FrameThrower · Actors · Brian Cox
Brian Cox
12 films · 1,004 frames · top-billed in 4 · 1986–2024
Born 1 June 1946 · Dundee, Scotland, UK
Brian Denis Cox is a Scottish actor. A classically trained Shakespearean actor, he is known for his work on stage and screen. His numerous accolades include two Laurence Olivier Awards, a Primetime Emmy Award, and a Golden Globe Award, as well as a nomination for a British Academy Television Award. In 2003, he was appointed to the Order of the British Empire at the rank of Commander.
Cox trained at the Dundee Repertory Theatre before becoming a founding member of the Royal Lyceum Theatre.…
Awards
On FrameThrower we have: 12 films · 1,004 frames · top-billed in 4 · 1986–2024
- Golden Globe Awards2020
- Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Television Series Drama
- Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie2001
- Commander of the Order of the British Empire
- Order of the British Empire
- Sitges Film Festival Best Actor award2008
- Den Spillende Faun2007
- Lucille Lortel Award for Outstanding Lead Actor1998
- Laurence Olivier Awards
How their films are shot
Measured across 1,004 frames from the 12 films we hold. This is the look of the work Brian takes, not a claim about any single frame — we index the cast of a film, never the people in a shot.
Across the 12 films we hold, 52% of their frames are night, 51% low key — the look of the work Brian takes.
Time of day
Lighting
Shot size
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Mood
Films in the library
Every poster opens that film — stills, cinematography notes and colour palette.
The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim
2024 · Helm Hammerhand (voice)
The Autopsy of Jane Doe
2016 · Tommy Tilden
Anna
2013 · Sebastian
Trick ‘R Treat
2007 · Mr. Kreeg
Strange but True
2019 · Bill
Rise of the Planet of the Apes
2011 · John Landon
Zodiac
2007 · Melvin Belli
Troy
2004 · King Agamemnon
The Ring
2002 · Richard Morgan
25th Hour
2002 · James Brogan
Rushmore
1998 · Dr. Nelson Guggenheim
Manhunter
1986 · Dr. Hannibal Lecktor
Often with
Shared films in this library, not a full filmography.
A reference database for filmmakers
FrameThrower is a fully machine-searchable film database and visual reference library — all 1,004 frames from Brian Cox's 12 films, and 5,000+ films besides, indexed frame by frame and readable by AI. Search it in plain language, from a reference image, or by colour; call it from an API, an MCP server or an SDK. It's the reference layer for making the next movie.