James Cosmo

James Cosmo is the kind of actor whose face I recognize instantly even when his name doesn't come to mind first. Look at the run: Highlander, Braveheart, Trainspotting, Troy, Narnia, Wonder Woman. He's the dependable character actor every big production seems to want, the Scotsman from Clydebank who anchors a scene without needing top billing. I find that career deeply admirable. The MBE honor confirms what the filmography already shows, that decades of solid supporting work add up to something real. He proves you don't have to be the lead to be essential to the films people remember.

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Name (English)

James Cosmo

Name (Japanese)

ジェームズ・コスモ

Reading

じぇーむず・こすも

Born

May 24, 1948 (age 78)

Origin

Clydebank, United Kingdom

Occupation

film actor / television actor / actor

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Gemini / Rat

High school

Clydebank High School

Awards & achievements

• Member of the Order of the British Empire

• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James%20Cosmo
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%B8%E3%82%A7%E3%83%BC%E3%83%A0%E3%82%BA%E3%83%BB%E3%82%B3%E3%82%B9%E3%83%A2
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q733122

Tags

• film actor
• television actor
• actor

Last updated

September 25, 2026

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