Brian Cox

Brian Cox

1946-06-01 Dundee, Scotland, UK 196 Credits

Biography

Brian Denis Cox CBE 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. H...

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Seven Jewish Children

Seven Jewish Children

2025

Executive Producer

Producing

Based on the play by Caryl Churchill, this film shows the Jewish journey from Russia in 1903 to Palestine in 2009. It humanizes and visualizes the pro...

The Parenting

The Parenting

2025

as Frank

5.9
Acting

Boyfriends Josh and Rohan plan a weekend getaway to introduce their parents, only to discover that their rental is home to a 400-year-old poltergeist.

The Electric State

The Electric State

2025

as Popfly (voice)

6.5
Acting

An orphaned teen hits the road with a mysterious robot to find her long-lost brother, teaming up with a smuggler and his wisecracking sidekick.

The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim

The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim

2024

as Helm Hammerhand (voice)

6.6
Acting

A sudden attack by Wulf, a clever and traitorous lord of Rohan seeking vengeance for the death of his father, forces Helm Hammerhand, the King of Roha...

That Christmas

That Christmas

2024

as Santa (voice)

7.2
Acting

It's an unforgettable Christmas for the townsfolk of Wellington-on-Sea when the worst snowstorm in history alters everyone's plans — including Santa's...

Skelly

Skelly

2024

as Grandpa

5.5
Acting

After the death of his grandfather, a boy's father dealing with grief sends him on a journey to understand death, while putting together the annual ha...

Little Wing

Little Wing

2024

as Jaan Vari

6.2
Acting

For 13-year-old Kaitlyn, her world threatens to collapse when she learns that her parents want to get a divorce, especially because it threatens the l...

Little Wing

Little Wing

2024

Executive Producer

6.2
Producing

For 13-year-old Kaitlyn, her world threatens to collapse when she learns that her parents want to get a divorce, especially because it threatens the l...

Bill Douglas: My Best Friend

Bill Douglas: My Best Friend

2023

as Narrator (voice)

Acting

The story of the extraordinary friendship between Scottish film maker Bill Douglas and his lifelong companion and collaborator Peter Jewell. Bill Doug...

Prisoner's Daughter

Prisoner's Daughter

2023

as Max

6.1
Acting

Released from prison with terminal cancer, Max tries to reconnect with his estranged daughter and the grandson he’s never known. When his daughter’s a...

Mending the Line

Mending the Line

2023

as Ike Fletcher

6.4
Acting

A Marine wounded in Afghanistan returns to a VA hospital in Montana where he meets a Vietnam vet who teaches him fly fishing as a means to coming to t...

Quasi

Quasi

2023

as Narrator (voice)

5.1
Acting

A hapless hunchback who only yearns for love, finds himself in the middle of a murderous feud between the Pope and the King of France when each orders...

An Interview with Brian Cox

An Interview with Brian Cox

2023

as Himself

Acting

Award-winning actor Brian Cox (Succession, King Lear) sits down for an exclusive, in-depth interview on his life and career.

Ooh the Banter!

Ooh the Banter!

2022

as Self

Acting

Jack Docherty brings together a jam-packed cast of comedians, actors and famous faces for a riotous celebration of Scotland's most valuable export – i...

Peter O'Toole: Along the Sky Road to Aqaba

Peter O'Toole: Along the Sky Road to Aqaba

2022

as Self

7.6
Acting

Reflecting Peter O'Toole's theatrical legacy, this feature documentary is structured into four acts, each introduced by a quote about O'Toole that enc...

Bonnie

Bonnie

2022

as Self

5.0
Acting

A portrait of casting director Bonnie Timmermann.

The Independent

The Independent

2022

as Nick Booker

6.7
Acting

It's the final weeks of the most consequential presidential election in history. America is poised to elect either its first female president or its f...

Ukraine: Answering the Call

Ukraine: Answering the Call

2022

as Self

Acting

In this one-hour primetime special in support of Ukraine, the world's biggest celebrities, musicians, thought leaders and more rise up to drive awaren...

Separation

Separation

2021

as Rivers

5.7
Acting

A young girl finds solace in her artist father and the ghost of her dead mother.

Oleg: The Oleg Vidov Story

Oleg: The Oleg Vidov Story

2021

as Narrator (voice)

5.0
Acting

Oleg Vidov — one of the Soviet Union's most beloved actors — was persecuted, blacklisted and pushed to the breaking point before escaping to the West ...

The Bay of Silence

The Bay of Silence

2020

as Milton

4.4
Acting

Will believes his wife Rosalind is innocent of their son's suspected murder, only to discover the devastating truth behind her past links her to anoth...

John Rebus: The Lockdown Blues

John Rebus: The Lockdown Blues

2020

as John Rebus

Acting

Imprisoned at home, his only distant link to the outside world coming through infrequent visits from his long-standing colleague Siobhan, an ageing In...

Last Moment of Clarity

Last Moment of Clarity

2020

as Gilles

5.2
Acting

After his girlfriend Georgia is murdered by European mobsters, Sam flees to Paris to hide out. Years later, he sees a woman in a Hollywood film who he...

Lawrence After Arabia

Lawrence After Arabia

2020

as Father (Voice)

4.2
Acting

This film is the story of the last years of the life of T.E. Lawrence - Lawrence of Arabia - a scholar, writer, soldier and reluctant hero. Retiring...

