James Cosmo

James Cosmo MBE
James Cosmo at the TGS SpringBreak event in France, in April 2014.
Born	James Ronald Gordon Copeland Clydebank, Dumbartonshire, UK
Years active	1965–present
Spouse(s)	Annie Harris (m. 2000)
Children	Findlay Cosmo Ethan Cosmo

James Ronald Gordon Copeland MBE , known professionally as James Cosmo, is a British film and television actor known for his appearances in films including Highlander, Braveheart, Trainspotting, Troy, The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, Ben-Hur and Wonder Woman, as well as television series such as Game of Thrones, Sons of Anarchy, and His Dark Materials. On 3 January 2017 Cosmo entered the nineteenth series of Celebrity Big Brother; on Day 19 of the series he won a pass to the final on 3 February 2017 and finished in fourth place.

Early life

James Cosmo was born in Clydebank, near Glasgow, the son of actor James Copeland.

Career

Cosmo is best known for his film roles as Angus MacLeod in Highlander, Campbell in Braveheart and as Father Christmas in the adaptation of The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe. Over the years he has also had roles in other films such as Trainspotting, The Last Legion, 2081. He appeared in Troy with future Game of Thrones cast members Sean Bean and Julian Glover. He also appeared in Take the High Road as Alex Geddes from 1982 until 1983. He appeared as Lieutenant colonel Philip Drysdale in the 7th series of Soldier, Soldier. He recently portrayed Jeor Mormont, Lord Commander of the Night's Watch, in the acclaimed HBO series Game of Thrones. He appeared alongside Craig Fairbrass, Bruce Payne, Emmett Scanlan, Olivia Grant and Tamer Hassan in the thriller Breakdown.

He is a patron of the charity Chance for Childhood.

James Cosmo's upcoming action thriller black comedy gangster movie 'Jagame Thandhiram', written and directed by Karthik Subbaraj. The movie features Dhanush and Aishwarya Lekshmi in lead roles.

Filmography

Other projects

• The Extraordinary Adventures of G.A. Henty: In Freedom's Cause – 2014
• Darksiders 2

Film

• Battle of Britain (1969)
• The Virgin Soldiers (1969)
• Assault (1971)
• Doomwatch (1972)
• Young Winston (1972)
• Living Apart Together (1982)
• Highlander (1986)
• Stormy Monday (1988)
• The Fool (1990)
• Braveheart (1995)
• Trainspotting (1996)
• Emma (1996)
• One More Kiss (1999)
• The Match (1999)
• Honest (2000)
• To End All Wars (2001)
• All the Queen's Men (2001)
• Once Upon a Time in the Midlands (2002)
• The Reckoning (2003)
• Man Dancin' (2003)
• Troy (2004)
• The Adventures of Greyfriars Bobby (2005)
• The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (2005)
• Half Light (2006)
• The Lives of The Saints (2006)
• The Last Legion (2007)
• The Seeker: The Dark is Rising (2007)
• Free Jimmy (2008)
• 2081 (2009)
• The Glass Man (2011)
• Songs for Amy (2012)
• No Saints for Sinners (2012)
• Citadel (2012)
• Hammer of the Gods (2013)
• Justin and the Knights of Valour (2013)
• The Christmas Candle (2013)
• The Golden Scallop (2013)
• Breakdown (2014)
• We Still Kill the Old Way (2014)
• Tomorrow (2015)
• Moonwalkers (2015)
• The Legend of Barney Thomson (2015)
• The Pyramid Texts (2015)
• Estranged (2015)

Television

• UFO: "Reflections in the Water" (1971)
• The Thirteenth Reunion-1980, Willis (billed as James Cosmos)
• Take the High Road as Alex Geddes (1982–1983)
• Brond
• Futureshock: Comet Impact
• The Borderers
• The Persuaders!
• Quiller
• The Stone Tape
• Sutherland's Law
• Warship
• Survivors
• The Standard
• The Sweeney
• The 10th Kingdom
• The Professionals
• The Nightmare Man
• Minder
• Fairly Secret Army
• C.A.T.S. Eyes
• The Sharp End
• Taggart
• Casualty (1989, 1993)
• Between The Lines
• Soldier Soldier
• Rebus
• Roughnecks
• Ivanhoe (1997)
• The Bill
• The Colour of Magic
• Midsomer Murders
• Merlin
• FlashForward
• Castle: "Sucker Punch" (2010)
• Sons of Anarchy as Father Kellan Ashby (2010)
• Game of Thrones as Jeor Mormont (2011–2013)
• Silent Witness: "Paradise Lost" (2012)
• Darksiders II Commercial: "The Last Sermon" (2012)
• Case Histories (2013)
• Hammer House of Horror

External links

• James Cosmo at the Internet Movie Database