James Cosmo
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James Ronald Gordon Copeland (born 1947),[1] known professionally as James Cosmo, is a Scottish actor. Known for his character work,[2] he has played supporting roles in films such as Highlander (1986), Braveheart (1995), Trainspotting (1996), Troy (2004), The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (2005), Ben-Hur (2016), and Wonder Woman (2017). On television, he appeared as Father Kellan Ashby on the third season of Sons of Anarchy (2010), Jeor Mormont on HBO's Game of Thrones (2011–2013), Farder Coram in the BBC series His Dark Materials (2019), and Luka Gocharov on the third season of Amazon Prime's Jack Ryan (2022). Cosmo appeared as a contestant on the nineteenth series of Celebrity Big Brother in 2017, finishing in fourth place.
Early life
Cosmo is the son of actor James Copeland and Helen Goodlet Findlay.[3] He attended Hartfield Primary School in Dumbarton. Through his father, young James played cricket on Hampstead Heath with Sean Connery while his father was in the pub with Peter O'Toole.[4] He has a sister.[4] When he was 11, he moved back to Glasgow and later he worked for a time at Arnott Young shipbreakers in Dalmuir.[4]
Career
At the start of his career he adopted Cosmo, the middle name of his mother Helen, as his stage surname.[5] Cosmo is best 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.[6] Over the years he has also had roles in other films such as Trainspotting, The Last Legion and 2081.[7] He appeared in Troy with future Game of Thrones cast members Sean Bean and Julian Glover.[8] He also appeared in UFO as SHADO operative Lieutenant Anderson, in Take the High Road as Alex Geddes from 1982 until 1983 and in 1984 played Jock McLeish in the Minder episode Senior Citizen Caine.[9][6] He appeared as Lieutenant-Colonel Philip Drysdale in the seventh series of Soldier Soldier.[9]
From 2011–2013, Cosmo portrayed Jeor Mormont, Lord Commander of the Night's Watch, and father of Jorah Mormont (played by Iain Glen), in the HBO series Game of Thrones.[10] He was involved in the filming of the thriller Breakdown in which he appeared alongside Craig Fairbrass, Bruce Payne, Emmett Scanlan, Olivia Grant and Tamer Hassan.[11] He played the antagonist in the Indian film, Jagame Thandhiram, which released in 2021.[12] He played a Russian intelligence officer named Luka Gocharov in season 3 of the Amazon show Jack Ryan.[13]
He is a patron of the charity Chance for Childhood.[14]
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | Battle of Britain | Jamie | |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | Waller | ||
| 1971 | Assault | Det. Sgt. Beale | |
| 1972 | Doomwatch | Bob Gillette | |
| Young Winston | Officer on Train | ||
| 1982 | Living Apart Together | Priest | |
| 1986 | Highlander | Angus MacLeod | |
| 1988 | Stormy Monday | Tony | |
| 1990 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | Mr. Bowring | |
| 1995 | Braveheart | Campbell | |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | Gangster | Short film | |
| 1996 | Trainspotting | David Renton | |
| Emma | Mr. Weston | ||
| 1997 | Santa/Claws | Santa Claus | Short film |
| 1998 | Urban Ghost Story | Minister | |
| Babe: Pig in the City | Thelonius (voice) | ||
| 1999 | Sunset Heights | MacDonald | |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | Billy Bailey | ||
| Billy and Zorba | Zorba | Short film | |
| One More Kiss | Frank | ||
| 2000 | Honest | Tommy Chase | |
| Reflections Upon the Origin of the Pineapple | Narrator (voice) | Short film | |
| 2001 | To End All Wars | Lt. Col. Stuart McLean | |
| All the Queen's Men | Archie | ||
| 2002 | Once Upon a Time in the Midlands | Billy | |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | Col. Sutch | ||
| 2003 | Skagerrak | Robert | |
| Man Dancin' | Donnie McGlone | ||
| The Reckoning | Lambert | ||
| Solid Air | Finn | ||
| 2004 | One Last Chance | Big John | |
| Troy | Glaucus | ||
| 2005 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | James Brown | |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | Father Christmas | ||
| 2006 | Half Light | Finlay Murray | |
