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Place of birth Dundee, Scotland
Year of debut 1971
Raised in Dundee, Brian Cox trained at the London Theatre of Music and Dramatic Arts. He spent many seasons with The Royal Shakespeare Company. He went on to star in a number of television series. However, his big break came in 1986 for his portrayal of Hannibal Lecter in Michael Mann’s Manhunter. He has become well known for playing villains in movies including The Bourne Identity and Troy. In 2003, he was awarded a CBE for his contribution to film, TV and theatre.
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£3.9915 Certificate 2012 81 MinsWill Ferrell and Zach Galifianakis play rival politicians. With Jason Sudeikis and John Lithgow. Strong language, once very strong, strong sex.
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£3.7515 Certificate 2011 100 MinsA man (Scott Speedman) returns from the army and becomes a famous bank robber. With Brian Cox. Strong language and violence.
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£2.5012 Certificate 2003 128 MinsThe mutants must join forces to take on an evil military scientist. With Ian McKellen, Patrick Stewart and Hugh Jackman.
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£2.5015 Certificate 1995 170 MinsWilliam Wallace (Mel Gibson) leads a Scottish army against the King of England and his forces. With Brian Cox. Features strong frequent violence and blood and torture.
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£2.9912 Certificate 2002 113 MinsA man with no memory (Matt Damon) discovers that he is a skilled assassin. With Clive Owen and Chris Cooper. Moderate violence and one use of strong language.
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£2.5015 Certificate 2010 106 MinsRetired spies, Bruce Willis, Morgan Freeman, Helen Mirren and John Malkovich are framed by the CIA. Movie has frequent scenes of action violence and one scene of hanging.
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£2.49PG Certificate 2007 107 MinsA boy looks after a sea creature after finding it in a Scottish lake. With Emily Watson, Ben Chaplin and Brian Cox. Contains mild language and fantasy danger.
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£2.4915 Certificate 2007 151 MinsDirected by David Fincher. A San Francisco cop (Mark Ruffalo) hunts the notorious Zodiac killer. With Jake Gyllenhaal and Robert Downey Jr. Contains strong language and violence.
Did you know?
- Brian Cox was mainly raised by his older sister and an aunt. When he was nine, his father died from cancer. His mother suffered a series of nervous breakdowns after his father's death. She supposedly never fully recovered after she received electro-shock therapy. She died in 1973.
- He has appeared in three movies featuring assassins with amnesia: The Bourne Identity, The Long Kiss Goodnight and X2.
- Aged 14, he got his first taste of theatre life when he was a cleaner and general helper at Dundee Repertory Company.
- He starred as Daphne Moon's father in the US TV show Frasier.
- In 1984, he won the Laurence Olivier award for Actor of the Year in a New Play for his performance in Rat In The Skull.
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