Brian Cox
Birth Place: Dundee
THROUGH THE EYES OF GOD, CROW'S THEATRE Win Big at Toronto Theatre Critics' Awards; Full List (May 14, 2026)
Alan Cumming and Shirley Henderson Will Lead A HISTORY OF PAPER at Pitlochry Festival Theatre and Dundee Rep (May 5, 2026)
Professor Brian Cox Will Bring EMERGENCE World Tour to NJPAC (Apr 29, 2026)
BIO
Brian Denis Cox CBE (born 1 June 1946) is a Scottish actor. A classically trained Shakespearean actor, he is known for leading performances on stage and television, as well as supporting roles in film. 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. Empire magazine awarded him the Empire Icon Award in 2006, and the UK Film Council named him one of the top 10 powerful British film stars in Hollywood in 2007.
Cox trained at the Dundee Repertory Theatre before becoming a founding member of 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 the 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), Rob Roy (1995), Braveheart (1995), Rushmore (1998), Super Troopers (2001), The Ring (2002), The Bourne Identity (2002), 25th Hour (2002), Troy (2004), The Bourne Supremacy (2004), Red Eye (2005), Zodiac (2007), Fantastic Mr. Fox (2009), Rise of the Planet of the Apes (2011), 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 Award for Best Actor in a Drama Series.
On stage he has starred as Max at London's West End production of Tom Stoppard's Rock 'n Roll, a role he reprised on Broadway until 2008. In 2011, Cox appeared on Broadway opposite in a revival of Jason Miller's That Championship Season. His portrayal of Jack in The Weir at the Donmar Theatre in April 2013 is reprised at Wyndham's Theatre in January 2014. In Fall 2015, Cox starred in a new production of Waiting for Godot, for Royal Lyceum Theatre Edinburgh's 50th anniversary. Cox returned to the Broadway stage in 2019 to star as Lyndon B. Johnson in Robert Schenkkan's The Great Society at the Vivian Beaumont Theater.
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STAGE CREDITS
Movies
[ 1971 ] Trotsky
[ 1975 ] Steven Shaw
[ 1986 ] Dr. Lecktor
[ 1990 ] Kerrigan
[ 1991 ] Owen Benjamin
[ 1992 ] Carlton Heard
[ 1994 ] Aethelwine
[ 1994 ] Angus McTeague
[ 1995 ] Argyle Wallace
[ 1995 ] Killearn
[ 1996 ] Lyman Earl Collier
[ 1996 ] Mr. Smith
[ 1996 ] Nathan
[ 1997 ] Chief Hatfield
[ 1997 ] Joe Hamill
[ 1998 ] Captain Jeremiah Csidy
[ 1998 ] Dr. Nelson Guggenheim
[ 1998 ] Uncle Vladimir
[ 1999 ] Doug
[ 1999 ] Gary Wheeler
[ 1999 ] Sean Wallace
[ 2000 ] George Beneventi
[ 2000 ] Inspector McDunn
[ 2000 ] Martin Smith
[ 2000 ] Sidney McLoughlin
[ 2001 ] Big John Harrigan
[ 2001 ] Captain O Hagan
[ 2001 ] Chisolm
[ 2001 ] Minister Breteuil
[ 2002 ] Cyr
[ 2002 ] James Brogan
[ 2002 ] Jim Morris Sr.
[ 2002 ] Richard Morgan
[ 2002 ] Robert McKee
[ 2002 ] Tobi
[ 2002 ] Ward Abbott
[ 2003 ] Captain Oakes
[ 2003 ] William Stryker
[ 2004 ] Agamemnon
[ 2004 ] Ward Abbott
[ 2005 ] Alec Hewett
[ 2005 ] Gary Barker
[ 2005 ] Joe Reisert
[ 2006 ] Dougl Baxter
[ 2006 ] Dr. Finch
[ 2006 ] Dr. Hunt
[ 2007 ] Daniel Tennant
[ 2007 ] General Hemmer
[ 2007 ] Melvin Belli
[ 2007 ] Mr. Kreeg
[ 2007 ] Old Angus
[ 2008 ] Spanners
[ 2008 ] Avery Ludlow
[ 2008 ] Frank Perry
[ 2009 ] Action 12 Reporter
[ 2009 ] Jacques
[ 2009 ] Phillip Van Doren
[ 2010 ] Reverend Kalahan
[ 2010 ] Wally
[ 2011 ] Baron William d Aubigny
[ 2011 ] Gerry Langdon
[ 2011 ] Glover Boyd
[ 2011 ] Irving
[ 2011 ] John Landon
[ 2011 ] Malcolm Young
[ 2011 ] Menenius
[ 2012 ] Lenny Fairburn
[ 2012 ] Raymond Huggins
[ 2013 ] Alan Watts
[ 2013 ] Harold
[ 2013 ] Ivan
[ 2013 ] Sir Matt Busby
[ 2014 ] Dr. Langham
[ 2014 ] Narrator
[ 2015 ] Admiral Porter
[ 2015 ] James McCurdy
[ 2016 ] Jim Bryce
[ 2016 ] Sir Michael Gifford
[ 2016 ] Tommy
[ 2017 ] Conrad UK & US, Crunch UK & US
[ 2017 ] Winston Churchill
[ 2018 ] Captain O Hagan
[ 2018 ] Henry
[ 2018 ] Opening Narrator
[ 2018 ] Rory MacNeil
[ 2019 ] Bill
[ 2019 ] Father Reilly
[ 2019 ] Shane
[ 2020 ] Gilles
[ 2020 ] Milton
[ 2021 ] Epilogue, Father Voice
[ 2021 ] Paul Rivers
[ 2022 ] Ike Fletcher
[ 2022 ] Max
[ 2022 ] Nichol Booker
[ 2023 ] Helm Hammerhand
[ 2024 ] Helm
[ 2024 ] Santa
[ 2024 ] Grandpa
[ 2024 ] Jaan Vari
[ 2025 ] Pop Fly (voice)
[ 2025 ] Frank
[ 2025 ]
TV Shows
Niander Wallace Sr.
