Stacked actor: Brian Cox at December film premiere in New York for Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close Pic: Gregory Pace/BEI/Rex Features
Acclaimed Scottish actor Brian Cox is attending this month’s Glasgow Film Festival to discuss his distinguished film career for the BAFTA in Scotland Interview.
One of the most celebrated character actors in world cinema, Cox's forty-year film career includes unforgettable performances in such landmark films as Manhunter (1986), Hidden Agenda (1990), Braveheart (1995), L.I.E. (2001), Adaptation (2002), Troy (2004) and Zodiac (2007).
He received the BAFTA in Scotland Best Acting Performance Award for his lead role in The Escapist (2008), and was honoured by BAFTA in Scotland for lifetime achievement in 2004. His recent film performances include Rise of the Planet of the Apes (2011) and Ralph Fiennes directorial debut Coriolanus (2011).
Born in Dundee, Brian made his film debut as Leon Trotsky in Nicholas and Alexandra (1971). His many screen credits also include Rob Roy (1995), Rushmore (1998) and The Bourne Supremacy (2004).
Allan Hunter, co-director of Glasgow Film Festival, said: "We are thrilled that Brian Cox has agreed to be interviewed for the BAFTA in Scotland event Glasgow Film Festival.
“He is a Scottish actor of international stature who has created a gallery of unforgettable characters in a 40-year film career that stretches from Nicholas and Alexandra to the recent Coriolanus. I'm sure he has great stories to tell and wise insights to impart. It should be a very special evening."
Cox has enjoyed both an impressive stage and television career, performing with the Royal Shakespeare Company and at the National Theatre. He received a BAFTA Best Actor Nomination for The Lost Language Of Cranes (1993) and won an Emmy for his portrayal of Hermann Goring in the seriesNuremberg (2000).
Jude MacLaverty, director of BAFTA in Scotland, explained: “Brian Cox is not only one of our greatest living actors, he’s also warm, funny and incredibly charming, so it’s an absolute pleasure to welcome him to the Glasgow Film Festival.
“From theatre and television to the bright lights of Hollywood, he’s played interesting and complex characters over the years, always bringing subtlety and spark to his performance. Very few Scots have the industry insight and experience he has, which is why this event is expected to prove very popular indeed.”
Cox will discuss the many facets of his film career at the Centre For Contemporary Arts on Tuesday 21 February at 9pm. Tickets are available now.
The Glasgow Film Festival runs from 16th to 26th February 2012. For a full line-up of screenings and events visit www.glasgowfilm.org/festival.
