James Cosmo is a Scottish actor who was born in Clydebank, Dunbartonshire, as James Ronald Gordon Copeland. He attended the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Dramatic Art, and is known for the films Braveheart (1995), Troy (2004), and Highlander (1986).
Known For
Credits
Cast Credits
His Dark Materials (2019)
Starring as Farder Coram
(6 episodes)
- Episode 1x06: The Daemon-Cages (Dec 8, 2019)
- Episode 1x05: The Lost Boy (Dec 1, 2019)
- Episode 1x04: Armour (Nov 24, 2019)
- Episode 1x03: The Spies (Nov 17, 2019)
- Episode 1x02: The Idea of North (Nov 10, 2019)
- Episode 1x01: Lyra's Jordan (Nov 3, 2019)
Guest starring as James Cosmo
- Episode S01 Special: Making His Dark Materials (Dec 26, 2019)
The Name of the Rose (2019)
Starring as Jorge da Burgos
(8 episodes)
- Episode 1x08: Episode 8 (Mar 25, 2019)
- Episode 1x07: Episode 7 (Mar 25, 2019)
- Episode 1x06: Episode 6 (Mar 18, 2019)
- Episode 1x05: Episode 5 (Mar 18, 2019)
- Episode 1x04: Episode 4 (Mar 11, 2019)
- Episode 1x03: Episode 3 (Mar 11, 2019)
- Episode 1x02: Episode 2 (Mar 4, 2019)
- Episode 1x01: Episode 1 (Mar 4, 2019)
Fish Town (2019)
Starring as Narrator
(12 episodes)
- Episode 2x06: Episode 6 (Feb 24, 2020)
- Episode 2x05: Episode 5 (Feb 17, 2020)
- Episode 2x04: Episode 4 (Feb 10, 2020)
- Episode 2x03: Episode 3 (Feb 3, 2020)
- Episode 2x02: Episode 2 (Jan 27, 2020)
- Episode 2x01: Episode 1 (Jan 20, 2020)
- Episode 1x06: Episode 6 (Feb 18, 2019)
- Episode 1x05: Episode 5 (Feb 11, 2019)
- Episode 1x04: Episode 4 (Feb 4, 2019)
- Episode 1x03: Episode 3 (Jan 28, 2019)
- Episode 1x02: Episode 2 (Jan 21, 2019)
- Episode 1x01: Episode 1 (Jan 14, 2019)
Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan (2018)
Starring as Luka Gocharov
(8 episodes)
- Episode 3x08: Star on the Wall (Dec 21, 2022)
- Episode 3x07: Moscow Rules (Dec 21, 2022)
- Episode 3x06: Ghosts (Dec 21, 2022)
- Episode 3x05: Druz'ya I Vragi (Dec 21, 2022)
- Episode 3x04: Our Death's Keeper (Dec 21, 2022)
- Episode 3x03: Running With Wolves (Dec 21, 2022)
- Episode 3x02: Old Haunts (Dec 21, 2022)
- Episode 3x01: Falcon (Dec 21, 2022)
Sunday Brunch (2012)
Guest starring as James Cosmo
- Episode 2017-05-21: Shane Lynch, James Cosmo, Tim Burgess, Louisa Johnson, Lolly Adefope (May 21, 2017)
The Chase: Celebrity Special (2011)
Guest starring as James Cosmo
- Episode 5x08: Jimi Mistry, Gemma Atkinson, Nadia Sawalha, James Cosmo (Dec 12, 2015)
Celebrity Big Brother's Bit on the Side (2011)
Guest starring as James Cosmo
(10 episodes)
- Episode 12x10: Kerry Katona, Lizzie Cundy, Angie Best, Austin Armacost (Jan 16, 2017)
- Episode 12x09: Ricky Norwood, Roman Kemp, Dan Wootton (Jan 13, 2017)
