Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia James Cosmos is known for his film roles as Angus MacLeod in Highlander, Campbell in Braveheart and as Father Christmas in the adaptation of The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe. Over the years he has also had roles in films such as Trainspotting, The Last Legion, Troy, and 2081 . He also appeared in Take the High Road as Alex Geddes from 1982-83. He is also a staple of British television, with credits in hundreds of television sh...
Known For
Complete Filmography

The Morrigan
2025
as Francis Crowley
On a remote Irish island, archaeologist Fiona unearths a burial casket containing a mummified figure, unknowingly unleashing an ancient evil upon her ...

Salvable
2025
as Welly
When a battered boxer past his prime finds his dreams and his relationships on the ropes, he falls back in with a dangerous crowd and has to take the ...

The Last Redemption
2024
as Lord Goran
In a land of swords and sorcery, bandits break from their gang to protect a little girl, pitting them against their old friends and former leader who ...

The Beast Within
2024
as Waylon
Ten-year-old Willow follows her parents on one of their secret late-night treks to the heart of an ancient forest. After witnessing her father undergo...
Can You Hear Me?
2024
as Johnny
A woman awaiting her brother's return from war falls in love with an allied American soldier.

The Three Musketeers
2023
as Cardinal Richelieu
France is in turmoil and a new, naive King finds himself manipulated by the evil Cardinal Richelieu. With a corrupt commander of the royal guard by hi...

Scrooge: A Christmas Carol
2022
as Mr. Fezziwig (voice)
On a cold Christmas Eve, selfish miser Ebenezer Scrooge has one night left to face his past — and change the future — before time runs out.

My Sailor, My Love
2022
as Howard
The thorny relationship between a woman and her retired father worsens after he becomes romantically involved with the housekeeper she hires for him.

Breath
2022
as Nick
Lara Winslet is an expert geologist in volcanology. She is together with her team of work on a volcano to conduct surveys. One day Lara decides to sta...

The Kindred
2021
as Frank Menzies
After her father’s suicide, a young mother investigates what led to his death. But when she is haunted by spirits and unearths an unsolved mystery fro...

Jagame Thandhiram
2021
as Peter Sprott
When a clever, carefree gangster is recruited to help an overseas crime lord take down a rival, he is caught off guard by the moral dilemmas that foll...

Skylines
2020
as Grant
When a virus threatens to turn the now earth-dwelling friendly alien hybrids against humans, Captain Rose Corley must lead a team of elite mercenaries...

Off Grid
2019
as John Tanner
A man takes to a remote hideout with his sick wife, where they live in isolation as he battles to protect her life, and his own sanity, from a superna...

Forget Me Not
2019
as Benedict
Lost and alone, a young girl forms an unlikely alliance with a lonely homeless man as she struggles to get a message to her family in time for Christm...

Tomorrow
2019
as Mr. Charles
A film about soldiers trying to reintegrate into society after tours of duty.

Get Duked!
2019
as Farmer
An anarchic, hip-hop inspired comedy that follows four city boys on a wilderness trek as they try to escape a mysterious huntsman.

The Hole in the Ground
2019
as Des Brady
Trying to escape her broken past, Sarah O’Neill is building a new life on the fringes of a backwood rural town with her young son Chris. A terrifying ...

Malevolent
2018
as Grandpa
A brother-sister team who fake paranormal encounters for cash get more than they bargained for when a job at a haunted estate turns very, very real.

Ashes in the Snow
2018
as Mr. Stakas
The coming-of-age tale of 16-year-old Lina Vilkas who is deported to Siberia amid Stalin's reign of terror in the Baltic region during WWII. An aspiri...

Outlaw King
2018
as Robert Bruce Senior
Forced into exile by the English after being crowned King of Scotland, legendary warrior Robert the Bruce fights to reclaim the throne.

In Darkness
2018
as Niall
A blind musician hears a murder committed in the apartment upstairs from hers that sends her down a dark path into London's gritty criminal underworld...

Darkness Comes
2018
as Policeman
When Eddie Bowen hooks up with the sexually aggressive Suze Phillips he thinks it's his lucky night. It's not. He's drugged and trapped within a speci...

Rogue Trooper: The Quartz Massacre
2018
as Narrator
Souther and Nordland forces have been locked in war for decades on Nu-Earth. The war has turned the planet toxic. Genetic Infantrymen designed to surv...

London Heist
2017
as Ray
Armed robber and career criminal Jack Cregan seeks to discover the truth behind his father's murder and his stolen heist money and in doing so puts hi...

Wonder Woman
2017
as FIeld Marshall Haig
An Amazon princess comes to the world of Man in the grips of the First World War to confront the forces of evil and bring an end to human conflict.

T2 Trainspotting
2017
as Renton's Father
After 20 years abroad, Mark Renton returns to Scotland and reunites with his old friends Sick Boy, Spud and Begbie.

