James Cosmo
- Known for
- Acting
- 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.
Known for
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- 2026Follow the Dark as Gregory Kern
- 2026Hotel Caledonia as William Pertwee
- 2026Voidance as Agent Polo
- 2026The Morrigan as Francis Crowley
- 2026Preschool as Joe
- 2026Storm Rider: Legend of Hammerhead as Dida
- 2025Can You Hear Me? as Johnny
- 2025Salvable as Welly
- 2025The Last Redemption as Lord Goran
- 2024The Beast Within as Waylon
- 2023The Three Musketeers as Cardinal Richelieu
- 2022Scrooge: A Christmas Carol as Mr. Fezziwig (voice)
- 2022My Sailor, My Love as Howard
- 2022Breath as Nick
- 2021The Kindred as Frank Menzies
- 2021Jagame Thandhiram as Peter Sprott
- 2020Skylines as Grant
- 2019Off Grid as John Tanner
- 2019Forget Me Not as Benedict
- 2019Tomorrow as Mr. Charles
- 2019Get Duked! as Farmer
- 2019The Hole in the Ground as Des Brady
- 2019Shadow Boxer as Eddie Royce
- 2018Malevolent as Grandpa
- 2018Ashes in the Snow as Mr. Stakas
- 2018Outlaw King as Robert Bruce Senior
- 2018In Darkness as Niall
- 2018Darkness Comes as Policeman
- 2018Rogue Trooper: The Quartz Massacre as Narrator (voice)
- 2017London Heist as Ray
- 2017Wonder Woman as FIeld Marshall Haig
- 2017T2 Trainspotting as Renton's Father
- 2016Eliminators as Cooper
- 2016Monochrome as Roger Daniels
- 2016Ben-Hur as Quintus Arius
- 2016Whisky Galore as Macalister the Minister
- 2016Dark Signal as Alan
- 2016Breakdown as Albert Chapman
- 2016Bunker: Project 12 as Brian Balanowsky
- 2015Estranged as Albert
- 2015The Legend of Barney Thomson as James Henderson
- 2015The Pyramid Texts as Ray
- 2015Amélia & Duarte as Narrator (English)
- 2015Moonwalkers as Dawson
- 2014We Still Kill the Old Way as Arthur
- 2014The Boogeyman as Dr. Harper
- 2013The Christmas Candle as Herbert Hopewell
- 2013Justin and the Knights of Valour as Blucher (voice)
- 2013Get Lucky as Mr. Zigic
- 2013Hammer of the Gods as King Bagsecg
- 2013The Golden Scallop as Judge Wellington
- 2012Songs for Amy as Murdo
- 2012Citadel as Priest
- 2011The Glass Man as Pecco
- 2011No Saints for Sinners
- 2010Outcast as Laird
- 2010The Santa Incident as Nick
- 2010Donkeys as Alfred
- 2010The Runway as Shutherland
- 2010The Color of Magic 2in1 as Galder Weatherwax
- 2010One Night in Emergency
- 20092081 as George Bergeron
- 2009The Narnia Code as Narrator
- 2009The Clan as Hector McKinley
- 2008Futureshock: Comet as Brenden
- 2008The Color of Magic - Die Reise des Zauberers Teil 1 as Galder Weatherwax
- 2007Where Have I Been All Your Life? as John
- 2007The Seeker: The Dark Is Rising as Dawson
- 2007The Last Legion as Hrothgar
- 2007Lives of the Saints as Mr. Karva
- 2006Half Light as Finlay Murray
- 2005The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe as Father Christmas
- 2005The Adventures of Greyfriars Bobby as James Brown
- 2004Troy as Glaucus
- 2004One Last Chance as Big John
- 2004The Reckoning as Lambert
- 2004Man Dancin' as Donnie McGlone
- 2003Solid Air as Finn
- 2003Sweet Dreams as Robert
- 2002The Four Feathers as Col. Sutch
- 2002Once Upon a Time in the Midlands as Billy
- 2001All the Queen's Men as Archie
- 2001To End All Wars as Col. Stuart McLean
- 2000The Last of the Blonde Bombshells as McNab
- 2000Reflections Upon the Origin of the Pineapple
- 2000Honest as Tommy Chase
- 2000Tales from the Madhouse as The Centurion
- 1999One More Kiss as Frank
- 1999Split Second as Donald Paterson
- 1999Billy and Zorba as Zorba
- 1999The Match as Billy Bailey
- 1999Sunset Heights as MacDonald
- 1998Babe: Pig in the City as Thelonius (voice)
- 1998Golden Wedding as Eddie
- 1997Santa / Claws
- 1996Emma as Mr. Weston
- 1996Trainspotting as Renton's Father
- 1995The Key as Gangster
- 1995Braveheart as Campbell
- 1994Sin Bin as Jerry
- 1990The Fool as Mr. Bowring
- 1990Treasure Island as Redruth
- 1989The Nightwatch as James Smithson
- 1988Stormy Monday as Tony
- 1988Codename: Kyril as Bonham
- 1986Biggles as German Soldier
- 1986Highlander as Angus MacLeod
- 1985Operation Julie as Longfellow
- 1984The Master of Ballantrae as Horseman (uncredited)
- 1982Living Apart Together as Priest
- 1981The Nightmare Man as Sergeant Carch
- 1974The Cheviot, the Stag and the Black, Black Oil as Loch
- 1973The Professional as Sgt. Robbins
- 1972The Stone Tape as Cliff Dow
- 1972Sutherland's Law as Ian Campbell
- 1972Young Winston as Officer on Train
- 1972Doomwatch as Bob Gillette
- 1972The Duna Bull
- 1971Assault as Det. Sgt. Beale
- 1970Sovereign's Company as Senior Under Officer Patterson
- 1969The Virgin Soldiers as Waller
- 1969Battle of Britain as Jamie