The Last Right

The Last Right

2019

as Father Reilly

6.2
Acting

Daniel Murphy is lumbered with a corpse that has the same last name as his, who dies on his flight from Boston to County Cork. Travelling back to Irel...

Strange But True

Strange But True

2019

as Bill

6.0
Acting

A woman surprises the family of her deceased boyfriend by telling them she's pregnant with his child.

Pretenders

Pretenders

2019

as Henry

5.2
Acting

A love triangle involving a photographer, a director and an actress.

Remember Me

Remember Me

2019

as Shane

6.2
Acting

After discovering his old flame now has Alzheimer's, a hopelessly in love widower fakes his way into her senior living community in an effort to reuni...

Kubrick by Candlelight

Kubrick by Candlelight

2018

as The Narrator

7.0
Acting

In 1973 Stanley Kubrick came to Ireland - and brought the British Army with him. A romantic comedy set behind the scenes of Kubrick's Barry Lyndon (19...

Widdershins

Widdershins

2018

as voice

7.4
Acting

A pampered gentleman's seamlessly automated life is thrown into chaos when he pursues a free-spirited woman, against the advice of his robot butler.

Super Troopers 2

Super Troopers 2

2018

as John O'Hagen

5.9
Acting

When an international border dispute arises between the U.S. and Canada, the Super Troopers- Mac, Thorny, Foster, Rabbit and Farva, are called in to s...

The Etruscan Smile

The Etruscan Smile

2018

as Rory MacNeil

6.5
Acting

Rory MacNeil, a rugged old Scotsman, reluctantly leaves his beloved isolated Hebridean island and travels to San Francisco to seek medical treatment. ...

An Evening with Brian Cox

2017

as Himself

Acting

Cerimon House, a humanities and cultural arts organization in the heart of the Alberta Arts District, is honored to welcome the two time Olivier Award...

Bob the Builder: Mega Machines - The Movie

Bob the Builder: Mega Machines - The Movie

2017

as Conrad (UK & US) / Crunch (UK & US) (voice)

8.3
Acting

Bob's team just got BIGGER with the most mega build EVER! Meet new team members Thud, Crunch, and former TV star Ace. They help Scoop, Muck, and Lofty...

Churchill

Churchill

2017

as Winston Churchill

6.2
Acting

A ticking-clock thriller following Winston Churchill in the 24 hours before D-Day.

Vegalta: Soccer, Tsunami and the Hope of a Nation

Vegalta: Soccer, Tsunami and the Hope of a Nation

2017

as Narrator

Acting

Faced by the 2011 earthquake, the fanatical supporters of J-League underdogs Vegalta Sendai challenged their team to win in the name of their fallen f...

Darcey Bussell: My Life on the BBC

Darcey Bussell: My Life on the BBC

2016

as Self

Acting

The former principal ballerina tells her story, with historic performances from the BBC archives and candid interviews from throughout her career. Sho...

The Autopsy of Jane Doe

The Autopsy of Jane Doe

2016

as Tommy Tilden

6.8
Acting

Father and son coroners receive a mysterious unidentified corpse with no apparent cause of death. As they attempt to examine the "Jane Doe," they disc...

Morgan

Morgan

2016

as Jim Bryce

5.8
Acting

A corporate risk-management consultant must determine whether or not to terminate an artificial being's life that was made in a laboratory environment...

The Carer

The Carer

2016

as Sir Michael

6.7
Acting

Dorottya is a young Hungarian actress with a burning desire: to make it on the English stage. Legendary actor, Sir Michael Gifford suffers from an inc...

Alan Clarke: Out of His Own Light

Alan Clarke: Out of His Own Light

2016

as Self

Acting

A multi-part documentary about Alan Clarke, featuring interviews with various actors, writers and producers.

Forsaken

Forsaken

2015

as James McCurdy

6.1
Acting

John Henry returns to his hometown in hopes of repairing his relationship with his estranged father, but a local gang is terrorizing the town. John He...

Pacific Warriors

Pacific Warriors

2015

as Narrator

6.8
Acting

An insight into the origins and stories of Pacific Island rugby teams such as Tonga, Samoa and Fiji. This documentary explores the backgrounds of a wi...

Pixels

Pixels

2015

as Admiral Porter

5.8
Acting

Video game experts are recruited by the military to fight 1980s-era video game characters who've attacked New York.

Andrew Carnegie: Rags to Riches, Power to Peace

Andrew Carnegie: Rags to Riches, Power to Peace

2015

as Andrew Carnegie (voice)

6.7
Acting

Andrew Carnegie: Rags to Riches, Power to Peace charts the story of a poor Scottish immigrant who sailed to America in the 1840s, and by the end of th...

The Gospel of John

The Gospel of John

2014

as Narrator (voice) – King James Version

7.0
Acting

John’s gospel is depicted, complete with Aramaic narration, highlighting Christ’s life including birth, baptism, first miracle, healing the blind man,...

Scotland In A Day

2014

Acting

Mockumentary set on the day of the 2014 Scottish Independence referendum and designed to capture a snap shot of a nation on the brink of both triumph ...

The Anomaly

The Anomaly

2014

as Dr. Langham

4.9
Acting

A former soldier is taken captive and awakens in the back of a van where he learns that he only has less than 10 minutes to figure out how he got ther...