| Free Jimmy | HudMaSpecs (voice) | AKA Slipp Jimmy fri (Original title) | |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | Mr. Karva | ||
| 2007 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | Hrothgar | |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | Dawson | ||
| Where Have I Been All Your Life? | John | Short film | |
| 2009 | 2081 | George Bergeron | |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | Hector McKinley | ||
| 2010 | Outcast | Laird | |
| Donkeys | Alfie | ||
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | Sutherland | ||
| 2011 | No Saints for Sinners | Murphy | |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | Pecco | ||
| 2012 | Citadel | Priest | |
| Songs for Amy | Murdo | ||
| 2013 | Get Lucky | Mr. Zigic | |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | Judge Wellington | ||
| Hammer of the Gods | King Bagsecg | ||
| Justin and the Knights of Valour | Blucher (voice) | ||
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | Herbert Hopewell | ||
| Sea Out | Old Joe | Short film | |
| Dying Light | Policeman | ||
| 2014 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | Dr. Harper | Short film |
| We Still Kill the Old Way | Arthur | ||
| Hole | Cooper | Short film | |
| 2015 | Moonwalkers | Dawson | |
| Carried | Henry Hunter | Short film | |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | James Henderson | ||
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | Ray | ||
| January | Albert | AKA Estranged (Original title) | |
| 2016 | Project 12: The Bunker | Brian Balanowsky | |
| Breakdown | Albert Chapman | ||
| Mikelis | Mikelis | Short film | |
| Dark Signal | Alan | ||
| Ben-Hur | Quintus | ||
| Whisky Galore! | MacAlister, the Minister | ||
| Monochrome | Roger Daniels | ||
| Eliminators | Cooper | ||
| 2017 | London Heist | Ray Dixon | |
| T2 Trainspotting | David Renton | ||
| Last Respects | Philip Drummond (voice) | Short film | |
| Wonder Woman | Field Marshal Haig | ||
| 2018 | Rogue Trooper: The Quartz Massacre | Narrator (voice) | Short film |
| In Darkness | Niall | ||
| Outlaw King | Robert Bruce Senior | ||
| Ashes in the Snow | Mr. Stakas | ||
| Malevolent | Grandpa Sayers | ||
| Tomorrow | Mr. Charles | ||
| 2019 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | Des Brady | |
| Forget Me Not | Benedict | Short film | |
| Get Duked! | Farmer | ||
| Off Grid | John Tanner | Short film | |
| Shadow Boxer | Eddie Royce | Short film | |
| 2020 | Skylines | Grant | |
| 2021 | Jagame Thanthiram | Peter Sprott | Tamil film |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | Frank Menzies | ||
| 2022 | Breath | Nick | |
| My Sailor, My Love | Howard | ||
| Scrooge: A Christmas Carol | Mr. Fezziwig (voice) | ||
| 2023 | The Three Musketeers | Cardinal Richelieu | |
| 2024 | Can You Hear Me? | Johnny | |
| The Beast Within | Waylon | ||
| The Last Redemption | Lord Goran | ||
| 2025 | Salvable | Welly | |
| The Morrigan | Francis Crowley | ||
| 2026 | Storm Rider: Legend of Hammerhead | Dida | |
| Preschool | Joe | ||
| Voidance | Agent Polo |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | Dr. Finlay's Casebook | Peter Randall | Episode: "The Vision" |
| 1966 | Ransom for a Pretty Girl | Charlie Milne | Mini series, 6 episodes |
| This Man Craig | Douglas McGrath | Episode: "Nurinder" | |
| 1967 | St. Ives | Dalmahoy | 2 episodes: "The Assembly Ball" and "Journey's End" |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | Andrew | Episode: "A Pretty Flat Kind of Existence" | |
| 1968 | Detective | Det. Sgt. MacGregor | Episode: "Dover and the Deadly Poison Pen Letters" |
| Splash O.K. | Hamish MacPherson | Television film | |
| 1969 | Dr. Finlay's Casebook | Private Davidson | Episode: "Single or Return" |
| Softly Softly | McBride | Episode: "In at the Death" | |
| 1970 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | Hector | Episode: "A Woman or an Epitaph" |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | Senior Under Officer Patterson | Episode: "Sovereign's Company" | |
| 1971 | Long Voyage Out of War | Thorpe | Episode: "Battle at Tematangi" |
