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James Cosmo
0 FOLLOWERS • 43 CREDITS • MAY 24, 1948 • 76
Biography
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.
Known For
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Casualty
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The Professionals
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Death in Paradise
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/diXBeMzvfJb2iJg3G0kCUaMCzEc.jpg)
Castle
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/jAmkMnqyKP6kD9QlXvJxkxMLwDB.jpg)
Heartbeat
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/kiy8BHtIHAslh81rvFcZ4wbNGdY.jpg)
Sons of Anarchy
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/g6tIKGc3f1H5QMz1dcgCwADKpZ7.jpg)
His Dark Materials
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/31wojXBSLT6LYTUMyc6BiyXqUyP.jpg)
Midsomer Murders
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/8eR5Jg7CxsuCOEBU5wW0opObxpi.jpg)
Merlin
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/rKnxmir8m5I3RdSTdZr3jaQaCZi.jpg)
Shetland
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/36oUFRNJQORpL9fmnrSXdFqEGty.jpg)
Scarecrow and Mrs. King
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/7vcwOySsqeyEdmfHQNT5jHCL2gb.jpg)
Chernobyl
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/quXSK0nqneQ0fIgvDfW9EK0Txfy.jpg)
Rebus
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/729Z7o1ycoEzk9fcPHn3iuteVfF.jpg)
Celebrity Big Brother
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Game of Thrones
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Battle of Britain
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/cO4py3L3q5GNPrA0qr1wVDrosK1.jpg)
Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/imekS7f1OuHyUP2LAiTEM0zBzUz.jpg)
Wonder Woman
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/a07wLy4ONfpsjnBqMwhlWTJTcm.jpg)
Troy
![](https://images.rivr.app/posters/1000/34355.jpg)
Little House on the Prairie
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/8Z8dptJEypuLoOQro1WugD855YE.jpg)
Highlander
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/iREd0rNCjYdf5Ar0vfaW32yrkm.jpg)
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/rDj805Hdkhj0xrIaqXxUj2SbxZo.jpg)
Emma
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/c9CoGrBA5yw8A7YBMz0hGzfzpNq.jpg)
Ben-Hur
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/xlbpCwa9OXXIiNgXcwuompHFIk9.jpg)
T2 Trainspotting
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/IE344ILuvDURHVwkXJQOQRaoU8.jpg)
Cleopatra
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/AmDtL2KYezl1Pvuz6dEQcHGpcwv.jpg)
Free Jimmy
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/glO6LcTWUZcbxWT2SB4eRDnFSsP.jpg)
Babe: Pig in the City
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/jE5Fdoq2xZqfNEptdSXMJr1uN8x.jpg)
The Four Feathers
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/or1gBugydmjToAEq7OZY0owwFk.jpg)
Braveheart
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/rT49ousKUWN3dV7UlhaC9onTNdl.jpg)
Outlaw King
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/oyGb5JpEYMEqDDjfJKLEvPTVSjK.jpg)
Scrooge: A Christmas Carol
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/yKmmT0q35R4AfW9Rbq2IPVAPwk3.jpg)
Trainspotting
![](https://images.rivr.app/posters/1000/30513.jpg)
The Choice
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/2W4ZvACURDyhiNnSIaFPHfNbny3.jpg)
Skylines
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/1ZbCq6t1aKssAhFOjvslUpt9W2x.jpg)
The Bay
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/twMzmcKkJpftjhYyrPXETddN08R.jpg)
Nightsleeper
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/A8ezFMixyVkxMPptmd3dqiZUp2W.jpg)
We Still Kill the Old Way
![](https://images.rivr.app/posters/1000/30560.jpg)
Fear
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/3wjU9f2tCit8YnwjE0rVkJ9ssqX.jpg)
Six Four
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/5RvNjlDufqUBH3iHBPb1cS53wXl.jpg)
The Beast Within
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/oLReQvpgnx4yqZAEyi56g73uDiO.jpg)
London Heist
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/2NBxSwARcPi4wwpLH1wyFWKXeJo.jpg)
Citadel
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