Actor
Brian Cox is a Scottish actor of commanding presence whose mastery of classical theatre—from Shakespeare to Chekhov—has been matched by his magnetic turns in contemporary television, most notably as the ruthless media mogul Logan Roy in HBO's Succession.
Defining moments and milestones
Brian Cox began his professional life as a founding member of the Royal Lyceum Theatre Edinburgh in 1965, quickly establishing himself as a classical actor of rare intensity through decades of work with Britain's premier subsidised theatres. His stage mastery—marked by Olivier Awards for Titus Andronicus and Rat in the Skull—was complemented by a distinguished film and television career that culminated in his late-career apotheosis as Logan Roy in Succession, a role that earned him a Golden Globe and transformed him into a contemporary television icon. Now in his eighth decade, Cox remains an actor of uncompromising power, equally commanding in the tragic grandeur of King Lear and the psychological complexity of modern drama.
Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in a Drama Series for Logan Roy in Succession (2020); Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor for Titus Andronicus (1988)
London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art (LAMDA, graduated 1965); Dundee Repertory Theatre (1961–1965)
Recordings featuring Brian Cox in the Society index
Additional recordings will appear here as the catalog expands.