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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Known For

Game of Thrones

2011 • as Jeor Mormont

Celebrity Big Brother

2001 • as Self

Midsomer Murders

1997 • as Jack 'Axeman' McKinley

Death in Paradise

2011 • as Roger Seymour

Castle

2009 • as Finn Rourke

Dr. Finlay's Casebook

1962 • as Private Davidson

Filmography

2025

Salvable

as Welly

Movie - Released: 5/2/2025

Fear

as Allan Berwick

TV - Released: 3/4/2025

2024

Movie

Can You Hear Me?

as Johnny

Movie - Released: 6/14/2024

The Last Redemption

as Lord Goran

Movie - Released: 9/20/2024

The Beast Within

as Waylon

Movie - Released: 7/22/2024

Nightsleeper

as Fraser Warren

TV - Released: 9/15/2024

2023

The Three Musketeers

as Cardinal Richelieu

Movie - Released: 3/23/2023

Highland Cops

as Narrator

TV - Released: 4/2/2023

Six Four

as Jim Mackie

TV - Released: 3/30/2023

2022

Breath

as Nick

Movie - Released: 1/10/2022

My Sailor, My Love

as Howard

Movie - Released: 9/30/2022

Scrooge: A Christmas Carol

as Mr. Fezziwig (voice)

Movie - Released: 11/18/2022

2021

Jagame Thandhiram

as Peter Sprott

Movie - Released: 6/18/2021

The Kindred

as Frank Menzies

Movie - Released: 12/28/2021

2020

Skylines

as Grant

Movie - Released: 10/25/2020

2019

Off Grid

as John Tanner

Movie - Released: 12/13/2019

Tomorrow

as Mr. Charles

Movie - Released: 9/27/2019

The Hole in the Ground

as Des Brady

Movie - Released: 3/1/2019

Get Duked!

as Farmer

Movie - Released: 3/8/2019

Forget Me Not

as Benedict

Movie - Released: 11/16/2019

The Bay

as Bill Bradwell

TV - Released: 3/20/2019

His Dark Materials

as Farder Coram

TV - Released: 11/3/2019

The Name of the Rose

as Jorge of Burgos

TV - Released: 3/4/2019

Chernobyl

as Miner

TV - Released: 5/6/2019

2018

In Darkness

as Niall

Movie - Released: 5/25/2018

Ashes in the Snow

as Mr. Stakas

Movie - Released: 10/12/2018

Malevolent

as Grandpa

Movie - Released: 12/13/2018

Outlaw King

as Robert Bruce Senior

Movie - Released: 9/6/2018

Darkness Comes

as Policeman

Movie - Released: 5/15/2018

Rogue Trooper: The Quartz Massacre

as Narrator

Movie - Released: 5/1/2018

Hold the Sunset

as Bob

TV - Released: 2/18/2018

Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan

as Luka Gocharov

TV - Released: 8/30/2018

2017

Eliminators

as Cooper

Movie - Released: 1/5/2017

T2 Trainspotting

as Renton's Father

Movie - Released: 1/27/2017

London Heist

as Ray

Movie - Released: 6/17/2017

Wonder Woman

as FIeld Marshall Haig

Movie - Released: 5/30/2017

SS-GB

as Harry Woods

TV - Released: 2/19/2017

2016

Breakdown

as Albert Chapman

Movie - Released: 1/15/2016

Bunker: Project 12

as Brian Balanowsky

Movie - Released: 1/8/2016

Dark Signal

as Alan

Movie - Released: 5/30/2016

Whisky Galore

as Macalister the Minister

Movie - Released: 6/26/2016

Ben-Hur

as Quintus Arius

Movie - Released: 8/17/2016

Monochrome

as Roger Daniels

Movie - Released: 10/1/2016

The Durrells

as Captain Creech

TV - Released: 4/3/2016

2015

The Legend of Barney Thomson

as James Henderson

Movie - Released: 7/24/2015

Estranged

as Albert

Movie - Released: 8/28/2015

The Pyramid Texts

as Ray

Movie - Released: 6/19/2015

Amélia & Duarte

as Narrator (English)

Movie - Released: 5/21/2015

Moonwalkers

as Dawson

Movie - Released: 3/14/2015

2014

We Still Kill the Old Way

as Arthur

Movie - Released: 12/12/2014

The Boogeyman

as Dr. Harper

Movie - Released: 7/1/2014

New Worlds

as Goffe

TV - Released: 4/1/2014

2013

Justin and the Knights of Valour

as Blucher (voice)

