James Cosmo

Acting

James Cosmo

Born May 24, 1948Clydebank, West Dunbartonshire, Scotland, UK182 credits

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

The Morrigan

The Morrigan

Movie

2026

Preschool
5.6

Preschool

Movie

2026

Storm Rider: Legend of Hammerhead
6.6

Storm Rider: Legend of Hammerhead

Movie

2026

Can You Hear Me?

Can You Hear Me?

Movie

2025

Talamasca: The Secret Order
6.6

Talamasca: The Secret Order

TV

2025

Hostage
6.7

Hostage

TV

2025

Filmography

The Morrigan
2026The Morriganas Francis CrowleyMovie
Preschool
2026Preschoolas JoeMovie
Storm Rider: Legend of Hammerhead
2026Storm Rider: Legend of Hammerheadas DidaMovie
Can You Hear Me?
2025Can You Hear Me?as JohnnyMovie
Talamasca: The Secret Order
2025Talamasca: The Secret Orderas Director HousemanTV
Hostage
2025Hostageas Max DaltonTV
Salvable
2025Salvableas WellyMovie
Fear
2025Fearas Allan BerwickTV
The Last Redemption
2025The Last Redemptionas Lord GoranMovie
Nightsleeper
2024Nightsleeperas Fraser WarrenTV
The Beast Within
2024The Beast Withinas WaylonMovie
Highland Cops
2023Highland Copsas NarratorTV
Six Four
2023Six Fouras Jim MackieTV
The Three Musketeers
2023The Three Musketeersas Cardinal RichelieuMovie
Scrooge: A Christmas Carol
2022Scrooge: A Christmas Carolas Mr. Fezziwig (voice)Movie
My Sailor, My Love
2022My Sailor, My Loveas HowardMovie
Karen Pirie
2022Karen Pirieas Brodie Grant SnrTV
Breath
2022Breathas NickMovie
The Kindred
2021The Kindredas Frank MenziesMovie
Jagame Thandhiram
2021Jagame Thandhiramas Peter SprottMovie
Skylines
2020Skylinesas GrantMovie
Off Grid
2019Off Gridas John TannerMovie
Forget Me Not
2019Forget Me Notas BenedictMovie
His Dark Materials
2019His Dark Materialsas Farder CoramTV
Tomorrow
2019Tomorrowas Mr. CharlesMovie
Chernobyl
2019Chernobylas MinerTV
The Bay
2019The Bayas Bill BradwellTV
Get Duked!
2019Get Duked!as FarmerMovie
The Name of the Rose
2019The Name of the Roseas Jorge of BurgosTV
The Hole in the Ground
2019The Hole in the Groundas Des BradyMovie
Shadow Boxer
2019Shadow Boxeras Eddie RoyceMovie
Malevolent
2018Malevolentas GrandpaMovie
Ashes in the Snow
2018Ashes in the Snowas Mr. StakasMovie
Outlaw King
2018Outlaw Kingas Robert Bruce SeniorMovie
Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan
2018Tom Clancy's Jack Ryanas Luka GocharovTV
In Darkness
2018In Darknessas NiallMovie
Darkness Comes
2018Darkness Comesas PolicemanMovie
Rogue Trooper: The Quartz Massacre
2018Rogue Trooper: The Quartz Massacreas NarratorMovie
Hold the Sunset
2018Hold the Sunsetas BobTV
London Heist
2017London Heistas RayMovie
Wonder Woman
2017Wonder Womanas FIeld Marshall HaigMovie
SS-GB
2017SS-GBas Harry WoodsTV
T2 Trainspotting
2017T2 Trainspottingas Renton's FatherMovie
Eliminators
2016Eliminatorsas CooperMovie
Monochrome
2016Monochromeas Roger DanielsMovie
Ben-Hur
2016Ben-Huras Quintus AriusMovie
Whisky Galore
2016Whisky Galoreas Macalister the MinisterMovie
Dark Signal
2016Dark Signalas AlanMovie
The Durrells
2016The Durrellsas Captain CreechTV
Stag
2016Stagas GamekeeperTV
Breakdown
2016Breakdownas Albert ChapmanMovie
Bunker: Project 12
2016Bunker: Project 12as Brian BalanowskyMovie
Estranged
2015Estrangedas AlbertMovie
The Legend of Barney Thomson
