James Cosmo
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia James Cosmos is 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 films such as Trainspotting, The Last Legion, Troy, and 2081 . He also appeared in Take the High Road as Alex Geddes from 1982-83. 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.
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- Born:
- May 24, 1948 In Clydebank - West Dunbartonshire - Scotland - UK
- Movie/TV Credits:
- 138
- First Appeared:
- In the series The Choice
- Latest Project:
- Series Nightsleeper 2024-09-15
Known For
Filmography
| Series | The Choice | 2025 | |
| Movie | The Last Redemption | Lord Goran | 2025 |
| Series | Fear | 2025 | |
| Movie | Hotel Caledonia | William Pertwee | 2025 |
| Movie | Storm Rider: Legend of Hammerhead | Dida | 2025 |
| Movie | Can You Hear Me? | Johnny | 2024-06-14 |
| Series | Nightsleeper | Fraser Warren | 2024-09-15 |
| Series | Six Four | Bill Mackie | 2023-03-30 |
| Movie | The Three Musketeers | Cardinal Richelieu | 2023-03-23 |
| Movie | My Sailor My Love | Howard | 2022-09-30 |
| Movie | Scrooge: A Christmas Carol | Mr. Fezziwig (voice) | 2022-11-18 |
| Movie | Breath | Nick | 2022-01-10 |
| Movie | The Kindred | Frank Menzies | 2021-12-28 |
| Movie | Jagame Thandhiram | Peter Sprott | 2021-06-18 |
| Movie | Skylines | Grant | 2020-10-25 |
| Series | His Dark Materials | Farder Coram | 2019-11-03 |
| Movie | Tomorrow | Mr. Charles | 2019-09-27 |
| Movie | The Hole in the Ground | Des Brady | 2019-03-01 |
| Movie | Get Duked! | Farmer | 2019-03-08 |
| Series | The Name of the Rose | Jorge of Burgos | 2019-03-04 |
| Series | Hold the Sunset | Bob | 2018-02-18 |
| Movie | In Darkness | Niall | 2018-05-25 |
| Movie | Outlaw King | Robert Bruce Senior | 2018-09-06 |
| Movie | Darkness Comes | Policeman | 2018-05-15 |
| Movie | Rogue Trooper: The Quartz Massacre | Narrator | 2018-05-01 |
| Movie | Ashes in the Snow | Mr. Stakas | 2018-10-12 |
| Movie | Malevolent | Grandpa | 2018-12-13 |
| Movie | Wonder Woman | FIeld Marshall Haig | 2017-05-30 |
| Series | SS-GB | Harry Woods | 2017-02-19 |
| Movie | London Heist | Ray | 2017-06-17 |
| Movie | T2 Trainspotting | Renton's Father | 2017-01-27 |
| Movie | Bunker: Project 12 | Brian Balanowsky | 2016-01-08 |
| Movie | Whisky Galore | Macalister the Minister | 2016-06-26 |
| Movie | Eliminators | Cooper | 2016-12-06 |
| Movie | Monochrome | Roger Daniels | 2016-10-01 |
| Movie | Ben-Hur | Quintus Arius | 2016-08-17 |
| Movie | Dark Signal | Alan | 2016-05-30 |
| Movie | Breakdown | Albert Chapman | 2016-01-15 |
| Movie | The Pyramid Texts | Ray | 2015-06-19 |
| Movie | Estranged | Albert | 2015-08-28 |
| Movie | Moonwalkers | Dawson | 2015-03-14 |
| Movie | Amélia & Duarte | Narrator (English) | 2015-05-21 |
| Movie | The Legend of Barney Thomson | James Henderson | 2015-07-24 |
| Movie | We Still Kill the Old Way | Arthur | 2014-12-12 |
| Series | New Worlds | Unknown | 2014-04-01 |
| Movie | The Boogeyman | Dr. Harper | 2014-07-01 |
| Movie | Hammer of the Gods | King Bagsecg | 2013-07-05 |
| Movie | The Christmas Candle | Herbert Hopewell | 2013-11-22 |
| Movie | Justin and the Knights of Valour | Blucher (voice) | 2013-08-09 |
| Movie | Get Lucky | Mr. Zigic | 2013-08-08 |
| Movie | The Golden Scallop | Judge Wellington | 2013-01-01 |
| Movie | Citadel | Priest | 2012-03-11 |
| Movie | Songs for Amy | Murdo | 2012-05-02 |
| Movie | The Glass Man | Pecco | 2011-08-26 |
| Series | Game of Thrones | Jeor Mormont | 2011-04-17 |
| Movie | No Saints for Sinners | 2011-01-01 | |
| Movie | One Night in Emergency | 2010-01-04 | |
| Movie | Outcast | Laird | 2010-12-10 |
| Movie | The Santa Incident | Nick | 2010-12-09 |
| Movie | Donkeys | Alfred | 2010-10-08 |
| Movie | The Runway | Shutherland | 2010-07-10 |
| Movie | 2081 | George Bergeron | 2009-05-29 |
| Movie | The Narnia Code | Narrator | 2009-04-09 |
| Series | Castle | Finn Rourke | 2009-03-09 |
