Brian Cox

Brian Denis Cox, CBE (born June 1, 1946) is a Scottish actor (at least partially of Irish Catholic extraction), notable for being the first person to play Hannibal Lecter, a role he took in the Michael Mann film Manhunter (1986).

Selected Filmography

• Running with Scissors (2006)
• Red Eye (2005)
• Match Point (2005)
• The Bourne Supremacy (2004)
• Troy (2004)
• X2 (2003)
• 25th Hour (2002)
• Adaptation. (2002)
• The Ring (2002)
• The Bourne Identity (2002)
• The Rookie (2002)
• The Affair of the Necklace (2001)
• L.I.E. (2001)
• Super Troopers (2001)
• The Corruptor (1999)
• The Minus Man (1999)
• Rushmore (1998)
• Desperate Measures (1998)
• Kiss the Girls (1997)
• The Long Kiss Goodnight (1996)
• The Glimmer Man (1996)
• Chain Reaction (1996)
• Braveheart (1995)
• Rob Roy (1995)
• Manhunter (1986)
• King Lear (1984) (TV)
• Nicholas and Alexandra (1971)