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Acting · 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
- Storm Rider: Legend of Hammerhead — Dida2026
- The Morrigan — Francis Crowley2026
- Preschool — Joe2026
- Voidance — Agent Polo2026
- Can You Hear Me? — Johnny2025
- The Last Redemption — Lord Goran2025
- Salvable — Welly2025
- Fear — Allan Berwick2025
- Hostage — Max Dalton2025
- Talamasca: The Secret Order — Director Houseman2025
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Key facts
- Born
- James Ronald Gordon Copeland , 1947 (age 78 – 79), Dumbarton , Dunbartonshire , Scotland
- Years active
- 1965–present
- Spouse
- Annie Harris ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 2000 )
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- James Cosmo 2014 (cropped).jpg
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- date of birth
- 1948-05-24
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- James Cosmo
- start of work period
- 1965-00-00
- birth name
- James Ronald Gordon Copeland
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Cosmo in 2014 James Ronald Gordon Copeland (born 1947), known professionally as James Cosmo, is a Scottish actor. Known for his character work, he has played supporting roles in films such as Highlander (1986), Braveheart (1995), Trainspotting (1996), Troy (2004), The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (2005), Ben-Hur (2016), and Wonder Woman (2017). On television, he appeared as Father Kellan Ashby on the third season of Sons of Anarchy (2010), Jeor Mormont on HBO's Game of Thrones (2011–2013), Farder Coram in the BBC series His Dark Materials (2019), and Luka Gocharov on the third season of Amazon Prime's Jack Ryan (2022). Cosmo appeared as a contestant on the nineteenth series of Celebrity Big Brother in 2017, finishing in fourth place.
Early life