James Cosmo

James Cosmo
James Cosmo at the TGS SpringBreak event in France, in April 2014.
Born	24 May 1948 Clydebank, West Dumbartonshire, Scotland
Nationality	Scottish
Years active	1965–present
Spouse(s)	Annie Harris (2000–present)
Children	Findlay Cosmo Ethan Cosmo

James Cosmo (born 24 May 1948) is a Scottish actor known for his appearances in films such as Highlander, Braveheart, The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, Trainspotting and Troy, and for his appearances in television series such as Game of Thrones.

Early life

James Cosmo was born in Clydebank, West Dumbartonshire, Scotland and attended Hartfield primary school in Dumbarton, the son of actor James Copeland.^[1]

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 and 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 seventh 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 is currently involved in the filming of the thriller Breakdown in which he appears alongside Craig Fairbrass, Bruce Payne, Emmett Scanlan, Olivia Grant and Tamer Hassan.

Filmography

Other projects

• The Extraordinary Adventures of G.A. Henty: In Freedom's Cause – 2014
• Darksiders 2^[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)
• The Legend of Barney Thomson (2015)
• Ben-Hur (2016)
• Tomorrow (2016)
• Whisky Galore! (2016)

Television

• UFO: "Reflections in the Water" (1971)
• Dick Barton - Special Agent (1979)
• Hammer House of Horror, "The Thirteenth Reunion" (1980) - Willis (billed as James Cosmos)
• Take the High Road - 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)
• Stag (2016)
• Canned Carrott (as a prisoner in 'The Detectives' sketch series 2, episode 1. 1991)
• Shetland as Arthur McCall (2016)

References

1. "James Cosmo Biography (1948–)". Filmreference.com. Retrieved 18 November 2015.
2. John Gaudiosi (18 April 2012). "Comic-Con 2012: Actor James Cosmo Talks Game of Thrones, Brave, And Darksiders II". Forbes. Retrieved 12 November 2012.

External links

• James Cosmo at the Internet Movie Database