Eliminators
2017
as Cooper
A former US Federal Agent must abandon the witness protection program and come out of hiding when his London home is invaded in error due to a wrong a...

Monochrome
2016
as Roger Daniels
A disillusioned young woman becomes a serial killer who targets wealthy land-owners, and a brilliant detective must use his unusual neurological condi...

Ben-Hur
2016
as Quintus Arius
A falsely accused nobleman survives years of slavery to take vengeance on his best friend who betrayed him.

Whisky Galore
2016
as Macalister the Minister
The story of the inhabitants of the isolated Scottish island of Todday, in the Outer Hebrides, where gloom sets in as their wartime rationing of whisk...

Dark Signal
2016
as Alan
The spirit of a murdered girl returns with a message. Now a stranded woman must team up with the staff of a local station to solve the mystery of her ...

Breakdown
2016
as Albert Chapman
A professional contract killer, haunted by visions of his violent past, spirals out of control. His work compromised as he reaches breaking point, he ...

Bunker: Project 12
2016
as Brian Balanowsky
At the height of the Cold War, Russia was working on a secret scientific mission, which, if successful, would have changed the course of history. The ...

Estranged
2015
as Albert
Due to a near-fatal accident that has left her incapacitated and depleted of her long-term memory, a temporarily wheelchair-bound woman returns home a...

The Legend of Barney Thomson
2015
as James Henderson
Barney Thomson, awkward, diffident, Glasgow barber, lives a life of desperate mediocrity and his uninteresting life is about to go from 0 to 60 in fiv...

The Pyramid Texts
2015
as Ray
If we have been remiss in our life, and hurt the people we most love, is it ever too late to redress the balance? Ray, a lonely old boxer, desperately...

Amélia & Duarte
2015
as Narrator (English)
In this story we are guided through the relationship of Amelia and Duarte, two people that felt out of love and are trying to cope with the feelings t...

Moonwalkers
2015
as Dawson
What if Apollo 11 never actually made it? What if, in reality, Stanley Kubrick secretly shot the famous images of the moon landing in a studio, workin...

We Still Kill the Old Way
2014
as Arthur
A group of aging London gangsters go on a vigilante killing spree when one of their number is murdered by a street gang.

The Boogeyman
2014
as Dr. Harper
Lester Billings is a man tormented by an unseen entity destroying his family one by one, until he is forced to confront the evil taking over his soul....

The Christmas Candle
2013
as Herbert Hopewell
Deep in the heart of the English countryside lies the enchanting village of Gladbury. Legend has it every 25 years an angel visits the village candlem...

Justin and the Knights of Valour
2013
as Blucher (voice)
A heart-warming tale about friendship, honor & courage, which sees a young boy become a man as he embarks on a quest to become a knight.

Get Lucky
2013
as Mr. Zigic
Lucky is a small time criminal and he's happy just getting by until he agrees to look after some counterfeit money for a friend who is in a bit of tro...

Hammer of the Gods
2013
as King Bagsecg
Action epic sees a passionate young man transform into a brutal warrior as he travels the unforgiving landscape in search of his long lost brother Hak...

The Golden Scallop
2013
as Judge Wellington
A comedy about a fried seafood cooking competition. The 43rd Golden Scallop pits a food truck seeking redemption, an aging former champion and a well ...

Songs for Amy
2012
as Murdo
Sean O'Malley, a struggling Irish musician, writes an album for the love of his life in an attempt to redeem himself, with the help and hindrance of h...

Citadel
2012
as Priest
Chronically agoraphobic since the day his wife was murdered, Tommy Cowley finds himself terrorized by a gang of syringe-wielding feral children, who a...

The Glass Man
2011
as Pecco
The chilling story of a middle class man whose desperate weathering of the current economic crisis ends with the arrival one night of a debt collector...

No Saints for Sinners
2011
Mickey O'Hara is a committed IRA member but his days of freedom fighting are long gone, leaving him peddling drugs and disenchanted with "the cause." ...

Outcast
2010
as Laird
When Mary and her teenage son, Fergal, move to yet another new home, it soon becomes clear they live their lives on the run, hiding from someone or so...

The Santa Incident
2010
as Nick
During a ride on his sleigh Santa is mistaken for an alien in a UFO. After an attack, he ends up seriously injured in a small town. Two children must ...

Donkeys
2010
as Alfred
Alfred is 64. He's lost touch with his family and a threat to his health makes him realise he wants to make amends. The more he tries to do right, the...

The Runway
2010
as Shutherland
The Runway is inspired by the true story of a South American pilot who landed his plane near Mallow, in 1983. Against all odds, the people of the town...

One Night in Emergency
2010
Over the course of one night, a man struggles to find his wife in the wards of an inner-city hospital. Journeying through the corridors he meets a ser...

