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The Lives Of Brian

BRIAN COX WAS a late bloomer when it came to the big screen. A stage actor by trade, he was 40 by the time of his first major film, Michael Mann’s . But the Dundee-born actor has been making up for lost time ever since, racking up over 200 credits (according to IMDb), and establishing himself as one of the finest actors the UK has ever produced. Effortlessly versatile, Cox is as at home with conniving villains as he is warm-hearted patriarchs. And cold-blooded patriarchs, for that matter. Here, he takes through some of his finest roles…

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