James Cosmo
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Acting
Most recently can be seen in a leading role in the feature film MY SAILOR MY LOVE, directed by Klaus Haro that premiered at the Dublin International Film Festival this year and won the award for Best Irish Feature Film.
Also recently finished filming a leading role in the upcoming series 3 of the Amazon Prime series JACK RYAN, due for release in December this year. He has also just wrapped on a leading role in SIX FOUR, a 4 part miniseries for ITV which is a Scottish adaptation of the Japanese crime novel of the same name.
Can be seen as the role of Farder Coram in the BBC/HBO production of HIS DARK MATERIALS. Also plays Bruce Senior in David Mackenzie’s OUTLAW KING, which premiered at Toronto and London Film Festival in 2018.
Also starred in THE NAME OF THE ROSE opposite John Turturro, which aired on BBC
Notable early film roles: HIGHLANDER, BRAVEHEART, TRAINSPOTTING, THE CHRONICLES OF NARNIA and THE LAST LEGION, THE FOUR FEATHERS and TROY -and more recently the MGM movie due for imminent release of BEN HUR, directed by Timur Bekmambetov and the independent film THE ASHES IN THE SNOW with Bel Powley.
His independent work in film has garnered him two prestigious prizes in recent years – he won the BAFTA Scotland Award for Best Actor for his performance in Morag McKinnon’s DONKEYS, (part of the ADVANCE party Trilogy), and last year won Best Performance in a British Feature Film for his stunning performance in THE PYRAMID TEXTS: http://www.thepyramidtexts.com/Welcome.html
Notable TV includes SONS OF ANARCHY and as Commander Mormont in GAME OF THRONES.
Other recent television work: SHETLAND, the BBC 3 comedy drama STAG, THE DURRELLS, and due for imminent release THE COLLECTION for Amazon and a leading role in the BBC 5 part thriller SS-GB, based on the 1978 novel written by Len Deighton.
Film
| Production | Character | Director | Company |
|---|---|---|---|
THE FORGE | Agent Polo | Marianna Dean | Lowlands Film |
PARALLEL | Gregory Kern | Matthew Tibbenham | Silent D Pictures |
THE MORRIGAN | Francis Crowley | Colum Eastwood | Cowboy Cosmonaut Films |
CAN YOU HEAR ME? | Johnny | Simon Hunter | CYHM |
THE THREE MUSKETEERS | Cardinal Richelieu | Bill Thomas | Picture Perfect/Signature Entertainment |
MY SAILOR MY LOVE | Howard | Klaus Haro | Samson Films |
SKYLINES | Grant | Liam O'Donnell | Mirabelle Pictures Productions |
OUTLAW KING | David Mackenzie | Sigma Films | |
TOMORROW | Mr. Charles | Martha Pinson | |
ASHES IN THE SNOW | Mr Stakas | Marius A.Markevicius | Sorrento Pictures |
THE HOLE IN THE GROUND | Des | Lee Cronin | Savage Productions |
BOYS IN THE WOOD | Farmer | Ninian Doff | Sigma |
WONDER WOMAN | Field Marshall Haig | Patty Jenkins | DC Entertainment |
TRAINSPOTTING 2 | Renton's Father | Danny Boyle | Sony |
IN DARKNESS | Niall | Anthony Byrne | XYZ Films |
THE PYRAMID TEXTS | Ray | Ludwig and Paul Shammasian | Solascope Motion Pictures |
THE LEGEND OF BARNEY THOMPSON | James Henderson | Robert Carlyle | Sigma Films |
BEN-HUR | Quintus | Timur Bekmambetov | MGM/Paramount |
FORGET ME NOT (Short) | Benedict | Keen City | |
MONOCHROME | Roger Daniels | Thomas Lawes | Electric Flix |
CARRIED | Henry | Chris Turner | Miss T Films |
MOONWALKERS | Dawson | Antoine Bardou-Jacquet | Partizan Films |
