Brian Denis Cox is a Scottish film and theater actor, director and producer. Commander of the British Empire. For a long time he performed on the stage of the Royal Shakespeare Theater. Patron saint of Scottish Youth Theater. Rector of the University of Dundee and Honorary Doctorate of the University of Napier in Edinburgh. The films brought fame to the actor: The Bourne Identity, The Bourne Supremacy, X-Men 2, Rise of the Planet of the Apes, Doctor Who.
Cox is one of the most famous and celebrated Scottish actors. His creative biography began in 1971, and to this day, Brian continues to shoot in new projects, is active in social and teaching activities. He has more than two hundred roles in film and television. Also for six seasons (from 1993 to 2003) he participated in the filming and was the director of the drama crime series "Prison" OZ ". Produced the movie "Prison Break" in 2008.
Cox is one of the first actors to portray the famous Hannibal Lector on the screen in The Human Hunter, based on the 1986 novel The Red Dragon by T. Harris.
Despite his already advanced age, Brian continues his creative career and starred in new projects. In 2019, his new works in films and TV series will appear on the screens: "Bay of Silence", "Surprising, but true", "Good intentions".
early years
Brian was born in the summer of 1946 in the town of Dundee into a large family. The boy was the youngest of six children. To support a large family, father and mother constantly worked, and the children hardly saw them. The upbringing of children was mainly carried out by close relatives, to the best of their strength and capabilities, because each of them also had their own family and children.
Back in his school years, Brian began to get involved in creativity and one day, together with his friends, he got into the local theater, where they recruited young actors. A complete surprise for the boy was the offer to play a small role in the next performance. With his acting on stage and natural talent, he attracted the director's attention and after the first role immediately received several more. As a result, Brian performed on the stage of the theater throughout the season and gradually decided to devote his entire future life to art. This is how the creative biography of the future famous actor began.
Theater and film career
After school, Cox went to London, where he began to study at the Academy of Dramatic Art and Music. In his student years, in order to earn his living, Brian begins to look for work in theaters and on television. Soon he was already playing his small roles in London theaters and television series.
Brian gets one of the first serious roles in cinema in the film "Nikolai and Alexander", where he embodies the image of Leon Trotsky on the screen. The film was a huge success and Cox immediately began to receive offers for further work, but the young actor decides to continue working in the theater, leaving the cinema for several years.
Three years later, Cox returns to the cinema after a successful career at the Royal Shakespeare Theater. He moves from London to America, where he begins to actively appear in new projects, but also occasionally performs on Broadway. Finally, Cox decides to leave the theater after the successful role of Hannibal Lector in the film "Hunter of People".
Brian Cox's further film career is full of many diverse roles in films: "The Ring", "Nuremberg", "Braveheart", "Lies", "Troy", "Zodiac", "Iron Knight", "Match Point", " RED "," Adaptation "," Bourne Identification "and many others.
He received well-deserved recognition from film critics and audiences. Cox has been nominated for numerous awards, including an Emmy, Satellite Awards, and a US Film Institute Prize. For his work in the theater, he received one of the most prestigious Laurence Olivier awards.
Personal life
Brian's first wife was Caroline Bjurt. The couple had two children, but in the end their long life together ended in divorce.
The second wife was actress Nicole Ansari and Brian again became a father twice. Nicole gave her husband two beautiful sons.
