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Brian Denis Cox, CBE

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Birthplace: Dundee, Scotland, United Kingdom
Immediate Family:

Son of Charles McArdle Campbell Cox and Mary Ann Guillerline Cox
Husband of Nicole Cox
Ex-husband of Private and Private
Father of Alan Cox; Private and Private
Brother of Private and Private

Occupation: Actor
Managed by: Livio Scremin
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Immediate Family

About Brian Cox

Brian Denis Cox CBE (born 1 June 1946) is a Scottish actor. He has worked with the Royal Shakespeare Company and the Royal National Theatre extensively, where he gained recognition for his portrayal of King Lear. He played supporting roles in Rob Roy (1995) and Mel Gibson's Academy Award-winning Braveheart (1995). He was the first actor to portray Hannibal Lecter on film in Manhunter (1986). A winner of two Olivier Awards, a Primetime Emmy Award and a Golden Globe Award, he has also been nominated for a British Academy Television Award and three Screen Actors Guild Awards. In 2003, he was appointed to the Order of the British Empire at the rank of Commander.

Family

  • Father: Charles McArdle Campbell
  • Mary Ann Guillerline (née McCann)
  • Siblings: three elder sisters
  • Spouses: Lilian Monroe-Carr ​(m. 1966; div. 1967)​; Caroline Burt ​(m. 1968; div. 1986)​: Nicole Ansari ​(m. 2002)​
  • Children 4, including Alan Cox
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Brian Cox's Timeline

1946
June 1, 1946
Dundee, Scotland, United Kingdom
1970
August 6, 1970