Her

Her

2013

as Alan Watts (voice)

7.8
Acting

In the not so distant future, Theodore, a lonely writer, purchases a newly developed operating system designed to meet the user's every need. To Theod...

An Adventure in Space and Time

An Adventure in Space and Time

2013

as Sydney Newman

7.7
Acting

Actor William Hartnell felt trapped by a succession of hard-man roles while wannabe producer Verity Lambert was frustrated by the TV industry's glass ...

The Curse of Edgar

The Curse of Edgar

2013

as Edgar Hoover

7.2
Acting

Based on the bestselling novel by Marc Dugain, this original docudrama weaves unique archival footage within a fictional story and sheds a new light o...

Anna

Anna

2013

as Sebastian

6.5
Acting

A man with the ability to enter peoples' memories takes on the case of a brilliant, troubled sixteen-year-old girl to determine whether she is a socio...

Believe

Believe

2013

as Matt Busby

6.0
Acting

A young, gifted soccer player who gets into trouble for a petty crime is brought to the attention of former Manchester United coach Matt Busby, who co...

Blumenthal

2013

as Harold Blumenthal

4.0
Acting

A comedy that follows the relatives of Harold Blumethal, a legendary playwright who made his career parodying his family in his work and died laughing...

RED 2

RED 2

2013

as Ivan

6.5
Acting

Retired C.I.A. agent Frank Moses reunites his unlikely team of elite operatives for a global quest to track down a missing portable nuclear device.

Blood

Blood

2012

as Lenny Fairburn

5.9
Acting

When police discover a young girl brutally murdered, brothers Joe Fairburns and Chrissie Fairburns join their supervisor Robert to investigate main su...

The Campaign

The Campaign

2012

as Raymond

5.8
Acting

Two rival politicians compete to win an election to represent their small North Carolina congressional district in the United States House of Represen...

Wide Blue Yonder

Wide Blue Yonder

2012

as Wally

4.4
Acting

An anti-authority rogue in an old folks' home breaks all the rules and causes mayhem honoring his friend's dying wish to be buried at sea.

I Missed My Mother's Funeral

2012

as Old Man

Acting

Brian Cox and Brendan Cowell star as father and son sharing a final tender moment. A gentle and understated film.

Exit Humanity

Exit Humanity

2011

as Malcolm Young (voice)

5.1
Acting

A decade after the American Civil War, Edward Young returns home from a hunting trip to find a horrific reanimation of his wife and that their son Ada...

Edwin Boyd: Citizen Gangster

Edwin Boyd: Citizen Gangster

2011

as Glover

5.5
Acting

Based on a real WWII vet and family man turned bank robber. Disillusioned by his post war circumstances, Eddie Boyd is torn between the need to provid...

Rise of the Planet of the Apes

Rise of the Planet of the Apes

2011

as John Landon

7.3
Acting

A highly intelligent chimpanzee named Caesar has been living a peaceful suburban life ever since he was born. But when he gets taken to a cruel primat...

The Veteran

The Veteran

2011

as Gerry

5.7
Acting

Soldier Robert Miller returns home from Afghanistan unable to fit back into society. Living on a violent council estate and finding work in undercover...

Ironclad

Ironclad

2011

as Albany

6.1
Acting

In the year 1215, the rebel barons of England have forced their despised King John to put his royal seal on the Magna Carta, a seminal document that u...

The Key Man

The Key Man

2011

as Irving

3.8
Acting

An insurance salesman gets mixed up with two gangsters in effort to make more money and provide for his family, but things don't go as he planned.

Coriolanus

Coriolanus

2011

as Menenius

5.8
Acting

Caius Martius, aka Coriolanus, is an arrogant and fearsome general who has built a career on protecting Rome from its enemies. Pushed by his ambitious...

RED

RED

2010

as Ivan Simanov

6.7
Acting

After surviving an assault from a squad of hit men, retired CIA black ops agent Frank Moses reassembles his old team for an all-out war. Frank reunite...

On Expenses

On Expenses

2010

Acting

Drama about journalist Heather Brooke's fight for the disclosure of MPs' expenses.

As Good As Dead

As Good As Dead

2010

as Reverend Kalahan

5.0
Acting

Seeking revenge for the murder of their religious leader, fundamental loyalists kidnap and torture the man they believe responsible, but the ensuing c...

Fantastic Mr. Fox

Fantastic Mr. Fox

2009

as Action 12 Reporter (voice)

7.8
Acting

The Fantastic Mr. Fox, bored with his current life, plans a heist against the three local farmers. The farmers, tired of sharing their chickens with t...

Brian Cox's Jute Journey

Brian Cox's Jute Journey

2009

as Self

Acting

Hollywood actor Brian Cox is a son of Dundee. The city is the big constant of his life. He grew up amid the clatter of the jute mills, where both his ...

The Good Heart

The Good Heart

2009

as Jacques

6.3
Acting

Jacques is the curmudgeonly owner of a gritty New York dive bar that serves as home to a motley assortment of professional drinkers. Jacques is determ...

Tell-Tale

Tell-Tale

2009

as Van Doren

5.4
Acting

A man's recently transplanted heart leads him on a frantic search to find the donor's killer before a similar fate befalls him.

