Brian Denis Cox CBE is a British actor who works with the Royal Shakespeare Company, where he gained recognition for his portrayal of King Lear. Cox is also known for appearing in Super Troopers, The Bourne Identity, The Bourne Supremacy, X2, Braveheart, Rushmore, Rise of the Planet of the Apes, and Troy. He was the first actor to portray Hannibal Lecter on film in 1986's Manhunter. Cox currently stars as media magnate Logan Roy on HBO's Succession.

An Emmy Award and Golden Globe winner, Cox has also been nominated for the BAFTA, and Screen Actors Guild Awards. In 2006, Empire readers voted him the recipient of the Empire Icon Award. He won a Golden Globe Award for his role in Succession.

Although Cox's career prospects and popularity continued to develop. Through the 1990s, he appeared in nearly 20 films and television series, as well as making numerous television guest appearances. More recently, Cox has had roles in some major films. He was awarded Commander of the Order of the British Empire in the 2003 Queen's New Year's Honours List for his services to drama.

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