Brian Cox

Born in Dundee on 1 June 1946, Brian Denis Cox was the youngest of five children. His family originates from Scottish ancestors who emigrated from Ireland. His mother, Mary Ann Guillerline, worked as a laborer in jute weaving mills, while his father, Charles McArdle Campbell Cox, ran a butcher shop. His father died when he was eight years old, and his mother was frequently absent due to illness, so Cox was raised largely by his older siblings.

Cox, who became interested in art at a young age, stepped into the theater world by performing at the Dundee Repertory Theater at the age of 14.

Cox, who received his education from the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art (LAMDA) in London, joined the Lyceum company in Edinburgh in 1965. He then performed at Birmingham Rep for two years and made his stage debut in London at the Vaudeville Theater in 1967. In the same year, he stepped into the television world with his first role in the TV series The Prisoner.

He played the character of Trotsky in the movie in 1971, and in 1978 he played the character of World War II on BBC2. His appearance as Henry was a major turning point in his career. Cox, who frequently performed in Shakespeare plays in the 1980s and 1990s, starred in King Lear with Laurence Olivier in 1983, and in 1986 he took on the role of Hannibal Lecter, which was later played by Anthony Hopkins.

In 1993, he played the character of Major Hogan, next to Lord Wellington, in two episodes of the TV series Sharpe.

His best-known performances include the films RobRoy, Braveheart and Troy; It is noteworthy that he generally portrays evil characters in these productions. Cox, who is also active in the field of voice-over, voiced the ruthless Scolar Visari in the Killzone series and won the appreciation of the audience with his role as a detective in the radio series McLevy between 1999 and 2010.

He also added a different dimension to his voice-over career by reading Sir Walter Scott's Ivanhoe as an audio book.

Cox, who was married twice in his personal life, had two children with his first wife, Caroline Burt; One of them, Alan Cox, is also an actor like his father. He married actress Nicole Ansari in 2002 and gave birth to two more sons; The couple resides in both New York and Edinburgh. Cox, who struggles with diabetes, supports a research institution in Dundee to raise awareness on this issue, and also provides financial aid to the Scottish Youth Theatre, which offers theater education to young Scots.

He was honored with the Order of the British Empire (CBE) on 31 December 2002, was elected honorary rector by the University of Dundee on 11 February 2010, and received an honorary doctorate from Napier University in Edinburgh. Politically, he supported the Labor Party in the 2007 Scottish parliamentary elections and the pro-independence YesScotland campaign on 25 May 2012.