Know Your “That Guy”: Brian Cox

Brian Cox

Born: June 1, 1946

Number of Roles: 173

Best Known for Playing: Government or military bad guys, English nobles

First Appearance: Nelson in A Knight in Tarnished Armor (1965)

Most Recent Appearance: John Landon in Rise of the Planet of the Apes (2011)

Can be Seen, Heard, in:

• Ironclad
• Killzone 3
• Coriolanus
• Red
• Day of the Triffids
• Kings
• Trick r Treat
• Battle for Terra
• Deadwood
• The Ringer
• Match Point
• X2: X-Men United
• Troy
• The Bourne Supremacy, Identity
• 25th Hour
• Adaptation
• Braveheart
• Rob Roy
• Manhunter

Fun Facts

• Never watches any of the movies he’s in
• Three roles in common with Anthony Hopkins: Hannibal Lecter, Titus Andronicus and King Lear
• First actor to portray Dr. Hannibal Lecter on film
• Appeared in a number of movies as a government official dealing with a special agent who has amnesia.