- Episode 12x08: Stephanie Pratt, Charlie King, Anne Diamond (Jan 12, 2017)
- Episode 12x07: Kristina Rihanoff, James Whale, Rustie Lee, Nikki Grahame (Jan 11, 2017)
- Episode 12x06: Craig Revel Horwood, Luisa Zissman, Jordan Banjo (Jan 10, 2017)
- Episode 12x05: Vanessa Feltz, Karthik Nagesan, Frankie Cocozza, Ola Jordan (Jan 9, 2017)
- Episode 12x04: Martin Roberts, Michelle Heaton, Shaun Williamson, Sinitta (Jan 6, 2017)
- Episode 12x03: Lisa Appleton, Denise Welch, Russell Grant, Jessica Cunningham (Jan 5, 2017)
- Episode 12x02: Casey Batchelor, Bobby Norris, Saira Khan, Luke Kempner (Jan 4, 2017)
- Episode 12x01: Katie Price, Mark-Francis Vandelli, Chelsee Healey, Joe Swash (Jan 3, 2017)
Game of Thrones (2011)
Starring as Lord Commander Jeor Mormont
(6 episodes)
- Episode 3x04: And Now His Watch is Ended (Apr 21, 2013)
- Episode 3x03: Walk of Punishment (Apr 14, 2013)
- Episode 3x02: Dark Wings, Dark Words (Apr 7, 2013)
- Episode 3x01: Valar Dohaeris (Mar 31, 2013)
- Episode 2x05: The Ghost of Harrenhal (Apr 29, 2012)
- Episode 2x01: The North Remembers (Apr 1, 2012)
Guest starring as Lord Commander Jeor Mormont
(4 episodes)
- Episode 1x10: Fire and Blood (Jun 19, 2011)
- Episode 1x09: Baelor (Jun 12, 2011)
- Episode 1x07: You Win or You Die (May 29, 2011)
- Episode 1x03: Lord Snow (May 1, 2011)
Sons of Anarchy (2008)
Guest starring as Father Kellan Ashby
(8 episodes)
- Episode 3x11: Bainne (Nov 16, 2010)
- Episode 3x10: Firinne (Nov 9, 2010)
- Episode 3x09: Turas (Nov 2, 2010)
- Episode 3x08: Lochan Mor (Oct 26, 2010)
- Episode 3x07: Widening Gyre (Oct 19, 2010)
- Episode 3x04: Home (Sep 28, 2010)
- Episode 3x03: Caregiver (Sep 21, 2010)
- Episode 3x02: Oiled (Sep 14, 2010)
Terry Pratchett's The Colour of Magic (2008)
Starring as Galder Weatherwax
(2 episodes)
- Episode 1x02: The Light Fantastic (Mar 24, 2008)
- Episode 1x01: The Colour of Magic (Mar 23, 2008)
Celebrity Big Brother (2001)
Guest starring as James Cosmo
(41 episodes)
- Episode 19x41: Live Finale (Feb 3, 2017)
- Episode 19x40: Day 30 (Feb 2, 2017)
- Episode 19x39: Day 29 (Feb 1, 2017)
- Episode 19x38: Live from the House - Night 29 (Jan 31, 2017)
- Episode 19x37: Day 28 + Live Eviction (Jan 31, 2017)
- Episode 19x36: Day 27 + Eviction (Jan 30, 2017)
- Episode 19x35: Day 26 (Jan 29, 2017)
- Episode 19x34: Day 25 (Jan 28, 2017)
- Episode 19x33: Live Eviction (Jan 27, 2017)
- Episode 19x32: Day 24 (Jan 27, 2017)
- Episode 19x31: Day 23 (Jan 26, 2017)
- Episode 19x30: Day 22 (Jan 25, 2017)
- Episode 19x29: Live from the House - Night 22 (Jan 24, 2017)
- Episode 19x28: Day 21 + Live Eviction (Jan 24, 2017)
- Episode 19x27: Day 20 (Jan 23, 2017)
- Episode 19x26: Day 19 (Jan 22, 2017)
