| 1 | [[quoteright:280:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/brian_cox_extremely_loud_incredibly_close_stfv8ky8wgfx_505.jpg]] |
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| 3 | -->''"...Fuck off."'' |
| 4 | -->'''Logan Roy''', in a line repeatedly referenced by Cox himself |
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| 6 | Brian Denis Cox, [[UsefulNotes/KnightFever CBE]] (born 1 June 1946 in Dundee, UsefulNotes/{{Scotland}}) is a Scottish actor. Extremely prolific, Cox is a frequent face on stage, film and television. Although not a big household name, he's generally considered in critical circles to be one of the most talented actors working. |
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| 8 | He is known for his work with the Royal Shakespeare Company, where he gained recognition for his portrayal of Theatre/KingLear. He also has the distinction of being the first actor to portray Hannibal Lecter, in the 1986 film ''Film/{{Manhunter}}''. |
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| 10 | Note: Not to be confused with the famous British physicist who used to be the keyboard player for Music/{{DReam|Group}}; That's ''Professor'' Brian Cox. The two of them [[https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/030f01512a0e2d97aec24912617606a37ca49c7f/673_520_3521_2113/master/3521.jpg?width=1200&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=8fac094f490e30e11486515af0c0173e have had some fun with it]]. |
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| 12 | !!Roles |
| 13 | |
| 14 | * ''Series/ATouchOfCloth'' as [[TheCameo Bill Ball]] |
| 15 | * ''Film/TheCampaign'' as Raymond Huggins |
| 16 | * ''Theatre/{{Coriolanus}}'' (2011) as Menenius |
| 17 | * ''VideoGame/{{Syndicate}}'' as Jack Denham |
| 18 | * ''Film/RiseOfThePlanetOfTheApes'' as [[BitchInSheepsClothing John Landon]] |
| 19 | * ''Film/Red2010'' as Ivan Simonov |
| 20 | * ''Series/{{The Day of the Triffids|2009}}'' as Dennis Masen |
| 21 | * ''Series/{{Kings}}'' as [[AffablyEvil King Vesper Abaddon]] |
| 22 | * ''Theatre/KingLear'' (1983 TV movie) as Duke of Burgundy |
| 23 | * ''Film/TheEscapist'' as [[TheOldConvict Frank Perry]] |
| 24 | * ''Film/TrickRTreat'' as Mr. Kreeg |
| 25 | * ''Film/Zodiac2007'' as Melvin Belli |
| 26 | * ''Series/{{Sharpe}}'' as Major Hogan |
| 27 | * ''Series/{{Deadwood}}'' as [[AmbiguouslyGay Jack Langrishe]] |
| 28 | * ''Film/RedEye'' as [[PapaWolf Joe Reisert]] |
| 29 | * ''Film/TheBourneSeries'' as [[TheManBehindTheMan Ward Abbott]] |
| 30 | * ''Film/{{Troy}}'' as [[EvilOverlord Agamemnon]] |
| 31 | * ''Film/Smallpox2002'' as [[{{Narrator}} The Narrator]] |
| 32 | * ''VideoGame/{{Manhunt}}'' as Lionel Starkweather |
| 33 | * ''Film/X2XMenUnited'' as [[KnightTemplar William Stryker]] |
| 34 | * ''Film/TwentyFifthHour'' as James Brogan |
| 35 | * ''Film/{{Adaptation}}'' as Robert [=McKee=] |
| 36 | * ''Film/TheAutopsyOfJaneDoe'' as Tommy Tilden |
| 37 | * ''Film/TheRing'' as Richard Morgan |
| 38 | * ''Film/SuperTroopers'' as Captain O'Hagan |
| 39 | * ''Series/{{Nuremberg}}'' as [[ThoseWackyNazis Hermann Goering]] |
| 40 | * ''Film/{{Rushmore}}'' as Dr. Nelson Guggenheim |
| 41 | * ''Film/{{Braveheart}}'' as Argyle Wallace |
| 42 | * ''Film/RobRoy'' as Killearn |
| 43 | * ''VideoGame/{{Killzone}}'' as the voice of [[LargeHam Scolar]] [[EvilOverlord Visari]] |
| 44 | * ''Film/{{Manhunter}}'' as [[IAmAHumanitarian Dr. Hannibal Lektor]] |
| 45 | * ''Film/AnAdventureInSpaceAndTime'' as Sydney Newman |
| 46 | * ''Film/TheWaterHorseLegendOfTheDeep'' as adult Angus [=MacMorrow=] |
| 47 | * ''Film/AShotAtGlory'' as Martin Smith |
| 48 | * ''Film/NicholasAndAlexandra'' as Leon Trotsky |
| 49 | * ''Literature/WarAndPeace'' (2016) as General Mikhail Kutuzov |
| 50 | * ''Film/{{Ironclad}}'' as Baron William d'Aubigny |
| 51 | * ''VideoGame/{{Vexx}}'' as Darby and Dark Yabu |
| 52 | * ''Series/{{Succession}}'' as [[Characters/SuccessionLoganRoy Logan Roy]] |
| 53 | * ''Literature/TheSpyWhoCameInFromTheCold'' (the 2009 BBC radio adaptation) as Alec Leamas |
| 54 | * ''Series/GoodOmens2019'' as the voice of [[TheGrimReaper Death]], the [[HorsemenOfTheApocalypse Fourth Horseman of the Apocalypse]] |
| 55 | * ''WesternAnimation/SupermanTheAnimatedSeries'' as Earl Garver |
| 56 | * ''Film/KissTheGirls'' as Chief Hatfield |
| 57 | * ''Film/TheLongKissGoodnight'' as Nathan Waldman |
| 58 | * ''Film/ChainReaction'' as Lyman Earl Collier |
| 59 | * ''Film/TheGlimmerMan'' as Mr. Smith |
| 60 | * ''Film/HiddenAgenda'' as Inspector Peter Kerrigan |
| 61 | * ''Film/TheCorruptor'' as Sean Wallace |
| 62 | * ''Anime/BladeRunnerBlackLotus'' as Niander Wallace Sr. |
| 63 | * ''{{Film/Churchill}}'' as UsefulNotes/WinstonChurchill |
| 64 | * ''AudioPlay/TheSandman2020'' as Emperor Augustus (voice role) |
| 65 | * ''[[Franchise/JamesBond 007: Road to a Million]]'' ({{game show}}) as the Controller |
| 66 | * ''WesternAnimation/DannyPhantom'' as Pariah Dark (voice) |
| 67 | * ''VideoGame/Tekken8'' "Story So Far" Advertisement AsHimself |
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