PeabodyVoice [1]
The Good Heart Jacques
2010 Wide Blue Yonder Wally
Red Ivan Simanov
As Good as Dead Reverend Kalahan
2011 Coriolanus Menenius Agrippa
Ironclad William d'Aubigny
The Veteran Gerry
Rise of the Planet of the Apes John Landon
Citizen Gangster Glover Boyd
Exit Humanity Malcolm YoungVoice
The Revelation of the Pyramids NarratorDocumentary [2]
2012 The Campaign Raymond Huggins
My CityThe JournalistShort film
Blood Lanny Fairburn
2013 Red 2 Ivan Simanov
BlumenthalHarold
Mindscape Sebastian
Her Alan Watts Voice [1]
Believe Sir Matt Busby
2014 The Anomaly Dr. Langham
2015 Pixels Admiral Porter
Forsaken James McCurdy
Killing ThymeNormanShort film
2016 Morgan Jim Bryce
The Carer Sir Michael Gifford
The Autopsy of Jane Doe Tommy Tilden
2017Bob the Builder: Mega MachinesConrad / CrunchVoices
Churchill Winston Churchill
Kubrick By CandlelightNarratorShort film
2018 Super Troopers 2 Captain John O'Hagan
The Etruscan Smile Rory MacNeilAlso released under the title, Rory's Way [3]
The Pretenders Henry
2019 Remember Me Shane
Strange but True Bill Erwin
The Last Right Father Reilly
2020John Rebus: The Lockdown Blues John Rebus Short film
Last Moment of Clarity Gilles
The Bay of Silence Milton
2021 Separation Paul Rivers
2022 Prisoner's Daughter Max
Mending the Line Ike Fletcher
The Independent Nick Booker
2024 Little Wing Jaan
That Christmas Santa Claus Voice
The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim Helm Hammerhand Voice
2025 The Electric State PopflyVoice
TBA The Parenting TBAPost-production
Riff Raff
Key
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Television

Television series

Roles in television series
YearTitleRoleNotes
1968 Theatre 625 Lasar OpieEpisode: "The Year of the Sex Olympics"
1970 Manhunt AntonEpisode: "Degrade and Rule"
1978 The Devil's Crown Henry II of England 7 episodes
Out Tony McGrath3 episodes
1980 Thérèse Raquin Laurent LeClaire3 episodes
Hammer House of Horror Chuck SpillersEpisode: "The Silent Scream"
1982 Minder Frank McFaddenEpisode: "In"
1983 Jemima Shore Investigates Hamish McFaul1 episode
1990 Perfect Scoundrels Father AmedyEpisode: "The Milk of Human Kindness"
1992 Van der Valk Stefan SzaboEpisode: "The Ties That Bind"
The Big BattalionsEdward Hoyland5 episodes
1993 Inspector Morse Michael SteppingsEpisode: "Deadly Slumber"
1994 Grushko Colonel Grushko3 episodes [4]
1997 Red Dwarf The KingEpisode: "Stoke Me a Clipper"
Superman: The Animated Series Earl GarverVoice, episode: "Two's a Crowd" [1]
2000 Nuremberg Hermann Göring 2 episodes
2002 Frasier Harry Moon2 episodes
2004 French and Saunders King LearEpisode: "Offers"
2005 Danny Phantom Pariah DarkVoice, episode: "Reign Storm" [1]
2006 Deadwood Jack Langrishe 9 episodes
2009 Kings King Vesper Abedon3 episodes
The Take Ozzy4 episodes
The Day of the Triffids Dennis MasenEpisode: "Part Two"
2010 Agatha Christie's Marple Lewis SerrocoldEpisode: "They Do It With Mirrors"
Doctor Who Ood ElderVoice, episode: "The End of Time"
The Big C Donald TolkeyEpisode: "Two for the Road"
2012 The Straits Harry Montebello10 episodes
A Touch of Cloth Bill BallEpisode: "The First Case: Part Two"
2013 Bob Servant IndependentBob Servant6 episodes
Tooned PerformerVoice, episode: "The Grand Finale"
2014 The Game 'Daddy'6 episodes
Shetland Magnus Bain2 episodes
Bob Servant Bob Servant3 episodes
After BraveheartNarratorVoice, 2 episodes
2015 The Slap Manolis Apostolou7 episodes
2016 Penny Dreadful Jared Talbot2 episodes
War & Peace Mikhail Kutuzov 4 episodes
Medici: Masters of Florence Bernardo Guadagni 8 episodes
2017 Urban Myths Marlon Brando Episode: "Elizabeth, Michael, and Marlon"
2018–2023 Succession Logan Roy34 episodes
2019 Good Omens DeathVoice, 3 episodes [1]
2021 The Simpsons Kostas BeckerVoice, episode: "A Serious Flanders"
2021–2022 Blade Runner: Black Lotus Niander Wallace Sr.Voice, 5 episodes
2022 Last Week Tonight with John Oliver God Episode: "Aridification of the Western U.S."
2023 007: Road to a Million The ControllerHost/Villain
Aqua Teen Hunger Force Anubis Voice, 1 episode: "Anubis"

