Brian Cox — Actor (64)
Grushko (1994) [Movie] IMDb TMDB
Grushko
director: Tony Smith actor: Brian Cox / Dave Duffy
A restaurant is fire-bombed, a TV journalist and a member of a local mafia are murdered, and a valuable statuette is stolen. Yevgeni Grushko is Head of the Mafia Investigations Division of the local police force, facing new challenges as the internicine gang rivalries escalate towards war on the streets.
Murder on the Moon (1989) [Movie] IMDb TMDB
Murder on the Moon
other title: Assassinio sulla Luna / Asesinato en la Luna
After a nuclear war on Earth, the Soviet Union and the U.S. both establish outposts on the moon. When a murder occurs on the outpost, both U.S. and Soviet investigators are forced to work on the case together.
The Changeling (1974) [Movie] IMDb TMDB
The Changeling
director: Anthony Page actor: Stanley Baker / Helen Mirren
Sexual passion breeds violence in the Thomas Middleton and William Rowley written tale of a beautiful woman who falls in love with a sea-captain. Filmed with lush production values and at a leisurely, very British pace, Helen Mirren is riveting as Beatrice-Joanna, a young lass already torn by love and commitment.Beatrice-Joanna (Helen Mirren) is betrothed to Lord Alonzo de Piraquo (Malcolm Reynolds) but is in love with Alsemero (Brian Cox). She hires her father's manservant, De Flores (Stanley Baker), to kill Alonzo but after he has done so, she realises De Flores wants her as a reward.The Changeling was an instalment of the BBC's Play of the Month series and is a production for television of a 1622 Jacobean tragedy of the same name, written by Thomas Middleton and William Rowley.
The Corruptor (1999) [Movie] IMDb WikiData TMDB
The Corruptor
director: James Foley actor: Mark Wahlberg / Chow Yun-Fat
other title: The Corruptor - Indagine a Chinatown / O Corruptor
Danny is a young cop partnered with Nick, a seasoned but ethically tainted veteran. As the two try to stop a gang war in Chinatown, Danny relies on Nick but grows increasingly uncomfortable with the way Nick gets things done.
Desperate Measures (1998) [Movie] WikiData TMDB IMDb
Desperate Measures
other title: Soluzione estrema / Medidas Desesperadas
San Francisco police officer Frank Connor is in a frantic search for a compatible bone marrow donor for his gravely ill son. There's only one catch the potential donor is convicted multiple murderer Peter McCabe who sees a trip to the hospital as the perfect opportunity to get what he wants most: freedom. With McCabe's escape, the entire hospital becomes a battleground and Connor must pursue and, ironically, protect the deadly fugitive who is his son's only hope for survival.
Sharpe's Eagle (1993) [Movie] TMDB IMDb WikiData
Sharpe's Eagle
director: Tom Clegg actor: Sean Bean / Brian Cox
other title: Die Scharfschützen - Der Adler des Kaisers / Sharpe y el águila del imperio
Spain, 1809.
The newly promoted Captain Sharpe will be stripped of his rank unless he can save the honour of the regiment by capturing a French Imperial standard: an eagle.
Sharpe's Rifles (1993) [Movie] TMDB IMDb WikiData
Sharpe's Rifles
director: Tom Clegg actor: Sean Bean / Brian Cox
other title: Die Scharfschützen - Das Banner des Blutes / Sharpe y Sus Fusileros
Portugal, 1809.
Fast moving, hard-hitting action adventure filmed on location in the Crimea, Portugal and England brings to the screen all the danger, romance and sheer spectacle of one of the bloodiest periods in English warfare. Richard Sharpe rises through the ranks of Wellington’s army by his courageous and daring exploits. He and his men operate behind French lines, risking their lives to undermine Napoleon's forces.
Rob Roy (1995) [Movie] TMDB IMDb
Rob Roy
other title: Rob Roy, la pasión de un rebelde
In the highlands of Scotland in the 1700s, Rob Roy tries to lead his small town to a better future, by borrowing money from the local nobility to buy cattle to herd to market. When the money is stolen, Rob is forced into a Robin Hood lifestyle to defend his family and honour.
