Birthday:
May 24, 1948
Place of Birth: Clydebank, West Dunbartonshire, Scotland, UK
Place of Birth: Clydebank, West Dunbartonshire, Scotland, UK
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.
Filmography
| Movie | Cast | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Braveheart | Campbell | 1995 |
| The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe | Father Christmas | 2005 |
| Trainspotting | Renton's Father | 1996 |
| The Seeker: The Dark Is Rising | Dawson | 2007 |
| Breath | Nick | 2022 |
| To End All Wars | Col. Stuart McLean | 2001 |
| Storm Rider: Legend of Hammerhead | Dida | 1970 |
| Emma | Mr. Weston | 1996 |
| My Sailor, My Love | Howard | 2022 |
| Futureshock: Comet | Brenden | 2008 |
| Highlander | Angus MacLeod | 1986 |
| All the Queen's Men | Archie | 2001 |
| Babe: Pig in the City | Thelonius (voice) | 1998 |
| Doomwatch | Bob Gillette | 1972 |
| Half Light | Finlay Murray | 2006 |
| Operation Julie | Longfellow | 1985 |
| The Last Legion | Hrothgar | 2007 |
| 2081 | George Bergeron | 2009 |
| The Match | Billy Bailey | 1999 |
| Outcast | Laird | 2010 |
| Off Grid | John Tanner | 2019 |
| The Runway | Shutherland | 2010 |
| Hotel Caledonia | William Pertwee | 1970 |
| Citadel | Priest | 2012 |
| One More Kiss | Frank | 1999 |
| The Adventures of Greyfriars Bobby | James Brown | 2005 |
| Sweet Dreams | Robert | 2003 |
| Lives of the Saints | Mr. Karva | 2007 |
| The Glass Man | Pecco | 2011 |
| Songs for Amy | Murdo | 2012 |
| One Last Chance | Big John | 2004 |
| The Santa Incident | Nick | 2010 |
| Donkeys | Alfred | 2010 |
| Justin and the Knights of Valour | Blucher (voice) | 2013 |
| Hammer of the Gods | King Bagsecg | 2013 |
| The Narnia Code | Narrator | 2009 |
| Get Lucky | Mr. Zigic | 2013 |
| The Christmas Candle | Herbert Hopewell | 2013 |
| Can You Hear Me? | Johnny | 2024 |
| The Morrigan | Francis Crowley | 1970 |
| Battle of Britain | Jamie | 1969 |
| Scrooge: A Christmas Carol | Mr. Fezziwig (voice) | 2022 |
| The Golden Scallop | Judge Wellington | 2013 |
| The Legend of Barney Thomson | James Henderson | 2015 |
| Once Upon a Time in the Midlands | Billy | 2002 |
| The Fool | Mr. Bowring | 1990 |
| The Four Feathers | Col. Sutch | 2002 |
| The Last of the Blonde Bombshells | McNab | 2000 |
| We Still Kill the Old Way | Arthur | 2014 |
| The Duna Bull | 1972 | |
| The Last Redemption | Lord Goran | 2024 |
| Sin Bin | Jerry | 1994 |
| Santa / Claws | 1970 | |
| Tomorrow | Mr. Charles | 2019 |
| Salvable | Welly | 1970 |
| Estranged | Albert | 2015 |
| The Pyramid Texts | Ray | 2015 |
| One Night in Emergency | 2010 | |
| No Saints for Sinners | 2011 | |
| Sovereign's Company | Senior Under Officer Patterson | 1970 |
| The Professional | Sgt. Robbins | 1973 |
| The Three Musketeers | Cardinal Richelieu | 2023 |
| The Stone Tape | Cliff Dow | 1972 |
| Breakdown | Albert Chapman | 2016 |
| Bunker: Project 12 | Brian Balanowsky | 2016 |
| The Beast Within | Waylon | 2024 |
| Dark Signal | Alan | 2016 |
| Whisky Galore | Macalister the Minister | 2016 |
| Young Winston | Officer on Train | 1972 |
| The Boogeyman | Dr. Harper | 2014 |
| Amélia & Duarte | Narrator (English) | 2015 |
| Stormy Monday | Tony | 1988 |
| In Darkness | Niall | 2018 |
| Ben-Hur | Quintus Arius | 2016 |
| Eliminators | Cooper | 2017 |
| Moonwalkers | Dawson | 2015 |
| Living Apart Together | Priest | 1982 |
| The Nightwatch | James Smithson | 1989 |
| T2 Trainspotting | Renton's Father | 2017 |