2015The Legend of Barney Thomsonas James HendersonMovie
The Pyramid Texts
2015The Pyramid Textsas RayMovie
Amélia & Duarte
2015Amélia & Duarteas Narrator (English)Movie
Moonwalkers
2015Moonwalkersas DawsonMovie
We Still Kill the Old Way
2014We Still Kill the Old Wayas ArthurMovie
The Boogeyman
2014The Boogeymanas Dr. HarperMovie
New Worlds
2014New Worldsas GoffeTV
The Christmas Candle
2013The Christmas Candleas Herbert HopewellMovie
Justin and the Knights of Valour
2013Justin and the Knights of Valouras Blucher (voice)Movie
Get Lucky
2013Get Luckyas Mr. ZigicMovie
Hammer of the Gods
2013Hammer of the Godsas King BagsecgMovie
Shetland
2013Shetlandas Arthur McCallTV
The Golden Scallop
2013The Golden Scallopas Judge WellingtonMovie
Songs for Amy
2012Songs for Amyas MurdoMovie
Citadel
2012Citadelas PriestMovie
Death in Paradise
2011Death in Paradiseas Roger SeymourTV
The Glass Man
2011The Glass Manas PeccoMovie
Case Histories
2011Case Historiesas Len LomaxTV
Game of Thrones
2011Game of Thronesas Jeor MormontTV
No Saints for Sinners
2011No Saints for SinnersMovie
Outcast
2010Outcastas LairdMovie
The Santa Incident
2010The Santa Incidentas NickMovie
Donkeys
2010Donkeysas AlfredMovie
The Runway
2010The Runwayas ShutherlandMovie
One Night in Emergency
2010One Night in EmergencyMovie
FlashForward
2009FlashForwardas PhillipTV
2081
20092081as George BergeronMovie
The Narnia Code
2009The Narnia Codeas NarratorMovie
Castle
2009Castleas Finn RourkeTV
The Clan
2009The Clanas Hector McKinleyMovie
Merlin
2008Merlinas HengistTV
Sons of Anarchy
2008Sons of Anarchyas Father Kellan AshbyTV
The Colour of Magic
2008The Colour of Magicas Galder WeatherwaxTV
Futureshock: Comet
2008Futureshock: Cometas BrendenMovie
Where Have I Been All Your Life?
2007Where Have I Been All Your Life?as JohnMovie
The Seeker: The Dark Is Rising
2007The Seeker: The Dark Is Risingas DawsonMovie
The Last Legion
2007The Last Legionas HrothgarMovie
Lives of the Saints
2007Lives of the Saintsas Mr. KarvaMovie
Half Light
2006Half Lightas Finlay MurrayMovie
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
2005The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobeas Father ChristmasMovie
The Adventures of Greyfriars Bobby
2005The Adventures of Greyfriars Bobbyas James BrownMovie
Little House on the Prairie
2005Little House on the Prairieas Mr. ScottTV
Troy
2004Troyas GlaucusMovie
One Last Chance
2004One Last Chanceas Big JohnMovie
The Reckoning
2004The Reckoningas LambertMovie
M
2004Man Dancin'as Donnie McGloneMovie
Solid Air
2003Solid Airas FinnMovie
Sweet Dreams
2003Sweet Dreamsas RobertMovie
The Four Feathers
2002The Four Feathersas Col. SutchMovie
Once Upon a Time in the Midlands
2002Once Upon a Time in the Midlandsas BillyMovie
All the Queen's Men
2001All the Queen's Menas ArchieMovie
To End All Wars
2001To End All Warsas Col. Stuart McLeanMovie
Celebrity Big Brother
2001Celebrity Big Brotheras SelfTV
The Last of the Blonde Bombshells
2000The Last of the Blonde Bombshellsas McNabMovie
Honest
2000Honestas Tommy ChaseMovie
Rebus
2000Rebusas Morris CaffertyTV
Easter Tales
2000Easter Talesas The CenturionTV
One More Kiss
1999One More Kissas FrankMovie
Split Second
1999Split Secondas Donald PatersonMovie
Billy and Zorba
1999Billy and Zorbaas ZorbaMovie
The Match