THE HAMMER OF THE GODS | King Bagsecg | Farren Blackburn | Viking Films |
THE CHRISTMAS CANDLE | Herbert Hopewell | John Stephenson | Pinewood Films |
BREAKDOWN | Albert Chapman | Jonnie Malachi | Screen 360 |
GET LUCKY | Zigic | Sacha Bennett | Gateway Films |
THE GLASS MAN | Pecco | Cristian Solimeno | Tigermoth |
JANUARY | Albert | Adam Levins | Facefilms |
7 SONGS FOR AMY | Murdo | Konrad Begg | Seafaring Films Ltd |
CITADEL | Priest | Ciaran Foy | Sigma Films |
THE RUNWAY | Sutherland | Ian Power | Fastnet Films |
OUTCAST | Laird | Colm McCarthy | Makar Productions Ltd |
DONKEYS | Alfred | Morag McKinnon | Sigma Films |
THE CLAN | Hector McKinley | Lee Hutcheon | Clanfilm Productions |
THE BUM'S RUSH | Big John | Stewart Svaasand | Hero Films |
MANDACIN | Donnie | Norman Stone | Saltire Films |
SOLID AIR | Finn | May Miles Thomas | Elemental Films |
TROY | Gloucus | Wolfgang Petersen | Warner Bros |
ROUNDING UP DONKEYS | Albert | Morag Mackinnon | Warp Films |
WHERE HAVE I BEEN ALL YOUR LIFE (Short) | John | Jim Field Smith | Idiotlamp Productions |
THE DARK IS RISING | Old George | David Cunningham | Fox |
THE LIVES OF SAINTS | Mr Cosmo | Rankin | Dazed Film and TV |
THE LAST LEGION | Hrothgar | Doug Lefler | The Weinstein Company |
GREYFRIARS BOBBY | Brown | John Henderson | Buena Vista |
HALFLIGHT | Finlay Murray | Craig Rosenberg | Lakeshore Entertainment |
THE CHRONICLES OF NARNIA | Father Christmas | Andrew Adamson | Lamp Post Productions |
LITTLE HOUSE ON THE PRAIRIE | Mr Scott |
| Little House (Voice) Inc. |
BILLY AND ZORBA | Zorba | Brian Kirk | Idealworld |
THE MATCH | Bill Bailey | Mike Davis | Rafford Films |
ONE MORE KISS | Frank | Vadim Jean | One More Kiss Prods |
HONEST | Tommy | Dave Stewart | Honest Productions |
TO END ALL WARS | McClean | David Cunningham | Argyll Film Partners |
ALL THE QUEEN'S MEN | Archie | Stefan Ruzlwtzky | Streamline |
FOUR FEATHERS | Colonel Sutch | Shekhar Kapur | Jaffilms |
ONCE UPON A TIME IN THE MIDLANDS | Billy | Shane Meadows | Filmfour |
SKAGERRAK | Robert | Soren Kragh-Jacobsen | Nimbus Film/ Umbrella Productions |
GOLDEN WEDDING | lead | John Tiffany | BBC |
SUNSET HEIGHTS | McDonald | Colm Villa | Metrodome |
AN URBAN GHOST STORY | Minister | Genevieve Joliffe | Living Spirit Pictures |
EMMA | Mr Weston | Doug McGrath | Miramax |
TRAINSPOTTING | Mr Fenton | Danny Boyle | Trainspotting Prods |
BRAVEHEART | Campbell | Mel Gibson | Braveheart Prods |
THE KEY | Gangster | Indigo Films | |
THE FOOL | Mr Bowring | Christine Edzard | Sands Films |
TREASURE ISLAND | Redruth | Fraser Clarke Heston | Agamemnon Films |
STORMY MONDAY | Tony | Mike Figgis | Moving Pic Co |
HIGHLANDER | Angus MaLeod | Russell Mulcahy | EMI |
ASSAULT | Det. Sgt. Beale | Sidney Hayers | Rank |
YOUNG WINSTON | Officer on Train | Richard Attenborough | Columbia |
VIRGIN SOLDIERS | Waller | John Dexter | Columbia |
BATTLE OF BRITAIN | Jamie | Guy Hamilton | United Artists |
Television
| Production | Character | Director | Company |
|---|---|---|---|
KAREN PIRIE S2 | Gareth Bryn | ITV | |
FEAR | Allan Berwick | Justin Chadwick | Amazon Prime |
NIGHTSLEEPER | Fraser | John Hayes, Jamie Magnus Stone | BBC One |
TOM CLANCY'S JACK RYAN | Luca | Various | Amazon Prime Video |
HIS DARK MATERIALS | Farder Coram | Various | HBO / BBC |
THE BAY | Bill | Various | ITV |
THE NAME OF THE ROSE | Jorge | Giacomo Battiato | RAI Radiotelevisione Italiana |
