James Cosmo

Born May 24, 1948· Clydebank, West Dunbartonshire, Scotland, UK

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Emerging from a Scottish theatrical lineage-his father James Copeland was an actor and his mother’s middle name supplied his stage surname-he grew up in Dumbarton, attended Hartfield Primary School, and after a brief stint at a ship-breaking yard in Glasgow he turned to acting, initially appearing in Scottish television dramas. Over the decades he built a reputation for memorable supporting roles,…

Biography written by WatchMoods, based on public sources

Known for

Filmography

Chernobyl

Game of Thrones

Game of Thrones2011

Sons of Anarchy

Sons of Anarchy2008

Father Kellan Ashby

Trainspotting

Trainspotting1996

Renton's Father

Braveheart

Castle

His Dark Materials

His Dark Materials2019

Merlin

Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan

Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan2018

Wonder Woman

Wonder Woman2017

FIeld Marshall Haig

Troy

Midsomer Murders

Midsomer Murders1997

Jack 'Axeman' McKinley

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

The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe2005

Father Christmas

Death in Paradise

Death in Paradise2011

Shetland

T2 Trainspotting

T2 Trainspotting2017

Renton's Father

Highlander

Outlaw King

Outlaw King2018

Robert Bruce Senior

Battle of Britain

Battle of Britain1969

The Name of the Rose

The Name of the Rose2019

Jorge of Burgos

Hostage

The Bay

Casualty

Moonwalkers

Moonwalkers2015

Ben-Hur

Babe: Pig in the City

Babe: Pig in the City1998

Thelonius (voice)