Scooby-Doo! and the Samurai Sword

Scooby-Doo! and the Samurai Sword

2009

as Green Dragon (voice)

7.7
Acting

The Mystery Inc. gang takes a trip to Japan and finds themselves circling Asia and the Pacific in a treasure hunt, racing against the vengeful Black S...

Red

Red

2008

as Avery Ludlow

6.2
Acting

Avery, a reclusive older man, has a best friend in his dog, Red. When three teens kill Red without reason, Avery sets out for justice and redemption, ...

Red

Red

2008

Associate Producer

6.2
Producing

Avery, a reclusive older man, has a best friend in his dog, Red. When three teens kill Red without reason, Avery sets out for justice and redemption, ...

The Escapist

The Escapist

2008

as Frank Perry

6.2
Acting

Frank Perry is an institutionalized convict twelve years into a life sentence without parole. When his estranged daughter falls ill, he is determined ...

The Escapist

The Escapist

2008

Executive Producer

6.2
Producing

Frank Perry is an institutionalized convict twelve years into a life sentence without parole. When his estranged daughter falls ill, he is determined ...

Agent Crush

Agent Crush

2008

as Spanners (voice)

4.3
Acting

To fight crime, a new hero is created but there are a few small glitches to iron out.

The Water Horse

The Water Horse

2007

as Old Angus

6.5
Acting

A lonely boy discovers a mysterious egg that hatches a sea creature of Scottish legend.

The Secret of the Nutcracker

The Secret of the Nutcracker

2007

as Drosselmeyer

5.3
Acting

In this innovative version of the world famous Christmas story, The Secret of the Nutcracker tells of 12 year-old Clara's magical journey on Christmas...

Shoot on Sight

Shoot on Sight

2007

as Daniel Tennant

6.1
Acting

Tariq Ali, a Muslim police officer of Scotland Yard, is asked to hunt-down suspected suicide-bombers against the backdrop of July 7 bombings in London...

Trick 'r Treat

Trick 'r Treat

2007

as Mr. Kreeg

7.0
Acting

Four interwoven stories that occur on Halloween: an everyday high school principal has a secret life as a serial killer; a college virgin might have j...

Battle for Terra

Battle for Terra

2007

as General Hemmer (voice)

6.1
Acting

A peaceful alien planet faces annihilation, as the homeless remainder of the human race sets its eyes on Terra. Mala, a rebellious Terrian teenager, w...

The Bourne Ultimatum

The Bourne Ultimatum

2007

as Ward Abbott (voice) (archive footage) (uncredited)

7.4
Acting

Bourne is brought out of hiding once again by reporter Simon Ross who is trying to unveil Operation Blackbriar, an upgrade to Project Treadstone, in a...

A Woman in Winter

A Woman in Winter

2007

as Dr. Hunt

7.7
Acting

An astronomer enters into a destructive affair with a photographer.

Zodiac

Zodiac

2007

as Melvin Belli

7.5
Acting

The Zodiac murders cause the lives of Paul Avery, David Toschi and Robert Graysmith to intersect.

Running with Scissors

Running with Scissors

2006

as Dr. Finch

5.8
Acting

Young Augusten Burroughs absorbs experiences that could make for a shocking memoir: the son of an alcoholic father and an unstable mother, he's handed...

The Outsiders

2006

as Gabriel

4.0
Acting

The mysterious Nathan Hyde is lured out of hiding by the glamorous Erica, a reluctant employee of a global organisation known as The Establishment. Hy...

The Flying Scotsman

The Flying Scotsman

2006

as Douglas Baxter

6.6
Acting

Based on the incredible true story of amateur cyclist Graeme Obree, who breaks the world one-hour record on a bike he made out of washing machine part...

Carry On Ken

Carry On Ken

2006

as Self

Acting

A documentary on the films of Ken Loach. Interviews with cast and crew who worked with Loach over the years. It describe his approach to allowing acto...

The Ringer

The Ringer

2005

as Gary Barker

5.7
Acting

Pressured by a greedy uncle and a pile of debt, lovable loser Steve Barker resorts to an unthinkable, contemptible, just-crazy-enough-to-work scheme. ...

Match Point

Match Point

2005

as Alec Hewett

7.4
Acting

Chris, a former tennis player, looks for work as an instructor. He meets Tom Hewett, a wealthy young man whose sister Chloe falls in love with Chris. ...

The Strange Case of Sherlock Holmes & Arthur Conan Doyle

The Strange Case of Sherlock Holmes & Arthur Conan Doyle

2005

as Joseph Bell

6.1
Acting

What led Arthur Conan Doyle to create, and then destroy the world famous detective, Sherlock Holmes? This compelling drama explores the dark secrets t...

Red Eye

Red Eye

2005

as Joe Reisert

6.4
Acting

An overnight flight to Miami quickly becomes a battle for survival when Lisa realizes her seatmate plans to use her as part of a chilling assassinatio...

Hitler in Colour

Hitler in Colour

2005

as Narrator

7.9
Acting

Documentary using only original colour footage charts the 12 years from Adolf Hitler's rise to power to the fall of Berlin in 1945. Complemented by ey...

Blue/Orange

Blue/Orange

2005

as Dr. Robert Smith

5.5
Acting

In a psychiatric hospital, a junior doctor is treating a young black man diagnosed with Borderline Personality Disorder. The patient is having a final...