| UFO | Lt. Anderson | Episode: "Reflections in the Water" | |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | Inspector Williams | Episode: "Element of Risk" | |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | Det. Con. Sanderson | Episode: "A Tale of Two Cities" | |
| 1972 | Sutherland's Law | Ian Campbell | Television film |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | Cliff Dow | ||
| 1973 | ITV Playhouse | Sgt. Robbins | Episode: "Professional" |
| Sutherland's Law | Ian Campbell | Episode: "The Sea" | |
| 1973–1977 | Warship | Leading Regulator ("Sheriff") Pat Fuller | 21 episodes |
| 1974 | Play for Today | Loch | Episode: "The Cheviot, the Stag and the Black, Black Oil" |
| 1975 | Churchill's People | Robert Bruce | Episode: "The Wallace" |
| Quiller | Hamilton | Episode: "Target North" | |
| 1976 | Survivors | Lenny Carter | Episode: "The Chosen" |
| Orde Wingate | Brigadier Calvert | 3 episodes | |
| 1977 | George & Mildred | Keith | Episode: "The Dorothy Letters" |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | James Mackenzie | Mini series, 5 episodes | |
| 1977–1978 | Midnight Is a Place | Davey Scatcherd | 3 episodes |
| 1978 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | Harry Bray | Episode: "New Standards" |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | Det. Sgt. Davy Freeth | Episode: "Hard Men" | |
| Kidnapped | Beggar | Mini series, episode: "Uncle Ebenezer" | |
| 1979 | Dick Barton: Special Agent | Jock Anderson | 29 episodes |
| Thundercloud | CPO Hawkins | 13 episodes | |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | Glasgow McDade | Episode: "To Honour and Obey" | |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | Glover | Episode: "Runner" | |
| 1980 | Hammer House of Horror | Willis | Episode: "The Thirteenth Reunion" |
| 1981 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | Sergeant Carch | 4 episodes |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | Bonfield | Episode: "Semper Fidelis" | |
| Strangers | Det. Sgt. Galbraith | Episode: "A Dear Green Place" | |
| 1982 | King's Royal | Colin Lindsay | 4 episodes |
| 1982–1984 | Take the High Road | Alex Geddes | 42 episodes |
| 1984 | Minder | Jock McLeish | Episode: "Senior Citizen Caine" |
| Murder Not Proven? | Sergeant Munro | Episode: "Death on the Mountain" | |
| Scarecrow and Mrs. King | Dr. Ian McCarran | Episode: "The Legend of Das Geisterschloss" | |
| Fairly Secret Army | Crazy Colin Carstairs | 2 episodes: "Romance Plughole" and "The Pulses Quicken" | |
| The Master of Ballantrae | Horseman (uncredited) | Television film | |
| 1985 | Lytton's Diary | Harry Owen | Episode: "Daddy's Girls" |
| Big Deal | McFee | Episode: "Down and Under" | |
| Operation Julie | Longfellow | Television film | |
| 1985-1986 | C.A.T.S. Eyes | McNeill / Howard | 2 episodes: "Under Plain Cover" and "Fit" |
| 1986 | Running Scared | Detective Inspector McNeill | 6 episodes |
| Lost Empires | Inspector Furness | Mini series, episode: "#1.6" | |
| 1987 | Super Gran | Mr. McBigg | Episode: "Supergran Snookered" |
| Brond | Primo | 3 episodes | |
| 1988 | Codename: Kyril | Bonham | Mini series, episode: "#1.1" |
| Taggart | Victor Baird | 3 episodes: "Dead Giveaway: Parts 1, 2 & 3" | |
| 1989 | William Tell | Anton | AKA Crossbow (Original title). Episode: "Silver Rider" |
| Winners and Losers | Frank Kerr | Mini series, 3 episodes | |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | Glen | 4 episodes | |
| Saracen | Miekera | Episode: "Into Africa" | |
| Casualty | John Breckman | Episode: "A Grand in the Hand" | |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | D.C.I. Cameron | Episode: "Seen to Be Done" | |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | James Smithson | Television film | |
| 1990 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | Sgt. Henderson | Episode: "Old Ways and New" |
| El C.I.D. | Sands | Episode: "Getting Even" | |
| Treasure Island | Redruth | Television film | |
| 1991 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | Carmichael | Mini series, 8 episodes |
| Stay Lucky | Bigmac | Episode: "Hard Times, Hard Men" | |
| 1992 | Screaming | ||
| Medics | Harry Liverege | Episode: "#2.4" | |
| Heartbeat | Matthew Chapman | Episode: "Nowt But a Prank" | |
| Rab C. Nesbitt | Teacher | Episode: "Lesson" | |
