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| birth date    = [[1 June (people)|1 June]] [[1946 (people)|1946]]
|birth date    = [[1 June (people)|1 June]] [[1946 (people)|1946]]
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| role          = [[Sydney Newman]], [[Ood Elder]]
|role          = [[Sydney Newman]], [[Ood Elder]]
| job title    = [[Actor]]
|job title    = [[Actor]]
| story        = ''[[The End of Time (TV story)|The End of Time]]'' & ''[[An Adventure in Space and Time (TV story)|An Adventure in Space and Time]]''
|story        = ''[[The End of Time (TV story)|The End of Time]]'' & ''[[An Adventure in Space and Time (TV story)|An Adventure in Space and Time]]''
| time          = 2009, 2013
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| non dwu      = ''[[Z-Cars]]'', ''Ego Hugo'', ''Churchill's People'', ''The Devil's Crown'', ''[[King Lear]]'', ''Manhunter'', ''Hidden Agenda'', ''[[Macbeth]]'', ''Sharpe'', ''Braveheart'', ''Red Dwarf'', ''Rushmore'', ''Nuremberg'', ''Jason Bourne'' movies, ''The Flying Scotsman'', ''The Day of the Triffids'', ''Rise of the Planet of the Apes'', ''M.I.High'', ''The Game'', ''[[War and Peace|War & Peace]]'', ''Churchill'', ''Good Omens''
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'''Brian Cox CBE''' (born [[1 June (people)|1 June]] [[1946 (people)|1946]]<ref>[https://guide.doctorwhonews.net/person.php?name=BrianCox Doctor Who Guide]</ref>) played [[Sydney Newman]] in the docudrama ''[[An Adventure in Space and Time (TV story)|An Adventure in Space and Time]]''. He also voiced the [[Ood Elder]] in the television story ''[[The End of Time (TV story)|The End of Time]]''.
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{{you may|Brian Cox|n1=the physicist who appeared in The Power of Three}}
'''Brian Cox''' (born [[1 June (people)|1 June]] [[1946 (people)|1946]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.oxfordreference.com/view/10.1093/oi/authority.20110803095644704|title=Brian Cox|website name=Oxford Reference|accessdate=11 December 2016}}</ref>) played [[Sydney Newman]] in the docudrama ''[[An Adventure in Space and Time (TV story)|An Adventure in Space and Time]]''. He also voiced the [[Ood Elder]] in the television story ''[[The End of Time (TV story)|The End of Time]]''. A prolific and multi-award-winning actor, Cox has worked extensively in the [[United Kingdom]], the [[United States]] and [[Australia]].


He won a [[Emmy Award|primetime Emmy]] for {{w|Alec Baldwin}}'s {{wi|Nuremberg (film)|Nuremberg}}, where he played [[Hermann Goering]], and was nominated for another Emmy for a guest turn in {{wi|Frasier}}. He won a Scottish [[BAFTA]] for {{wi|The Escapist (2008 film)|The Escapist}}, and a non-competitive "Outstanding Achievement in Film" award from BAFTA Scotland in 2004. He was nominated for a BAFTA (London) TV award for his work on {{wi|The Lost Language of Cranes (film)|The Lost Language of Cranes}}.
== Career ==
A prolific and multi-award-winning actor, Cox has worked extensively in the [[United Kingdom]], the [[United States]] and [[Australia]].
 
