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Brian Cox

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  • Birth Name: Brian Denis Cox
  • Birth Place: Dundee, Scotland
  • Date of Birth / Zodiac Sign: 06/01/1946, Gemini
  • Profession: Actor; writer
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Brian Cox Fast Facts:
  • At age 15, he dropped out of school and took a job running errands and mopping the stage at the Dundee Repertory Theater.
  • Won two Olivier Awards for Best Actor for his performances in the London productions of 1984's Rat in the Skull and 1989's Titus Andronicus.
  • Played Hannibal Lecter in Michael Mann's Manhunter (1986). Five years later, Anthony Hopkins assumed the role in The Silence of the Lambs and ultimately won an Oscar.
  • In 1990, he went on tour with the Royal National Theatre and was in simultaneous stage productions of King Lear and Richard III. Wrote a memoir of his busy year called The Lear Diaries, which was published in 1993.
  • Brian Cox Relationships:
  • Alan Cox - Son
  • Caroline Burt - Ex-wife
  • Charles Cox - Father
  • Margaret Cox - Daughter
  • Mary Ann Cox - Mother
  • Nicole Ansari - Wife
  • Orson Cox - Son
  • Torin Cox - Son
  • Brian Cox Awards:
  • 2001 Emmy: Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie - Winner
  • 2002 Emmy: Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series - Nominee
  • 2001 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actor in a Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television - Nominee
  • College:
  • London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art, London, England