Brian Cox Filmography: Every Movie and TV Show in Order

How many movies and TV shows has Brian Cox been in? This complete Brian Cox filmography lists 127 credited roles (97 films, 30 TV series), in chronological order from 1971 to 2025, with links to our full guides where available.

Brian Cox movies in order

• Nicholas and Alexandra (1971) as Trotsky
• Manhunter (1986) as Dr. Hannibal Lecktor
• Hidden Agenda (1990) as Peter Kerrigan
• The Lost Language of Cranes (1992) as Owen Benjamin
• Sharpe's Rifles (1993) as Major Michael Hogan
• Sharpe's Eagle (1993) as Major Michael Hogan
• Iron Will (1994) as Angus McTeague
• Prince of Jutland (1994) as Aethelwine
• Rob Roy (1995) as Killearn
• Braveheart (1995) as Argyle Wallace
• Chain Reaction (1996) as Lyman Earl Collier
• The Glimmer Man (1996) as Mr. Smith
• The Long Kiss Goodnight (1996) as Dr. Nathan Waldman
• Kiss the Girls (1997) as Chief Hatfield, Durham PD
• The Boxer (1997) as Joe Hamill
• Desperate Measures (1998) as Captain Jeremiah Cassidy
• Poodle Springs (1998) as Clayton Blackstone
• Rushmore (1998) as Dr. Nelson Guggenheim
• The Corruptor (1999) as Sean Wallace
• For Love of the Game (1999) as Gary Wheeler
• The Minus Man (1999) as Doug
• Longitude (2000) as Lord Morton
• Mad About Mambo (2000) as Sidney McLoughlin
• A Shot at Glory (2000) as Martin Smith
• Super Troopers (2001) as Captain O'Hagen
• L.I.E. (2001) as Big John Harrigan
• The Affair of the Necklace (2001) as Minister Breteuil
• Bug (2002) as Cyr
• The Rookie (2002) as Jim Morris Sr.
• The Bourne Identity (2002) as Ward Abbott
• The Trials of Henry Kissinger (2002) as Self
• The Ring (2002) as Richard Morgan
• Adaptation. (2002) as Robert McKee
• 25th Hour (2002) as James Brogan
• Sin (2003) as Captain Oakes
• X2 (2003) as William Stryker
• The Reckoning (2004) as Tobias
• Troy (2004) as King Agamemnon
• The Bourne Supremacy (2004) as Ward Abbott
• Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson (2004) as Other Voices (voice)
• Red Eye (2005) as Joe Reisert
• Match Point (2005) as Alec Hewett
• The Ringer (2005) as Gary Barker
• The Flying Scotsman (2006) as Douglas Baxter
• Running with Scissors (2006) as Dr. Finch
• Zodiac (2007) as Melvin Belli
• The Bourne Ultimatum (2007) as Ward Abbott (voice) (archive footage) (uncredited)
• Battle for Terra (2007) as General Hemmer (voice)
• Trick 'r Treat (2007) as Mr. Kreeg
• Shoot on Sight (2007) as Daniel Tennant
• The Water Horse (2007) as Old Angus
• The Escapist (2008) as Frank Perry
• Red (2008) as Avery Ludlow
• Scooby-Doo! and the Samurai Sword (2009) as Green Dragon (voice)
• Tell-Tale (2009) as Van Doren
• The Good Heart (2009) as Jacques
• Fantastic Mr. Fox (2009) as Action 12 Reporter (voice)
• As Good As Dead (2010) as Reverend Kalahan
• RED (2010) as Ivan Simanov
• Coriolanus (2011) as Menenius
• Ironclad (2011) as Albany
• The Veteran (2011) as Gerry
• Rise of the Planet of the Apes (2011) as John Landon
• Edwin Boyd: Citizen Gangster (2011) as Glover
• Exit Humanity (2011) as Malcolm Young (voice)
• The Campaign (2012) as Raymond
• Blood (2012) as Lenny Fairburn
• RED 2 (2013) as Ivan
• Believe (2013) as Matt Busby
• Anna (2013) as Sebastian
• An Adventure in Space and Time (2013) as Sydney Newman
• Her (2013) as Alan Watts (voice)
• The Anomaly (2014) as Dr. Langham
• The Gospel of John (2014) as Narrator (voice) – King James Version
• Pixels (2015) as Admiral Porter
• Forsaken (2015) as James McCurdy
• The Carer (2016) as Sir Michael
• Morgan (2016) as Jim Bryce
• The Autopsy of Jane Doe (2016) as Tommy Tilden
• Churchill (2017) as Winston Churchill
• The Etruscan Smile (2018) as Rory MacNeil
• Super Troopers 2 (2018) as John O'Hagen
• Remember Me (2019) as Shane
• Strange but True (2019) as Bill
• The Last Right (2019) as Father Reilly
• Last Moment of Clarity (2020) as Gilles
• The Bay of Silence (2020) as Milton
• Separation (2021) as Rivers
• The Independent (2022) as Nick Booker
• Quasi (2023) as Narrator (voice)
• Mending the Line (2023) as Ike Fletcher
• Prisoner's Daughter (2023) as Max
• Little Wing (2024) as Jaan Vari
• That Christmas (2024) as Santa (voice)
• The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim (2024) as Helm Hammerhand (voice)
• The Electric State (2025) as Popfly (voice)
• The Parenting (2025) as Frank

Brian Cox TV shows

• Great Performances (1971) as Self - Narration (voice)
• Minder (1979) as Frank
• Hammer House of Horror (1980) as Chuck
• Inspector Morse (1987) as Michael Steppings
• French & Saunders (1987) as King Lear
• Red Dwarf (1988) as The King
• The Simpsons (1989) as Kostas Becker (voice)
• Sharpe (1993) as Major Hogan
• Frasier (1993) as Harry Moon
• Superman: The Animated Series (1996) as Dr. Earl Garver (voice)
• Nuremberg (2000) as Herman Wilhelm Goering
• Aqua Teen Hunger Force (2000) as Anubis (voice)
• Deadwood (2004) as Jack Langrishe
• The Colour of Magic (2008) as Narrator
• Kings (2009) as King Vesper Abaddon
• The Take (2009) as Ozzy
• The Day of the Triffids (2009) as Dennis Masen
• The Sinking of the Laconia (2011) as Captain Sharp
• A Touch of Cloth (2012) as Bill Ball
• Shetland (2013) as Magnus Bain
• Penny Dreadful (2014) as Jared Talbot
• The Game (2014) as Daddy
• The Slap (2015) as Manolis
• War and Peace (2016) as Mikhail Kutuzov
• Medici: Masters of Florence (2016) as Bernardo Guadagni
• Carpool Karaoke: The Series (2017) as Self
• Succession (2018) as Logan Roy
• Good Omens (2019) as Death (voice)
• Blade Runner: Black Lotus (2021) as Niander Wallace Sr. (voice)
• Dexter: Resurrection (2025) as New York Ripper

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