Brian Cox

Brian Denis Cox (lahir 1 Juni 1946) adalah aktor Skotlandia. Seorang aktor Shakespeare yang terlatih secara klasik, ia dikenal karena karyanya di panggung dan layar. Berbagai penghargaannya termasuk dua Laurence Olivier Awards, sebuah Primetime Emmy Award, dan sebuah Golden Globe Award, serta sebuah nominasi untuk British Academy Television Award. Pada tahun 2003, ia diangkat menjadi anggota Ordo Kerajaan Inggris dengan pangkat Komandan. Cox berlatih di Dundee Repertory Theatre sebelum menjadi anggota pendiri Royal Lyceum Theatre. Dia melanjutkan pelatihan sebagai aktor Shakespeare, membintangi berbagai produksi dengan Royal National Theatre dan Royal Shakespeare Company, di mana dia mendapatkan pengakuan atas perannya sebagai King Lear. Cox menerima dua Penghargaan Laurence Olivier untuk Aktor Terbaik untuk perannya dalam Rat in the Skull (1984), untuk Royal Court, dan Titus Andronicus (1988). Dia menerima dua nominasi Olivier Award lagi untuk Misalliance (1986) dan Fashion (1988). Dikenal sebagai aktor karakter dalam film, ia memerankan Robert McKee dalam Adaptasi Spike Jonze (2002) dan William Stryker di X2 (2003). Untuk peran utamanya dalam L.I.E. (2001), ia menerima nominasi Independent Spirit Award. Film terkenal lainnya termasuk Manhunter (1986), Iron Will (1994), Braveheart (1995), The Boxer (1997), The Rookie (2002), Troy (2004), Match Point (2005), The Water Horse: Legend of the Deep (2007), Coriolanus (2011), Pixels (2015), dan Churchill (2017). Cox memenangkan Penghargaan Primetime Emmy untuk Aktor Pendukung Terbaik dalam Serial Terbatas atas perannya sebagai Hermann Göring dalam film televisi Nuremberg (2001). Tahun berikutnya, ia menjadi bintang tamu di sitkom NBC Frasier, mendapatkan nominasi Emmy keduanya pada tahun 2002. Ia memerankan Jack Langrishe dalam serial HBO Deadwood. Dia berperan sebagai Logan Roy di serial HBO Succession (2018-2023), di mana dia memenangkan Penghargaan Golden Globe untuk Aktor Terbaik dalam Serial Drama dan dinominasikan untuk tiga Penghargaan Primetime Emmy untuk Aktor Terbaik dalam Serial Drama.

Brian Denis Cox (born June 1, 1946) is a Scottish actor. A classically trained Shakespearean actor, he is known for his work on stage and screen. His numerous accolades include two Laurence Olivier Awards, a Primetime Emmy Award, and a Golden Globe Award, as well as a nomination for a British Academy Television Award. In 2003, he was appointed to the Order of the British Empire at the rank of Commander. Cox trained at the Dundee Repertory Theatre before becoming a founding member of the Royal Lyceum Theatre. He went on to train as a Shakespearean actor, starring in numerous productions with the Royal National Theatre and the Royal Shakespeare Company, where he gained recognition for his portrayal of King Lear. Cox received two Laurence Olivier Awards for Best Actor for his roles in Rat in the Skull (1984), for Royal Court, and Titus Andronicus (1988). He received two more Olivier Award nominations for Misalliance (1986) and Fashion (1988). Known as a character actor in film, he played Robert McKee in Spike Jonze's Adaptation (2002) and William Stryker in X2 (2003). For his starring role in L.I.E. (2001), he received an Independent Spirit Award nomination. His other notable films include Manhunter (1986), Iron Will (1994), Braveheart (1995), The Boxer (1997), The Rookie (2002), Troy (2004), Match Point (2005), The Water Horse: Legend of the Deep (2007), Coriolanus (2011), Pixels (2015), and Churchill (2017). Cox won the Primetime Emmy Award for Best Supporting Actor in a Limited Series for his portrayal of Hermann Göring in the television film Nuremberg (2001). The following year, he guest starred on the NBC sitcom Frasier, earning his second Emmy nomination in 2002. He portrayed Jack Langrishe in the HBO series Deadwood. He starred as Logan Roy on the HBO series Succession (2018-2023), for which he won the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in a Drama Series and was nominated for three Primetime Emmy Awards for Best Actor in a Drama Series.