Edward McLennan
Magnus Bain
Logan Roy
Robert Dodds
Robert Dodds
Awards and Nominations
Brian Cox, St. Nicholas
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Brian Cox, St. Nicholas
Brian Cox, Fashion, RSC
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Brian CoxTitus Andronicus
Brian CoxMisalliance
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Brian CoxRat In The Skull
Videos
Video: MY BROTHER THE MINOTAUR Shares Sneak Peek Clip of New Animated Series
by Josh Sharpe - 2026-04-22 15:00:51
Video: Kecia Lewis Performs 'Right Hand Man / One Last Time' From HAMILTON at MISCAST25
by Michael Major - 2025-06-13 09:37:32
Video: Kecia Lewis Celebrates Tony Win for Best Featured Actress in a Musical
by Joey Mervis - 2024-06-16 22:37:51
Video: Brian Cox and Patricia Clarkson Defend Casting 'Celebrities' in Theatre Roles
by Blair Ingenthron - 2024-03-24 12:47:35
Exclusive: Billy Crudup Uncovers His Past in FINDING YOUR ROOTS
by Michael Major - 2023-04-03 13:30:27
Video: Watch Brian Cox and Alan Cumming Sing the Spice Girls and More on CARPOOL KARAOKE: THE SERIES
by Stephi Wild - 2023-03-30 06:24:31
Broadway Rewind: Broadway Comes Out to Celebrate Living Legend, Chita Rivera!
by Nicole Rosky - 2020-04-04 16:31:00
VIDEO: Brian Cox Talks 'Succession' and Politics on REAL TIME WITH BILL MAHER
by Stephi Wild - 2020-03-07 09:10:32
VIDEO: SUCCESSION's Brian Cox Talks Playing LBJ on Broadway on LIVE WITH KELLY AND RYAN
by Abigail Charpentier - 2019-11-11 08:59:10
THE GREAT SOCIETY To Join Broadway Bridges, Must Close November 30
by Chloe Rabinowitz - 2019-11-05 17:13:51
TV: THE GREAT SOCIETY Star Brian Cox Opens Up About LBJ, SUCCESSION and More!
by Backstage With Richard Ridge - 2019-11-03 12:01:00
TV Exclusive: The Great Facts of THE GREAT SOCIETY- Brian Cox on Lyndon B. Johnson
by Nicole Rosky - 2019-11-15 16:01:00
TV Exclusive: The Great Facts of THE GREAT SOCIETY- David Garrison on Richard Nixon and George Wallace
by Nicole Rosky - 2019-11-14 16:01:00
TV Exclusive: The Great Facts of THE GREAT SOCIETY- Robyn Kerr on the Voting Rights Act
by Nicole Rosky - 2019-11-13 16:01:00
TV Exclusive: The Great Facts of THE GREAT SOCIETY- Angela Pierce on Pat Nixon
by Nicole Rosky - 2019-11-12 16:01:00
TV Exclusive: The Great Facts of THE GREAT SOCIETY- Tramell Tillman on Bob Moses
by Nicole Rosky - 2019-11-11 16:01:00
TV Exclusive: The Great Facts of THE GREAT SOCIETY- Grantham Coleman on Martin Luther King, Jr.
by Nicole Rosky - 2019-11-10 16:01:00
TV Exclusive: The Great Facts of THE GREAT SOCIETY- Brian Dykstra on Stanley Levison
by Nicole Rosky - 2019-11-09 16:01:00
TV Exclusive: The Great Facts of THE GREAT SOCIETY- Matthew Rauch on Robert McNamara
by Nicole Rosky - 2019-11-08 16:01:00
TV Exclusive: The Great Facts of THE GREAT SOCIETY- Barbara Garrick on Lady Bird Johnson
by Nicole Rosky - 2019-11-07 16:01:00
News
by Stephi Wild - May 14, 2026
Theatre Passe Muraille's THROUGH THE EYES OF GOD led the 2026 Toronto Theatre Critics' Awards with three wins, including best production of a play, while Crow's Theatre productions collectively took home eight prizes.