Japan's War In Colour

Japan's War In Colour

2005

as Narrator

8.0
Acting

Using never-before-seen footage, Japan's War In Colour tells a previously untold story. It recounts the history of the Second World War from a Japanes...

Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson

Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson

2004

as Other Voices (voice)

7.1
Acting

The story of Jack Johnson, the first African American Heavyweight boxing champion.

The Bourne Supremacy

The Bourne Supremacy

2004

as Ward Abbott

7.3
Acting

A CIA operation to purchase classified Russian documents is blown by a rival agent, who then shows up in the sleepy seaside village where Bourne and M...

Troy

Troy

2004

as King Agamemnon

7.2
Acting

In year 1250 B.C. during the late Bronze age, two emerging nations begin to clash. Paris, the Trojan prince, convinces Helen, Queen of Sparta, to leav...

Murder by Numbers

2004

as Self

Acting

A documentary on serial killer films.

The Reckoning

The Reckoning

2004

as Tobias

6.4
Acting

In 14th Century England, this tale of murder and mystery follows a fugitive priest who falls in with a troupe of actors. As they arrive in a small tow...

The Second Uncanny Issue of X-Men - Making X2

The Second Uncanny Issue of X-Men - Making X2

2003

8.0
Acting

The making of the sequel to the first X-Men film, trying to make it bigger and better than the previous film, and the challenges that come with that g...

The Evolution of an American Filmmaker

The Evolution of an American Filmmaker

2003

as Self

7.3
Acting

Spike Lee's filmmaking career is examined in this partial making-of for the film 25th Hour (2002). Interviews with cast members from this film and his...

X2

X2

2003

as William Stryker

7.0
Acting

Professor Charles Xavier and his team of genetically gifted superheroes face a rising tide of anti-mutant sentiment led by Col. William Stryker. Storm...

Sin

Sin

2003

as Captain Oakes

4.9
Acting

Retired cop Eddie Burns gave 15 years and the use of his left arm to the Reno homicide squad. When his wayward sister, Kassie, goes missing Eddie Burn...

25th Hour

25th Hour

2002

as James Brogan

7.3
Acting

In New York City in the days following the events of 9/11, Monty Brogan is a convicted drug dealer about to start a seven-year prison sentence, and hi...

Adaptation.

Adaptation.

2002

as Robert McKee

7.4
Acting

Charlie Kaufman is a confused L.A. screenwriter overwhelmed by feelings of inadequacy, sexual frustration, self-loathing, and by the screenwriting amb...

Aleister Crowley - The Wickedest Man in the World

2002

as Narrator

6.0
Acting

Masters of Darkness: Aleister Crowley - The Wickedest Man in the World

The Ring

The Ring

2002

as Richard Morgan

6.7
Acting

Rachel Keller is a journalist investigating a videotape that may have killed four teenagers. There is an urban legend about this tape: the viewer will...

The Trials of Henry Kissinger

The Trials of Henry Kissinger

2002

7.0
Acting

This riveting documentary depicts former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger as a warmonger responsible for military cover-ups in Vietnam, Cambodia and...

The Biographer

The Biographer

2002

as Michael O'Mara

Acting

Dramatisation of the events leading to Andrew Morton writing his biography of Princess Diana.

The Bourne Identity

The Bourne Identity

2002

as Ward Abbott

7.5
Acting

Wounded to the brink of death and suffering from amnesia, Jason Bourne is rescued at sea by a fisherman. With nothing to go on but a Swiss bank accoun...

Loch Lomond: Legend of the Loch

Loch Lomond: Legend of the Loch

2002

as Narrator

Acting

An 18th century couple separated by war gets a second chance at love when a present day singer becomes mixed up in their story.

The Rookie

The Rookie

2002

as Jim Morris Sr.

6.8
Acting

Jim Morris never made it out of the minor leagues before a shoulder injury ended his pitching career twelve years ago. Now a married-with-children hig...

Bug

Bug

2002

as Cyr

7.2
Acting

A small boy squashing an insect sets in motion a series of events, large and small, that include a lost restaurant reservation, a drunken fender-bende...

Rasputin: The Devil in the Flesh

Rasputin: The Devil in the Flesh

2002

as Narrator

Acting

The life and death of Grigori Efimovich Rasputin.

Smallpox 2002: Silent Weapon

Smallpox 2002: Silent Weapon

2002

as Narrator

6.8
Acting

A docu-drama that reports on a (fictitious) attack made by terrorist using the disease of small pox to attack the world. Starting in New York the atta...

The Affair of the Necklace

The Affair of the Necklace

2001

as Minister Breteuil

5.6
Acting

In pre-Revolutionary France, a young aristocratic woman left penniless by the political unrest in the country, must avenge her family's fall from grac...

L.I.E.

L.I.E.

2001

as Big John Harrigan

6.8
Acting

With his mother dead and his father busy at work, Howie feels adrift in his New York suburb. He and his friend Gary spend their time burglarizing thei...

Strictly Sinatra

Strictly Sinatra

2001

as Chisolm

4.8
Acting

In Glasgow, Toni Cocozza, age 28, aspires to be a lounge singer; his repertoire is strictly Sinatra, backed by Bill, an aging piano player and his onl...

