Biography
The accomplished Shakespearean actor was well-known for his world tour as "King Lear" with the National Theater, and brought that same commanding delivery and strong presence to countless roles as movie bad guys, starting with his chilling portrayal of Hannibal Leckter in Michael Mann's cult thriller, "Manhunter" (1986). That film proved to be a false start in the American movie business, but Cox returned a decade later, and this time, his …
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Career Milestones
2012 | Cast as Menenius in the feature adaptation of Shakespeare's "Coriolanus," directed by Ralph Fiennes |
2011 | Acted in the critically acclaimed "Rise of the Planet of the Apes" |
2011 | Joined an all star cast for the revival of Broadway's "That Championship Season" |
2010 | Cast as Laura Linney's father on the Showtime series "The Big C" |
2009 | Lent his voice to the animated film "Battle for Terra" |
2008 | Played an institutionalized convict in Rupert Wyatt's "The Escapist" |
2007 | Played Melvin Belli, a celebrity defense lawyer in David Fincher's thriller "Zodiac" |
2006 | Played Dr. Finch, the oddly hypnotic psychotherapist in the feature adaptation of Augusten Burroughs' "Running With Scissors" |
2006 | Joined the cast of HBO's "Deadwood" as theater owner Jack Langrishe |
2005 | Co-starred in Woody Allen's "Match Point" |
2004 | Reprised role of Ward Abbott for "The Bourne Supremacy" |
2004 | Cast as Agamemnon in director Wolfgang Petersen's Greek epic "Troy" |
2003 | Played the villainous anti-mutant crusader Stryker in "X2" |
2002 | Portrayed real-life screenwriting seminar instructor Robert McKee in Kaufman's pseudo-autobiographical film "Adaptation" |
2002 | Appeared in Gore Verbinski's "The Ring" |
2002 | Cast in a supporting role as CIA Deputy Director opposite Matt Damon in "The Bourne Identity" |
2001 | Received critical praise for his role as a pedophile in "L.I.E." |
2000 | Portrayed Nazi war criminal Hermann Goering in the TNT miniseries "Nuremberg" |
2000 | Co-starred in the A&E TV-movie "Longitude" |
1999 | Cast as the crusty owner of a baseball team in "For Love of the Game" |
1999 | Cast as an unhappily married man who takes in a serial killer (Owen Wilson) in "The Minus Man" |
1998 | Played the school's headmaster in Wes Anderson's "Rushmore"; co-penned by Anderson and Owen Wilson |
1998 | Succeeded Alan Alda as Marc in the award-winning "Art" on Broadway |
1998 | Co-starred in the HBO original "Poodle Springs" |
1997 | Appeared as an IRA leader in "The Boxer" |
1997 | Performed the one-person play "St. Nicholas"; written by Conor McPherson expressly for Cox |
1995 | Acted opposite Mel Gibson in "Braveheart" |
1993 | Appeared on episodes of the British drama "Sharpe" (ITV) |
1991 | Portrayed a wealthy man who has had duplicate copies of his wife made in "The Cloning of Joanna May" |
1991 | Played a closeted homosexual in the British TV adaptation of "The Lost Language of Cranes" (BBC) |
1989 | Originated role of Frankie in the London premiere of Terrence McNally's "Frankie and Johnnie in the Clair-de-Lune" |
1988 | Played the title role in the Royal Shakespeare production of "Titus Andronicus" |
1986 | Originated the role of Dr. Hannibal Lecktor in "Manhunter" |
1985 | Reprised leading role in the off-Broadway staging of "Rat in the Skull" at the Public Theater |
1985 | Made Broadway debut reprising his role in "Strange Interlude"; also starred Jackson |
1984 | Garnered acclaim for starring role in the stage play "Rat in the Skull" |
1984 | Co-starred opposite Glenda Jackson on the London stage in Eugene O'Neill's "Strange Interlude" |
1983 | Cast in a supporting role opposite Laurence Olivier in the TV adaptation of "King Lear" (Channel 4) |
1982 | Had title role in the National Theatre production of "Danton' Death" |
1980 | Made TV debut in "Therese Raquin" opposite Kate Nelligan (PBS) |
1976 | Began acting with the National Theatre in London |
1975 | Reprised stage role of Steven in the film version of "In Celebration" |
1973 | Stage directing debut, "The Man with a Flower in His Mouth" (Manchester) |
1972 | Appeared in "Hedda Gabler" at the Royal Court |
1971 | Film debut, as Trotsky in "Nicholas and Alexandra" |
1969 | First performance with the Royal Court Theatre, "In Celebration" |
1966 | Spent a season with the Birmingham Repertory Theatre; made London stage debut in "As You Like It" |
1960 | Joined the Dundee Repertory Theatre at the age of fourteen; debuted in "Dover Road" |
Awards
2007 | Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series in Deadwood |
2003 | Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture in Adaptation |
2002 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor In a Comedy Series in Frasier |
2002 | Independent Spirit Award for Best Male Lead in L.I.E. |
2001 | Boston Society of Film Critics Award for Best Actor in L.I.E. |
2001 | Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries in Nuremberg |
2000 | Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Mini-series or Motion Picture Made for Television in Nuremberg |