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Brian Denis Cox,
CBE (born 1 June, 1946) is an Emmy Award-winning
Scottish actor. He is perhaps best known for playing Hannibal Lecktor in the 1986 film
Manhunter, and has since become a familiar face in film and television. He is also known for his work with the
Royal Shakespeare Company, where he gained great recognition for his portrayal of
King Lear.
Early life
Cox was born in
Dundee,
Scotland, the youngest of five children. His mother, Mary Ann Guillerline (
née McCann), was a spinner who worked in the jute mills and suffered several
nervous breakdowns during Cox's childhood.
His father, Charles McArdle Campbell Cox, was a weaver who died when Cox was nine years old.
[Brian Cox Biography - Yahoo! Movies][Brian Cox Biography] Cox was subsequently brought up by a sister and an aunt.
[At last, the return of the native - Times Online]. He joined the
Dundee Repertory Theatre at the age of fourteen.
