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
- 2024 · The Last Redemption as Lord Goran
- 2024 · Nightsleeper as Fraser Warren
- 2024 · The Beast Within as Waylon
- 2023 · Highland Cops as Narrator
- 2022 · My Sailor, My Love as Howard
- 2022 · Breath as Nick
- 2021 · Jagame Thandhiram as Peter Sprott
- 2018 · Hold the Sunset as Bob
- 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
- 2014 · We Still Kill the Old Way as Arthur
- 2013 · Get Lucky as Mr. Zigic
- 2011 · The Chase Celebrity Special as Themselves
- 2010 · Outcast as Laird
- 2010 · The Santa Incident as Nick
- 2009 · 2081 as George Bergeron
- 2008 · Futureshock: Comet as Brenden
- 2005 · The Adventures of Greyfriars Bobby as James Brown
- 2004 · One Last Chance as Big John
- 2002 · Once Upon a Time in the Midlands as Billy
- 2001 · All the Queen's Men as Archie
- 2000 · The Last of the Blonde Bombshells as McNab
- 2000 · Honest as Tommy Chase
- 1999 · The Match as Billy Bailey
- 1999 · Badger as
- 1997 · Ain't Misbehavin' as Malky Fraser
- 1988 · Stormy Monday as Tony
- 1986 · Biggles as German Soldier
- 1986 · Running Scared as Detective Inspector McNeil
- 1982 · Living Apart Together as Priest
- 1981 · The Nightmare Man as Sergeant Carch
- 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
- Future · The Choice as
- Future · Fear as
- Future · Storm Rider: Legend of Hammerhead as Dida
- 2024 · Can You Hear Me? as Johnny
- 2023 · Six Four as Jim Mackie
- 2023 · The Three Musketeers as Cardinal Richelieu
- 2022 · Scrooge: A Christmas Carol as Mr. Fezziwig (voice)
- 2021 · The Kindred as Frank Menzies
- 2020 · Skylines as Grant
- 2019 · Off Grid as John Tanner
- 2019 · Forget Me Not as Benedict
- 2019 · His Dark Materials as Farder Coram
- 2019 · Tomorrow as Mr. Charles
- 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
- 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 · The Pyramid Texts as Ray
- 2015 · Amélia & Duarte as Narrator (English)
- 2015 · Moonwalkers as Dawson
- 2014 · The Boogeyman as Dr. Harper
- 2014 · New Worlds as Goffe
- 2013 · The Christmas Candle as Herbert Hopewell
- 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 · 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 · The Runway as Shutherland
- 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
- 2007 · The Seeker: The Dark Is Rising as Dawson
- 2007 · The Last Legion as Hrothgar
- 2007 · Lives of the Saints as Mr. Karva
- 2006 · Free Jimmy as HudMaSpecs (voice)
- 2006 · Half Light as Finlay Murray
- 2005 · The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe as Father Christmas
- 2005 · Little House on the Prairie as Mr. Scott
- 2004 · Troy as Glaucus
- 2004 · The Reckoning as Lambert
- 2004 · Man Dancin' as Donnie McGlone
- 2003 · Solid Air as Finn
- 2003 · Sweet Dreams as Robert
- 2002 · The Four Feathers as Col. Sutch
- 2001 · To End All Wars as Col. Stuart McLean
- 2001 · Celebrity Big Brother as
- 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 · Sunset Heights as MacDonald
- 1999 · Cleopatra as Agrippa
- 1998 · Babe: Pig in the City as Thelonius (voice)
- 1997 · Midsomer Murders as Jack 'Axeman' McKinley
- 1997 · Ivanhoe as Cedric
- 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 · The Fool as Mr. Bowring
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 1973 · Warship as
- 1973 · The Professional as Sgt. Robbins
- 1972 · The Duna Bull as
- 1971 · The Persuaders! as Inspector Williams
- 1970 · UFO as Lt. Anderson
- 1970 · Sovereign's Company as Senior Under Officer Patterson
- 1969 · Battle of Britain as Jamie
- 1966 · Ransom for a Pretty Girl as
- 1962 · Dr. Finlay's Casebook as Private Davidson
- Future · Salvable as Welly
- Future · Hotel Caledonia as William Pertwee
- Future · Santa / Claws as
- Future · The Morrigan as Francis Crowley