2081
2009
as George Bergeron
2081 depicts a dystopian future in which, thanks to the 212th Amendment to the Constitution and the unceasing vigilance of the United States Handicapp...

The Narnia Code
2009
as Narrator
Millions of readers have been captivated by C. S. Lewis’s famed Chronicles of Narnia, but why? What is it about these seven books that makes them so a...

The Clan
2009
as Hector McKinley
A unique insight into a dark brutal world of crime corruption and violence that lies deep within the hills of the Scottish Highlands, based upon a dec...

Futureshock: Comet
2008
as Brenden
A comet hits Ireland, and a bigger one is on its way towards the U.S. where 900 million people have to be evacuated.

The Seeker: The Dark Is Rising
2007
as Dawson
A boy's life is turned upside down when he learns that he is the last of a group of immortal warriors who have dedicated their lives to fighting the f...

The Last Legion
2007
as Hrothgar
As the Roman empire crumbles, young Romulus Augustus flees the city and embarks on a perilous voyage to Britain to track down a legion of supporters.

Lives of the Saints
2007
as Mr. Karva
Mr Karva runs a shady little empire in North London. We don't know exactly how he makes his money but we know it's probably not very nice. Mr Karva's ...

Half Light
2006
as Finlay Murray
Rachel Carson, a best-selling crime novelist, is devastated and filled with guilt over the accidental death of her son. Hoping that a change of scener...

The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
2005
as Father Christmas
Siblings Lucy, Edmund, Susan and Peter step through a magical wardrobe and find the land of Narnia. There, they discover a charming, once peaceful kin...

The Adventures of Greyfriars Bobby
2005
as James Brown
This is the true story of a little dog that refused to leave his master's graveside in Edinburgh. The dog visited the grave for years.

Troy
2004
as Glaucus
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...

One Last Chance
2004
as Big John
A group of slackers think they have found gold in the Highlands.

The Reckoning
2004
as Lambert
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...
Man Dancin'
2004
as Donnie McGlone
Tough comedy drama set in Glasgow. Former enforcer Jimmy exits jail a changed man, but both his criminal boss and a corrupt copper think he's bluffing...

Solid Air
2003
as Finn
Seeking refuge, compulsive gambler Robert Houston Junior comes home to his estranged father, Robert Senior. Discovering a lapsed compensation claim fo...

Sweet Dreams
2003
as Robert
Skagerrak is the story of being hit by happiness when you least expect it. In their late twenties and tired of partying their way around the world, Da...

The Four Feathers
2002
as Col. Sutch
A young British officer resigns his post when he learns of his regiment's plan to ship out to the Sudan for the conflict with the Mahdi. His friends a...

Once Upon a Time in the Midlands
2002
as Billy
Dek, a decent but somewhat dull man, enjoys a happy existence with beloved girlfriend Shirley. They live together with her 12-year-old, Marlene: her d...

All the Queen's Men
2001
as Archie
A mismatched team of British Special Services agents led by an American must infiltrate, in disguise, a female-run Enigma factory in Berlin and bring ...

To End All Wars
2001
as Col. Stuart McLean
Based on a real-life story, this drama focuses on a small group of Allied soldiers in Burma who are held captive by the Japanese. Capt. Ernest Gordon,...

The Last of the Blonde Bombshells
2000
as McNab
After Elizabeth's husband dies, she begins to play her tenor saxophone again, and remembers when she was 15 and a member of the Blonde Bombshells, an ...

Honest
2000
as Tommy Chase
In 1960s London, sisters Gerry, Mandy and Jo don male disguises and rob jewelry stores. Gerry also takes a job at a hip magazine in order to scope out...

Tales from the Madhouse
2000
as The Centurion
Set inside the crumbling walls of a dilapidated Victorian sanatorium, eight mysterious characters reveal their secret stories to the visiting camera. ...

One More Kiss
1999
as Frank
When Sarah Hopson realizes her successful high-rise New York lifestyle is devoid of meaning, she packs her bags and heads for her home town in the Sco...

Split Second
1999
as Donald Paterson
A split-second decision made in a fit of rage drives attorney and family man Michael Anderson to desperate measures.The stressed-out lawyer hits his m...

Billy and Zorba
1999
as Zorba
In a Scottish fishing village squeezed between sea and bluffs, a single mom named Mhairi has accepted an offer from her boyfriend Black to move to the...

The Match
1999
as Billy Bailey
Romantic comedy set against the story of a grudge football match between two pubs. The prize for the winner of the centenary match is the the closure ...

Sunset Heights
1999
as MacDonald
Irish thriller starring Toby Stephens. Belfast of the near future finds the city ruled by two rival law-enforcing punishment squads. When Luke Bradley...

Babe: Pig in the City
1998
as Thelonius (voice)
Babe, fresh from his victory in the sheepherding contest, returns to Farmer Hoggett's farm, but after Farmer Hoggett is injured and unable to work, Ba...
Santa / Claws
1997
A little boy's desire to meet Santa Claus takes a dark turn.

