James Cosmo

James Cosmo (2014)

James Ronald Gordon Copeland MBE (born May 24, 1948 in Clydebank , Scotland ), known as James Cosmo , is a British actor .

Life

James Cosmo is the son of actor James Copeland . He attended the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Dramatic Art and then the Bristol Old Vic Drama School . He has appeared in numerous cinema and television productions for almost four decades. He made his debut in 1969 in the World War II epic Battle of Britain . Thanks to his imposing height and stature, he often embodies warlike characters in his films. For example, he starred in Russell Mulcahy's film Highlander in 1986 as Angus MacLeod at the side of Christopher Lambert and in 1995 in Mel Gibson's Oscar-winning film Braveheart as the Scottish freedom fighter Campbell and as Glaukos in Wolfgang Petersen's Troy . This type-cast pattern was followed with the cast of Cosmos as Lord Commander of the Night's Watch , Jeor Mormont , in the TV series Game of Thrones .

He received the Liftetime Achievement Award at the Sunday Mail / McEwan's People's Film Festival for his achievements in front of the camera and his private charitable work .

James Cosmo has been married to Annie Harris since May 24, 2000.

Filmography (selection)

• 1969: Battle of Britain (Battle of Britain)
• 1970: Assault
• 1972: Doomwatch - Isle of Secrets (Doomwatch)
• 1972: The Stone Tape
• 1973–1977: Warship (TV series, 20 episodes)
• 1979: Thoundercloud (TV series, 13 episodes)
• 1981: The Nightmare Man (TV series, 4 episodes)
• 1986: Highlander - There can only be one (Highlander)
• 1988: Stormy Monday
• 1989: The Nightwatch (TV movie)
• 1990: Treasure Island ( Treasure Island , TV movie)
• 1994–1995: Roughnecks (TV series)
• 1995: Braveheart
• 1996: Jane Austen's Emma (Emma)
• 1996: Trainspotting - New Heroes (Trainspotting)
• 1998: Babe: Pig in the City (Babe: Pig in the City)
• 1999: Sunset Heights
• 1999: The Match
• 1999: Billy and Zorba (short film)
• 1999: Split Second (TV movie)
• 2000: One More Kiss
• 2001: To End All Wars - The real hell (To End All Wars)
• 2001: The Queen's Men (All the Queen's Men)
• 2002: The Four Feathers (The Four Feathers)
• 2002: The Reckoning
• 2004: Troy (Troy)
• 2005: The Adventures of Greyfriars Bobby
• 2005: The Chronicles of Narnia - The King of Narnia (The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe)
• 2006: Half Light
• 2006: Free Jimmy ( Slipp Jimmy fri , voice)
• 2006: The Lives of the Saints
• 2007: Winter Solstice - The Hunt for the Six Signs of Light (The Seeker: The Dark Is Rising)
• 2007: The Last Legion (The Last Legion)
• 2007: Inspector Barnaby (TV series, episode Mord mit Groove )
• 2007: Comet Impact - Killer from Space ( Impact Earth , TV movie)
• 2008: The Color of Magic - The Journey of the Sorcerer (The Color of Magic)
• 2009: The Clan
• 2009: Merlin - The New Adventures (Season 2, Episode 4)
• 2009: 2081 (short film)
• 2010: Castle (TV series, episode)
• 2010: Outcast
• 2010: Donkeys
• 2010: The file Santa ( The Santa Incident , TV movie)
• 2010: Sons of Anarchy (TV series, 8 episodes)
• 2011: The Glass Man
• 2011: No Saints for Sinners
• 2011–2013: Game of Thrones (TV series, 12 episodes)
• 2013: The Golden Scallop
• 2013: Death in Paradise (TV series, 1 episode)
• 2014: We Still Kill the Old Way
• 2015: Moonwalkers
• 2015: The Legend of Barney Thomson (The Legend of Barney Thomson)
• 2016: Murder on Shetland ( Shetland , TV series, 4 episodes)
• 2016: Ben Hur (Ben-Hur)
• 2017: T2 Trainspotting
• 2017: Wonder Woman
• 2017: SS-GB (TV series, 4 episodes)
• 2018: Outlaw King
• 2018: In Darkness
• 2019: The Hole in the Ground
• 2019: Boyz In The Wood
• 2019: Chernobyl (miniseries)
• 2019: The Name of the Rose (Miniseries)
• 2019: His Dark Materials (TV series)

Awards

• BAFTA Award (Scotland)
  • 2011: Best Actor for Donkeys
• Edinburgh International Film Festival
  • 2015: Best performance in a British feature film for The Pyramid Texts (together with Charlotte Rampling for her performance in 45 Years )

Web links

Commons : James Cosmo  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• James Cosmo in the Internet Movie Database (English)
• James Cosmo - Interview for cinema.com (English)