James Cosmo
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.
As actor 190
Midsomer Murders
1997
Game of Thrones
2011
Death in Paradise
2011
Castle
2009
Play for Today
1970
Sons of Anarchy
2008
Casualty
1986
Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan
2018
Merlin
2008
Shetland
2013
Troy
2004
Chernobyl
2019
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
2005
Screen Two
1985
Minder
1979
His Dark Materials
2019
Heartbeat
1992
The Wednesday Play
1964
Scarecrow and Mrs. King
1983
Wonder Woman
2017
Celebrity Big Brother
2001
The Bill
1984
The Professionals
1977
Braveheart
1995
ITV Playhouse
1967
The Persuaders!
1971
FlashForward
2009
Trainspotting
1996
Taggart
1983
The Sweeney
1975
UFO
1970
Highlander
1986
Talamasca: The Secret Order
2025
Dr. Finlay's Casebook
1962
The Durrells
2016
The House of Eliott
1991
Churchill's People
1974
Hammer House of Horror
1980
The Bay
2019
Ben-Hur
2016
The Last Legion
2007
Take the High Road
1980
Crossbow
1987
T2 Trainspotting
2017
Hostage
2025
The Name of the Rose
2019
The Colour of Magic
2008
Survivors
1975
Babe: Pig in the City
1998
Case Histories
2011
Outlaw King
2018
Nightsleeper
2024
Ivanhoe
1997
Rebus
2000
Preschool
2026
The Seeker: The Dark Is Rising
2007
Strangers
1978
The Hole in the Ground
2019
Scrooge: A Christmas Carol
2022
Battle of Britain
1969
The Morrigan
2026
Cleopatra
1999
Kidnapped
1979
Skylines
2020
Treasure Island
1990
Karen Pirie
2022
SS-GB
2017
Six Four
2023
Super Gran
1985
The Reckoning
2004
Hold the Sunset
2018
Lytton's Diary
1985
Moonwalkers
2015
The Four Feathers
2002
Eliminators
2016
House on the Hill
1981
Highland Cops
2023
Roughnecks
1994
Emma
1996
The Legend of Barney Thomson
2015
We Still Kill the Old Way
2014
Justin and the Knights of Valour
2013
The Kindred
2021
Fear
2025
New Worlds
2014
In Darkness
2018
The Beast Within
2024
Storm Rider: Legend of Hammerhead
2026
Malevolent
2018
Hammer of the Gods
2013
To End All Wars
2001
Young Winston
1972
Thundercloud
1979
Citadel
2012
Jagame Thandhiram
2021
Little House on the Prairie
2005
The Color of Magic 2in1
2010
Stag
2016
Estranged
2015
The Adventures of Greyfriars Bobby
2005
Ashes in the Snow
2018
Half Light
2006
Running Scared
1986
The Nightwatch
1989
Badger
1999
Outcast
2010
The Christmas Candle
2013
Breath
2022
Easter Tales
2000
Get Duked!
2019
The Boogeyman
2014
Voidance
2026
Doomwatch
1972
Stormy Monday
1988
The Three Musketeers
2023
Once Upon a Time in the Midlands
2002
The Virgin Soldiers
1969
The Color of Magic - Die Reise des Zauberers Teil 1
2008
My Sailor, My Love
2022
The Runway
2010
Salvable
2025
Biggles
1986
Futureshock: Comet
2008
The Clan
2009
The Last of the Blonde Bombshells
2000
Whisky Galore
2016
London Heist
2017
Amélia & Duarte
2015
Ransom for a Pretty Girl
1966
The Sharp End
1991
Santa / Claws
1997
Sweet Dreams
2003
The Justice Game
1989
The Match
1999
Hotel Caledonia
Ain't Misbehavin'
1997
Golden Wedding
1998
Sutherland's Law
1972
The Nightmare Man
1981
Bunker: Project 12
2016
The Last Redemption
2025
All the Queen's Men
2001
Assault
1971
Darkness Comes
2018
The Key
1995
The Fool
1990
Honest
2000
Winners and Losers
1989
The Professional
1973
Breakdown
2016
Billy and Zorba
1999
Follow the Dark
The Santa Incident
2010
Get Lucky
2013
Dark Signal
2016
Monochrome
2016
Tomorrow
2019
The Master of Ballantrae
1984
2081
2009
One Night in Emergency
2010
Where Have I Been All Your Life?
2007
Sovereign's Company
1970
Can You Hear Me?
2025
Sunset Heights
1999
Split Second
1999
One Last Chance
2004
Living Apart Together
1982
One More Kiss
1999
No Saints for Sinners
2011
Solid Air
2003
The Stone Tape
1972
The Pyramid Texts
2015
Off Grid
2019
Operation Julie
1985
Lives of the Saints
2007
The Glass Man
2011
Rogue Trooper: The Quartz Massacre
2018
Reflections Upon the Origin of the Pineapple
2000
Dick Barton: Special Agent
1979
Donkeys
2010
The Nightmare Man
1981
The Duna Bull
1972
The Cheviot, the Stag and the Black, Black Oil
1974
The Narnia Code
2009
Songs for Amy
2012
Sin Bin
1994
Man Dancin'
2004
The Golden Scallop
2013
Shadow Boxer
2019
Forget Me Not
2019