| Series | FlashForward | Phillip | 2009-09-24 |
| Movie | Futureshock: Comet | Brenden | 2008-01-02 |
| Series | The Colour of Magic | Galder Weatherwax | 2008-03-23 |
| Movie | Lives of the Saints | Mr. Karva | 2007-01-26 |
| Movie | The Seeker: The Dark Is Rising | Dawson | 2007-10-05 |
| Movie | The Last Legion | Hrothgar | 2007-04-19 |
| Movie | Free Jimmy | HudMaSpecs (voice) | 2006-04-21 |
| Movie | Half Light | Finlay Murray | 2006-01-17 |
| Movie | The Adventures of Greyfriars Bobby | James Brown | 2005-10-29 |
| Series | Little House on the Prairie | Mr. Scott | 2005-03-26 |
| Movie | The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe | Father Christmas | 2005-12-07 |
| Movie | The Reckoning | Lambert | 2004-02-26 |
| Movie | Troy | Glaucus | 2004-05-13 |
| Movie | One Last Chance | Big John | 2004-03-13 |
| Movie | Man Dancin' | Donnie McGlone | 2004-02-20 |
| Movie | Sweet Dreams | Robert | 2003-03-14 |
| Movie | Once Upon a Time in the Midlands | Billy | 2002-09-06 |
| Movie | The Four Feathers | Col. Sutch | 2002-09-08 |
| Movie | To End All Wars | Col. Stuart McLean | 2001-09-02 |
| Movie | All the Queen's Men | Archie | 2001-10-14 |
| Movie | Honest | Tommy Chase | 2000-05-26 |
| Movie | The Last of the Blonde Bombshells | McNab | 2000-08-26 |
| Movie | Tales from the Madhouse | The Centurion | 2000-04-16 |
| Series | The 10th Kingdom | Blind Woodsman | 2000-02-27 |
| Movie | One More Kiss | Frank | 1999-09-18 |
| Movie | The Match | Billy Bailey | 1999-08-13 |
| Movie | Billy and Zorba | Zorba | 1999-08-22 |
| Series | Badger | Unknown | 1999-07-11 |
| Movie | Sunset Heights | MacDonald | 1999-06-04 |
| Series | Cleopatra | Agrippa | 1999-05-23 |
| Movie | Babe: Pig in the City | Thelonius (voice) | 1998-11-25 |
| Series | Ain't Misbehavin' | Malky Fraser | 1997-07-28 |
| Series | Ivanhoe | Cedric | 1997-01-12 |
| Series | Midsomer Murders | Unknown | 1997-03-23 |
| Movie | Emma | Mr. Weston | 1996-08-02 |
| Movie | Trainspotting | Renton's Father | 1996-02-23 |
| Movie | Braveheart | Campbell | 1995-05-24 |
| Series | Roughnecks | Tom | 1994-06-16 |
| Movie | Sin Bin | Jerry | 1994-05-18 |
| Series | Heartbeat | Unknown | 1992-04-10 |
| Movie | Treasure Island | Redruth | 1990-01-22 |
| Movie | The Fool | Mr. Bowring | 1990-12-07 |
| Movie | The Nightwatch | James Smithson | 1989-11-19 |
| Movie | Stormy Monday | Tony | 1988-05-01 |
| Movie | Codename: Kyril | Bonham | 1988-03-29 |
| Movie | Biggles | German Soldier | 1986-05-30 |
| Series | Casualty | Tony | 1986-09-06 |
| Movie | Highlander | Angus MacLeod | 1986-03-07 |
| Series | Running Scared | Detective Inspector McNeil | 1986-01-15 |
| Movie | Operation Julie | Longfellow | 1985-01-02 |
| Series | Super Gran | Mr. McBigg | 1985-01-20 |
| Series | The Bill | Unknown | 1984-10-16 |
| Series | Scarecrow and Mrs. King | Unknown | 1983-10-03 |
| Series | Taggart | Unknown | 1983-09-06 |
| Movie | Living Apart Together | Priest | 1982-11-29 |
| Series | The Nightmare Man | Sergeant Carch | 1981-05-01 |
| Movie | The Nightmare Man | Sergeant Carch | 1981-05-01 |
| Series | Hammer House of Horror | Unknown | 1980-09-13 |
| Series | Take the High Road | 1980-02-19 | |
| Series | Thundercloud | 1979-05-24 | |
| Series | Dick Barton: Special Agent | Jock Anderson | 1979-01-06 |
| Series | Survivors | Unknown | 1975-04-16 |
| Movie | The Cheviot, the Stag and the Black, Black Oil | Loch | 1974-06-06 |
| Series | Warship | 1973-06-07 | |
| Movie | The Stone Tape | Cliff Dow | 1972-12-25 |
| Movie | Doomwatch | Bob Gillette | 1972-03-01 |
| Movie | Young Winston | Officer on Train | 1972-07-20 |
| Series | The Persuaders! | Unknown | 1971-09-17 |
| Movie | Assault | Det. Sgt. Beale | 1971-02-11 |
| Series | UFO | Unknown | 1970-09-16 |
| Movie | Sovereign's Company | Senior Under Officer Patterson | 1970-04-21 |
| Movie | Battle of Britain | Jamie | 1969-09-15 |
| Movie | The Virgin Soldiers | Waller | 1969-10-14 |
| Series | Ransom for a Pretty Girl | 1966-09-10 |