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:
- 114
- First Appeared:
- In the movie Storm Rider: Legend of Hammerhead
- Latest Project:
- Series Fear 2025-03-04
Known For
Filmography
| Movie | Storm Rider: Legend of Hammerhead | Dida | 2026 |
| Series | Fear | Allan Berwick | 2025-03-04 |
| Series | Nightsleeper | Fraser Warren | 2024-09-15 |
| Movie | The Last Redemption | Lord Goran | 2024-09-20 |
| Movie | The Three Musketeers | Cardinal Richelieu | 2023-03-23 |
| Movie | Breath | Nick | 2022-01-10 |
| Movie | My Sailor, My Love | Howard | 2022-09-30 |
| Movie | The Kindred | Frank Menzies | 2021-12-28 |
| Movie | Jagame Thandhiram | Peter Sprott | 2021-06-18 |
| Movie | Skylines | Grant | 2020-10-25 |
| Series | The Name of the Rose | Jorge of Burgos | 2019-03-04 |
| Movie | Get Duked! | Farmer | 2019-03-08 |
| Movie | The Hole in the Ground | Des Brady | 2019-03-01 |
| Series | The Bay | Bill Bradwell | 2019-03-20 |
| Series | His Dark Materials | Farder Coram | 2019-11-03 |
| Movie | Off Grid | John Tanner | 2019-12-13 |
| Movie | Tomorrow | Mr. Charles | 2019-09-27 |
| Movie | Rogue Trooper: The Quartz Massacre | Narrator | 2018-05-01 |
| Movie | In Darkness | Niall | 2018-05-25 |
| Movie | Darkness Comes | Policeman | 2018-05-15 |
| Series | Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan | Luka Gocharov | 2018-08-30 |
| Movie | Malevolent | Grandpa | 2018-12-13 |
| Movie | Ashes in the Snow | Mr. Stakas | 2018-10-12 |
| Movie | Outlaw King | Robert Bruce Senior | 2018-09-06 |
| Movie | Eliminators | Cooper | 2017-01-05 |
| Movie | T2 Trainspotting | Renton's Father | 2017-01-27 |
| Series | SS-GB | Harry Woods | 2017-02-19 |
| Movie | Wonder Woman | FIeld Marshall Haig | 2017-05-30 |
| Movie | London Heist | Ray | 2017-06-17 |
| Movie | Bunker: Project 12 | Brian Balanowsky | 2016-01-08 |
| Movie | Breakdown | Albert Chapman | 2016-01-15 |
| Movie | Monochrome | Roger Daniels | 2016-10-01 |
| Movie | Dark Signal | Alan | 2016-05-30 |
| Movie | Ben-Hur | Quintus Arius | 2016-08-17 |
| Movie | Whisky Galore | Macalister the Minister | 2016-06-26 |
| Movie | Amélia & Duarte | Narrator (English) | 2015-05-21 |
| Movie | Moonwalkers | Dawson | 2015-03-14 |
| Movie | The Legend of Barney Thomson | James Henderson | 2015-07-24 |
| Movie | Estranged | Albert | 2015-08-28 |
| Movie | We Still Kill the Old Way | Arthur | 2014-12-12 |
| Movie | Hammer of the Gods | King Bagsecg | 2013-07-05 |
| Movie | Justin and the Knights of Valour | Blucher (voice) | 2013-08-09 |
| Movie | The Christmas Candle | Herbert Hopewell | 2013-11-22 |
| Movie | Get Lucky | Mr. Zigic | 2013-08-08 |
| Movie | Citadel | Priest | 2012-03-11 |
| Movie | Songs for Amy | Murdo | 2012-05-02 |
| Movie | No Saints for Sinners | 2011-01-01 | |
| Movie | The Glass Man | Pecco | 2011-08-26 |
| Movie | One Night in Emergency | 2010-01-04 | |
| Movie | The Runway | Shutherland | 2010-07-10 |
| Movie | Donkeys | Alfred | 2010-10-08 |
| Movie | The Santa Incident | Nick | 2010-12-09 |
| Movie | Outcast | Laird | 2010-12-10 |
| Movie | 2081 | George Bergeron | 2009-05-29 |