Television films

Roles in television films
YearTitleRoleNotes
1983 King Lear Duke of Burgundy
1984 Pope John Paul II Father Gora
1985 Florence Nightingale Dr. McGregor
1990 Secret Weapon Andrew Neil
1991 The Lost Language of Cranes Owen Benjamin
Red Fox Geoffrey Harrison
1992 The Cloning of Joanna May Carl May
1993 Sharpe's Rifles Major Michael Hogan
Sharpe's Eagle
2000 Longitude Lord Morton
2005 Blue/Orange Dr. Robert Smith
2008 The Colour of Magic Narrator
2010 On Expenses Michael Martin MP
2011 The Sinking of the Laconia Captain Rudolph Sharp
2013 An Adventure in Space and Time Sydney Newman

Theatre

Theatre roles
YearTitleRoleVenue
1967 As You Like It Orlando Vaudeville Theatre, London
1969 In Celebration Steven Shaw Royal Court Theatre, London
1970–1971Don’t Start Without MeNorman Garrick Theatre, London
Harrogate Theatre, North Yorkshire
1971–1972 Getting On Brian Lowther Theatre Royal, Brighton
1973CromwellProctorRoyal Court Theatre, London
1973 Hedda Gabler Eilert LövborgRoyal Court Theatre, London
1976The ÉmigrésXX Royal National Theatre, London
1976–1977 Tamburlaine TheridamasRoyal National Theatre, London
1977 Julius Caesar Marcus Brutus Royal National Theatre, London
1978The Putney DebatesHenry IretonRoyal National Theatre, London
1978–1979HerodHerodRoyal National Theatre, London
1980The Summer PartyKramer Crucible Theatre, Sheffield
1981BabelGoatman Donmar Warehouse, London
1982–1984 Danton's Death Georges DantonRoyal National Theatre, London
1985 Strange Interlude Edmund Darrell Nederlander Theatre, Broadway
1985 Rat in the Skull Nelson The Public Theatre, Off-Broadway
1986The Danton AffairDanton Barbican Centre, London
1986 Misalliance John TarletonBarbican Centre, London
1986–1987 A Penny for a Song Sir Timothy BellboysBarbican Centre, London
1987–1988FashionPaul Cash The Other Place, Stratford-upon-Avon
The Pit, London
1987–1988 Titus Andronicus Titus Swan Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon
People's Theatre, Newcastle upon Tyne
Barbican Centre, London
1987–1988 The Taming of the Shrew Petruchio Royal Shakespeare Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon
Theatre Royal, New Castle
Barbican Centre, London
1988 Three Sisters Lt. Col. VershininBarbican Centre, London
1989 Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune Johnny Comedy Theatre, London
1990 King Lear Lear Royal National Theatre, London
1990 Richard III Duke of Buckingham Royal National Theatre, London
1994 The Music Man Prof. Harold Hill Regent's Park Open Air Theatre, London
1997–1998St. NicholasThe Critic Bush Theatre, London
45th Street Theatre, Broadway
1998 Art Marc Royale Theatre, Broadway
1999St. NicholasThe Critic Matrix Theatre, California
2000 Dublin Carol John Plunkett Royal Court Theatre, London
2004Uncle VarickVarick Royal Lyceum Theatre, Edinburgh
2006–2008 Rock 'n' Roll MaxRoyal Court Theatre, London
Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre, Broadway
2011 That Championship Season CoachBernard B. Jacobs Theatre, Broadway
2014 The Weir JackDonmar Warehouse, London
2019The Great Society Lyndon B. Johnson Vivian Beaumont Theatre, Broadway
2023The Score Johann Sebastian Bach Theatre Royal Bath, Bath
2024 Long Day's Journey Into Night James Tyrone Wyndham's Theatre, London

Video games

Video games voice roles
YearTitleVoice role
2003 Manhunt Director Lionel Starkweather [1]
2004 Killzone Scolar Visari [1]
2009 Killzone 2 Scolar Visari [1]
2011 Killzone 3 Scolar Visari [1]
2012 Syndicate Jack Denham [1]
2024 Tekken 8 Story Narrator Ad [1]

Audio

Audio roles
YearTitleRoleAuthorRefs.
2020From NowHunter FitzRhys Wakefield
2021 The Sandman: Act II Augustus Neil Gaiman, Dirk Maggs [5]

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