1999The Matchas Billy BaileyMovie
B
1999BadgerTV
Sunset Heights
1999Sunset Heightsas MacDonaldMovie
Cleopatra
1999Cleopatraas AgrippaTV
Babe: Pig in the City
1998Babe: Pig in the Cityas Thelonius (voice)Movie
G
1998Golden Weddingas EddieMovie
S
1997Santa / ClawsMovie
Ain't Misbehavin'
1997Ain't Misbehavin'as Malky FraserTV
Midsomer Murders
1997Midsomer Murdersas Jack 'Axeman' McKinleyTV
Ivanhoe
1997Ivanhoeas CedricTV
Emma
1996Emmaas Mr. WestonMovie
Trainspotting
1996Trainspottingas Renton's FatherMovie
The Key
1995The Keyas GangsterMovie
Braveheart
1995Braveheartas CampbellMovie
Roughnecks
1994Roughnecksas TomTV
Sin Bin
1994Sin Binas JerryMovie
Heartbeat
1992Heartbeatas Matthew ChapmanTV
The House of Eliott
1991The House of Eliottas James MaxtonTV
T
1990The Foolas Mr. BowringMovie
Treasure Island
1990Treasure Islandas RedruthMovie
The Nightwatch
1989The Nightwatchas James SmithsonMovie
W
1989Winners and Losersas Frank KerrTV
Stormy Monday
1988Stormy Mondayas TonyMovie
Codename: Kyril
1988Codename: Kyrilas BonhamMovie
Crossbow
1987CrossbowTV
Casualty
1986Casualtyas John BreckmanTV
Biggles
1986Bigglesas German SoldierMovie
Highlander
1986Highlanderas Angus MacLeodMovie
Running Scared
1986Running Scaredas Detective Inspector McNeilTV
Super Gran
1985Super Granas Mr. McBiggTV
Lytton's Diary
1985Lytton's Diaryas Harry OwenTV
Screen Two
1985Screen Twoas JerryTV
Operation Julie
1985Operation Julieas LongfellowMovie
The Bill
1984The BillTV
Scarecrow and Mrs. King
1983Scarecrow and Mrs. KingTV
Taggart
1983TaggartTV
L
1982Living Apart Togetheras PriestMovie
House on the Hill
1981House on the Hillas BonfieldTV
The Nightmare Man
1981The Nightmare Manas Sergeant CarchMovie
The Nightmare Man
1981The Nightmare Manas Sergeant CarchTV
Hammer House of Horror
1980Hammer House of Horroras WillisTV
Take the High Road
1980Take the High RoadTV
Minder
1979Minderas Jock McLeishTV
Thundercloud
1979Thundercloudas Chief Petty Officer HawkinsTV
Kidnapped
1979Kidnappedas Beggar/SoldierTV
Dick Barton: Special Agent
1979Dick Barton: Special Agentas Jock AndersonTV
Strangers
1978Strangersas DS GalbraithTV
The Professionals
1977The Professionalsas GloverTV
Survivors
1975Survivorsas Lenny CarterTV
The Sweeney
1975The Sweeneyas Det. Sgt. Davy FreethTV
Churchill's People
1974Churchill's Peopleas Robert BruceTV
The Cheviot, the Stag and the Black, Black Oil
1974The Cheviot, the Stag and the Black, Black Oilas LochMovie
T
1973The Professionalas Sgt. RobbinsMovie
The Stone Tape
1972The Stone Tapeas Cliff DowMovie
Sutherland's Law
1972Sutherland's Lawas Ian CampbellMovie
Young Winston
1972Young Winstonas Officer on TrainMovie
Doomwatch
1972Doomwatchas Bob GilletteMovie
T
1972The Duna BullMovie
The Persuaders!
1971The Persuaders!as Inspector WilliamsTV
Assault
1971Assaultas Det. Sgt. BealeMovie
UFO
1970UFOas Lt. AndersonTV
Sovereign's Company
1970Sovereign's Companyas Senior Under Officer PattersonMovie
The Virgin Soldiers
1969The Virgin Soldiersas WallerMovie
Battle of Britain
1969Battle of Britainas JamieMovie
R
1966Ransom for a Pretty GirlTV
Dr. Finlay's Casebook
1962Dr. Finlay's Casebookas Private DavidsonTV
H
—Hotel Caledoniaas William PertweeMovie
Follow the Dark
—Follow the Darkas Gregory KernMovie
V
—Voidanceas Agent PoloMovie