Person · Actor and director · Active since 1965
Brian Cox
b. 1946, Dundee
British actor and director, born in Dundee. Appeared in 86 films on this site, including Braveheart (1995), Troy (2004) and The Bourne Identity (2002). Of the actors and directors on this site, Brian Cox shares the most films with Helen Mirren (4 films), Morgan Freeman (3) and Matt Damon (3) (335 in all).
Partners by shared films
Who Brian Cox made films with
- 4Helen MirrenThe Changeling, Prince of Jutland, RED and 1 more
- 3Morgan FreemanChain Reaction, Kiss the Girls, RED
- 3Matt DamonThe Bourne Identity, The Bourne Supremacy, The Bourne Ultimatum
- 3Kate BeckinsalePrince of Jutland, Absolutely Anything, Prisoner's Daughter
- 3John MalkovichAdaptation, RED, RED 2
- 3Anna Paquin25th Hour, X2, Trick 'r Treat
- 3Julia StilesThe Bourne Identity, The Bourne Supremacy, The Bourne Ultimatum
- 3Brendan GleesonBraveheart, Saltwater, Troy
- 3Franka PotenteThe Bourne Identity, The Bourne Supremacy, The Bourne Ultimatum
- 3Joan AllenManhunter, The Bourne Supremacy, The Bourne Ultimatum
- 3Chris CooperAdaptation, The Bourne Identity, The Bourne Supremacy
- 3Lynda CarterSuper Troopers, Super Troopers 2, Super Troopers 3
- 2Scarlett JohanssonMatch Point, Her
- 2Bruce WillisRED, RED 2
- 2Simon PeggThe Reckoning, Absolutely Anything
- 2Naomi WattsThe Ring, The Ring Two
- 2Andy SerkisPrince of Jutland, Rise of the Planet of the Apes
- 2Michael KeatonDesperate Measures, A Shot at Glory
- 2Sean BeanTroy, Pixels
- 2Tim RothRob Roy, There Are No Saints
- 2Paul BettanyThe Reckoning, Blood
- 2John LithgowRise of the Planet of the Apes, The Campaign
- 2Dan AykroydThe Campaign, Pixels
- 2Karl UrbanThe Bourne Supremacy, RED
- 2Paul GiamattiIronclad, Morgan
- 2Michelle MonaghanThe Bourne Supremacy, Pixels
- 2Mark StrongBlood, Mindscape
- 2Emily WatsonThe Boxer, The Water Horse
- 2Kate MaraIronclad, Morgan
- 2Mary-Louise ParkerRED, RED 2
- 2Simon BakerThe Affair of the Necklace, The Ring Two
- 2Paul DanoL.I.E., The Good Heart
- 2Joseph FiennesRunning with Scissors, The Escapist
- 2Daveigh ChaseThe Ring, The Ring Two
- 2Spike JonzeAdaptation, Her
- 2Alan CummingX2, Glenrothan
- 2Jane AlexanderThe Ring, The Ring Two
- 2Daniel Dae KimFor Love of the Game, Sin
- 2Paul GreengrassThe Bourne Supremacy, The Bourne Ultimatum
- 2Amber TamblynThe Ring, The Ring Two
- 2Neal McDonoughRED 2, There Are No Saints
- 2Jonny Lee MillerComplicity, The Flying Scotsman
- 2Kelly ReillyCitizen Gangster, Little Wing
- 1MadonnaPixels
- 1Woody AllenMatch Point
- 1Brad PittTroy
- 1Meryl StreepAdaptation
- 1Gwyneth PaltrowRunning with Scissors
- 1Steven SeagalThe Glimmer Man
- 1Chris PrattHer
- 1Serena WilliamsPixels
- 1Keanu ReevesChain Reaction
- 1Nicolas CageAdaptation
- 1Anthony HopkinsRED 2
- 1Halle BerryX2
- 1Mel GibsonBraveheart
- 1Demi MooreForsaken
- 1Robert Downey Jr.Zodiac
- 1Kevin CostnerFor Love of the Game
- 1Hugh JackmanX2
- 1Gary OldmanSin
- 1Catherine Zeta-JonesRED 2
- 1Peter O'TooleTroy
- 1Lauren BacallWide Blue Yonder
- 1Daniel Day-LewisThe Boxer
- 1Christian BalePrince of Jutland
- 1Mark WahlbergThe Corruptor
- 1John GoodmanThe Campaign
- 1Liam NeesonRob Roy
- 1Samuel L. JacksonThe Long Kiss Goodnight
- 1Amy AdamsHer
- 1Donald SutherlandForsaken
- 1Orlando BloomTroy
- 1John CenaThe Independent
- 1Laurence OlivierNicholas and Alexandra
- 1Hilary SwankThe Affair of the Necklace
