Person
James Cosmo
Acting · Born 1948-05-24 · Clydebank, West Dunbartonshire, Scotland, UK
Biography
James Cosmos (born 24 May 1948) is a British actor, known for his film roles in Highlander, Braveheart, the film adaptation of The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, Trainspotting, The Last Legion, Troy, and 2081. He is also a staple of British television, with credits in hundreds of television shows, Cosmo made a name for himself playing Scottish "tough guy" characters.
Known for
Game of Thrones
Jeor Mormont
Midsomer Murders
Jack 'Axeman' McKinley
Castle
Finn Rourke
Death in Paradise
Roger Seymour
Sons of Anarchy
Father Kellan Ashby
Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan
Luka Gocharov
Shetland
Arthur McCall
Casualty
John Breckman
Chernobyl
Miner
Screen Two
Jerry
Filmography
- 2026VoidanceAgent Polo
- 2026The MorriganFrancis Crowley
- 2026PreschoolJoe
- 2026Storm Rider: Legend of HammerheadDida
- 2025Can You Hear Me?Johnny
- 2025Talamasca: The Secret OrderDirector Houseman
- 2025HostageMax Dalton
- 2025SalvableWelly
- 2025FearAllan Berwick
- 2025The Last RedemptionLord Goran
- 2024NightsleeperFraser Warren
- 2024The Beast WithinWaylon
- 2023Highland CopsNarrator
- 2023Six FourJim Mackie
- 2023The Three MusketeersCardinal Richelieu
- 2022Scrooge: A Christmas CarolMr. Fezziwig (voice)
- 2022My Sailor, My LoveHoward
- 2022Karen PirieBrodie Grant Snr
- 2022BreathNick
- 2021The KindredFrank Menzies
- 2021Jagame ThandhiramPeter Sprott
- 2020SkylinesGrant
- 2019Off GridJohn Tanner
- 2019Forget Me NotBenedict
- 2019His Dark MaterialsFarder Coram
- 2019TomorrowMr. Charles
- 2019ChernobylMiner
- 2019The BayBill Bradwell
- 2019Get Duked!Farmer
- 2019The Name of the RoseJorge of Burgos
- 2019The Hole in the GroundDes Brady
- 2019Shadow BoxerEddie Royce
- 2018MalevolentGrandpa
- 2018Ashes in the SnowMr. Stakas
- 2018Outlaw KingRobert Bruce Senior
- 2018Tom Clancy's Jack RyanLuka Gocharov
- 2018In DarknessNiall
- 2018Darkness ComesPoliceman
- 2018Rogue Trooper: The Quartz MassacreNarrator
- 2018Hold the SunsetBob
- 2017London HeistRay
- 2017Wonder WomanFIeld Marshall Haig
- 2017SS-GBHarry Woods
- 2017T2 TrainspottingRenton's Father
- 2016EliminatorsCooper
- 2016MonochromeRoger Daniels
- 2016Ben-HurQuintus Arius
- 2016Whisky GaloreMacalister the Minister
- 2016Dark SignalAlan
- 2016The DurrellsCaptain Creech
- 2016StagGamekeeper
- 2016BreakdownAlbert Chapman
- 2016Bunker: Project 12Brian Balanowsky
- 2015EstrangedAlbert
- 2015The Legend of Barney ThomsonJames Henderson
- 2015The Pyramid TextsRay
- 2015Amélia & DuarteNarrator (English)
- 2015MoonwalkersDawson
- 2014We Still Kill the Old WayArthur
- 2014The BoogeymanDr. Harper
- 2014New WorldsGoffe
- 2013The Christmas CandleHerbert Hopewell
- 2013Justin and the Knights of ValourBlucher (voice)
- 2013Get LuckyMr. Zigic
- 2013Hammer of the GodsKing Bagsecg
- 2013ShetlandArthur McCall
- 2013The Golden ScallopJudge Wellington
- 2012Songs for AmyMurdo
- 2012CitadelPriest
- 2011Death in ParadiseRoger Seymour
- 2011The Glass ManPecco
- 2011Case HistoriesLen Lomax
- 2011Game of ThronesJeor Mormont
- 2011No Saints for Sinners
- 2010OutcastLaird
- 2010The Santa IncidentNick
- 2010DonkeysAlfred
- 2010The RunwayShutherland
- 2010One Night in Emergency
- 2009FlashForwardPhillip
- 20092081George Bergeron
- 2009The Narnia CodeNarrator
- 2009CastleFinn Rourke
- 2009The ClanHector McKinley
- 2008MerlinHengist
