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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1946|6|1}}
| birth_place = [[Dundee]], Scotland
| occupation = Actor, voice actor
| years_active = 1965–present
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'''Brian Denis Cox''' {{post-nominals|country=UK|size=100%|CBE}} (born 1 June 1946) is a Scottish actor and voice actor. He has worked extensively with the [[Royal Shakespeare Company]] and the [[Royal National Theatre]], where he gained recognition for his portrayal of [[King Lear]]. He currently stars as media magnate Logan Roy on [[HBO]]'s ''[[Succession (TV series)|Succession]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/tv/2020/01/06/brian-coxs-rise-power-penniless-boy-dundee-became-tvs-favourite/|title=Brian Cox's rise to power: how a penniless boy from Dundee became TV's favourite billionaire|first=Michael|last=Hogan|date=6 January 2020|via=www.telegraph.co.uk}}</ref> Cox is also known for appearing in ''[[Super Troopers]]'', ''[[The Bourne Identity (2002 film)|The Bourne Identity]]'', ''[[The Bourne Supremacy (film)|The Bourne Supremacy]]'', ''[[X2 (film)|X2]]'', ''[[Braveheart]]'', ''[[Rushmore (film)|Rushmore]]'', ''[[Rise of the Planet of the Apes]]'', and ''[[Troy (film)|Troy]].'' He was the first actor to portray [[Hannibal Lecter]] on film, in 1986's ''[[Manhunter (film)|Manhunter]]''.
An [[Laurence Olivier Awards|Olivier Award]], [[Emmy Award]] and [[Golden Globe Award|Golden Globe]] winner, Cox has also been nominated for a [[British Academy of Film and Television Arts|BAFTA]] and three [[Screen Actors Guild Award]]s. In 2006, ''[[Empire (film magazine)|Empire]]'' readers voted him the recipient of the [[Empire Icon Award]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://awards.bafta.org/keyword-search?keywords=Brian+Cox+actor|title=BAFTA Awards Search | BAFTA Awards|website=awards.bafta.org}}</ref>
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