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Charlie Cox, born Charles Thomas Cox on December 15, 1982, is a male actor who works in film, stage, and television. He was born in Westminster, also described as London, England, and holds citizenship in the United Kingdom and the United States. He speaks English and is a Catholic.
Cox was educated at Sherborne School and the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School. His professional career began in 2002. He resides in Connecticut and has two children. He participated in the Ice Bucket Challenge.
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Film & TV
London, England, UK
Charlie Thomas Cox (born 15 December 1982) is an English actor. He is known for portraying Matt Murdock / Daredevil in seven projects of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, leading the television series Daredevil (2015–2018) and Daredevil: Born Again (2025–present). Cox portrayed Owen Sleater in the second and third seasons of HBO's Boardwalk Empire (2011–2012) and Jonathan Hellyer Jones in the 2014…
Known for
- Daredevil: Born Again Official Podcast — Self - Matt Murdock / Daredevil, Executive Producer2026
- Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 — Gustave2026
- Merv — Russ Owens2025
- Daredevil: Born Again — Matt Murdock / Daredevil2025
- Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man — Daredevil (voice)2025
- Adults — Mr. Teacher2025
- Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Echo — Self - Matt Murdock / Daredevil2024
- Echo — Daredevil / Matt Murdock2024
- Hot Ones Versus — Self2024
- Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of She-Hulk: Attorney at Law — Self2022
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Key facts
- Born
- Charles Thomas Cox , ( 1982-12-15 ) 15 December 1982 (age 43) , London, England
- Education
- Bristol Old Vic Theatre School
- Occupation
- Actor
- Years active
- 2002–present
- Spouse
- Samantha Thomas, ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 2018 )
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Family name
- Cox
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom
- Place of birth
- Westminster
- Occupation
- television actor
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- English language
- Religion
- Catholicism
- Participant in
- Ice Bucket Challenge
- Official website
- www.unitedagents.co.uk/charlie-cox
- Image
- Charlie Cox 02 (29327255635) (cropped).jpg
- Number of children
- 2
- Residence
- Connecticut
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- date of birth
- 1982-01-01
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- Charlie Cox
- birth name
- Charles Thomas Cox
- start of work period
- 2002-00-00
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- Charlie Cox
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Encyclopedic overview
Charles Thomas Cox (born 15 December 1982) is an English actor. He is known for portraying Matt Murdock / Daredevil in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, including the television series Daredevil (2015–2018) and Daredevil: Born Again (2025–present).
Cox portrayed Owen Sleater in the second and third seasons of HBO's Boardwalk Empire (2011–2012) and Jonathan Hellyer Jones in the 2014 film The Theory of Everything. More recently, he starred in the RTÉ drama series Kin (2021–2023) and the Netflix spy miniseries Treason (2022). Cox's breakout role was as Tristan Thorn in the 2007 fantasy film Stardust, one of a series of roles he had in predominantly British productions during the first decade of his career. He made his West End debut the following year in a revival of the Harold Pinter plays The Lover and The Collection. Following his successes on-screen in the 2010s, he acted in a 2019 stage production of Harold Pinter's Betrayal, first in the West End and then on Broadway. He made his video game debut in 2025 as Gustave in Clair Obscur: Expedition 33.
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