James Cosmo
Acting
1948-05-24 · Clydebank, West Dunbartonshire, Scotland, UK
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.
Filmography(71)
tvTalamasca: The Secret Order
as Director Houseman · 2025 · 6.7
tvHostage
as Max Dalton · 2025 · 6.8
tvFear
as Allan Berwick · 2025 · 5.2
tvNightsleeper
as Fraser Warren · 2024 · 6.6
tvHighland Cops
as Narrator · 2023 · 7.0
tvSix Four
as Jim Mackie · 2023 · 5.5
tvKaren Pirie
as Brodie Grant Snr · 2022 · 6.9
tvHis Dark Materials
as Farder Coram · 2019 · 7.8
tvChernobyl
as Miner · 2019 · 8.7
tvThe Bay
as Bill Bradwell · 2019 · 6.7
tvThe Name of the Rose
as Jorge of Burgos · 2019 · 7.0
tvTom Clancy's Jack Ryan
as Luka Gocharov · 2018 · 7.7
tvHold the Sunset
as Bob · 2018 · 6.4
tvSS-GB
as Harry Woods · 2017 · 6.2
tvThe Durrells
as Captain Creech · 2016 · 7.4
tvStag
as Gamekeeper · 2016 · 6.0
tvNew Worlds
as Goffe · 2014 · 6.1
tvShetland
as Arthur McCall · 2013 · 7.5
tvDeath in Paradise
as Roger Seymour · 2011 · 7.5
tvCase Histories
as Len Lomax · 2011 · 7.8
tvGame of Thrones
as Jeor Mormont · 2011 · 8.5
tvFlashForward
as Phillip · 2009 · 7.0
tvCastle
as Finn Rourke · 2009 · 8.0
tvMerlin
as Hengist · 2008 · 7.8