Coriolanus (2011) [Movie] WikiData TMDB IMDb
Coriolanus
director: Ralph Fiennes actor: Ralph Fiennes / Gerard Butler
other title: Coriolano / Ennemis jurés
Caius Martius, aka Coriolanus, is an arrogant and fearsome general who has built a career on protecting Rome from its enemies. Pushed by his ambitious mother to seek the position of consul, Coriolanus is at odds with the masses and unpopular with certain colleagues. When a riot results in his expulsion from Rome, Coriolanus seeks out his sworn enemy, Tullus Aufidius. Together, the pair vow to destroy the great city.
The Minus Man (1999) [Movie] IMDb WikiData TMDB
The Minus Man
other title: The Killer - Ritratto di un assassino
When the quiet and amiable Vann Siegert drifts into town, no one suspects the evil that lies beneath the surface. Despite his easy charm, Vann is merely a reflection of what those he encounters want him to be. Soon, as locals start to disappear, it becomes clear that an eerie subtraction is at work in the sleepy hamlet.
The Glimmer Man (1996) [Movie] IMDb WikiData TMDB
The Glimmer Man
other title: Delitti inquietanti / Glimmer Man
A former government operative renowned for his stealth, Jack Cole is now a Los Angeles police detective. When a series of horrible murders occurs in the metro area, Cole is assigned to the case, along with tough-talking fellow cop Jim Campbell. Although the two men clash, they gradually become effective partners as they uncover a conspiracy linked to the killings, which also involves terrorism and organized crime.
Running with Scissors (2006) [Movie] IMDb TMDB WikiData
Running with Scissors
director: Ryan Murphy actor: Joseph Cross / Annette Bening
other title: Correndo con le forbici in mano / Correndo com Tesouras
Young Augusten Burroughs absorbs experiences that could make for a shocking memoir: the son of an alcoholic father and an unstable mother, he's handed off to his mother's therapist, Dr. Finch, and spends his adolescent years as a member of Finch's bizarre extended family.
The Boxer (1997) [Movie] IMDb TMDB WikiData
The Boxer
director: Jim Sheridan actor: Daniel Day-Lewis / Emily Watson
other title: O Boxeur / Der Boxer
Nineteen-year-old Danny Flynn is imprisoned for his involvement with the I.R.A. in Belfast. He leaves behind his family and his sixteen-year-old girlfriend, Maggie Hamill. Fourteen years later, Danny is released from prison and returns to his old working class neighborhood to resume his life as a boxer.
Hidden Agenda (1990) [Movie] IMDb TMDB WikiData
Hidden Agenda
director: Ken Loach actor: Frances McDormand / Brian Cox
other title: L'agenda nascosta / Geheimprotokoll
In Ireland, American lawyer Ingrid Jessner and her activist partner, Paul Sullivan, struggle to uncover atrocities committed by the British government against the Northern Irish during the "Troubles." But when Sullivan is assassinated in the streets, Jessner teams up with Peter Kerrigan, a British investigator acting against the will of his own government, and struggles to uncover a conspiracy that may even implicate one of Kerrigan's colleagues.
The Year of the Sex Olympics (1968) [Movie] TMDB IMDb
The Year of the Sex Olympics
director: Michael Elliott actor: Leonard Rossiter / Brian Cox
Influenced by concerns about overpopulation, the counterculture of the 1960s and the societal effects of television, the play depicts a world of the future where a small elite control the media, keeping the lower classes docile by serving them an endless diet of lowest common denominator programmes and pornography. The play concentrates on an idea the programme controllers have for a new programme which will follow the trials and tribulations of a group of people left to fend for themselves on a remote island. In this respect, the play is often cited as having anticipated the craze for reality television.
Solar System (2024) [TV] IMDb TMDB WikiData
Solar System
actor: Brian Cox
other title: Sistema Solar / Eine Reise durch das Sonnensystem
Voyage across the solar system with Professor Brian Cox and explore the new discoveries, natural wonders and strange mysteries on the diverse worlds that orbit the sun.