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Facts
| Also Known As | Brian Denis Cox |
|---|---|
| Born | June 1, 1946 (age 78) • Dundee • Scotland |
| Awards And Honors | Emmy Award (2001) • Emmy Award (2001): Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie • Golden Globe Award (2020): Best Actor in a Television Series - Drama |
| Married To | Nicole Ansari-Cox (2002–present) • Caroline Burt (1968–1986) |
| Movies/Tv Shows (Acted In) | "Deadwood" (2006) • "Blood" (2012) • "Inspector Morse" (1993) • "Rob Roy" (1995) • "Morgan" (2016) • "Play for Today" (1976–1982) • "Van der Valk" (1992) • "Agatha Christie's Marple" (2009) • "The Minus Man" (1999) • "25th Hour" (2002) • "The Affair of the Necklace" (2001) • "The Day of the Triffids" (2009) • "Anna" (2013) • "Strange But True" (2019) • "Prince of Jutland" (1994) • "Animated Tales of the World" (2000) • "BBC Play of the Month" (1974) • "Ironclad" (2011) • "The Long Kiss Goodnight" (1996) • "Super Troopers" (2001) • "The Wednesday Play" (1965) • "The Sinking of the Laconia" (2011) • "Bob Servant" (2014) • "Frasier" (2002) • "Exit Humanity" (2011) • "Sharpe" (1993) • "Pixels" (2015) • "Bob the Builder: Mega Machines" (2017) • "Mad About Mambo" (2000) • "The House on the Hill" (1981) • "The Take" (2009) • "Theatre 625" (1968) • "Z Cars" (1969) • "Out" (1978) • "Fantastic Mr. Fox" (2009) • "Tooned" (2013) • "The Campaign" (2012) • "Scene" (1993) • "A Woman in Winter" (2006) • "The Escapist" (2008) • "The Carer" (2016) • "Super Troopers 2" (2018) • "From Now" (2020–2021) • "Citizen Gangster" (2011) • "Penny Dreadful" (2016) • "Red Dwarf" (1997) • "Iron Will" (1994) • "A Shot at Glory" (2000) • "Hammer House of Horror" (1980) • "Tell-Tale" (2009) • "Believe" (2013) • "French and Saunders" (2004) • "Pretenders" (2018) • "Play from 'A'" (1976) • "Sutherland's Law" (1974) • "Shades of Greene" (1975) • "Chain Reaction" (1996) • "The Key Man" (2011) • "Thérèse Raquin" (1980) • "War & Peace" (2016) • "The Lost Language of Cranes" (1991) • "The Last Right" (2019) • "Rise of the Planet of the Apes" (2011) • "Grushko" (1994) • "Nuremberg" (2000) • "Match Point" (2005) • "Strictly Sinatra" (2001) • "Battle for Terra" (2007) • "For Love of the Game" (1999) • "The Gamblers" (1967) • "Her" (2013) • "The Cloning of Joanna May" (1992) • "The Reckoning" (2002) • "The Good Heart" (2009) • "Manhunt" (1970) • "Adaptation." (2002) • "The Veteran" (2011) • "Bug" (2002) • "Last Moment of Clarity" (2020) • "Wide Blue Yonder" (2010) • "The Slap" (2015) • "Doomwatch" (1970) • "Urban Myths" (2017) • "Churchill" (2017) • "RED 2" (2013) • "Complicity" (2000) • "Troy" (2004) • "Rushmore" (1998) • "The Bourne Supremacy" (2004) • "Nicholas and Alexandra" (1971) • "Blumenthal" (2013) • "Unnatural Causes" (1986) • "Red Eye" (2005) • "ITV Playhouse" (1967) • "The Ring" (2002) • "Thirty-Minute Theatre" (1969–1971) • "Desperate Measures" (1998) • "Redcap" (1966) • "Coriolanus" (2011) • "The Etruscan Smile" (2018) • "Superman: The Animated Series" (1997) • "L.I.E." (2001) • "The Fourth Floor" (1986) • "Bob Servant Independent" (2013) • "Agent Crush" (2008) • "Rooms" (1977) • "The Colour of Magic" (2008) • "Merchants of Venus" (1998) • "Crown Court" (1976–1982) • "The Great War: The People's Story" (2014) • "Good Omens" (2019) • "The Master of Ballantrae" (1975) • "Manhunter" (1986) • "The Game" (2014) • "BBC2 Playhouse" (1980) • "Sean's Show" (1993) • "Jemima Shore Investigates" (1983) • "Shakespeare: The Animated Tales" (1992) • "Churchill's People" (1975) • "RED" (2010) • "A Touch of Cloth" (2012) • "Medici" (2016) • "The Glimmer Man" (1996) • "X2" (2003) • "Stage 2" (1971) • "The Straits" (2012) • "Running with Scissors" (2006) • "The Corruptor" (1999) • "Shetland" (2014) • "Forsaken" (2015) • "Doctor Who" (2009) • "The Devil's Crown" (1978) • "Succession" (2018–2019) • "Shoot on Sight" (2007) • "Perfect Scoundrels" (1990) • "Sin" (2003) • "The Anomaly" (2014) • "Hidden Agenda" (1990) • "M.I.High" (2013) • "Dark Highlands" (2018) • "Kings" (2009) • "Deceptions" (1992) • "In Celebration" (1975) • "Trick 'r Treat" (2007) • "The Flying Scotsman" (2006) • "The Big C" (2010) • "Omnibus" (1987) • "Target" (1977) • "The Big Battalions" (1992) • "The Boxer" (1997) • "Zodiac" (2007) • "ITV Saturday Night Theatre" (1970) • "As Good as Dead" (2010) • "Red" (2008) • "Scotland's Story" (1984) • "Minder" (1982) • "Red Fox" (1991) • "The Rookie" (2002) • "Saltwater" (2000) • "The Water Horse" (2007) • "Danny Phantom" (2005) • "The Bay of Silence" (2020) • "The Modern World: Ten Great Writers" (1988) • "Braveheart" (1995) • "Remember Me" (2019) • "The Ringer" (2005) • "The Autopsy of Jane Doe" (2016) • "Kiss the Girls" (1997) • "Performance" (1992) • "The Bourne Identity" (2002) |
| Movies/Tv Shows (Directed) | "Oz" (2000) |
Top Questions
Where was Brian Cox born?
Brian Cox was born in Dundee, Scotland, United Kingdom.
Is Brian Cox married?
Nicole Ansari-Cox (2002–present), Caroline Burt (1968–1986)
When was Brian Cox born?
Brian Cox was born on June 1, 1946.
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