Actor
James Cosmo
Born 24 May 1948 · 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.
Films and shows
- 2026
Voidance1h 27mAgent Polo - 2026
The Morrigan1h 36mFrancis Crowley - 2026
Preschool1h 44mJoe - 2026
Storm Rider: Legend of Hammerhead1h 45mDida - 2025
The Last Redemption2h 2mLord Goran - 2025
Salvable1h 41mWelly - 2025
Can You Hear Me?1h 56mJohnny - 2025
Fear1 seasonAllan Berwick - 2024
The Beast Within1h 37mWaylon - 2024
Nightsleeper1 seasonFraser Warren - 2023
Six Four1 seasonJim Mackie - 2023
The Three Musketeers1h 34mCardinal Richelieu - 2022
My Sailor, My Love1h 42mHoward - 2022
Breath1h 46mNick - 2022
Scrooge: A Christmas Carol1h 37mMr. Fezziwig (voice) - 2022
Karen Pirie2 seasonsBrodie Grant Snr - 2021
Jagame Thandhiram2h 38mPeter Sprott - 2021
The Kindred1h 34mFrank Menzies - 2020
Skylines1h 53mGrant - 2019
Shadow Boxer11mEddie Royce - 2019
Off Grid20mJohn Tanner - 2019
Forget Me Not22mBenedict - 2019
The Hole in the Ground1h 30mDes Brady - 2019
Get Duked!1h 27mFarmer - 2019
TomorrowMr. Charles - 2019
The Name of the Rose1 seasonJorge of Burgos - 2018
Darkness Comes1h 7mPoliceman - 2018
In Darkness1h 40mNiall - 2018
Rogue Trooper: The Quartz Massacre6mNarrator (voice) - 2018
Malevolent1h 29mGrandpa - 2018
Outlaw King2h 2mRobert Bruce Senior - 2018
Ashes in the Snow1h 39mMr. Stakas - 2017
London Heist1h 31mRay - 2017
SS-GB1 seasonHarry Woods - 2017
T2 Trainspotting1h 57mRenton's Father - 2017
Wonder Woman2h 21mFIeld Marshall Haig - 2016
Bunker: Project 121h 37mBrian Balanowsky - 2016
Dark Signal1h 38mAlan - 2016
Breakdown1h 39mAlbert Chapman - 2016
Eliminators1h 35mCooper - 2016
Whisky Galore1h 38mMacalister the Minister - 2016
Ben-Hur2h 5mQuintus Arius - 2016
Monochrome1h 53mRoger Daniels - 2015
Estranged1h 32mAlbert - 2015
The Pyramid Texts1h 33mRay - 2015
Amélia & Duarte9mNarrator (English) - 2015
The Legend of Barney Thomson1h 36mJames Henderson - 2015
Moonwalkers1h 47mDawson - 2014
The Boogeyman34mDr. Harper - 2014
We Still Kill the Old Way1h 34mArthur - 2013
The Golden ScallopJudge Wellington - 2013
Hammer of the Gods1h 39mKing Bagsecg - 2013
Get Lucky1h 26mMr. Zigic - 2013
The Christmas Candle1h 40mHerbert Hopewell - 2013
Justin and the Knights of Valour1h 30mBlucher (voice) - 2012
Citadel1h 25mPriest - 2012
Songs for Amy1h 44mMurdo - 2011
The Glass Man1h 48mPecco - 2011
No Saints for Sinners1h 24m - 2010
Donkeys1h 18mAlfred - 2010
The Santa Incident1h 28mNick - 2010
The Runway1h 41mShutherland - 2010
One Night in Emergency1h - 2010
Outcast1h 38mLaird - 2009
208125mGeorge Bergeron - 2009
The Narnia Code59mNarrator - 2009
The Clan1h 46mHector McKinley - 2008
Futureshock: Comet1h 30mBrenden - 2008
The Color of Magic - Die Reise des Zauberers Teil 11h 3mGalder Weatherwax - 2007
