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Lugar y fecha de nacimiento. Brian Cox (1946 - ) Actor Also: Director Born: June 1, 1946, Dundee, Scotland Education: London Academy of Music and Dramatic Arts Dark and intense, the Scottish-born, stage-trained Cox made an impression in films when he originated the role of Hannibal Lecter in Michael Mann CAZADOR DE HOMBRES (1986), five years before Anthony Hopkins turn in EL SILENCIO DE LOS INOCENTES (1991). After getting his start in Scotland in the early 1960s, Cox moved to England and made his London debut in 1967 as Orlando in Shakespeare's As You Like It. He spent much of the '70s onstage at various London theaters (the Garrick, Olivier, Royal Court, National), as well as appearing in regional productions throughout the UK. Cox made his Broadway debut opposite Glenda Jackson in Strange Interlude (1985) and later that year recreated his acclaimed performance in Rat in the Skull off-Broadway at the Public Theater. He has also directed The Man with a Flower in His Mouth ( 1973), The Stronger (1973) y I Love My Love (1982) for the London stage. Cox made his TV bow as Laurent in the dark, terrifying PBS version of THERESE RAQUIN (1981), co-starring Kate Nelligan. He has since appeared in several TV-movies, miniseries, and specials, both in England and the US. Cox's TV-films have included supporting Laurence Olivier in EL REY LEAR (1984), Jaclyn Smith in FLORENCE NIGHTINGALE (NBC, 1985) and Stefanie Powers in BERYL MARKHAM: A SHADOW ON THE SUN (CBS, 1988). He won acclaim as a closeted gay father in THE LOST LANGUAGE OF CRANES (PBS, 1992). Cox, who has taught drama, also hosted Brian Cox on Acting in Tragedy (A&E, 1992). While his film work has been sporadic, Cox has played a diverse array of characters. He made his debut as Trotsky in NICHOLAS AND ALEXANDRA (1971) and appeared as Alan Bates' younger brother in Lindsay Anderson IN CELEBRATION (1975). It was over a decade later that Cox played serial killer Hannibal Lecter in CAZADOR DE HOMBRES (1986). He essayed a policeman investigating a plot to kill the British prime minister in the 1990 political drama AGENDA SECRETA (1990) and a wealthy supporter of the title character's rival in IRON WILL (1994). Cox's next three feature appearances were in historical dramas. He appeared in the 1994 Danish film THE PRINCE OF JUTLAND, which purportedly told the true story upon which Shakespeare based Hamlet. Cox donned kilts for Michael Caton-Jones' ROB ROY (1995) and Mel Gibson CORAZON VALIENTE (1995).
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