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Brian Cox
0 FOLLOWERS • 73 CREDITS • JUN 1, 1946 • 78
Biography
Brian Denis Cox, CBE (born June 1, 1946) is a Scottish actor. He is known for his work with the Royal Shakespeare Company, where he gained recognition for his portrayal of King Lear. He has also appeared in many Hollywood productions playing parts such as Dr. Guggenheim in Rushmore and William Stryker in X2. He was the first actor to portray Hannibal Lecter on film in the 1986 production Manhunter.
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Known For
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The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
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Doctor Who
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The Daily Show
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The Simpsons
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Late Night with Seth Meyers
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Frasier
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LIVE with Kelly and Mark
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The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
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Real Time with Bill Maher
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Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
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The Colbert Report
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Carpool Karaoke: The Series
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The Graham Norton Show
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Top Gear
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The Jonathan Ross Show
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Aqua Teen Hunger Force
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Superman: The Animated Series
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Blade Runner: Black Lotus
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Penny Dreadful
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Deadwood
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Inspector Morse
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Lost
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Shetland
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X-Men: Days of Future Past
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Medici: Masters of Florence
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Good Omens
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Fantastic Mr. Fox
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Sharpe
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Braveheart
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Sharpe: The Legend
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Her
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War and Peace
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The Great War: The People's Story
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X2
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The Corruptor
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The Campaign
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RED 2
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Zodiac
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Coriolanus
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Ordinary Men: The “Forgotten Holocaust”
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RED
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Kiss the Girls
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Pixels
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Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson
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Edwin Boyd: Citizen Gangster
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The Long Kiss Goodnight
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The Rookie
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Poodle Springs
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Rise of the Planet of the Apes
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The Bourne Identity
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Succession
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Super Troopers
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The Ring
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Manhunter
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Match Point
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Troy
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Little Wing
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Desperate Measures
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Iron Will
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Red Eye
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The Bourne Supremacy
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Sin
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The Bay of Silence
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The Autopsy of Jane Doe
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The Independent
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Separation
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The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim
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Hitler in Colour
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The Slap
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Trick 'r Treat
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007: Road to a Million
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