Super Troopers

Super Troopers

2001

as John O'Hagen

6.5
Acting

Five bored, occasionally high and always ineffective Vermont state troopers must prove their worth to the governor or lose their jobs. After stumbling...

Inside 'Manhunter'

Inside 'Manhunter'

2001

as Himself

7.0
Acting

A DVD Special Feature documentary on the experience of turning the chilling novel "Red Dragon" into a motion picture, all told through the actors and ...

Saltwater

Saltwater

2000

as George Beneventi

6.9
Acting

An Irish-Italian café owner in a seaside town faces a life crisis, as his wife recently died and he's severely in debt. His oldest son tries to help, ...

Complicity

Complicity

2000

as Inspector McDunn

5.9
Acting

Local journalist, Cameron Colley writes articles that are idealistic, from the viewpoint of the underdog. A twisted serial killer seems to have some m...

A Shot at Glory

A Shot at Glory

2000

as Martin Smith

5.5
Acting

The irascible manager of a lower-division Scottish football side must contend with problems off and on the field when his team's impatient American ow...

Mad About Mambo

Mad About Mambo

2000

as Sidney McLoughlin

5.0
Acting

High school student tries to improve soccer skills by practicing dance and falls for his dance partner.

The Invention of Dr. Morel

The Invention of Dr. Morel

2000

as Dr. Morel

Acting

About Dr. Morel who invents a machine to duplicate the woman he loved, Faustina, in virtual reality. A tale dealing with the impossibility of ever kno...

The Making of 'Rushmore'

The Making of 'Rushmore'

2000

as Self

6.0
Acting

An exclusive behind-the-scenes documentary by Eric Chase Anderson.

Longitude

Longitude

2000

as Lord Morton

7.2
Acting

Parallel stories: 18th century Harrison builds the marine chronometer for safe navigation at sea; 20th century Gould is obsessed with restoring it.

For Love of the Game

For Love of the Game

1999

as Gary Wheeler

6.5
Acting

A baseball legend almost finished with his distinguished career at the age of forty has one last chance to prove who he is, what he is capable of, and...

The Corruptor

The Corruptor

1999

as Sean Wallace

6.0
Acting

Danny is a young cop partnered with Nick, a seasoned but ethically tainted veteran. As the two try to stop a gang war in Chinatown, Danny relies on Ni...

The Minus Man

The Minus Man

1999

as Doug

5.4
Acting

When the quiet and amiable Vann Siegert drifts into town, no one suspects the evil that lies beneath the surface. Despite his easy charm, Vann is mere...

Rushmore

Rushmore

1998

as Dr. Nelson Guggenheim

7.4
Acting

When a beautiful first-grade teacher arrives at a prep school, she soon attracts the attention of an ambitious teenager named Max, who quickly falls i...

Poodle Springs

Poodle Springs

1998

as Clayton Blackstone

5.5
Acting

Private eye Philip Marlowe and his bride move to a desert town, where he uncovers a land scheme.

Merchants of Venus

Merchants of Venus

1998

as Uncle Vladimir

6.8
Acting

A Russian immigrant finds himself in bed with the mob after buying a sexual novelties shop.

Desperate Measures

Desperate Measures

1998

as Captain Jeremiah Cassidy

6.0
Acting

San Francisco police officer Frank Connor is in a frantic search for a compatible bone marrow donor for his gravely ill son. There's only one catch th...

The Boxer

The Boxer

1997

as Joe Hamill

6.7
Acting

Nineteen-year-old Danny Flynn is imprisoned for his involvement with the I.R.A. in Belfast. He leaves behind his family and his sixteen-year-old girlf...

Food for Ravens

Food for Ravens

1997

as Aneurin Bevan

6.0
Acting

A biopic by the dramatist Trevor Griffiths of Aneurin "Nye" Bevan, the British Labour politician who founded the country's National Health Service in ...

Sharpe: The Legend

Sharpe: The Legend

1997

as Hogan

6.0
Acting

Several years after the battle of Waterloo, a former soldier from Shoreditch sits in a London inn reminiscing about the brave and determined officer ...

Kiss the Girls

Kiss the Girls

1997

as Chief Hatfield, Durham PD

6.5
Acting

Forensic psychologist and detective Alex Cross travels to North Carolina and teams with escaped kidnap victim Kate McTiernan to hunt down "Casanova," ...

The Long Kiss Goodnight

The Long Kiss Goodnight

1996

as Dr. Nathan Waldman

6.6
Acting

Samantha Caine is a small-town schoolteacher and mom with no memory of her life before washing up on a beach eight years ago. After a car accident and...

The Glimmer Man

The Glimmer Man

1996

as Mr. Smith

5.4
Acting

A former government operative renowned for his stealth, Jack Cole is now a Los Angeles police detective. When a series of horrible murders occurs in t...

Chain Reaction

Chain Reaction

1996

as Lyman Earl Collier

5.8
Acting

At the University of Chicago, a research team that includes brilliant student machinist Eddie Kasalivich experiences a breakthrough: a stable form of ...

Witness Against Hitler

Witness Against Hitler

1996

as Judge Freisler

6.0
Acting

The true story of a Prussian aristocrat working for German military intelligence during World War II, who, with a group of fellow devout Christians, p...