Emma
1996
as Mr. Weston
Emma Woodhouse is a congenial young lady who delights in meddling in other people’s affairs. She is perpetually trying to unite men and women who are ...

Trainspotting
1996
as Renton's Father
Hilarious but harrowing, the film charts the disintegration of the friendship between Renton, Spud, Sick Boy, Tommy and Begbie as they proceed seeming...

Braveheart
1995
as Campbell
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...

Sin Bin
1994
as Jerry
A male nurse in a mental hospital witnesses one patient killing another, but struggles with his loyalties and his conscience to come forward.
The Fool
1990
as Mr. Bowring
A costume drama / satire about financial skull-duggery, and confidence tricksters in both the upper and lower classes in Victorian London. A working c...

Treasure Island
1990
as Redruth
Young Jim Hawkins, while running the Benbow Inn with his mother, meets Captain Billy Bones, who dies at the inn while it is beseiged by buccaneers led...

The Nightwatch
1989
as James Smithson
Dark and brooding thriller. A group of mercenaries are assembled in Amsterdam by a British intelligence officer. Believing they are awaiting the detai...

Stormy Monday
1988
as Tony
When a corrupt American businessman tries to strong arm his way into businesses in Newcastle, England, he is thwarted by a club attendant and his wait...

Codename: Kyril
1988
as Bonham
At the height of the cold war, a known Russian spy ("Kyril") is sent to the UK under falsely reported pretenses in order to hopefully indirectly spark...

Biggles
1986
as German Soldier
Unassuming catering salesmen Jim Ferguson falls through a time hole to 1917 where he saves the life of dashing Royal Flying Corps pilot James "Biggles...

Highlander
1986
as Angus MacLeod
He fought his first battle on the Scottish Highlands in 1536. He will fight his greatest battle on the streets of New York City in 1986. His name is C...

Operation Julie
1985
as Longfellow
A TV movie directed by Bob Mahoney. Based on the book by Dick Lee & Colin Pratt it tells the true story of a long running Police investigation which r...

Living Apart Together
1982
as Priest
Starring musician B.A. Robertson as Ritchie Hannah a singer/songwriter returning to his mediocre life in Glasgow after the death of a friend Living Ap...

The Nightmare Man
1981
as Sergeant Carch
A heavy fog cuts the small isolated Scottish island off from the mainland, and dentist Michael Gaffikin has just discovered a dismembered corpse on th...

The Cheviot, the Stag and the Black, Black Oil
1974
as Loch
In their songs, comedy and exuberant music, a travelling theatre company give a fiercely polemic account of Scottish history, from the aftermath of Cu...
The Professional
1973
as Sgt. Robbins
An insignificant little middle-aged man strikes a heinous bargain with an underworld expert. The man has a problem: his wife. A professional killer wo...

The Stone Tape
1972
as Cliff Dow
A research team from an electronics company move into an old Victorian house to start work on finding a new recording medium. When team member Jill Gr...

Young Winston
1972
as Officer on Train
This historical drama is an account of the early life of British politician Winston Churchill, including his childhood years, his time as a war corres...

Doomwatch
1972
as Bob Gillette
The waters surrounding an island become contaminated by chemical dumping, and people who eat fish caught in those waters become deformed and violent.
The Duna Bull
1972
A group of Scottish islanders have to figure out how to bring a new bull over from the mainland.

Assault
1971
as Det. Sgt. Beale
After a schoolgirl is raped while taking a short cut through the local woods, and another murdered a few days later, the police are baffled. With the ...

Sovereign's Company
1970
as Senior Under Officer Patterson
Sovereign's Company is the story of a boy from an army family with a long tradition of honour and distinction, who goes to a military academy as an of...

The Virgin Soldiers
1969
as Waller
The core of the plot is the romantic triangle formed by the protagonist, a conscripted soldier named Private Brigg, a worldly professional soldier nam...

Battle of Britain
1969
as Jamie
In 1940, the Royal Air Force fights a desperate battle against the might of the Luftwaffe for control of the skies over Britain, thus preventing the N...

Storm Rider: Legend of Hammerhead
N/A
as Dida
A young man is haunted by visions of the future ever since he got struck by the lightning.
Hotel Caledonia
N/A
as William Pertwee
Follows the journey of inconsequential loser, Norman Tickle, his best friend, and a bunch of backpackers to work the summer season at an isolated Scot...
Preschool
N/A
Two determined fathers engage in a comical battle to enroll their kids in an elite preschool, escalating into an absurd competition with unexpected re...

Follow the Dark
N/A
as Gregory Kern
A grieving detective who stumbles upon a portal to a parallel universe, hoping to find answers about his son's death, only to confront a darkness more...