Brian Cox Biography
Brian Cox is a Scottish actor having worked with the Royal Shakespeare Company and the Royal National Theatre, where he gained recognition for his portrayal as King Lear. He is also known for his playing roles in Rob Roy (1995) and Mel Gibson’s Academy Award-winning Braveheart (1995). In 1986, he portrayed Hannibal Lecter on film in the cult classic Manhunter. Brian won two Olivier Awards, a Primetime Emmy Award, and a Golden Globe Award. He was also nominated for a British Academy Television Award and three Screen Actors Guild Awards. His role as Nazi war criminal Hermann Goering in Nuremberg won him Primetime Emmy Award for Best Supporting Actor in a Limited Series and nominations at the Golden Globe Awards and Screen Actors Guild Awards.
Brian Cox Age
Brian Cox was born on 1st June 1946 in Dundee, Scotland.
Brian Cox Height and Weight
Brian Cox has a standing height of 5 feet 7 inches tall and average body weight.
Brian Cox Education
Brian Cox attended St Mary’s Forebank Primary School and St Michael’s Junior Secondary School.Cox worked for Dundee Repertory Theatre before he began training t the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art where he graduated at age 17 in 1965.
Brian Cox Parents
Brian Cox is a son to Charles McArdle Campbell Cox and Mary Ann Guillerline. He was raised in a working-class Roman Catholic family of Irish and Scottish descent.His mother Mary Ann, was a spinner who worked in the jute mills while his father Charles was a police officer and later a shopkeeper. He died when Brian was eight years old.Brian has four siblings including Betty.
Brian Cox Wife and Children
Brian Cox has been married thrice. He married his first wife Caroline Burt in 1968. The couple were blessed with two children: Margaret and Alan before their divorce in 1968. Alan is an actor famously known for his roles in Young Sherlock Holmes and A Voyage Round My Father (1982).Brian later got married to Nicole Ansari in 2000.They were blessed with two sons: Orson Jonathan Cox and Torin Kamran Cox. Brian Cox also got married to Lilian Monroe-Carr from 1966 to 1967. Brian currently resides in Primrose Hill, London.
He has featured in several movies: Nicholas and Alexandra,In Celebration, Hidden Agenda, The Lost Language of Cranes, The Eye of Vichy,Iron Will,Prince of Jutland, Braveheart, Chain Reaction, The Glimmer Man,The Long Kiss Goodnight,Kiss the Girls,Desperate Measures,The Minus Man,The Corruptor.
Brian Cox Career
Brian Cox is an actor born in Dundee.Brian has worked with the Royal Shakespeare Company and the Royal National Theatre, where he gained recognition for his portraying as King Lear.He also earned an AFI Award nomination and an Independent Spirit Award nomination for his performance in L.I.E. In 2002, he earned an Emmy nomination for his guest-starring role on the hit series Frasier. Brian was appointed a Commander of the British Empire in 2003. He received his second SAG Award nomination as part of the ensemble cast of Adaptation.
Brian currently stars as media magnate Logan Roy on HBO’s critically lauded series Succession. this role already earned him the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in a Drama Series. He was also nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Best Actor in a Drama Series.
He has also won two Olivier Awards for Best Actor for his performances in Titus Andronicus for the Royal Shakespeare Company and Rat in the Skull for the Royal Court, and two more Olivier Award nominations for Misalliance and Fashion. He also earned the Lucille Lortel Award for Outstanding Actor, and Drama Desk and Outer Critic’s Circle nominations.
Brian Cox Salary
Brian Cox salary is publicly unknown. However, this information will be updated as soon as it available.
Brian Cox Net Worth
Brian Cox has an estimated net worth of between $5 million to $10 million.