by Stephi Wild - May 5, 2026
Alan Cumming and Shirley Henderson will perform together onstage for the first time in A HISTORY OF PAPER, a Scottish musical by Oliver Emanuel and Gareth Williams, at Pitlochry Festival Theatre and Dundee Rep Theatre.
by Stephi Wild - Apr 29, 2026
Professor Brian Cox will bring his EMERGENCE world tour to NJPAC's Prudential Hall in Newark, following his 'Horizons' show, which drew nearly half a million fans worldwide.
by Stephi Wild - Apr 27, 2026
Riverside Studios has announced details of more special events being staged to celebrate the West London venue's 50th anniversary. Learn more about the lineup here!
by Josh Sharpe - Apr 22, 2026
Apple TV has released a sneak peek clip of the all-new animated kids and family adventure series “My Brother the Minotaur.' Check out the preview of the show now.
by Josh Sharpe - Apr 17, 2026
Bokeem Woodbine and Nona Parker Johnson will join the second season of Dexter: Resurrection. Johnson will play 'Fiona Mixon,' a training officer in the Homicide unit, and Woodbine will play 'Capt. Mixon,' a bulldog of a homicide captain.
by Josh Sharpe - Apr 14, 2026
Dan Stevens is joining the second season of Dexter: Resurrection in a series regular role. He will play 'The Five Borough Killer,' a serial killer who taunts the police with phone calls threatening the murder of innocent citizens.
by Josh Sharpe - Apr 8, 2026
Golden Globe Winner Uma Thurman is set to return for season two of Dexter: Resurrection as Charley, the former Special Ops officer who served as Leon Prater’s right-hand woman.
by Josh Sharpe - Apr 2, 2026
Emmy, Olivier, and Golden Globe winner Brian Cox will join the second season of Dexter: Resurrection in a series regular role. Cox will play The New York Ripper, a serial killer who terrorized the City years ago.
by Stephi Wild - Mar 27, 2026
Shakespeare Theatre Company has announced its upcoming 2026-27 season lineup, which will include Brian Cox in The Score, a major production of Follies, and more.
by Stephi Wild - Mar 26, 2026
Elysium will mark the 70th Anniversary of Eugine O'Neill's seminal autobiographical masterpiece – Long Days Journey Into Night – with a three-week northern kicking off in Hexham on May 12th.
by Stephi Wild - Mar 18, 2026
Performances are now underway for Second Stage Theater's Becky Shaw at Second Stage's Hayes Theater, ahead of an opening night on April 6. Meet the cast here!
by Josh Sharpe - Mar 17, 2026
Apple TV has released a first look at the newly announced animated kids and family adventure series “My Brother the Minotaur.” Check out photos from the series, which follows a young minotaur found and raised in the human world.
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Feb 16, 2026
U.S. Cultural Ambassador Ronald Rand will be bringing Harold Clurman, the 'Elder Statesman of the American Theatre' alive in the South Caroilna premiere of his solo play, Let It Be Art! at the Bluebird Theatre in Orangeburg.
by A.A. Cristi - Jan 27, 2026
Chris’ Jazz Café will present special Valentine’s Day and Mardi Gras performances in February. Joanna Pascale headlines a Valentine’s Day engagement, followed by Hoppin’ John’s Soul-Fried Brass Band for Mardi Gras.
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jan 13, 2026
Park Avenue Armory has appointed Deborah Warner as its Anita K. Hersh Artistic Director. Warner was named a Commander of the British Empire (CBE) in the Queen’s Birthday Honours list in 2006.
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jan 9, 2026
Emmy and Tony Award-winning actor Alan Cumming has been honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame! You can watch the full ceremony here!
by - Dec 30, 2025
Rise and shine, BroadwayWorld! It is December 30, 2025 and it's time to catch up on all of the theatrical happenings you may have missed in the last 24 hours.
by Bruce Glikas - Dec 29, 2025
Brian Cox and Nicholas Braun, who starred as Logan Roy and Cousin Greg on HBO's Succession, reunited at Gruesome Playground Off-Broadway, where Braun starred in the production.
by BWW Awards - Dec 29, 2025
This is the last chance to vote for the 2025 BroadwayWorld UK / West End Awards! Voting ends on 12/31/2025 at midnight. Don't miss out on making sure that your favorite theatres, stars, and shows get the recognition they deserve!
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
Brian Cox has appeared on Broadway in 5 shows.
Brian Cox has appeared on London's West End in 3 shows.
Brian Cox's first West End show was The Weir which opened in 2014
Outstanding Actor - Play (Drama Desk Awards) for St. Nicholas, Best Solo Performance (Outer Critics Circle Awards) for St. Nicholas, Outstanding Lead Actor (The Lortels) for St. Nicholas, Actor of the Year in a New Play (Olivier Awards) for Fashion, RSC, Actor of the Year in a Revival (Olivier Awards) for Titus Andronicus, Comedy Performance of the Year (Olivier Awards) for Misalliance and Actor of the Year in a New Play (Olivier Awards) for Rat In The Skull.
Outstanding Lead Actor (The Lortels) for St. Nicholas; Actor of the Year in a Revival (Olivier Awards) for Titus Andronicus; Actor of the Year in a New Play (Olivier Awards) for Rat In The Skull.
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