Brian Cox

What I admire most about Brian Cox is the sheer authority he carries into a room. Trained on the Shakespearean stage in Scotland, he built a voice and stillness that younger actors simply cannot fake, and it shows whether he is playing a quiet father or a monster. The Olivier wins, the Emmy, the Golden Globe are real, yet he never seems to coast on them. Still working at his age, he commands the center of the frame without raising his volume. To me he is proof that gravitas, not flash, is what makes a screen presence truly last over decades.

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Name (English)

Brian Cox

Name (Japanese)

ブライアン・コックス

Reading

ぶらいあん・こっくす

Born

June 1, 1946 (age 80)

Origin

Dundee, United Kingdom

Occupation

actor / film actor / stage actor / television actor / film director

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Gemini / Dog

Awards & achievements

• Laurence Olivier Awards
• Commander of the Order of the British Empire
• Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Television Series Drama
• 2007 Den Spillende Faun
• 2001 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie
• 2008 Sitges Film Festival Best Actor award
• Order of the British Empire
• 2020 Golden Globe Awards

• Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/coxusa/
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brian%20Cox%20(actor)
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%96%E3%83%A9%E3%82%A4%E3%82%A2%E3%83%B3%E3%83%BB%E3%82%B3%E3%83%83%E3%82%AF%E3%82%B9%20(%E4%BF%B3%E5%84%AA)
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q34975

Tags

• actor
• film actor
• stage actor

Last updated

September 18, 2026

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