Brian Cox is a Scottish actor, born in Dundee in 1946, who trained in repertory theatre and became a respected Shakespearean performer with the Royal National Theatre and the Royal Shakespeare Company. He won two Laurence Olivier Awards for his stage work in Rat in the Skull and Titus Andronicus. On screen he is known as a character actor in films such as Manhunter, Braveheart, X2, Adaptation and Troy, and in television roles including Hermann Goering in Nuremberg, which brought him a Primetime Emmy Award, and Logan Roy in the HBO series Succession, which brought him a Golden Globe Award. He was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire in 2003.
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(born 1 June 1946) is a Scottish actor.
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(born 1 June 1946) is a Scottish actor.
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(born 1 June 1946) is a Scottish actor.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Known as a character actor in film, Cox played Robert McKee in Spike Jonze's Adaptation (2002) and William Stryker in X2 (2003).
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He portrayed Jack Langrishe in the HBO series Deadwood.
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