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James Cosmo Biography
Birth Name:
James Ronald Gordon Copeland
Birth Place:
Clydebank, Dunbartonshire, Scotland
Profession
Actor, producer
Fast Facts
- Studied at Hartfield Primary School in Dumbarton, West Dunbartonshire, Scotland
- Played cricket with actor Sean Connery on Hampstead Heath when he was a boy
- Worked at Arnott Young shipbreakers after leaving school at the age of 15
- Lost a couple of front teeth when he was hit by an elbow during a football match
- Cosmo, his stage surname, is his mother's middle name
- Finished fourth in the 19th season of Celebrity Big Brother
- In 2018, was honored by her Majesty the Queen with an MBE (Member of the Order of the British Empire) for his services to Drama
Relationships
- James Copeland -- Father
- Helen -- Mother
- Helen Copeland -- Mother
- Laura -- Sister
- Ethan -- Son
- Findlay -- Son
- Annie Harris -- Wife