Movie - Released: 8/9/2013

Hammer of the Gods

as King Bagsecg

Movie - Released: 7/5/2013

Get Lucky

as Mr. Zigic

Movie - Released: 8/8/2013

The Christmas Candle

as Herbert Hopewell

Movie - Released: 11/22/2013

The Golden Scallop

as Judge Wellington

Movie - Released: 1/1/2013

Shetland

as Arthur McCall

TV - Released: 3/10/2013

2012

Citadel

as Priest

Movie - Released: 3/11/2012

Songs for Amy

as Murdo

Movie - Released: 5/2/2012

2011

The Glass Man

as Pecco

Movie - Released: 8/26/2011

No Saints for Sinners

Movie - Released: 1/1/2011

Game of Thrones

as Jeor Mormont

TV - Released: 4/17/2011

The Chase Celebrity Special

as Themselves

TV - Released: 10/29/2011

Death in Paradise

as Roger Seymour

TV - Released: 10/25/2011

Case Histories

as Len Lomax

TV - Released: 6/5/2011

2010

Outcast

as Laird

Movie - Released: 12/10/2010

The Runway

as Shutherland

Movie - Released: 7/10/2010

The Santa Incident

as Nick

Movie - Released: 12/9/2010

Donkeys

as Alfred

Movie - Released: 10/8/2010

One Night in Emergency

Movie - Released: 1/4/2010

2009

2081

as George Bergeron

Movie - Released: 5/29/2009

The Narnia Code

as Narrator

Movie - Released: 4/9/2009

The Clan

as Hector McKinley

Movie - Released: 1/1/2009

Castle

as Finn Rourke

TV - Released: 3/9/2009

FlashForward

as Phillip

TV - Released: 9/24/2009

2008

Futureshock: Comet

as Brenden

Movie - Released: 1/2/2008

The Colour of Magic

as Galder Weatherwax

TV - Released: 3/23/2008

Sons of Anarchy

as Father Kellan Ashby

TV - Released: 9/3/2008

Merlin

as Hengist

TV - Released: 9/20/2008

2007

The Seeker: The Dark Is Rising

as Dawson

Movie - Released: 10/5/2007

The Last Legion

as Hrothgar

Movie - Released: 4/19/2007

Lives of the Saints

as Mr. Karva

Movie - Released: 1/26/2007

2006

Half Light

as Finlay Murray

Movie - Released: 1/17/2006

2005

The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe

as Father Christmas

Movie - Released: 12/7/2005

The Adventures of Greyfriars Bobby

as James Brown

Movie - Released: 10/29/2005

Little House on the Prairie

as Mr. Scott

TV - Released: 3/26/2005

2004

One Last Chance

as Big John

Movie - Released: 3/13/2004

Troy

as Glaucus

Movie - Released: 5/13/2004

The Reckoning

as Lambert

Movie - Released: 2/26/2004

Movie

Man Dancin'

as Donnie McGlone

Movie - Released: 2/20/2004

2003

Sweet Dreams

as Robert

Movie - Released: 3/14/2003

Movie

Solid Air

as Finn

Movie - Released: 8/22/2003

2002

Once Upon a Time in the Midlands

as Billy

Movie - Released: 9/6/2002

The Four Feathers

as Col. Sutch

Movie - Released: 9/8/2002

2001

To End All Wars

as Col. Stuart McLean

Movie - Released: 9/2/2001

All the Queen's Men

as Archie

Movie - Released: 10/14/2001

Celebrity Big Brother

as Self

TV - Released: 3/9/2001

2000

The Last of the Blonde Bombshells

as McNab

Movie - Released: 8/26/2000

Tales from the Madhouse

as The Centurion

Movie - Released: 4/16/2000

Honest

as Tommy Chase

Movie - Released: 5/26/2000

Rebus

as Morris Gerald Cafferty

TV - Released: 4/26/2000

Rebus

as Morris Cafferty

TV - Released: 4/26/2000

1999

The Match

as Billy Bailey

Movie - Released: 8/13/1999

One More Kiss

as Frank

Movie - Released: 9/18/1999

Sunset Heights

as MacDonald

Movie - Released: 6/4/1999

Billy and Zorba

as Zorba

Movie - Released: 8/22/1999

Split Second

as Donald Paterson

Movie - Released: 8/26/1999

Badger

TV - Released: 7/11/1999

Cleopatra

as Agrippa

TV - Released: 5/23/1999

1998

Babe: Pig in the City

as Thelonius (voice)

