James Cosmo
Acting
Born 1948-05-24 · Clydebank, West Dunbartonshire, Scotland, UK
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
Game of Thrones
2011 · TV
Take the High Road
1980 · TV
Sons of Anarchy
2008 · TV
Roughnecks
1994 · TV
Thundercloud
1979 · TV
Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan
2018 · TV
Midsomer Murders
1997 · TV
The Name of the Rose
2019 · TV
His Dark Materials
2019 · TV
The Bay
2019 · TV
Little House on the Prairie
2005 · TV
Ivanhoe
1997 · TV
Nightsleeper
2024 · TV
Running Scared
1986 · TV
Shetland
2013 · TV
SS-GB
2017 · TV
Highland Cops
2023 · TV
The Durrells
2016 · TV
Castle
2009 · TV
The Nightmare Man
1981 · TV
Six Four
2023 · TV
Death in Paradise
2011 · TV
Karen Pirie
2022 · TV
Hostage
2025 · TV
Ain't Misbehavin'
1997 · TV
Hold the Sunset
2018 · TV
Fear
2025 · TV
Cleopatra
1999 · TV
Chernobyl
2019 · TV
Stag
2016 · TV
Minder
1979 · TV
Merlin
2008 · TV
Casualty
1986 · TV
Heartbeat
1992 · TV
The Professionals
1977 · TV
The Sweeney
1975 · TV
The Bill
1984 · TV
Scarecrow and Mrs. King
1983 · TV
Screen Two
1985 · TV
The Persuaders!
1971 · TV
UFO
1970 · TV
FlashForward
2009 · TV
ITV Playhouse
1967 · TV
Dr. Finlay's Casebook
1962 · TV
Survivors
1975 · TV
Taggart
1983 · TV
Talamasca: The Secret Order
2025 · TV
Case Histories
2011 · TV
Strangers
1978 · TV
Churchill's People
1974 · TV
Hammer House of Horror
1980 · TV
The House of Eliott
1991 · TV
House on the Hill
1981 · TV
Lytton's Diary
1985 · TV
Rebus
2000 · TV
Crossbow
1987 · TV
The Colour of Magic
2008 · TV
Kidnapped
1979 · TV
Super Gran
1985 · TV
New Worlds
2014 · TV