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Brian Denis Cox (born June 1, 1946) is a Scottish actor. A classically trained Shakespearean actor, he is known for his work on stage and screen. His numerous accolades include two Laurence Olivier Awards, a Primetime Emmy Award, and a Golden Globe Award, as well as a nomination for a British Academy Television Award. In 2003, he was appointed to the Order of the British Empire at the rank of Commander. Cox trained at the Dundee Repertory Theatre before becoming a founding member of the Royal Lyceum Theatre. He went on to train as a Shakespearean actor, starring in numerous productions with the Royal National Theatre and the Royal Shakespeare Company, where he gained recognition for his portrayal of King Lear. Cox received two Laurence Olivier Awards for Best Actor for his roles in Rat in the Skull (1984), for Royal Court, and Titus Andronicus (1988). He received two more Olivier Award nominations for Misalliance (1986) and Fashion (1988). Known as a character actor in film, he played Robert McKee in Spike Jonze's Adaptation (2002) and William Stryker in X2 (2003). For his starring role in L.I.E. (2001), he received an Independent Spirit Award nomination. His other notable films include Manhunter (1986), Iron Will (1994), Braveheart (1995), The Boxer (1997), The Rookie (2002), Troy (2004), Match Point (2005), The Water Horse: Legend of the Deep (2007), Coriolanus (2011), Pixels (2015), and Churchill (2017). Cox won the Primetime Emmy Award for Best Supporting Actor in a Limited Series for his portrayal of Hermann Göring in the television film Nuremberg (2001). The following year, he guest starred on the NBC sitcom Frasier, earning his second Emmy nomination in 2002. He portrayed Jack Langrishe in the HBO series Deadwood. He starred as Logan Roy on the HBO series Succession (2018-2023), for which he won the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in a Drama Series and was nominated for three Primetime Emmy Awards for Best Actor in a Drama Series.
Brian Cox
The Grandmaster (Voice)
for The Grandmaster (Voice) in Batman vs. Robin (Live Action Remake)
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*rewritten for live action* After the events of Son of Batman, Bruce Wayne struggles to raise Damian — a child trained from birth to kill — in a world of moral restraint. Their uneasy relationship begins to fracture as a string of grisly, ritualistic child abductions grips Gotham. As Bruce investigates, he uncovers whispers of a shadow society: the Court of Owls, an ancient cabal that has manipulated Gotham’s elite from the shadows for centuries. Damian, feeling increasingly alienated and suffocated by his father’s rules, is approached by Talon, the Court’s deadly enforcer. Talon offers Damian a twisted version of family — one that embraces his violent instincts rather than suppresses them. The Court sees Damian not only as a weapon but as a potential heir to their legacy. As Bruce digs deeper, he learns that the Court was involved in the downfall of the Waynes and that their influence reaches into Gotham’s deepest institutions. At the same time, Damian is seduced by their vision of power, vengeance, and purpose — all things Bruce has denied him. This culminates in a psychological and physical confrontation: not just between Batman and Robin, but between two ideologies — legacy vs. destiny, control vs. freedom, justice vs. vengeance. In the end, Damian rejects the Court — not out of loyalty to Bruce, but because he begins to forge a third path: one that honors both who he was made to be, and who he’s choosing to become. The Court is exposed, but not destroyed, retreating back into myth. Talon is defeated but vanishes, hinting at a larger game.
