Brian Cox
Brian Denis Cox born June 1 1946 is a Scottish actor A classically trained Shakespearean actor he is known for his work on stage and screen His numerous accolades include two Laurence Olivier Awards a Primetime Emmy Award and a Golden Globe Award as well as a nomination for a British Academy Television Award In 2003 he was appointed to the Order of the British Empire at the rank of Commander Cox trained at the Dundee Repertory Theatre before becoming a founding member of the Royal Lyceum Theatre He went on to train as a Shakespearean actor starring in numerous productions with the Royal National Theatre and the Royal Shakespeare Company where he gained recognition for his portrayal of King Lear Cox received two Laurence Olivier Awards for Best Actor for his roles in Rat in the Skull 1984 for Royal Court and Titus Andronicus 1988 He received two more Olivier Award nominations for Misalliance 1986 and Fashion 1988 Known as a character actor in film he played Robert McKee in Spike Jonzes Adaptation 2002 and William Stryker in X2 2003 For his starring role in LIE 2001 he received an Independent Spirit Award nomination His other notable films include Manhunter 1986 Iron Will 1994 Braveheart 1995 The Boxer 1997 The Rookie 2002 Troy 2004 Match Point 2005 The Water Horse Legend of the Deep 2007 Coriolanus 2011 Pixels 2015 and Churchill 2017 Cox won the Primetime Emmy Award for Best Supporting Actor in a Limited Series for his portrayal of Hermann Göring in the television film Nuremberg 2001 The following year he guest starred on the NBC sitcom Frasier earning his second Emmy nomination in 2002 He portrayed Jack Langrishe in the HBO series Deadwood He starred as Logan Roy on the HBO series Succession 20182023 for which he won the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in a Drama Series and was nominated for three Primetime Emmy Awards for Best Actor in a Drama Series
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