Guide Note

Brian Cox, CBE, is a BAFTA and Emmy Award winning and Golden Globe-nominated Scottish actor. He is the first actor to portray Hannibal Lecter in the Michael Mann film, Manhunter.

Fast Facts

Full Name: Brian Denis Cox
Born: June 1, 1946
Place of Birth: Dundee, Scotland
Joined the Dundee Repertory Theatre at the age of fourteen
Trained at London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art
Mother suffered numerous nervous breakdowns as a child
His son, Alex Cox, is also an actor

Life and Career

Brian Cox was born in Dundee, Scotland. His mother was a spinner who suffered from nervous breakdowns and his father was a weaver who died when Cox was nine years old. As a result Cox was primarily raised by his sister and his aunt.

He joined the Dundee Repertory Theatre when he was fourteen and later went on to receive formal training at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art. After graduation, he appeared in a number of films, but his big break came in 1986 when he starred as the character of Hannibal Lecter in Michael Mann's Man Hunter.

Following that his next big appearances on screen were in Braveheart (1995), X2 (2003), Troy (2004), and The Bourne Supremacy (2004).

In 2008 he is set to appear in The Escapist opposite Joseph Fiennes.

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1965 The Wednesday Play: IMDb | Wikipedia
1971 Nicholas and Alexandra: IMDb | Rotten Tomatoes
1986 Manhunter: IMDb | Rotten Tomatoes
1994 Iron Will: IMDb | Rotten Tomatoes
1995 Braveheart: IMDb | Mahalo | Rotten Tomatoes
1998 Desperate Measures: IMDb | Rotten Tomatoes
2000 Nuremberg: IMDb
2001: Wins Gemini and Emmy Award for Nuremberg
2001 L.I.E.: IMDb
2002: Wins Satellite and BSFC Award for L.I.E.
2002 Adaptation: IMDb | Rotten Tomatoes
2002 The Bourne Identity: IMDb | Mahalo | Rotten Tomatoes
2003 X2: IMDb | Rotten Tomatoes
2005 Red Eye: IMDb | Rotten Tomatoes
2006 Running With Scissors: IMDb | Rotten Tomatoes
2006 Deadwood: IMDb
2007 Zodiac: IMDb | Mahalo | Rotten Tomatoes
2008 Trick 'r Treat: IMDb | Rotten Tomatoes
2008 The Escapist: IMDb | Mahalo

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