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A prolific and multi-award-winning actor, Cox has worked extensively in the [[United Kingdom]], the [[United States]] and [[Australia]]. | 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}}. | 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]]. | ||
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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
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
He is the father of Big Finish actor Alan Cox.
External links
- Brian Cox at the Internet Movie Database
