
James Cosmo
May 24, 1948 (76 years old) in Clydebank, West Dunbartonshire, Scotland, UK
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia James Cosmos is known for his film roles as Angus MacLeod in Highlander, Campbell in Braveheart and as Father Christmas in the adaptation of The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe. Over the years he has also had roles in films such as Trainspotting, The Last Legion, Troy, and 2081 . He also appeared in Take the High Road as Alex Geddes from 1982-83. 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 · Fear as
- 2024 · The Last Redemption as Lord Goran
- 2024 · Nightsleeper as Fraser Warren
- 2024 · The Beast Within as Waylon
- 2024 · Can You Hear Me? as Johnny
- 2023 · Highland Cops as Narrator
- 2023 · Six Four as Jim Mackie
- 2023 · The Three Musketeers as Cardinal Richelieu
- 2022 · Scrooge: A Christmas Carol as Mr. Fezziwig (voice)
- 2022 · My Sailor, My Love as Howard
- 2022 · Breath as Nick
- 2021 · The Kindred as Frank Menzies
- 2021 · Jagame Thandhiram as Peter Sprott
- 2020 · Skylines as Grant
- 2019 · Tomorrow as Mr. Charles
- 2017 · London Heist as Ray
- 2016 · Monochrome as Roger Daniels
- 2016 · Whisky Galore as Macalister the Minister
- 2016 · Dark Signal as Alan
- 2016 · Breakdown as Albert Chapman
- 2016 · Bunker: Project 12 as Brian Balanowsky
- 2015 · The Pyramid Texts as Ray
- 2014 · New Worlds as Goffe
- 2013 · The Christmas Candle as Herbert Hopewell
- 2013 · Get Lucky as Mr. Zigic
- 2010 · Outcast as Laird
- 2010 · The Santa Incident as Nick
- 2010 · The Runway as Shutherland
- 2009 · 2081 as George Bergeron
- 2005 · The Adventures of Greyfriars Bobby as James Brown
- 2005 · Little House on the Prairie as Mr. Scott
- 2003 · Sweet Dreams as Robert
- 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
- 2000 · The Last of the Blonde Bombshells as McNab
- 2000 · Honest as Tommy Chase
- 1999 · The Match as Billy Bailey
- 1997 · Ain't Misbehavin' as Malky Fraser
- 1997 · Ivanhoe as Cedric
- 1990 · The Fool as Mr. Bowring
- 1988 · Stormy Monday as Tony
- 1986 · Biggles as German Soldier
- 1986 · Running Scared as Detective Inspector McNeil
- 1981 · The Nightmare Man as Sergeant Carch
- 1979 · Dick Barton: Special Agent as Jock Anderson
- 1974 · The Cheviot, the Stag and the Black, Black Oil as Loch
- 1972 · The Stone Tape as Cliff Dow
- 1972 · Young Winston as Officer on Train
- 1972 · Doomwatch as Bob Gillette
- 1971 · Assault as Det. Sgt. Beale
- 1969 · The Virgin Soldiers as Waller
- 1966 · Ransom for a Pretty Girl as
- Future · Hostage as
- 2019 · Off Grid as John Tanner
- 2019 · Forget Me Not as Benedict
- 2019 · His Dark Materials as Farder Coram
- 2019 · Chernobyl as Miner
- 2019 · The Bay as Bill Bradwell
- 2019 · Get Duked! as Farmer
- 2019 · The Name of the Rose as Jorge of Burgos
- 2019 · The Hole in the Ground as Des Brady
- 2018 · Malevolent as Grandpa
- 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 · In Darkness as Niall
- 2018 · Darkness Comes as Policeman
- 2018 · Rogue Trooper: The Quartz Massacre as Narrator
- 2018 · Hold the Sunset as Bob
- 2017 · Wonder Woman as FIeld Marshall Haig
- 2017 · SS-GB as Harry Woods
- 2017 · T2 Trainspotting as Renton's Father
- 2017 · Eliminators as Cooper
- 2016 · Ben-Hur as Quintus Arius
- 2016 · The Durrells as Captain Creech
- 2015 · Estranged as Albert
- 2015 · The Legend of Barney Thomson as James Henderson
- 2015 · Amélia & Duarte as Narrator (English)
- 2015 · Moonwalkers as Dawson
- 2014 · We Still Kill the Old Way as Arthur
- 2014 · The Boogeyman as Dr. Harper
- 2013 · Justin and the Knights of Valour as Blucher (voice)
- 2013 · Hammer of the Gods as King Bagsecg
- 2013 · Shetland as Arthur McCall
- 2013 · The Golden Scallop as Judge Wellington
- 2012 · Songs for Amy as Murdo
- 2012 · Citadel as Priest
- 2011 · The Chase Celebrity Special as Themselves
- 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
- 2011 · No Saints for Sinners as
- 2010 · Donkeys as Alfred
- 2010 · One Night in Emergency as
- 2009 · FlashForward as Phillip
- 2009 · The Narnia Code as Narrator
- 2009 · Castle as Finn Rourke
- 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
- 2006 · Half Light as Finlay Murray
- 2005 · The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe as Father Christmas
- 2004 · Troy as Glaucus
- 2004 · One Last Chance as Big John
- 2004 · The Reckoning as Lambert
- 2004 · Man Dancin' as Donnie McGlone
- 2003 · Solid Air as Finn
- 2002 · The Four Feathers as Col. Sutch
- 2001 · Celebrity Big Brother as Self
- 2000 · Rebus as Morris Cafferty
- 2000 · Rebus as Morris Gerald Cafferty
- 2000 · Tales from the Madhouse as The Centurion
- 1999 · One More Kiss as Frank
- 1999 · Split Second as Donald Paterson
- 1999 · Billy and Zorba as Zorba
- 1999 · Badger as
- 1999 · Sunset Heights as MacDonald
- 1999 · Cleopatra as Agrippa
- 1998 · Babe: Pig in the City as Thelonius (voice)
- 1997 · Midsomer Murders as Jack 'Axeman' McKinley
- 1996 · Emma as Mr. Weston
- 1996 · Trainspotting as Renton's Father
- 1995 · Braveheart as Campbell
- 1994 · Roughnecks as Tom
- 1994 · Sin Bin as Jerry
- 1992 · Heartbeat as Matthew Chapman
- 1991 · The House of Eliott as James Maxton
- 1990 · Treasure Island as Redruth
- 1989 · The Nightwatch as James Smithson
- 1988 · Codename: Kyril as Bonham
- 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
- 1972 · The Duna Bull as
- 1970 · Sovereign's Company as Senior Under Officer Patterson
- Future · The Morrigan as Francis Crowley
- Future · Salvable as Welly
- Future · Storm Rider: Legend of Hammerhead as Dida
- 1982 · Living Apart Together as Priest
- 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 · Thundercloud as
- 1979 · Kidnapped as Beggar/Soldier
- 1977 · The Professionals as Glover
- 1975 · Survivors as Lenny Carter
- 1975 · The Sweeney as Det. Sgt. Davy Freeth
- 1973 · Warship as
- 1973 · The Professional as Sgt. Robbins
- 1971 · The Persuaders! as Inspector Williams
- 1970 · UFO as Lt. Anderson
- 1969 · Battle of Britain as Jamie
- 1962 · Dr. Finlay's Casebook as Private Davidson
- Future · Hotel Caledonia as William Pertwee
- Future · Santa / Claws as