Movie - Released: 11/25/1998

1997

Midsomer Murders

as Jack 'Axeman' McKinley

TV - Released: 3/23/1997

Ivanhoe

as Cedric

TV - Released: 1/12/1997

Ain't Misbehavin'

as Malky Fraser

TV - Released: 7/28/1997

1996

Trainspotting

as Renton's Father

Movie - Released: 2/23/1996

Emma

as Mr. Weston

Movie - Released: 8/2/1996

1995

Braveheart

as Campbell

Movie - Released: 5/24/1995

1994

Sin Bin

as Jerry

Movie - Released: 5/18/1994

Roughnecks

as Tom

TV - Released: 6/16/1994

1992

Heartbeat

as Matthew Chapman

TV - Released: 4/10/1992

1991

The House of Eliott

as James Maxton

TV - Released: 8/31/1991

1990

Movie

The Fool

as Mr. Bowring

Movie - Released: 12/7/1990

Treasure Island

as Redruth

Movie - Released: 1/22/1990

1989

The Nightwatch

as James Smithson

Movie - Released: 11/19/1989

1988

Stormy Monday

as Tony

Movie - Released: 5/1/1988

Codename: Kyril

as Bonham

Movie - Released: 3/29/1988

1986

Highlander

as Angus MacLeod

Movie - Released: 3/7/1986

Biggles

as German Soldier

Movie - Released: 5/30/1986

Casualty

as John Breckman

TV - Released: 9/6/1986

Casualty

as Tony

TV - Released: 9/6/1986

Running Scared

as Detective Inspector McNeil

TV - Released: 1/15/1986

1985

Operation Julie

as Longfellow

Movie - Released: 1/2/1985

Super Gran

as Mr. McBigg

TV - Released: 1/20/1985

1984

The Bill

TV - Released: 10/16/1984

1983

Taggart

TV - Released: 9/6/1983

Scarecrow and Mrs. King

TV - Released: 10/3/1983

1982

Movie

Living Apart Together

as Priest

Movie - Released: 11/29/1982

1981

The Nightmare Man

as Sergeant Carch

Movie - Released: 5/1/1981

The Nightmare Man

as Sergeant Carch

TV - Released: 5/1/1981

1980

Take the High Road

TV - Released: 2/19/1980

Hammer House of Horror

as Willis

TV - Released: 9/13/1980

1979

Kidnapped

as Beggar/Soldier

TV - Released: 4/7/1979

Thundercloud

TV - Released: 5/24/1979

Dick Barton: Special Agent

as Jock Anderson

TV - Released: 1/6/1979

Minder

as Jock McLeish

TV - Released: 10/29/1979

1977

The Professionals

as Glover

TV - Released: 12/30/1977

1975

The Sweeney

as Det. Sgt. Davy Freeth

TV - Released: 1/2/1975

Survivors

as Lenny Carter

TV - Released: 4/16/1975

1974

The Cheviot, the Stag and the Black, Black Oil

as Loch

Movie - Released: 6/6/1974

1973

Movie

The Professional

as Sgt. Robbins

Movie - Released: 3/3/1973

Warship

TV - Released: 6/7/1973

1972

Doomwatch

as Bob Gillette

Movie - Released: 3/1/1972

Movie

The Duna Bull

Movie - Released: 1/1/1972

The Stone Tape

as Cliff Dow

Movie - Released: 12/25/1972

Young Winston

as Officer on Train

Movie - Released: 7/20/1972

1971

Assault

as Det. Sgt. Beale

Movie - Released: 2/11/1971

The Persuaders!

as Inspector Williams

TV - Released: 9/17/1971

1970

Movie

Sovereign's Company

as Senior Under Officer Patterson

Movie - Released: 4/21/1970

UFO

as Lt. Anderson

TV - Released: 9/16/1970

1969

Battle of Britain

as Jamie

Movie - Released: 9/15/1969

The Virgin Soldiers

as Waller

Movie - Released: 10/14/1969

1966

Ransom for a Pretty Girl

TV - Released: 9/10/1966

1962

Dr. Finlay's Casebook

as Private Davidson

TV - Released: 8/16/1962

Unknown

Storm Rider: Legend of Hammerhead

as Dida

Movie

Hotel Caledonia

as William Pertwee

Movie

The Morrigan

as Francis Crowley

Movie

Santa / Claws

Movie

Preschool

Movie

Hostage