James Cosmo

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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

Wonder Woman

FIeld Marshall Haig

The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe

Father Christmas

Braveheart

Campbell

Troy

Glaucus

Trainspotting

Renton's Father

Chernobyl

Miner

T2 Trainspotting

Renton's Father

Full Filmography

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

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