Acting Masterclass, Brian Cox

ACTOR
UK

Born in 1946 in Scotland, Brian Cox started out as a stage actor and was acknowledged as an accomplished Shakespearean actor within the prestigious Royal Shakespeare Company. In addition to this, he played countless television and film roles and stood out portraying emblematic characters : Argyle Wallace in Braveheart (1995), William Stryker in X 2 (2003), Agamemnon in Troy (2004), Ward Abbott in The Bourne Identity (2002) and The Bourne Supremacy (2004), John Landon in Rise of the Planet of the Apes (2011).

His talent did not go unnoticed, was awarded several times (Emmy Awards, Independent Spirit Awards, Olivier Awards) and gave
him the opportunity to work with today’s greatest directors : Michael Mann, Ken Loach, Woody Allen, David Fincher, Paul Greengrass… Brian Cox has authored two non-fiction books : The Lear Diaries and Salem to Moscow : An Actor’s Odyssey.

He was honored by Queen Elizabeth II in 2002, who named him a Commander of the British Empire.

He stars in the upcoming Edwin Boyd, shown this year in Competition at the Beaune International Thriller Film Festival.
 

FILMOGRAPHY

1971
NICOLAS ET ALEXANDRA by Franklin J. Schaffner

1975
IN CELEBRATION by Lindsay Anderson

1986
LE SIXIÈME SENS (Manhunter) by Michael Mann

1990
SECRET DÉFENSE (Hidden Agenda) by Ken Loach

1992
DECEPTIONS by L. J. Munkler

1994
IRON WILL by Charles Haid
LE PRINCE DE JUTLAND (Royal Deceit) by Gabriel Axel

1995
BRAVEHEART by Mel Gibson
ROB ROY by Michael Caton-Jones

1996
AU REVOIR À JAMAIS (The Long Kiss Goodbye) by Renny Harlin
POURSUITE (Chain Reaction) by Andrew Davis
L’OMBRE BLANCHE (The Glimmer Man) by John Gray

1997
LE COLLECTIONNEUR (Kiss the Girl) by Gary Fleder
THE BOXER by Jim Sheridan

1998
L’ENJEU (Desperate Measures) by Barbet Schroeder
MERCHANTS OF VENUS (A Dirty Little Business) by Len Richmond
RUSHMORE by Wes Anderson

1999
THE MINUS MAN by Hampton Fancher
LE CORRUPTEUR (The Corruptor) by James Foley
POUR L’AMOUR DU JEU (For Love of the Game) by Sam Raimi

2000
COMPLICITY by Gavin Millar
MAD ABOUT MAMBO by John Forte
UN BUT POUR LA GLOIRE (A Shot at Glory) by Michael Corrente
SALTWATER by Conor McPherson

2001
L.I.E by Michael Cuesta
SUPER TROOPERS by Jau Chandrasekhar
UNE STAR DANS LA MAFIA (Strictly Sinatra) by Peter Capaldi
THE AFFAIR OF THE NECKLACE by Charles Shyer

2002
LA MÉMOIRE DANS LA PEAU (The Bourne Identity) by Doug Liman
LE CERCLE (The Ring) by Gore Verbinsky
ADAPTATION by Spike Jonze
LA 25e HEURE (25th Hour) by Spike Lee
BUG by Phil Hay, Matt Manfredi
RÊVE DE CHAMPION (The Rookie) by John Lee Hancock
THE RECKONING by Paul McGuigan


2003
X-MEN 2 (X2) by Bryan Singer
SIN by Michael Stevens

2004
TROIE (Troy) by Wolfgang Petersen
LA MORT DANS LA PEAU (The Bourne Supremacy) by Paul Greengrass

2005
MATCHPOINT by Woody Allen
RED EYE – SOUS HAUTE PRESSION (Red Eye) by Wes Craven
THE RINGER by Barry W. Blaustein

2006
A WOMAN IN WINTER by Richard Jobson
THE FLYING SCOTSMAN by Douglas Mackinnon
COURIR AVEC DES CISEAUX (Running with Scissors) by Ryan Murphy

2007
ZODIAC by David Fincher
THE WATER HORSE by Jay Russell
TRICK’R TREAT by Michael Dougherty
SHOOT ON SIGHT by Jag Mundhra

2008
RED by Trygve Allister Diesen & Lucky McKee
ULTIMATE EVASION (The Escapist) by Rupert Wyvatt

2009
THE GOOD HEART by Dagur Kári
TELL TALE by Michael Cuesta

2010
DARK SIDE (As Good as Dead) by Jonathan Mossek
RED by Robert Schwentke

2011
LA PLANÈTE DES SINGES : LES ORIGINES (Rise of the Planet of the Apes) by Rupert Wyatt
CORIOLAN (Coriolanus) by Ralph Fiennes
LE SANG DES TEMPLIERS (Ironclad) by Jonathan English
THE KEY MAN by Peter Himmelstein
THE VETERAN by Matthew Hope

2012
CITIZEN GANGSTER (Edwin Boyd) by Nathan Morlando