James Cosmo
May 24, 1948 (77 years old) in 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.
Known For
Credits
- 2025 · Hostage as Max Dalton
- 2025 · Salvable as Welly
- 2025 · Fear as Allan Berwick
- 2024 · Nightsleeper as Fraser Warren
- 2024 · Can You Hear Me? as Johnny
- 2023 · Six Four as Jim Mackie
- 2023 · The Three Musketeers as Cardinal Richelieu
- 2021 · The Kindred as Frank Menzies
- 2021 · Jagame Thandhiram as Peter Sprott
- 2019 · Forget Me Not as Benedict
- 2019 · Get Duked! as Farmer
- 2018 · Malevolent as Grandpa
- 2018 · In Darkness as Niall
- 2018 · Hold the Sunset as Bob
- 2017 · Eliminators as Cooper
- 2016 · Dark Signal as Alan
- 2015 · Estranged as Albert
- 2015 · The Pyramid Texts as Ray
- 2015 · Moonwalkers as Dawson
- 2013 · The Christmas Candle as Herbert Hopewell
- 2013 · Get Lucky as Mr. Zigic
- 2013 · Hammer of the Gods as King Bagsecg
- 2011 · No Saints for Sinners as
- 2010 · Outcast as Laird
- 2010 · One Night in Emergency as
- 2009 · 2081 as George Bergeron
- 2009 · The Narnia Code as Narrator
- 2006 · Half Light as Finlay Murray
- 2005 · Little House on the Prairie as Mr. Scott
- 2004 · One Last Chance as Big John
- 2003 · Sweet Dreams as Robert
- 1999 · Split Second as Donald Paterson
- 1999 · Billy and Zorba as Zorba
- 1999 · Badger as
- 1997 · Ivanhoe as Cedric
- 1994 · Roughnecks as Tom
- 1989 · The Nightwatch as James Smithson
- 1988 · Stormy Monday as Tony
- 1988 · Codename: Kyril as Bonham
- 1986 · Biggles as German Soldier
- 1982 · Living Apart Together as Priest
- 1979 · Thundercloud as
- 1979 · Kidnapped as Beggar/Soldier
- 1972 · The Stone Tape as Cliff Dow
- Future · Follow the Dark as Gregory Kern
- 2026 · The Morrigan as Francis Crowley
- 2025 · Storm Rider: Legend of Hammerhead as Dida
- 2025 · The Last Redemption as Lord Goran
- 2024 · The Beast Within as Waylon
- 2023 · Highland Cops as Narrator
- 2022 · Scrooge: A Christmas Carol as Mr. Fezziwig (voice)
- 2022 · My Sailor, My Love as Howard
- 2022 · Karen Pirie as Brodie Grant Snr
- 2022 · Breath as Nick
- 2020 · Skylines as Grant
- 2019 · Off Grid as John Tanner
- 2019 · His Dark Materials as Farder Coram
- 2019 · Tomorrow as Mr. Charles
- 2019 · Chernobyl as Miner
- 2019 · The Bay as Bill Bradwell
- 2019 · The Name of the Rose as Jorge of Burgos
- 2019 · The Hole in the Ground as Des Brady
- 2019 · Shadow Boxer as Eddie Royce
- 2018 · Ashes in the Snow as Mr. Stakas
- 2018 · Outlaw King as Robert Bruce Senior
- 2018 · Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan as Luka Gocharov
- 2018 · Darkness Comes as Policeman
- 2018 · Rogue Trooper: The Quartz Massacre as Narrator
- 2017 · London Heist as Ray
- 2017 · Wonder Woman as FIeld Marshall Haig
- 2017 · SS-GB as Harry Woods
- 2017 · T2 Trainspotting as Renton's Father
- 2016 · Monochrome as Roger Daniels
- 2016 · Ben-Hur as Quintus Arius
- 2016 · Whisky Galore as Macalister the Minister
- 2016 · The Durrells as Captain Creech
- 2016 · Breakdown as Albert Chapman
- 2016 · Bunker: Project 12 as Brian Balanowsky
- 2015 · The Legend of Barney Thomson as James Henderson
- 2015 · Amélia & Duarte as Narrator (English)
- 2014 · We Still Kill the Old Way as Arthur
- 2014 · The Boogeyman as Dr. Harper
- 2014 · New Worlds as Goffe
- 2013 · Justin and the Knights of Valour as Blucher (voice)
- 2013 · Shetland as Arthur McCall
- 2013 · The Golden Scallop as Judge Wellington
- 2012 · Songs for Amy as Murdo