| Tales from the Madhouse | The Centurion | 2000 |
| Monochrome | Roger Daniels | 2016 |
| Sunset Heights | MacDonald | 1999 |
| London Heist | Ray | 2017 |
| Wonder Woman | FIeld Marshall Haig | 2017 |
| Honest | Tommy Chase | 2000 |
| The Virgin Soldiers | Waller | 1969 |
| Troy | Glaucus | 2004 |
| Ashes in the Snow | Mr. Stakas | 2018 |
| Assault | Det. Sgt. Beale | 1971 |
| The Hole in the Ground | Des Brady | 2019 |
| The Reckoning | Lambert | 2004 |
| Free Jimmy | HudMaSpecs (voice) | 2006 |
| Treasure Island | Redruth | 1990 |
| Billy and Zorba | Zorba | 1999 |
| The Nightmare Man | Sergeant Carch | 1981 |
| Biggles | German Soldier | 1986 |
| Outlaw King | Robert Bruce Senior | 2018 |
| Malevolent | Grandpa | 2018 |
| Darkness Comes | Policeman | 2018 |
| Get Duked! | Farmer | 2019 |
| The Cheviot, the Stag and the Black, Black Oil | Loch | 1974 |
| Man Dancin' | Donnie McGlone | 2004 |
| Codename: Kyril | Bonham | 1988 |
| Jagame Thandhiram | Peter Sprott | 2021 |
| Rogue Trooper: The Quartz Massacre | Narrator | 2018 |
| Skylines | Grant | 2020 |
| Solid Air | Finn | 2003 |
| Forget Me Not | Benedict | 2019 |
| The Kindred | Frank Menzies | 2021 |
| Split Second | Donald Paterson | 1999 | Series | Cast | Year |
| Midsomer Murders | Jack 'Axeman' McKinley | 1997 |
| Game of Thrones | Jeor Mormont | 2011 |
| Castle | Finn Rourke | 2009 |
| The Bill | 1984 | |
| The Nightmare Man | Sergeant Carch | 1981 |
| Taggart | 1983 | |
| The Bay | Bill Bradwell | 2019 |
| The Persuaders! | Inspector Williams | 1971 |
| UFO | Lt. Anderson | 1970 |
| Heartbeat | Matthew Chapman | 1992 |
| Scarecrow and Mrs. King | 1983 | |
| Kidnapped | Beggar/Soldier | 1979 |
| The Sweeney | Det. Sgt. Davy Freeth | 1975 |
| Survivors | Lenny Carter | 1975 |
| Take the High Road | 1980 | |
| Warship | 1973 | |
| Dr. Finlay's Casebook | Private Davidson | 1962 |
| Badger | 1999 | |
| FlashForward | Phillip | 2009 |
| Roughnecks | Tom | 1994 |
| Thundercloud | 1979 | |
| Ransom for a Pretty Girl | 1966 | |
| Highland Cops | Narrator | 2023 |
| Hammer House of Horror | Willis | 1980 |
| Ivanhoe | Cedric | 1997 |
| Nightsleeper | Fraser Warren | 2024 |
| Dick Barton: Special Agent | Jock Anderson | 1979 |
| The Chase Celebrity Special | Themselves | 2011 |
| Rebus | Morris Cafferty | 2000 |
| Rebus | Morris Gerald Cafferty | 2000 |
| The Colour of Magic | Galder Weatherwax | 2008 |
| Sons of Anarchy | Father Kellan Ashby | 2008 |
| Minder | Jock McLeish | 1979 |
| New Worlds | Goffe | 2014 |
| SS-GB | Harry Woods | 2017 |
| Casualty | John Breckman | 1986 |
| Casualty | Tony | 1986 |
| Super Gran | Mr. McBigg | 1985 |
| Little House on the Prairie | Mr. Scott | 2005 |
| Running Scared | Detective Inspector McNeil | 1986 |
| Hold the Sunset | Bob | 2018 |
| Ain't Misbehavin' | Malky Fraser | 1997 |
| Cleopatra | Agrippa | 1999 |
| Six Four | Jim Mackie | 2023 |
| His Dark Materials | Farder Coram | 2019 |
| Celebrity Big Brother | 2001 | |
| The Choice | 1970 | |
| Fear | 1970 | |
| The Name of the Rose | Jorge of Burgos | 2019 |
| Chernobyl | Miner | 2019 |
| Shetland | Arthur McCall | 2013 |
| Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan | Luka Gocharov | 2018 |
| The House of Eliott | James Maxton | 1991 |
| Death in Paradise | Roger Seymour | 2011 |
| Merlin | Hengist | 2008 |
| The Durrells | Captain Creech | 2016 |
| The Professionals | Glover | 1977 |
| Case Histories | Len Lomax | 2011 |
