Brian Denis Cox, CBE (born 1 June 1946) is a Scottish actor. Extremely prolific, Cox is a frequent face on stage, film and television. Although not a big household name, he's generally considered in critical circles to be one of the most talented actors working.
He is known for his work with the Royal Shakespeare Company, where he gained recognition for his portrayal of King Lear. He also has the distinction of being the first actor to portray Hannibal Lecter, in the 1986 film Manhunter.
Note: Not to be confused with the famous British physicist who used to be the keyboard player for DReam; That's Professor Brian Cox.
Roles
- A Touch of Cloth as Bill Ball
- The Campaign as Raymond Huggins
- Coriolanus (2011) as Menenius
- Syndicate as Jack Denham
- Rise of the Planet of the Apes as John Landon
- Red (2010) as Ivan Simonov
- The Day of the Triffids as Dennis Masen
- Kings as King Vesper Abaddon
- The Escapist as Frank Perry
- Trick 'r Treat as Mr. Kreeg
- Zodiac (2007) as Melvin Belli
- Sharpe as Major Hogan
- Deadwood as Jack Langrishe
- Red Eye as Joe Reisert
- The Bourne Series as Ward Abbott
- Troy as Agamemnon
- Smallpox 2002 as The Narrator
- Manhunt as Lionel Starkweather
- X2: X-Men United as William Stryker
- 25th Hour as James Brogan
- Adaptation. as Robert McKee
- The Ring as Richard Morgan
- Super Troopers as Captain O'Hagan
- Nuremberg as Hermann Goering
- Rushmore as Dr. Nelson Guggenheim
- Braveheart as Argyle Wallace
- Rob Roy as Killearn
- Killzone as the voice of Scolar Visari
- Manhunter as Dr. Hannibal Lektor
- An Adventure in Space and Time as Sydney Newman
- The Water Horse: Legend of the Deep as adult Angus MacMorrow
- A Shot at Glory as Martin Smith
- Nicholas and Alexandra as Leon Trotsky
- War and Peace (2016) as General Mikhail Kutuzov
- Ironclad as Baron William d'Aubigny
- Vexx as Darby and Dark Yabu
- Succession as Logan Roy
- The Spy Who Came in from the Cold (the 2009 BBC radio adaptation) as Alec Leamas
- Good Omens (2019) as the voice of Death, the Fourth Horseman of the Apocalypse
- Superman: The Animated Series as Earl Garver
- Kiss the Girls as Chief Hatfield
- The Long Kiss Goodnight as Nathan Waldman
- Hidden Agenda as Inspector Peter Kerrigan
- Blade Runner: Black Lotus as Niander Wallace Sr.
- Churchill as Winston Churchill
- The Sandman (2020) as Emperor Augustus (voice role)
- 007: Road to a Million (game show) as the Controller