He won a [[Emmy Award|primetime Emmy]] for {{w|Alec Baldwin}}'s {{wi|Nuremberg (film)|Nuremberg}}, where he played [[Hermann Goering]], and was nominated for another Emmy for a guest turn in ''[[Frasier (TV series)|Frasier]]''. He won a Scottish [[BAFTA]] for {{wi|The Escapist (2008 film)|The Escapist}}, and a non-competitive "Outstanding Achievement in Film" award from BAFTA Scotland in 2004. He was nominated for a BAFTA (London) TV award for his work on {{wi|The Lost Language of Cranes (film)|The Lost Language of Cranes}}. Cox starred in {{wi|Bob Servant}}; the first series was nominated for a Scottish BAFTA and for a Royal Television Society Scotland Comedy Award<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20191207160629/https://www.bafta.org/scotland/awards/ceremony/nominees-winners/british-academy-scotland-awards-winners-in-2013 ''British Academy Scotland Awards: Winners in 2013'' on BAFTA Scotland via the Wayback Machine]</ref><ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20160609200049/https://rts.org.uk/award/winners-first-rts-scotland-awards-2014 ''Winners of the First RTS Scotland Awards 2014'' on the Royal Television Society via the Wayback Machine]</ref> and the second series won the Royal Television Society Scotland Comedy Award.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20161006075033/https://www.rts.org.uk/article/rts-scotland-awards ''RTS Scotland Awards'' on the Royal Television Society via the Wayback Machine]</ref>


Aside from his most critically well-received work, Cox has sometimes worked alongside other [[Doctor Who universe|''Doctor Who'' universe]] alum. In 1971, he portrayed {{w|Leon Trotsky}} in {{wi|Nicholas and Alexandra}}, which also featured [[Michael Jayston]], [[Tom Baker]] and [[Julian Glover]]. More recently, he starred in the {{w|The Day of the Triffids (2009 TV series)|2009 remake of ''Day of the Triffids''}} with [[Troy Glasgow]] and [[Julia Joyce]]; and the [[Australia]]n show, {{wi|The Straits}}, [[producer|produced]] by ''[[K9 (TV series)|K9]]'' [[executive producer|exec]], [[Penny Chapman]].
Aside from his most critically well-received work, Cox has sometimes worked alongside other [[Doctor Who universe|''Doctor Who'' universe]] alum. In 1971, he portrayed {{w|Leon Trotsky}} in {{wi|Nicholas and Alexandra}}, which also featured [[Michael Jayston]], [[Tom Baker]] and [[Julian Glover]]. More recently, he starred in the {{w|The Day of the Triffids (2009 TV series)|2009 remake of ''Day of the Triffids''}} with [[Troy Glasgow]] and [[Julia Joyce]]; and the [[Australia]]n show, {{wi|The Straits}}, [[producer|produced]] by ''[[K9 (TV series)|K9]]'' [[executive producer|exec]], [[Penny Chapman]].


He is the father of [[Alan Cox]].
== Personal life ==
He is the father of [[Big Finish Productions|Big Finish]] actor [[Alan Cox]].


== External links ==
== External links ==
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Brian Cox CBE (born 1 June 1946[1]) played Sydney Newman in the docudrama An Adventure in Space and Time. He also voiced the Ood Elder in the television story The End of Time.

Career[[edit] | [edit source]]

A prolific and multi-award-winning actor, Cox has worked extensively in the United Kingdom, the United States and Australia.

He won a primetime Emmy for Alec Baldwin's Nuremberg, where he played Hermann Goering, and was nominated for another Emmy for a guest turn in Frasier. He won a Scottish BAFTA for The Escapist, and a non-competitive "Outstanding Achievement in Film" award from BAFTA Scotland in 2004. He was nominated for a BAFTA (London) TV award for his work on The Lost Language of Cranes. Cox starred in Bob Servant; the first series was nominated for a Scottish BAFTA and for a Royal Television Society Scotland Comedy Award[2][3] and the second series won the Royal Television Society Scotland Comedy Award.[4]

Aside from his most critically well-received work, Cox has sometimes worked alongside other Doctor Who universe alum. In 1971, he portrayed Leon Trotsky in Nicholas and Alexandra, which also featured Michael Jayston, Tom Baker and Julian Glover. More recently, he starred in the 2009 remake of Day of the Triffids with Troy Glasgow and Julia Joyce; and the Australian show, The Straits, produced by K9 exec, Penny Chapman.

Personal life[[edit] | [edit source]]

He is the father of Big Finish actor Alan Cox.

External links[[edit] | [edit source]]

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