Lives of the Saints1h 37mMr. Karva - 2007
Where Have I Been All Your Life?20mJohn - 2007
The Seeker: The Dark Is Rising1h 39mDawson - 2007
The Last Legion1h 42mHrothgar - 2006
Half Light1h 50mFinlay Murray - 2005
The Adventures of Greyfriars Bobby1h 44mJames Brown - 2005
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe2h 23mFather Christmas - 2005
Little House on the Prairie1 seasonMr. Scott - 2004Man Dancin'2h 33mDonnie McGlone
- 2004
One Last Chance1h 36mBig John - 2004
Troy2h 43mGlaucus - 2004
The Reckoning1h 52mLambert - 2003
Solid Air1h 55mFinn - 2003
Sweet Dreams1h 43mRobert - 2002
Once Upon a Time in the Midlands1h 44mBilly - 2002
The Four Feathers2h 12mCol. Sutch - 2001
All the Queen's Men1h 39mArchie - 2001
To End All Wars1h 48mCol. Stuart McLean - 2000
Reflections Upon the Origin of the Pineapple7m - 2000
The Last of the Blonde Bombshells1h 24mMcNab - 2000
Honest1h 50mTommy Chase - 1999
Billy and Zorba20mZorba - 1999
Sunset Heights1h 33mMacDonald - 1999
The Match1h 35mBilly Bailey - 1999
One More Kiss1h 37mFrank - 1999
Split Second1h 30mDonald Paterson - 1999
Cleopatra1 seasonAgrippa - 1998Golden Wedding28mEddie
- 1998
Babe: Pig in the City1h 36mThelonius (voice) - 1997Santa / Claws7m
- 1997
Ain't Misbehavin'1 seasonMalky Fraser - 1997
Ivanhoe1 seasonCedric - 1996
Trainspotting1h 34mRenton's Father - 1996
Emma2h 1mMr. Weston - 1995
The Key15mGangster - 1995
Braveheart2h 58mCampbell - 1994
Roughnecks2 seasonsTom - 1994
Sin Bin1h 5mJerry - 1991The Sharp End1 seasonCarmichael
- 1990
Treasure Island2h 11mRedruth - 1989
The Nightwatch1hJames Smithson - 1989Winners and Losers1 seasonFrank Kerr
- 1988
Stormy Monday1h 33mTony - 1988
Codename: Kyril3h 28mBonham - 1987
Brond1 seasonPrimo - 1986
Running Scared1 seasonDetective Inspector McNeil - 1986
Biggles1h 48mGerman Soldier - 1986
Highlander1h 56mAngus MacLeod - 1985
Operation Julie3hLongfellow - 1984
The Master of Ballantrae3hHorseman (uncredited) - 1982Living Apart Together1h 29mPriest
- 1981
The Nightmare Man1h 58mSergeant Carch - 1981
The Nightmare Man1 seasonSergeant Carch - 1980
Take the High Road24 seasons - 1979
Thundercloud1 seasonChief Petty Officer Hawkins - 1979
Dick Barton: Special Agent1 seasonJock Anderson - 1974
The Cheviot, the Stag and the Black, Black Oil1h 30mLoch - 1973The Professional50mSgt. Robbins
- 1972The Duna Bull32m
- 1972
Sutherland's Law50mIan Campbell - 1972
The Stone Tape1h 30mCliff Dow - 1972
Young Winston2h 29mOfficer on Train - 1972
Doomwatch1h 32mBob Gillette - 1971
Assault1h 31mDet. Sgt. Beale - 1970
Sovereign's Company1h 18mSenior Under Officer Patterson - 1969
The Virgin Soldiers1h 35mWaller - 1966Ransom for a Pretty Girl1 seasonCharlie Milne
- Hotel Caledonia1h 37mWilliam Pertwee
Follow the DarkGregory Kern