Actor
James Cosmo
Known for Acting
Born 1948-05-24 in Clydebank, West Dunbartonshire, Scotland, UK
Age 78
Mostly Science Fiction, Thriller
1Films in catalog
119Credits
1969 to 2026Years active
72Trailers on Reactr
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.
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The Morrigan
2026 · Trailer
as Francis Crowley
Preschool
2026 · Trailer
as Joe
Storm Rider: Legend of Hammerhead
2026 · Trailer
as Dida
Can You Hear Me?
2025 · Trailer
as Johnny
Salvable
2025 · Trailer
as Welly
The Last Redemption
2025 · Trailer
as Lord Goran
The Beast Within
2024 · Trailer
as Waylon
The Three Musketeers
2023 · Trailer
as Cardinal Richelieu
Scrooge: A Christmas Carol
2022 · Trailer
as Mr. Fezziwig (voice)
My Sailor, My Love
2022 · Trailer
as Howard
Breath
2022 · Trailer
as Nick
The Kindred
2021 · Trailer
as Frank Menzies
Jagame Thandhiram
2021
as Peter Sprott
Skylines
2020 · Trailer
as Grant
Off Grid
2019
as John Tanner
Forget Me Not
2019
as Benedict
Tomorrow
2019 · Trailer
as Mr. Charles
Get Duked!
2019 · Trailer
as Farmer
The Hole in the Ground
2019 · Trailer
as Des Brady
Shadow Boxer
2019
as Eddie Royce
Malevolent
2018 · Trailer
as Grandpa
Ashes in the Snow
2018 · Trailer
as Mr. Stakas
Outlaw King
2018 · Trailer
as Robert Bruce Senior
In Darkness
2018 · Trailer
as Niall
Darkness Comes
2018
as Policeman
Rogue Trooper: The Quartz Massacre
2018
as Narrator (voice)
London Heist
2017 · Trailer
as Ray
Wonder Woman
2017 · Trailer
as FIeld Marshall Haig
T2 Trainspotting
2017 · Trailer
as Renton's Father
Eliminators
2016 · Trailer
as Cooper
Monochrome
2016 · Trailer
as Roger Daniels
Ben-Hur
2016 · Trailer
as Quintus Arius
Whisky Galore
2016 · Trailer
as Macalister the Minister
Dark Signal
2016 · Trailer
as Alan
Breakdown
2016 · Trailer
as Albert Chapman
Bunker: Project 12
2016 · Trailer
as Brian Balanowsky
Estranged
2015 · Trailer
as Albert
The Legend of Barney Thomson
2015 · Trailer
as James Henderson
The Pyramid Texts
2015
as Ray
Amélia & Duarte
2015 · Trailer
as Narrator (English)
Moonwalkers
2015 · Trailer
as Dawson
We Still Kill the Old Way
2014 · Trailer
as Arthur
The Boogeyman
2014 · Trailer
as Dr. Harper
The Christmas Candle
2013
as Herbert Hopewell
Justin and the Knights of Valour
2013 · Trailer
as Blucher (voice)
Get Lucky
2013 · Trailer
as Mr. Zigic
Hammer of the Gods
2013 · Trailer
as King Bagsecg
The Golden Scallop
2013
as Judge Wellington
Songs for Amy
2012
as Murdo
Citadel
2012 · Trailer
as Priest
The Glass Man
2011 · Trailer
as Pecco
No Saints for Sinners
2011
Outcast
2010 · Trailer
as Laird
The Santa Incident
2010 · Teaser
as Nick
Donkeys
2010
as Alfred
The Runway
2010
as Shutherland
One Night in Emergency
2010 · Trailer
2081
2009
as George Bergeron
The Narnia Code
2009
as Narrator
The Clan
2009
as Hector McKinley
Futureshock: Comet
2008
as Brenden
The Color of Magic - Die Reise des Zauberers Teil 1
2008
as Galder Weatherwax
Where Have I Been All Your Life?
2007
as John
The Seeker: The Dark Is Rising
2007 · Trailer
as Dawson
The Last Legion
2007 · Trailer
as Hrothgar
Lives of the Saints
2007
as Mr. Karva
Half Light
2006 · Trailer
as Finlay Murray
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
2005 · Trailer
as Father Christmas
The Adventures of Greyfriars Bobby
2005
as James Brown
Troy
2004 · Trailer
as Glaucus
One Last Chance
2004
as Big John
The Reckoning
2004 · Trailer
as Lambert
Man Dancin'
2004
as Donnie McGlone
Solid Air
2003
as Finn
Sweet Dreams
2003
as Robert
The Four Feathers
2002 · Trailer
as Col. Sutch
Once Upon a Time in the Midlands
2002 · Trailer
as Billy
All the Queen's Men
2001 · Trailer
as Archie
To End All Wars
2001 · Trailer
as Col. Stuart McLean
The Last of the Blonde Bombshells
2000 · Trailer
as McNab
Reflections Upon the Origin of the Pineapple
2000
Honest
2000 · Trailer
as Tommy Chase
One More Kiss
1999
as Frank
Split Second
1999
as Donald Paterson
Billy and Zorba
1999
as Zorba
The Match
1999 · Trailer
as Billy Bailey
Sunset Heights
1999
as MacDonald
Babe: Pig in the City
1998 · Trailer
as Thelonius (voice)
Golden Wedding
1998
as Eddie
Santa / Claws
1997
Emma
1996 · Trailer
as Mr. Weston
Trainspotting
1996 · Trailer
as Renton's Father
The Key
1995
as Gangster
Braveheart
1995 · Trailer
as Campbell
Sin Bin
1994
as Jerry
The Fool
1990
as Mr. Bowring
Treasure Island
1990
as Redruth
The Nightwatch
1989
as James Smithson
Stormy Monday
1988 · Trailer
as Tony
Biggles
1986 · Trailer
as German Soldier
Highlander
1986 · Trailer
as Angus MacLeod
Operation Julie
1985
as Longfellow
The Master of Ballantrae
1984
as Horseman (uncredited)
Living Apart Together
1982
as Priest
The Nightmare Man
1981
as Sergeant Carch
The Cheviot, the Stag and the Black, Black Oil
1974
as Loch
The Professional
1973
as Sgt. Robbins
The Stone Tape
1972 · Trailer
as Cliff Dow
Sutherland's Law
1972
as Ian Campbell
Young Winston
1972 · Trailer
as Officer on Train
Doomwatch
1972 · Trailer
as Bob Gillette
The Duna Bull
1972
Assault
1971 · Trailer
as Det. Sgt. Beale
Sovereign's Company
1970
as Senior Under Officer Patterson
The Virgin Soldiers
1969 · Trailer
as Waller
Battle of Britain
1969 · Trailer
as Jamie
Hotel Caledonia
Release date to be announced
as William Pertwee
Follow the Dark
Release date to be announced · Teaser
as Gregory Kern
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