- 2012 · Citadel as Priest
- 2011 · Death in Paradise as Roger Seymour
- 2011 · The Glass Man as Pecco
- 2011 · Case Histories as Len Lomax
- 2011 · Game of Thrones as Jeor Mormont
- 2010 · The Santa Incident as Nick
- 2010 · Donkeys as Alfred
- 2010 · The Runway as Shutherland
- 2009 · FlashForward as Phillip
- 2009 · Castle as Finn Rourke
- 2009 · The Clan as Hector McKinley
- 2008 · Merlin as Hengist
- 2008 · Sons of Anarchy as Father Kellan Ashby
- 2008 · The Colour of Magic as Galder Weatherwax
- 2008 · Futureshock: Comet as Brenden
- 2007 · The Seeker: The Dark Is Rising as Dawson
- 2007 · The Last Legion as Hrothgar
- 2007 · Lives of the Saints as Mr. Karva
- 2005 · The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe as Father Christmas
- 2005 · The Adventures of Greyfriars Bobby as James Brown
- 2004 · Troy as Glaucus
- 2004 · The Reckoning as Lambert
- 2004 · Man Dancin' as Donnie McGlone
- 2003 · Solid Air as Finn
- 2002 · The Four Feathers as Col. Sutch
- 2002 · Once Upon a Time in the Midlands as Billy
- 2001 · All the Queen's Men as Archie
- 2001 · To End All Wars as Col. Stuart McLean
- 2001 · Celebrity Big Brother as Self
- 2000 · The Last of the Blonde Bombshells as McNab
- 2000 · Honest as Tommy Chase
- 2000 · Rebus as Morris Gerald Cafferty
- 2000 · Rebus as Morris Cafferty
- 2000 · Tales from the Madhouse as The Centurion
- 1999 · The Match as Billy Bailey
- 1999 · Sunset Heights as MacDonald
- 1997 · Santa / Claws as
- 1997 · Ain't Misbehavin' as Malky Fraser
- 1994 · Sin Bin as Jerry
- 1986 · Running Scared as Detective Inspector McNeil
- Future · Preschool as
- 1999 · One More Kiss as Frank
- 1999 · Cleopatra as Agrippa
- 1998 · Babe: Pig in the City as Thelonius (voice)
- 1998 · Golden Wedding as Eddie
- 1997 · Midsomer Murders as Jack 'Axeman' McKinley
- 1996 · Emma as Mr. Weston
- 1996 · Trainspotting as Renton's Father
- 1995 · Braveheart as Campbell
- 1992 · Heartbeat as Matthew Chapman
- 1991 · The House of Eliott as James Maxton
- 1990 · The Fool as Mr. Bowring
- 1990 · Treasure Island as Redruth
- 1989 · Winners and Losers as Frank Kerr
- 1986 · Casualty as John Breckman
- 1986 · Casualty as Tony
- 1986 · Highlander as Angus MacLeod
- 1985 · Super Gran as Mr. McBigg
- 1985 · Operation Julie as Longfellow
- 1984 · The Bill as
- 1983 · Scarecrow and Mrs. King as
- 1983 · Taggart as
- 1981 · House on the Hill as Bonfield
- 1981 · The Nightmare Man as Sergeant Carch
- 1981 · The Nightmare Man as Sergeant Carch
- 1980 · Hammer House of Horror as Willis
- 1980 · Take the High Road as
- 1979 · Minder as Jock McLeish
- 1979 · Dick Barton: Special Agent as Jock Anderson
- 1977 · The Professionals as Glover
- 1975 · Survivors as Lenny Carter
- 1975 · The Sweeney as Det. Sgt. Davy Freeth
- 1974 · Churchill's People as Robert Bruce
- 1974 · The Cheviot, the Stag and the Black, Black Oil as Loch
- 1973 · The Professional as Sgt. Robbins
- 1972 · Young Winston as Officer on Train
- 1972 · Doomwatch as Bob Gillette
- 1972 · The Duna Bull as
- 1971 · The Persuaders! as Inspector Williams
- 1971 · Assault as Det. Sgt. Beale
- 1970 · UFO as Lt. Anderson
- 1970 · Sovereign's Company as Senior Under Officer Patterson
- 1969 · The Virgin Soldiers as Waller
- 1969 · Battle of Britain as Jamie
- Future · Hotel Caledonia as William Pertwee
- 1966 · Ransom for a Pretty Girl as
- 1962 · Dr. Finlay's Casebook as Private Davidson