HOLD THE SUNSET | Bob | Sandy Johnson | BBC |
THE DURRELLS | Captain Creech | Roger Golby | ITV |
SS-GB | Harry Woods | Various | BBC |
SHETLAND | Arthur Mclaughlin | Peter Hoar and various | BBC Scotland |
THE COLLECTION | Trouvier | Dearbhla Walsh | Amazon UK |
THE DURRELLS (Series 1, 3) | Captain Creech | Ken Loach | ITV |
STAG | Gameskeeper | Jim Field Smith | BBC |
CASE HISTORIES | Len Lomax | Kenny Glenaan | Ruby Film & TV / BBC |
GAME OF THRONES | Mormont | Various | HBO |
NEW WORLDS | William Goffe | Charles Martin | Company Productions / C4 |
MERLIN | Hengist | David Moore | Shine Ltd/ BBC |
CASTLE | Finn Rourke | Thomas J. Wright | ABC |
FLASHFOWARD | Phillip | Constantine Makris & John Polson | ABC |
THE CASTLE | Marshall Herskovitz | Bedford Falls | |
THE TENTH KINGDOM | Bling Woodsman | Herbie Wise | Carnival Films |
THE LAST OF THE BLONDE BOMBSHELLS | McNab | Gillies Mackinnon | Bombshell Productions |
THE BILL | Patrick Granger | Chris Lovett | Thames TV |
CLEOPATRA | Agrippa | Frank Rodham | Hallmark |
SPLIT SECOND | Donald Paterson | David Blair | BBC |
INSPECTOR REBUS | Cafferty | Maurice Phillips | STV |
BADGER | Charlie Maddock | Paul Harrison | Feel Good Fiction |
BEST OF BOTH WORLDS | William | David Richards | Zenith Productions |
INSPECTOR REBUS II | Cafferty | David Moore | BBC |
MIDSOMER MURDERS | Axeman | Renny Rye | ITV |
COMET | Brendan | Keith Boak | Darlow Smithson / Channel 5 |
THE COLOUR OF MAGIC | Galder Weathermax | Vadim Jean | The Mob Film co/SKY |
HMS THUNDERCLOUD | CPO Hawkins | David Reynolds | YTV |
MIDNIGHT IS A MAN | Davey Scratcherd | Chris McMaster | TVS |
THE NIGHTMARE MAN | Sgt. Carch | Douglas Canfield | BBC |
THE MACKENZIE AFFAIR | Joan Craft | South Pacific TV | |
THE JUSTICE GAME | Glen | Norman Stone | BBC |
WINNERS AND LOSERS | Frank Kerr | Roger Tucker | STV |
BROND | Primo | Michael Caton Jones | Channel 4 |
LOST EMPIRES | Inspector Furness | Alan Grint | Granada |
SWEENEY | Det. Sgt. Davy Freeth | Graham Baker | LWT |
WINGATE | Brigadier Calvert | Bill Hays | BBC |
THE HOUSE ON THE HILL |
| STV | |
EL CID | Sands |
| Granada |
SARACEN | Miekera | Tom Clegg | Euston Films |
THE BILL | D.C.I. Cameron/Patrick Grainger | Various | Thames |
CASUALTY | Tony/John Breckman | Various | BBC |
STAY LUCKY | Bigmac | David Reynolds | YTV |
SHARP END | Carmichael | Brian Parker/David Penn | BBC |
MEDICS |
| Granada | |
RAB C NESBITT | Teacher | Colin Gilbert | BBC |
CASUALTY | Guest Lead | Michael Ferguson/Charles Beeson | BBC |
HEARTBEAT | Matthew Chapman | James Ormerod | YTV |
SOLDIER SOLDIER | Lt. Col. Drysdale | Various | Carlton |
AIN'T MISBEHAVIN' | Big Malky Fraser | Norman Stone | BBC |
IVANHOE | Cedric of Rotherwood | Stuart Orme | BBC |
BAD BOYS | Matt Devlin | John Stroud | BBC |
SIN-BIN | Jerry | Charlie Pattinson/George Case | BBC |
ROUGHNECKS | 2 Series | Sandy Johnson | BBC |
INSPECTOR ALLEYN | Major Ballantyne | John Woods | BBC |
HOUSE OF ELLIOT | James Maxton | Jeremy Gwilt | BBC |
PIG BOY | Reception Officer | Cas Lester | BBC |
BETWEEN THE LINES | Det. Chief Con. Fisher | Peter Norris | BBC |
THE WINDOW CLEANER | John Menzies | Gallus Besom |
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Stage
| Production | Character | Director | Company |
|---|---|---|---|
SHADES | Simon Callow | Albery Theatre |