| Series | The Colour of Magic | Galder Weatherwax | 2008-03-23 |
| Movie | Futureshock: Comet | Brenden | 2008-01-02 |
| Movie | Lives of the Saints | Mr. Karva | 2007-01-26 |
| Movie | The Last Legion | Hrothgar | 2007-04-19 |
| Movie | The Seeker: The Dark Is Rising | Dawson | 2007-10-05 |
| Movie | Free Jimmy | HudMaSpecs (voice) | 2006-04-21 |
| Movie | Half Light | Finlay Murray | 2006-01-17 |
| Series | Little House on the Prairie | Mr. Scott | 2005-03-26 |
| Movie | The Adventures of Greyfriars Bobby | James Brown | 2005-10-29 |
| Movie | The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe | Father Christmas | 2005-12-07 |
| Movie | Man Dancin' | Donnie McGlone | 2004-02-20 |
| Movie | One Last Chance | Big John | 2004-03-13 |
| Movie | Troy | Glaucus | 2004-05-13 |
| Movie | The Reckoning | Lambert | 2004-02-26 |
| Movie | Sweet Dreams | Robert | 2003-03-14 |
| Movie | The Four Feathers | Col. Sutch | 2002-09-08 |
| Movie | Once Upon a Time in the Midlands | Billy | 2002-09-06 |
| Movie | To End All Wars | Col. Stuart McLean | 2001-09-02 |
| Movie | All the Queen's Men | Archie | 2001-10-14 |
| Movie | The Last of the Blonde Bombshells | McNab | 2000-08-26 |
| Series | The 10th Kingdom | Blind Woodsman | 2000-02-27 |
| Movie | Honest | Tommy Chase | 2000-05-26 |
| Series | Cleopatra | Agrippa | 1999-05-23 |
| Movie | Sunset Heights | MacDonald | 1999-06-04 |
| Movie | The Match | Billy Bailey | 1999-08-13 |
| Movie | Billy and Zorba | Zorba | 1999-08-22 |
| Movie | One More Kiss | Frank | 1999-09-18 |
| 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 |
| Movie | Trainspotting | Renton's Father | 1996-02-23 |
| Movie | Emma | Mr. Weston | 1996-08-02 |
| Movie | Braveheart | Campbell | 1995-05-24 |
| Series | Roughnecks | Tom | 1994-06-16 |
| Movie | Sin Bin | Jerry | 1994-05-18 |
| Movie | The Fool | Mr. Bowring | 1990-12-07 |
| Movie | Treasure Island | Redruth | 1990-01-22 |
| Movie | The Nightwatch | James Smithson | 1989-11-19 |
| Movie | Codename: Kyril | Bonham | 1988-03-29 |
| Movie | Stormy Monday | Tony | 1988-05-01 |
| Series | Running Scared | Detective Inspector McNeil | 1986-01-15 |
| Movie | Biggles | German Soldier | 1986-05-30 |
| Movie | Highlander | Angus MacLeod | 1986-03-07 |
| Movie | Operation Julie | Longfellow | 1985-01-02 |
| 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 | Take the High Road | 1980-02-19 | |
| Series | Dick Barton: Special Agent | Jock Anderson | 1979-01-06 |
| Series | Thundercloud | 1979-05-24 | |
| Movie | The Cheviot, the Stag and the Black, Black Oil | Loch | 1974-06-06 |
| Series | Warship | 1973-06-07 | |
| Movie | Doomwatch | Bob Gillette | 1972-03-01 |
| Movie | The Stone Tape | Cliff Dow | 1972-12-25 |
| Movie | Young Winston | Officer on Train | 1972-07-20 |
| Movie | Assault | Det. Sgt. Beale | 1971-02-11 |
| Movie | Sovereign's Company | Senior Under Officer Patterson | 1970-04-21 |
| Movie | The Virgin Soldiers | Waller | 1969-10-14 |
| Movie | Battle of Britain | Jamie | 1969-09-15 |
| Series | Ransom for a Pretty Girl | 1966-09-10 |