| 1993 | Scene | Reception Officer | Episode: "Pig Boy" |
| Between the Lines | D.C.C. Birman | Episode: "Manoeuvre 11" | |
| Casualty | Tony | Episode: "Cat in Hell" | |
| 1994 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | James Maxton | Episode: "#3.5" |
| Alleyn Mysteries | Major Keith Ballantyne | Episode: "Dead Water" | |
| Screen Two | Jerry | Episode: "Sin Bin" | |
| 1994–1995 | Roughnecks | Tom | 13 episodes |
| 1996 | Bad Boys | Tam Devlin | Episode: "Dead Men Don't Wear Bunnets" |
| 1997 | Ivanhoe | Cedric | Mini series, 5 episodes |
| Ain't Misbehavin' | Malky Fraser | Mini series, 3 episodes | |
| Soldier Soldier | Lt. Col. Philip Drysdale | 9 episodes | |
| 1998 | Two Lives | Eddie | Episode: "Golden Wedding" |
| 1999 | Cleopatra | Agrippa | Mini series, 2 episodes: "Parts 1 & 2" |
| Comedy Lab | David (voice) | Episode: "Heart and Sole" | |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | Patrick Grainger: Lennox's Story | Episode: "Haunted" | |
| Split Second | Donald Paterson | Television film | |
| 2000 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | Blind Woodsman | Mini series, 2 episodes: "#1.4" and "#1.10" |
| Tales from the Madhouse | The Centurion | Mini series, episode: "The Centurion" | |
| Badger | Charlie Maddox | Episode: "Predators" | |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | McNab | Television film | |
| 2000–2001 | Rebus | Morris Gerald Cafferty | 2 episodes: "The Hanging Garden" and "Mortal Causes" |
| 2001 | Best of Both Worlds | William Landucci | |
| 2004 | Biography | Narrator (voice) | Documentary series, episode: "Tchaikovsky" |
| 2005 | Little House on the Prairie | Mr. Scott | Mini series, 4 episodes |
| 2007 | Midsomer Murders | Jack 'Axeman' McKinley | Episode: "The Axeman Cometh" |
| Impact Earth | Brenden Kelly | Television film | |
| 2008 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | Galder Weatherwax | Mini series, episode: "Part 1: The Colour of Magic" |
| 2009 | Merlin | Hengist | Episode: "Lancelot and Guinevere" |
| The Narnia Code | Narrator | Television film | |
| 2010 | Castle | Finn Rourke | Episode: "Sucker Punch" |
| FlashForward | Philip | Episode: "Revelation Zero: Part 2" | |
| Sons of Anarchy | Father Kellan Ashby | 8 episodes | |
| One Night in Emergency | Television film | ||
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | Nick | ||
| 2011–2013 | Game of Thrones | Jeor Mormont | 12 episodes |
| 2012 | Silent Witness | Arnold Mears | Episode: "Paradise Lost: Parts 1 & 2" |
| 2013 | Death in Paradise | Roger Seymour | Episode: "Murder on the Plantation" |
| Case Histories | Len Lomax | Episode: "Started Early, Took My Dog" | |
| 2014 | New Worlds | Goffe | Mini series, episode: "#1.1" |
| 2015 | Magnum Opus | Moshe Navon | Episode: "Fuck Da Babylon" (Pilot) |
| 2016 | Shetland | Arthur McCall | 4 episodes |
| Stag | The Gamekeeper | Mini series, episodes 1 & 2 | |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | Jules Trouvier | 4 episodes | |
| 2016, 2018–2019 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | Captain Creech | 4 episodes |
| 2017 | Celebrity Big Brother | Himself | Series 19 finalist and third runner-up, 19 episodes |
| SS-GB | Harry Woods | Mini series, 5 episodes | |
| 2018 | Mystery of the Lost Paintings | Narrator (voice) | Documentary series, 8 episodes |
| 2018–2019 | Hold the Sunset | Bob | 9 episodes |
| 2019 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | Jorge da Burgos | 8 episodes |
| Chernobyl | Miner | Episode: 'Open Wide, O Earth' | |
| His Dark Materials | Farder Coram | 6 episodes | |
| 2021 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | Bill Bradwell | |
| 2022 | Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan | Luka Gocharov | 8 episodes |
| 2023–2025 | Highland Cops | Narrator (voice) | Documentary series, 18 episodes (3 Series) |
| Six Four | Jim Mackie | Mini series, 4 episodes | |
| 2024 | Nightsleeper | Fraser Warren | 6 episodes |
| 2025 | Fear | Allan Berwick | 2 episodes |
| Karen Pirie | Brodie Grant Snr | 3 episodes | |
| Hostage | Max Dalton | 3 episodes | |
| Talamasca | Director Houseman | 1 episode |
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