Braveheart

Braveheart

1995

as Argyle Wallace

7.9
Acting

Enraged at the slaughter of Murron, his new bride and childhood love, Scottish warrior William Wallace slays a platoon of the local English lord's sol...

Rob Roy

Rob Roy

1995

as Killearn

6.7
Acting

In the highlands of Scotland in the 1700s, Rob Roy tries to lead his small town to a better future, by borrowing money from the local nobility to buy ...

The Maltese Double Cross

The Maltese Double Cross

1994

as Narrator (voice)

7.0
Acting

The documentary disputes the conclusion reached by the official investigation into the bombing of Pan Am Flight 103, instead advancing the theory that...

The Negotiator

The Negotiator

1994

as Charlie King

Acting

A serious heart condition puts an end to Charlie King's job as a "street copper", but he refuses the offer of a desk job and a promotion. When a secre...

Grushko

Grushko

1994

as Colonel Yevgeni Grushko

6.0
Acting

A restaurant is fire-bombed, a TV journalist and a member of a local mafia are murdered, and a valuable statuette is stolen. Yevgeni Grushko is Head o...

Prince of Jutland

Prince of Jutland

1994

as Aethelwine

5.5
Acting

A Danish prince seeks revenge upon the villain who killed the king and his son to usurp the throne.

Iron Will

Iron Will

1994

as Angus McTeague

6.7
Acting

When Will Stoneman's father dies, he is left alone to take care of his mother and their land. Needing money to maintain it, he decides to join a cross...

Sharpe's Eagle

Sharpe's Eagle

1993

as Major Michael Hogan

7.1
Acting

Sharpe is a Captain saddled with the South Essex, a battalion run by incompetents and filled with soldiers who have never been in battle. When the Sou...

Sharpe's Rifles

Sharpe's Rifles

1993

as Major Michael Hogan

6.7
Acting

During the Peninsular War in Spain against the French, Sergeant Richard Sharpe saves the life of Arthur Wellesley, the future Duke of Wellington and i...

Six Characters in Search of An Author

Six Characters in Search of An Author

1992

as The Director

1.0
Acting

Adaptation of Pirandello's play.

The Cutter

The Cutter

1992

Acting

'The Cutter' is a master of his craft – gangland killings using a cut-throat razor. When his son disturbs him in his work and announces that he wants ...

The Lost Language of Cranes

The Lost Language of Cranes

1992

as Owen Benjamin

6.2
Acting

When a young gay man comes out of the closet, his friends support him, but when he comes out to his parents, he stirs up a wealth of hidden feelings a...

The Cloning of Joanna May

The Cloning of Joanna May

1992

as Carl May

7.0
Acting

Joanna once was married to Carl May, a very rich and powerful nuclear energy magnate. They love each other, but had to divorce after Joanna was caught...

Deceptions

Deceptions

1992

as Carlton Heard

Acting

A beautiful widow is determined to uncover the facts behind her husband's death.

Red Fox

Red Fox

1991

as Geoffrey Harrison

5.0
Acting

“Red Fox” tells a gripping contemporary tale of kidnapping, terrorism and political intrigue. Based on the book by Gerald Seymour, with a screenplay b...

Hidden Agenda

Hidden Agenda

1990

as Peter Kerrigan

6.9
Acting

In Ireland, American lawyer Ingrid Jessner and her activist partner, Paul Sullivan, struggle to uncover atrocities committed by the British government...

The Making of 'Hidden Agenda'

The Making of 'Hidden Agenda'

1990

as self

Acting

Documentary looking at the making-of and real-life stories behind the award-winning conspiracy thriller starring Oscar-winner Frances McDormand and Br...

Secret Weapon

Secret Weapon

1990

as Andrew Neil

6.0
Acting

Fact-based story of an Israeli government agent assigned to use her beauty as well as intelligence to snag a man on the run with atomic secrets.

Brian Cox on Acting in Tragedy

Brian Cox on Acting in Tragedy

1989

as Self

Acting

Brian Cox leads a group of young actors in a workshop exploring techniques in performing Shakesperean tragedy, using Macbeth and Titus Andronicus as e...

The Blasphemers' Banquet

The Blasphemers' Banquet

1989

as Rev. Wallace (voice)

Acting

A film-poem written in response to the controversy surrounding Salman Rushdie's The Satanic Verses

Murder on the Moon

Murder on the Moon

1989

as Voronov

3.0
Acting

After a nuclear war on Earth, the Soviet Union and the U.S. both establish outposts on the moon. When a murder occurs on the outpost, both U.S. and So...

Directed by Andrei Tarkovsky

Directed by Andrei Tarkovsky

1988

as Voiceover Narrator

7.6
Acting

This documentary offers a rare glimpse of the legendary Soviet filmmaker, Andrei Tarkosvky, at work. Tarkovsky made only seven films in his brief, but...

Beryl Markham: A Shadow on the Sun

Beryl Markham: A Shadow on the Sun

1988

as Jack Purves

3.0
Acting

The singular life of Beryl Markham - renowned aviatrix, author and adventurer

Shoot for the Sun

Shoot for the Sun

1987

as Dunny

Acting

Set in the bleak backdrop of Edinburgh a low level drug dealer strives for making a living and surviving the natural elements of such an environment d...