- 1Adam SandlerPixels
- 1Robert DuvallA Shot at Glory
- 1Rachel McAdamsRed Eye
- 1Rachel WeiszChain Reaction
- 1Philip Seymour Hoffman25th Hour
- 1Joaquin PhoenixHer
- 1Kevin SpaceyIron Will
- 1Ian McKellenX2
- 1Edward Norton25th Hour
- 1Jessica LangeRob Roy
- 1Peter DinklagePixels
- 1Alec BaldwinRunning with Scissors
- 1Cillian MurphyRed Eye
- 1Mark RuffaloZodiac
- 1Tom HardyThe Reckoning
- 1Carlos AlazraquiPixels
- 1Bill MurrayRushmore
- 1Willem DafoeThe Reckoning
- 1Larry KingThe Long Kiss Goodnight
- 1Jake GyllenhaalZodiac
- 1Frances McDormandHidden Agenda
- 1James FrancoRise of the Planet of the Apes
- 1Ralph FiennesCoriolanus
- 1Diane KrugerTroy
Films in this guide
- Nicholas and Alexandra (1971)actor, as Trotsky
- The Changeling (1974)actor
- In Celebration (1975)actor
- Manhunter (1986)actor
- Murder in Space (1989)actor
- Hidden Agenda (1990)actor
- The Lost Language of Cranes (1991)actor
- Iron Will (1994)actor
- Prince of Jutland (1994)actor, as Aethelwine
- Braveheart (1995)actor, as Argyle Wallace
- Rob Roy (1995)actor, as Killearn
- Chain Reaction (1996)actor
- The Glimmer Man (1996)actor
- The Long Kiss Goodnight (1996)actor
- The Boxer (1997)actor
- Desperate Measures (1998)actor
- Kiss the Girls (1998)actor
- Merchants of Venus (1998)actor
- Roadblock (1998)cinematographer
- Rushmore (1998)actor
- For Love of the Game (1999)actor
- The Corruptor (1999)actor
- The Minus Man (1999)actor
- A Shot at Glory (2000)actor
- Complicity (2000)actor
- Mad About Mambo (2000)actor
- Saltwater (2000)actor
- L.I.E. (2001)actor
- Strictly Sinatra (2001)actor
- Super Troopers (2001)actor
- The Affair of the Necklace (2001)actor, as Baron de Breteuil
- 25th Hour (2002)actor
- Adaptation (2002)actor, as Robert McKee
- The Bourne Identity (2002)actor
- The Ring (2002)actor
- The Rookie (2002)actor, as Jim Morris Sr.
- Sin (2003)actor
- The Reckoning (2003)actor, as Tobias
- X2 (2003)actor
- The Bourne Supremacy (2004)actor
- Troy (2004)actor, as Agamemnon
- Match Point (2005)actor
- Red Eye (2005)actor
- The Ring Two (2005)actor
- The Ringer (2005)actor
- A Woman in Winter (2006)actor
- Running with Scissors (2006)actor
- The Flying Scotsman (2006)actor
- Shoot on Sight (2007)actor
- The Bourne Ultimatum (2007)actor
- The Water Horse (2007)actor, as Older Angus MacMorrow
- Trick 'r Treat (2007)actor
- Zodiac (2007)actor, as Melvin Belli
- Agent Crush (2008)actor
- Red (2008)actor
- The Escapist (2008)actor
- The Good Heart (2009)actor
- RED (2010)actor
- Tell-Tale (2010)actor
- Wide Blue Yonder (2010)actor
- Citizen Gangster (2011)actor
- Coriolanus (2011)actor
- Ironclad (2011)actor, as William d'Aubigny
- Rise of the Planet of the Apes (2011)actor
- Blood (2012)actor
- The Campaign (2012)actor
- Her (2013)actor
- Mindscape (2013)actor
- RED 2 (2013)actor
- Forsaken (2014)actor
- The Anomaly (2014)actor
- Absolutely Anything (2015)actor
- Pixels (2015)actor, as Admiral Porter
- Morgan (2016)actor
- The Autopsy of Jane Doe (2016)actor
- Churchill (2017)actor
- Super Troopers 2 (2018)actor
- The Etruscan Smile (2018)actor
- Last Moment of Clarity (2020)actor
- The Bay of Silence (2020)actor
- Prisoner's Daughter (2022)actor
- There Are No Saints (2022)actor
- Little Wing (2024)actor
- Glenrothan (2025)director, actor
- The Parenting (2025)actor, as Frank
- Super Troopers 3 (2026)actor
- The Independentactor