- 2008Sons of AnarchyFather Kellan Ashby
- 2008The Colour of MagicGalder Weatherwax
- 2008Futureshock: CometBrenden
- 2008The Color of Magic - Die Reise des Zauberers Teil 1Galder Weatherwax
- 2007Where Have I Been All Your Life?John
- 2007The Seeker: The Dark Is RisingDawson
- 2007The Last LegionHrothgar
- 2007Lives of the SaintsMr. Karva
- 2006Half LightFinlay Murray
- 2005The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the WardrobeFather Christmas
- 2005The Adventures of Greyfriars BobbyJames Brown
- 2005Little HourseMr. Scott
- 2004TroyGlaucus
- 2004One Last ChanceBig John
- 2004The ReckoningLambert
- 2004Man Dancin'Donnie McGlone
- 2003Solid AirFinn
- 2003Sweet DreamsRobert
- 2002The Four FeathersCol. Sutch
- 2002Once Upon a Time in the MidlandsBilly
- 2001All the Queen's MenArchie
- 2001To End All WarsCol. Stuart McLean
- 2001Celebrity Big BrotherSelf
- 2000The Last of the Blonde BombshellsMcNab
- 2000HonestTommy Chase
- 2000RebusMorris Cafferty
- 2000Easter TalesThe Centurion
- 1999One More KissFrank
- 1999Split SecondDonald Paterson
- 1999Billy and ZorbaZorba
- 1999The MatchBilly Bailey
- 1999Badger
- 1999Sunset HeightsMacDonald
- 1999CleopatraAgrippa
- 1998Babe: Pig in the CityThelonius (voice)
- 1998Golden WeddingEddie
- 1997Santa / Claws
- 1997Ain't Misbehavin'Malky Fraser
- 1997Midsomer MurdersJack 'Axeman' McKinley
- 1997IvanhoeCedric
- 1996EmmaMr. Weston
- 1996TrainspottingRenton's Father
- 1995The KeyGangster
- 1995BraveheartCampbell
- 1994RoughnecksTom
- 1994Sin BinJerry
- 1992HeartbeatMatthew Chapman
- 1991The House of EliottJames Maxton
- 1991The Sharp EndCarmichael
- 1990The FoolMr. Bowring
- 1990Treasure IslandRedruth
- 1989The NightwatchJames Smithson
- 1989The Justice GameGlen
- 1989Winners and LosersFrank Kerr
- 1988Stormy MondayTony
- 1988Codename: KyrilBonham
- 1987Crossbow
- 1986CasualtyJohn Breckman
- 1986BigglesGerman Soldier
- 1986HighlanderAngus MacLeod
- 1986Running ScaredDetective Inspector McNeil
- 1985Super GranMr. McBigg
- 1985Lytton's DiaryHarry Owen
- 1985Screen TwoJerry
- 1985Operation JulieLongfellow
- 1984The Bill
- 1984The Master of BallantraeHorseman (uncredited)
- 1983Scarecrow and Mrs. King
- 1983Taggart
- 1982Living Apart TogetherPriest
- 1981House on the HillBonfield
- 1981The Nightmare ManSergeant Carch
- 1981The Nightmare ManSergeant Carch
- 1980Hammer House of HorrorWillis
- 1980Take the High Road
- 1979MinderJock McLeish
- 1979ThundercloudChief Petty Officer Hawkins
- 1979KidnappedBeggar/Soldier
- 1979Dick Barton: Special AgentJock Anderson
- 1978StrangersDS Galbraith
- 1977The ProfessionalsGlover
- 1975SurvivorsLenny Carter
- 1975The SweeneyDet. Sgt. Davy Freeth
- 1974Churchill's PeopleRobert Bruce
- 1974The Cheviot, the Stag and the Black, Black OilLoch
- 1973The ProfessionalSgt. Robbins
- 1972The Stone TapeCliff Dow
- 1972Sutherland's LawIan Campbell
- 1972Young WinstonOfficer on Train
- 1972DoomwatchBob Gillette
- 1972The Duna Bull
- 1971The Persuaders!Inspector Williams
- 1971AssaultDet. Sgt. Beale
- 1970UFOLt. Anderson
- 1970Sovereign's CompanySenior Under Officer Patterson
- 1969The Virgin SoldiersWaller
- 1969Battle of BritainJamie
- 1967ITV PlayhouseSgt. Robbins
- 1966Ransom for a Pretty GirlCharlie Milne
- 1964The Wednesday PlaySenior Under Officer Patterson
- 1962Dr. Finlay's CasebookPrivate Davidson
- —Hotel CaledoniaWilliam Pertwee
- —Follow the DarkGregory Kern
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