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James Cosmo

Acting 77 years old Clydebank, West Dunbartonshire, Scotland, UK ★ 2.1
Born: May 24, 1948

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.

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Known For

Game of Thrones
Game of Thrones Jeor Mormont 2011
Death in Paradise
Death in Paradise Roger Seymour 2011
Sons of Anarchy
Sons of Anarchy Father Kellan Ashby 2008
Casualty
Casualty John Breckman 1986
Casualty
Casualty Tony 1986

Filmography

Acting Credits (182)

The Morrigan
The Morrigan Francis Crowley 2026
Preschool
Preschool 2026
Storm Rider: Legend of Hammerhead
Storm Rider: Legend of Hammerhead Dida 2026
Can You Hear Me?
Can You Hear Me? Johnny 2025
Talamasca: The Secret Order
Talamasca: The Secret Order Director Houseman 2025
Hostage
Hostage Max Dalton 2025
Salvable
Salvable Welly 2025
Fear
Fear Allan Berwick 2025
The Last Redemption
The Last Redemption Lord Goran 2025
Nightsleeper
Nightsleeper Fraser Warren 2024
The Beast Within
The Beast Within Waylon 2024
Highland Cops
Highland Cops Narrator 2023
Six Four
Six Four Jim Mackie 2023
The Three Musketeers
The Three Musketeers Cardinal Richelieu 2023
Scrooge: A Christmas Carol
Scrooge: A Christmas Carol Mr. Fezziwig (voice) 2022
My Sailor, My Love
My Sailor, My Love Howard 2022
Karen Pirie
Karen Pirie Brodie Grant Snr 2022
Breath
Breath Nick 2022
The Kindred
The Kindred Frank Menzies 2021
Jagame Thandhiram
Jagame Thandhiram Peter Sprott 2021
Skylines
Skylines Grant 2020
Off Grid
Off Grid John Tanner 2019
Forget Me Not
Forget Me Not Benedict 2019
His Dark Materials
His Dark Materials Farder Coram 2019
Tomorrow
Tomorrow Mr. Charles 2019
Chernobyl
Chernobyl Miner 2019
The Bay
The Bay Bill Bradwell 2019
Get Duked!
Get Duked! Farmer 2019
The Name of the Rose
The Name of the Rose Jorge of Burgos 2019
The Hole in the Ground
The Hole in the Ground Des Brady 2019
Shadow Boxer
Shadow Boxer Eddie Royce 2019
Malevolent
Malevolent Grandpa 2018
Ashes in the Snow
Ashes in the Snow Mr. Stakas 2018
Outlaw King
Outlaw King Robert Bruce Senior 2018
Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan
Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan Luka Gocharov 2018
In Darkness
In Darkness Niall 2018
Darkness Comes
Darkness Comes Policeman 2018
Rogue Trooper: The Quartz Massacre
Rogue Trooper: The Quartz Massacre Narrator 2018
Hold the Sunset
Hold the Sunset Bob 2018
London Heist
London Heist Ray 2017
Wonder Woman
Wonder Woman FIeld Marshall Haig 2017
SS-GB
SS-GB Harry Woods 2017
T2 Trainspotting
T2 Trainspotting Renton's Father 2017
Eliminators
Eliminators Cooper 2016
Monochrome
Monochrome Roger Daniels 2016
Ben-Hur
Ben-Hur Quintus Arius 2016
Whisky Galore
Whisky Galore Macalister the Minister 2016
Dark Signal
Dark Signal Alan 2016
The Durrells
The Durrells Captain Creech 2016
Breakdown
Breakdown Albert Chapman 2016
Bunker: Project 12
Bunker: Project 12 Brian Balanowsky 2016
Estranged
Estranged Albert 2015
The Legend of Barney Thomson
The Legend of Barney Thomson James Henderson 2015
The Pyramid Texts
The Pyramid Texts Ray 2015
Amélia & Duarte
Amélia & Duarte Narrator (English) 2015
Moonwalkers
Moonwalkers Dawson 2015
We Still Kill the Old Way
We Still Kill the Old Way Arthur 2014
The Boogeyman
The Boogeyman Dr. Harper 2014
New Worlds
New Worlds Goffe 2014
The Christmas Candle
The Christmas Candle Herbert Hopewell 2013
Justin and the Knights of Valour
Justin and the Knights of Valour Blucher (voice) 2013
Get Lucky
Get Lucky Mr. Zigic 2013
Hammer of the Gods
Hammer of the Gods King Bagsecg 2013
Shetland
Shetland Arthur McCall 2013
The Golden Scallop
The Golden Scallop Judge Wellington 2013
Songs for Amy
Songs for Amy Murdo 2012
Citadel
Citadel Priest 2012
Death in Paradise
Death in Paradise Roger Seymour 2011
The Glass Man
The Glass Man Pecco 2011
Case Histories
Case Histories Len Lomax 2011
Game of Thrones
Game of Thrones Jeor Mormont 2011
No Saints for Sinners
No Saints for Sinners 2011
Outcast
Outcast Laird 2010
The Santa Incident
The Santa Incident Nick 2010
Donkeys
Donkeys Alfred 2010
The Runway
The Runway Shutherland 2010
One Night in Emergency
One Night in Emergency 2010
FlashForward
FlashForward Phillip 2009
2081
2081 George Bergeron 2009
The Narnia Code
The Narnia Code Narrator 2009
Castle
Castle Finn Rourke 2009
The Clan
The Clan Hector McKinley 2009
Merlin
Merlin Hengist 2008
Sons of Anarchy
Sons of Anarchy Father Kellan Ashby 2008
The Colour of Magic
The Colour of Magic Galder Weatherwax 2008
Futureshock: Comet
Futureshock: Comet Brenden 2008
