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Brian Cox
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Biography
Brian Denis Cox (born June 1, 1946) 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 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. Cox trained at the Dundee Repertory Theatre before becoming a founding member of the 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 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), Iron Will (1994), Braveheart (1995), The Boxer (1997), The Rookie (2002), Troy (2004), Match Point (2005), The Water Horse: Legend of the Deep (2007), Coriolanus (2011), Pixels (2015), 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 Awards for Best Actor in a Drama Series.
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Troy
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Zodiac
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The Bourne Supremacy
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The Ring
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The Rookie
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Super Troopers 2
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A Shot at Glory
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Braveheart
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The Epic Journey: An Odyssey Narrative Chain
Homer's Odyssey is the foundational blueprint for the homebound journey, tracking a weary warrior's attempt to return to his family. This six-film narrative cha...
6 films
The Bogeyman Never Dies
From Elm Street to Halloween, Scream to Candyman, horror icons keep returning in new forms. Freddy's Dead marked a strange end that became a beginning.
8 films
Remakes That Missed but Matter
From Neil LaBute's Wicker Man to Luca Guadagnino's Suspiria, a journey through remakes that stumbled yet reveal why we keep returning to the classics.
8 films
When Finishing Beats Winning
A chain of films where the protagonist loses the official contest but achieves a deeper, personal victory, redefining what it means to go the distance.
8 films
Backers and Believers
From a resurrected cult classic to a record-breaking indie sensation, these eight films prove that crowdfunding isn't just about money, it's about community.
7 films
The Beautiful Game on Screen
From the favelas of Rio to the pitches of Glasgow, a journey through football's cinematic universe, where the sport becomes a mirror for society, identity, and...
8 films
The Mind's Eye: Crime Films of Obsession and Interiority
From a detective's haunted pursuit to a killer's fractured psyche, this chain traces cinema's most intimate crime stories, where the real action happens inside...
8 films
When the Sequel Outshines the Original
From gritty crime epics to mind-bending sci-fi, these sequels didn't just continue stories, they redefined them. Here's a chain of films that prove the second (...
8 films
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Rise of the Planet of the Apes
2011 · John Landon
The Sinking of the Laconia
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RED
2010 · Ivan Simanov
On Expenses
2010 · Michael Martin
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Scooby-Doo! and the Samurai Sword
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The Colour of Magic
2008 · Narrator
Agent Crush
2008 · Spanners (voice)
Trick 'r Treat
2007 · Mr. Kreeg
Battle for Terra
2007 · General Hemmer (voice)
Zodiac
2007 · Melvin Belli
Match Point
2005 · Alec Hewett
Red Eye
2005 · Joe Reisert
The Bourne Supremacy
2004 · Ward Abbott
Troy
2004 · Agamemnon
25th Hour
2002 · James Brogan
The Ring
2002 · Richard Morgan
The Bourne Identity
2002 · Ward Abbott
The Rookie
2002 · Jim Morris Sr.
Super Troopers
2001 · Captain O'Hagen
Nuremberg
2000 · Herman Wilhelm Goering
A Shot at Glory
2000 · Martin Smith
For Love of the Game
1999 · Gary Wheeler
Rushmore
1998 · Dr. Nelson Guggenheim
The Long Kiss Goodnight
1996 · Dr. Nathan Waldman
Chain Reaction
1996 · Lyman Earl Collier
Braveheart
1995 · Argyle Wallace
Manhunter
1986 · Dr. Hannibal Lecktor