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Known For

Acting

Known Credits

169

Gender

Male

Birthday

1948-05-24 (76 years old)

Place of Birth

Clydebank, West Dunbartonshire, Scotland, UK

Also Known As

Джеймс Космо
ஜேம்ஸ் காஸ்மோ

James Cosmo

Biography

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.

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Acting

—		Storm Rider: Legend of Hammerhead as Dida
—		Hotel Caledonia as William Pertwee
—		The Morrigan as Francis Crowley
—		Santa / Claws
—		Preschool
—		Hostage

2025		Salvable as Welly
2025		Fear as Allan Berwick

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		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
2018		Hold the Sunset as Bob

2017		London Heist as Ray
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		Monochrome as Roger Daniels
2016		Ben-Hur as Quintus Arius
2016		Whisky Galore as Macalister the Minister
2016		Dark Signal as Alan
2016		The Durrells as Captain Creech
2016		Breakdown as Albert Chapman
2016		Bunker: Project 12 as Brian Balanowsky

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		We Still Kill the Old Way as Arthur
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		Get Lucky as Mr. Zigic
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

2010		Outcast as Laird
2010		The Santa Incident as Nick
2010		Donkeys as Alfred
2010		The Runway as Shutherland
2010		One Night in Emergency

2009		FlashForward as Phillip
2009		2081 as George Bergeron
2009		The Narnia Code as Narrator
2009		Castle as Finn Rourke
2009		The Clan as Hector McKinley

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
2005		The Adventures of Greyfriars Bobby as James Brown
2005		Little House on the Prairie as Mr. Scott

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
2003		Sweet Dreams as Robert

2002		The Four Feathers as Col. Sutch
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
2001		Celebrity Big Brother as Self

2000		The Last of the Blonde Bombshells as McNab
2000		Honest as Tommy Chase
2000		Rebus as Morris Gerald Cafferty
2000		Rebus as Morris 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		The Match as Billy Bailey
1999		Badger
1999		Sunset Heights as MacDonald
1999		Cleopatra as Agrippa

1998

Babe: Pig in the City as Thelonius (voice)

1997		Ain't Misbehavin' as Malky Fraser
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		Stormy Monday as Tony
1988		Codename: Kyril as Bonham

1986		Casualty as John Breckman
1986		Casualty as Tony
1986		Biggles as German Soldier
1986		Highlander as Angus MacLeod
1986		Running Scared as Detective Inspector McNeil

1985		Super Gran as Mr. McBigg
1985		Operation Julie as Longfellow

1984

The Bill

1983		Scarecrow and Mrs. King
1983		Taggart

1982

Living Apart Together as Priest

1981		The Nightmare Man as Sergeant Carch
1981		The Nightmare Man as Sergeant Carch

1980		Hammer House of Horror as Willis
1980		Take the High Road

1979		Minder as Jock McLeish
1979		Thundercloud
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

1974

The Cheviot, the Stag and the Black, Black Oil as Loch

1973		Warship
1973		The Professional as Sgt. Robbins

1972		The Stone Tape as Cliff Dow
1972		Young Winston as Officer on Train
1972		Doomwatch as Bob Gillette
1972		The Duna Bull

1971		The Persuaders! as Inspector Williams
1971		Assault as Det. Sgt. Beale

1970		UFO as Lt. Anderson
1970		Sovereign's Company as Senior Under Officer Patterson

1969		The Virgin Soldiers as Waller
1969		Battle of Britain as Jamie

1966

Ransom for a Pretty Girl

1962

Dr. Finlay's Casebook as Private Davidson