Where Have I Been All Your Life?
Where Have I Been All Your Life? John 2007
The Seeker: The Dark Is Rising
The Seeker: The Dark Is Rising Dawson 2007
The Last Legion
The Last Legion Hrothgar 2007
Lives of the Saints
Lives of the Saints Mr. Karva 2007
Half Light
Half Light Finlay Murray 2006
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe Father Christmas 2005
The Adventures of Greyfriars Bobby
The Adventures of Greyfriars Bobby James Brown 2005
Little House on the Prairie
Little House on the Prairie Mr. Scott 2005
Troy
Troy Glaucus 2004
One Last Chance
One Last Chance Big John 2004
The Reckoning
The Reckoning Lambert 2004
Man Dancin'
Man Dancin' Donnie McGlone 2004
Solid Air
Solid Air Finn 2003
Sweet Dreams
Sweet Dreams Robert 2003
The Four Feathers
The Four Feathers Col. Sutch 2002
Once Upon a Time in the Midlands
Once Upon a Time in the Midlands Billy 2002
All the Queen's Men
All the Queen's Men Archie 2001
To End All Wars
To End All Wars Col. Stuart McLean 2001
Celebrity Big Brother
Celebrity Big Brother Self 2001
The Last of the Blonde Bombshells
The Last of the Blonde Bombshells McNab 2000
Honest
Honest Tommy Chase 2000
Rebus
Rebus Morris Cafferty 2000
Rebus
Rebus Morris Gerald Cafferty 2000
Easter Tales
Easter Tales The Centurion 2000
One More Kiss
One More Kiss Frank 1999
Split Second
Split Second Donald Paterson 1999
Billy and Zorba
Billy and Zorba Zorba 1999
The Match
The Match Billy Bailey 1999
Badger
Badger 1999
Sunset Heights
Sunset Heights MacDonald 1999
Cleopatra
Cleopatra Agrippa 1999
Babe: Pig in the City
Babe: Pig in the City Thelonius (voice) 1998
Golden Wedding
Golden Wedding Eddie 1998
Santa / Claws
Santa / Claws 1997
Ain't Misbehavin'
Ain't Misbehavin' Malky Fraser 1997
Midsomer Murders
Midsomer Murders Jack 'Axeman' McKinley 1997
Ivanhoe
Ivanhoe Cedric 1997
Emma
Emma Mr. Weston 1996
Trainspotting
Trainspotting Renton's Father 1996
Braveheart
Braveheart Campbell 1995
Roughnecks
Roughnecks Tom 1994
Sin Bin
Sin Bin Jerry 1994
Heartbeat
Heartbeat Matthew Chapman 1992
The House of Eliott
The House of Eliott James Maxton 1991
The Fool
The Fool Mr. Bowring 1990
Treasure Island
Treasure Island Redruth 1990
The Nightwatch
The Nightwatch James Smithson 1989
Winners and Losers
Winners and Losers Frank Kerr 1989
Stormy Monday
Stormy Monday Tony 1988
Codename: Kyril
Codename: Kyril Bonham 1988
Crossbow
Crossbow 1987
Casualty
Casualty John Breckman 1986
Casualty
Casualty Tony 1986
Biggles
Biggles German Soldier 1986
Highlander
Highlander Angus MacLeod 1986
Running Scared
Running Scared Detective Inspector McNeil 1986
Super Gran
Super Gran Mr. McBigg 1985
Lytton's Diary
Lytton's Diary Harry Owen 1985
Screen Two
Screen Two Jerry 1985
Operation Julie
Operation Julie Longfellow 1985
The Bill
The Bill 1984
Scarecrow and Mrs. King
Scarecrow and Mrs. King 1983
Taggart
Taggart 1983
Living Apart Together
Living Apart Together Priest 1982
House on the Hill
House on the Hill Bonfield 1981
The Nightmare Man
The Nightmare Man Sergeant Carch 1981
The Nightmare Man
The Nightmare Man Sergeant Carch 1981
Hammer House of Horror
Hammer House of Horror Willis 1980
Take the High Road
Take the High Road 1980
Minder
Minder Jock McLeish 1979
Thundercloud
Thundercloud Chief Petty Officer Hawkins 1979
Kidnapped
Kidnapped Beggar/Soldier 1979
Dick Barton: Special Agent
Dick Barton: Special Agent Jock Anderson 1979
Strangers
Strangers DS Galbraith 1978
The Professionals
The Professionals Glover 1977
Survivors
Survivors Lenny Carter 1975
The Sweeney
The Sweeney Det. Sgt. Davy Freeth 1975
Churchill's People
Churchill's People Robert Bruce 1974
The Cheviot, the Stag and the Black, Black Oil
The Cheviot, the Stag and the Black, Black Oil Loch 1974
The Professional
The Professional Sgt. Robbins 1973
The Stone Tape
The Stone Tape Cliff Dow 1972
Sutherland's Law
Sutherland's Law Ian Campbell 1972
Young Winston
Young Winston Officer on Train 1972
Doomwatch
Doomwatch Bob Gillette 1972
The Duna Bull
The Duna Bull 1972
The Persuaders!
The Persuaders! Inspector Williams 1971
Assault
Assault Det. Sgt. Beale 1971
UFO
UFO Lt. Anderson 1970
Sovereign's Company
Sovereign's Company Senior Under Officer Patterson 1970
The Virgin Soldiers
The Virgin Soldiers Waller 1969
Battle of Britain
Battle of Britain Jamie 1969
Ransom for a Pretty Girl
Ransom for a Pretty Girl 1966
Dr. Finlay's Casebook
Dr. Finlay's Casebook Private Davidson 1962
Hotel Caledonia
Hotel Caledonia William Pertwee
Follow the Dark
Follow the Dark Gregory Kern
Voidance
Voidance Agent Polo

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