James Cosmo
Department: Acting
Biography
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
Braveheart
1995
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
2005
Trainspotting
1996
The Seeker: The Dark Is Rising
2007
Breath
2022
To End All Wars
2001
Storm Rider: Legend of Hammerhead
2026
Emma
1996
My Sailor, My Love
2022
Futureshock: Comet
2008
Highlander
1986
All the Queen's Men
2001
Babe: Pig in the City
1998
Doomwatch
1972
Half Light
2006
Operation Julie
1985
The Last Legion
2007
2081
2009
The Match
1999
Outcast
2010
Off Grid
2019
The Runway
2010
Hotel Caledonia
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Citadel
2012
One More Kiss
1999
The Adventures of Greyfriars Bobby
2005
Sweet Dreams
2003
Lives of the Saints
2007
The Glass Man
2011
Songs for Amy
2012
One Last Chance
2004
The Santa Incident
2010
Donkeys
2010
Justin and the Knights of Valour
2013
Hammer of the Gods
2013
The Narnia Code
2009
Get Lucky
2013
The Christmas Candle
2013
Can You Hear Me?
2025
The Morrigan
2026
Battle of Britain
1969
Scrooge: A Christmas Carol
2022
The Golden Scallop
2013
The Legend of Barney Thomson
2015
Once Upon a Time in the Midlands
2002
The Fool
1990
The Four Feathers
2002
The Last of the Blonde Bombshells
2000
We Still Kill the Old Way
2014
The Duna Bull
1972
The Last Redemption
2025
Sin Bin
1994
Santa / Claws
1997
Tomorrow
2019
Salvable
2025
Estranged
2015
The Pyramid Texts
2015
One Night in Emergency
2010
No Saints for Sinners
2011
Sovereign's Company
1970
The Professional
1973
The Three Musketeers
2023
The Stone Tape
1972
Breakdown
2016
Bunker: Project 12
2016
The Beast Within
2024
Dark Signal
2016
Whisky Galore
2016
Young Winston
1972
The Boogeyman
2014
Amélia & Duarte
2015
Stormy Monday
1988
In Darkness
2018
Ben-Hur
2016
Eliminators
2016
Moonwalkers
2015
Living Apart Together
1982
The Nightwatch
1989
T2 Trainspotting
2017
Monochrome
2016
Sunset Heights
1999
London Heist
2017
Wonder Woman
2017
Honest
2000
The Virgin Soldiers
1969
Troy
2004
Ashes in the Snow
2018
Assault
1971
The Hole in the Ground
2019
The Reckoning
2004
Treasure Island
1990
Billy and Zorba
1999
The Nightmare Man
1981
Biggles
1986
Malevolent
2018
Outlaw King
2018
Darkness Comes
2018
Get Duked!
2019
The Cheviot, the Stag and the Black, Black Oil
1974
Man Dancin'
2004
Codename: Kyril
1988
Jagame Thandhiram
2021
Rogue Trooper: The Quartz Massacre
2018
Skylines
2020
Solid Air
2003
Forget Me Not
2019
The Kindred
2021
Split Second
1999
Preschool
2026
The Clan
2009
Follow the Dark
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Golden Wedding
1998
Shadow Boxer
2019
Where Have I Been All Your Life?
2007
Voidance
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Sutherland's Law
1972
The Key
1995
Midsomer Murders
1997
Game of Thrones
2011
Castle
2009
The Bill
1984
The Nightmare Man
1981
Taggart
1983
The Bay
2019
The Persuaders!
1971
UFO
1970
Heartbeat
1992
Scarecrow and Mrs. King
1983
Kidnapped
1979
The Sweeney
1975
Survivors
1975
Take the High Road
1980
Dr. Finlay's Casebook
1962
Badger
1999
FlashForward
2009
Roughnecks
1994
Ransom for a Pretty Girl
1966
Highland Cops
2023
Hammer House of Horror
1980
Ivanhoe
1997
Nightsleeper
2024
Dick Barton: Special Agent
1979
Rebus
2000
Rebus
2000
The Colour of Magic
2008
Sons of Anarchy
2008
Minder
1979
SS-GB
2017
Casualty
1986
Casualty
1986
Super Gran
1985
Little House on the Prairie
2005
Running Scared
1986
Hold the Sunset
2018
Ain't Misbehavin'
1997
Cleopatra
1999
Six Four
2023
His Dark Materials
2019
Fear
2025
The Name of the Rose
2019
Chernobyl
2019
Shetland
2013
Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan
2018
The House of Eliott
1991
Death in Paradise
2011
Merlin
2008
The Durrells
2016
The Professionals
1977
Case Histories
2011
Celebrity Big Brother
2001
Winners and Losers
1989
House on the Hill
1981
Hostage
2025
Karen Pirie
2022
New Worlds
2014
Churchill's People
1974
Easter Tales
2000
Talamasca: The Secret Order
2025
Crossbow
1987
Thundercloud
1979
Screen Two
1985
Lytton's Diary
1985
Strangers
1978
Stag
2016