James Cosmo
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.
Movies (111)
Voidance
2026
The Morrigan
2026
Preschool
2026
Storm Rider: Legend of Hammerhead
2026
Can You Hear Me?
2025
Salvable
2025
The Last Redemption
2025
The Beast Within
2024
The Three Musketeers
2023
Scrooge: A Christmas Carol
2022
My Sailor, My Love
2022
Breath
2022
The Kindred
2021
Jagame Thandhiram
2021
Skylines
2020
Off Grid
2019
Forget Me Not
2019
Tomorrow
2019
Get Duked!
2019
The Hole in the Ground
2019
Shadow Boxer
2019
Malevolent
2018
Ashes in the Snow
2018
Outlaw King
2018
In Darkness
2018
Darkness Comes
2018
Rogue Trooper: The Quartz Massacre
2018
London Heist
2017
Wonder Woman
2017
T2 Trainspotting
2017
Eliminators
2016
Monochrome
2016
Ben-Hur
2016
Whisky Galore
2016
Dark Signal
2016
Breakdown
2016
Bunker: Project 12
2016
Estranged
2015
The Legend of Barney Thomson
2015
The Pyramid Texts
2015
Amélia & Duarte
2015
Moonwalkers
2015
We Still Kill the Old Way
2014
The Boogeyman
2014
The Christmas Candle
2013
Justin and the Knights of Valour
2013
Get Lucky
2013
Hammer of the Gods
2013
The Golden Scallop
2013
Songs for Amy
2012
Citadel
2012
The Glass Man
2011
No Saints for Sinners
2011
Outcast
2010
The Santa Incident
2010
Donkeys
2010
The Runway
2010
One Night in Emergency
2010
2081
2009
The Narnia Code
2009
The Clan
2009
Futureshock: Comet
2008
The Color of Magic - Die Reise des Zauberers Teil 1
2008
Where Have I Been All Your Life?
2007
The Seeker: The Dark Is Rising
2007
The Last Legion
2007
Lives of the Saints
2007
Half Light
2006
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
2005
The Adventures of Greyfriars Bobby
2005
Troy
2004
One Last Chance
2004
The Reckoning
2004
Solid Air
2003
Sweet Dreams
2003
The Four Feathers
2002
Once Upon a Time in the Midlands
2002
All the Queen's Men
2001
To End All Wars
2001
The Last of the Blonde Bombshells
2000
Honest
2000
One More Kiss
1999
Split Second
1999
Billy and Zorba
1999
The Match
1999
Sunset Heights
1999
Babe: Pig in the City
1998
Emma
1996
Trainspotting
1996
The Key
1995
Braveheart
1995
Sin Bin
1994
Treasure Island
1990
The Nightwatch
1989
Stormy Monday
1988
Codename: Kyril
1988
Biggles
1986
Highlander
1986
Operation Julie
1985
The Master of Ballantrae
1984
The Nightmare Man
1981
The Cheviot, the Stag and the Black, Black Oil
1974
The Stone Tape
1972
Sutherland's Law
1972
Young Winston
1972
Doomwatch
1972
Assault
1971
Sovereign's Company
1970
The Virgin Soldiers
1969
Battle of Britain
1969
Follow the Dark
TV Shows (67)
Talamasca: The Secret Order
2025
Hostage
2025
Fear
2025
Nightsleeper
2024
Highland Cops
2023
Six Four
2023
Karen Pirie
2022
His Dark Materials
2019
Chernobyl
2019
The Bay
2019
The Name of the Rose
2019
Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan
2018
Hold the Sunset
2018
SS-GB
2017
The Durrells
2016
Stag
2016
New Worlds
2014
Shetland
2013
Death in Paradise
2011
Case Histories
2011
Game of Thrones
2011
FlashForward
2009
Castle
2009
Merlin
2008
Sons of Anarchy
2008
The Colour of Magic
2008
Little Hourse
2005
Celebrity Big Brother
2001
Rebus
2000
Rebus
2000
Easter Tales
2000
Cleopatra
1999
Ain't Misbehavin'
1997
Midsomer Murders
1997
Ivanhoe
1997
Roughnecks
1994
Heartbeat
1992
The House of Eliott
1991
The Justice Game
1989
Crossbow
1987
Casualty
1986
Casualty
1986
Running Scared
1986
Super Gran
1985
Lytton's Diary
1985
Screen Two
1985
The Bill
1984
Scarecrow and Mrs. King
1983
Taggart
1983
House on the Hill
1981
The Nightmare Man
1981
Hammer House of Horror
1980
Take the High Road
1980
Minder
1979
Thundercloud
1979
Kidnapped
1979
Dick Barton: Special Agent
1979
Strangers
1978
The Professionals
1977
Survivors
1975
The Sweeney
1975
Churchill's People
1974
The Persuaders!
1971
UFO
1970
ITV Playhouse
1967
The Wednesday Play
1964
Dr. Finlay's Casebook
1962