Rat in the Skull

1987

as Detective Inspector Nelson

Acting

In a cell in a London police station, a suspected I.R.A. bomber, Roche, has been detained for questioning. To help them in the interrogation, the Lond...

Gramsci: Everything that Concerns People

Gramsci: Everything that Concerns People

1987

as Narrator

Acting

A drama documentary on the life and work of Italian communist Antonio Gramsci. Produced for Channel 4 in 1987, it was directed by the Scottish filmmak...

Home Cooking

Home Cooking

1986

as Vic

Acting

The abused neglected wife of a loutish hotelier begins to suspect that her husband is the serial rapist that has been terrorizing the area.

Manhunter

Manhunter

1986

as Dr. Hannibal Lecktor

7.0
Acting

FBI Agent Will Graham, who retired after catching Hannibal Lecter, returns to duty to engage in a risky cat-and-mouse game with Lecter to capture a ne...

Florence Nightingale

Florence Nightingale

1985

as Dr. McGregor

5.7
Acting

This is the fact-based story of an aristocratic woman who defies Victorian society to reform hospital sanitation and to define the nursing profession ...

The Cantor of St Thomas's

1985

as Johann Sebastian Bach

Acting

The life of German composer Johann Sebastian Bach.

Pope John Paul II

Pope John Paul II

1984

as Father Góra

6.9
Acting

Bio-drama tracing the life and career of Polish cardinal Karol Wojtyla from his days as a young activist in Poland to his rise and installation in 197...

King Lear

King Lear

1983

as Burgundy

6.5
Acting

An aging King invites disaster when he abdicates to his corrupt, toadying daughters and rejects his one loving, but honest one.

A Cotswold Death

A Cotswold Death

1982

as Dr. Gillespie

7.0
Acting

A village cricket match on the lawn of a great country house - a traditional setting for the perfect English murder. A natural case for the Yard's bes...

The Privilege

The Privilege

1982

as Young Laird

Acting

A BAFTA award winning drama set in Orkney in the 19th century, depicting a wedding among the strong, hardworking, tenant farmers.

Dalhousie's Luck

Dalhousie's Luck

1980

as Dalhousie

Acting

Our gamble is over, Dalhousie. You'll walk at dawn tomorrow as agreed, but in case you've no mind to return, there's one fact might persuade you. On w...

Clay, Smeddum and Greenden

Clay, Smeddum and Greenden

1976

as George Simpson

7.0
Acting

Trilogy of one-act plays based on short stories by Lewis Grassic Gibbon. ‘Clay’ is the story of a men who neglects his wife in favour of his land. ‘Sm...

In Celebration

In Celebration

1975

as Steven Shaw

4.8
Acting

In a Yorkshire mining town, three educated brothers return to their blue-collar home to celebrate the 40th wedding anniversary of their parents, but d...

The Changeling

The Changeling

1974

as Alsemero

7.0
Acting

Sexual passion breeds violence in the Thomas Middleton and William Rowley written tale of a beautiful woman who falls in love with a sea-captain. Fil...

Nicholas and Alexandra

Nicholas and Alexandra

1971

as Trotsky

6.9
Acting

Tsar Nicholas II, the inept last monarch of Russia, insensitive to the needs of his people, is overthrown and exiled to Siberia with his family.

The Year of the Sex Olympics

The Year of the Sex Olympics

1968

as Lasar Opie

5.3
Acting

Influenced by concerns about overpopulation, the counterculture of the 1960s and the societal effects of television, the play depicts a world of the f...

A Knight in Tarnished Armour

1965

as Nelson

Acting

Tom is a working class Scots teenager, but he dreams of much more.

A Modern Magician

A Modern Magician

N/A

as The Voice

Acting

Not all great minds think alike... A Modern Magician is a supernatural black comedy that follows Jim; an odd young man with unusual pastimes as he me...

The Glove

The Glove

N/A

Acting

Vic & Bob are on a road trip across England as they search for an elusive piece of celebrity memorabilia - Michael Jackson's "training" glove.

The Planets

The Planets

N/A

Acting

Wittgenstein's Poker

N/A

as Bertrand Russell (voice)

Acting

On October 25, 1946... in a small crowded room at Cambridge University, two of the world’s greatest twentieth-century philosophers, Ludwig Wittgenstei...

Glenrothan

N/A

as Sandy

Acting

After 35 years in Chicago, Donal reluctantly returns to the Scottish Highlands to make amends with his estranged older brother, Sandy. Sandy needs Don...

Killing Thyme

Killing Thyme

N/A

as Norman

Acting

Eight-year-old Sam is desperate for an allotment. When he meets Norman, a curmudgeonly old man with a neglected allotment and a death wish, Sam thinks...

Old Pals

N/A

as Jimmy

Acting

Comical opposites and recent widowers, Ira and Jimmy, are forced to become friends by their conspiring daughters. Their initial stubbornness gives way...

Macbeth

N/A

as Macbeth

Acting

Encouraged by a prophecy and his scheming wife, Macbeth sets out to be King of Scotland, but soon realizes the lengths he must go to keep his power in...

Glenrothan

N/A

Director, Producer

Directing Producing

After 35 years in Chicago, Donal reluctantly returns to the Scottish Highlands to make amends with his estranged older brother, Sandy. Sandy needs Don...