- Episode 19x25: Day 18 (Jan 21, 2017)
- Episode 19x24: Live Eviction (Jan 20, 2017)
- Episode 19x23: Day 17 (Jan 20, 2017)
- Episode 19x22: Day 16 (Jan 19, 2017)
- Episode 19x21: Day 15 (Jan 18, 2017)
- Episode 19x20: Live from the House - Night 15 (Jan 17, 2017)
- Episode 19x19: Day 14 + Live Eviction (Jan 17, 2017)
- Episode 19x18: Hell Weekend: Day 13 + Eviction (Jan 16, 2017)
- Episode 19x17: Hell Weekend: Day 12 (Jan 15, 2017)
- Episode 19x16: Hell Weekend: Day 11 (Jan 14, 2017)
- Episode 19x15: Hell Weekend: 3 New Housemates + Live Eviction (Jan 13, 2017)
- Episode 19x14: Hell Weekend: Day 10 + Live Eviction (Jan 13, 2017)
- Episode 19x13: Day 9 (Jan 12, 2017)
- Episode 19x12: Day 8 (Jan 11, 2017)
- Episode 19x11: Live from the House - Night 8 (Jan 10, 2017)
- Episode 19x10: Day 7 (Jan 10, 2017)
- Episode 19x09: Day 6 (Jan 9, 2017)
- Episode 19x08: Day 5 (Jan 8, 2017)
- Episode 19x07: Day 4 (Jan 7, 2017)
- Episode 19x06: Live Two New Housemates (Jan 6, 2017)
- Episode 19x05: Day 3 (Jan 6, 2017)
- Episode 19x04: Day 2 (Jan 5, 2017)
- Episode 19x03: Day 1 (Jan 4, 2017)
- Episode 19x02: Live from the House - Night 1 (Jan 3, 2017)
- Episode 19x01: Live Launch (Jan 3, 2017)
Loose Women (1999)
Guest starring as James Cosmo
- Episode 21x118: 23/02/17 - James Cosmo, Catherine Hakim (Feb 23, 2017)
Midsomer Murders (1998)
Guest starring as Jack "Axeman" McKinley
- Episode 10x04: The Axeman Cometh (Feb 2, 2007)
Roughnecks (1994)
Starring as Tom
(13 episodes)
- Episode 2x07: Episode 7 (Dec 21, 1995)
- Episode 2x06: Episode 6 (Dec 14, 1995)
- Episode 2x05: Episode 5 (Dec 7, 1995)
- Episode 2x04: Episode 4 (Nov 30, 1995)
- Episode 2x03: Episode 3 (Nov 23, 1995)
- Episode 2x02: Episode 2 (Nov 16, 1995)
- Episode 2x01: Episode 1 (Nov 9, 1995)
- Episode 1x06: Episode 6 (Jul 21, 1994)
- Episode 1x05: Episode 5 (Jul 14, 1994)
- Episode 1x04: Episode 4 (Jul 7, 1994)
- Episode 1x03: Episode 3 (Jun 30, 1994)
- Episode 1x02: Episode 2 (Jun 23, 1994)
- Episode 1x01: Episode 1 (Jun 16, 1994)
Casualty (1986)
Guest starring as John Breckman
- Episode 4x03: A Grand in the Hand (Sep 22, 1989)
Guest starring as Tony
- Episode 8x01: Cat In Hell (Sep 18, 1993)
Fairly Secret Army (1984)
Guest starring as Crazy Colin Carstairs
- Episode 1x03: Romance Plughole (Nov 5, 1984)
Scarecrow and Mrs. King (1983)
Guest starring as Dr. Ian McCarran
- Episode 2x04: The Legend of Das Geisterschloss (Oct 22, 1984)
Hammer House of Horror (1980)
Guest starring as Willis
- Episode 1x02: The Thirteenth Reunion (Sep 20, 1980)
Orde Wingate (1976)
Starring as Brigadier Calvert
(2 episodes)
- Episode 1x03: Turn You to the Strong Hold (Jul 30, 1976)
- Episode 1x01: If I Forget Thee O Jerusalem (Jul 16, 1976)