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Brian Cox
Actor
Born June 1, 1946 in Dundee, Scotland (80 years old)
Theatre
Brian Denis Cox is a Scottish actor. A classically trained Shakespearean actor, he is known for his work on stage and screen. 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. In the 2003 New Year Honours, he was appointed to the Order of the British Empire at the rank of Commander.
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Career Trajectory
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.
Career Highlight
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)
At a Glance
- Voice
- Actor
- Nationality
- Scottish
- Born
- 1946 · Dundee, Scotland
- Active since
- 1988
Training & Education
London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art (LAMDA, graduated 1965); Dundee Repertory Theatre (1961–1965)
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Career Arc
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1946Born in Dundee, Scotland
1988Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor for Titus Andronicus
2020Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in a Drama Series for Logan Roy in Succession
Available Performances
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