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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
President Coriolanus Snow
for President Coriolanus Snow in The Hunger Games
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In the dystopian ruins of North America, the tyrannical Capitol maintains control over twelve oppressed districts through the Hunger Games—a televised annual fight-to-the-death tournament featuring two teenage "tributes" from each region. When her younger sister is selected by lottery for the 74th Games, 16-year-old Katniss Everdeen volunteers to take her place, alongside the district's male tribute, Peeta Mellark. Thrust into a high-stakes world of media manipulation, political intrigue, and deadly combat, Katniss must navigate treacherous alliances, artificial arena hazards, and her own complex feelings. Guided by her cynical mentor Haymitch and a team of Capitol stylists, she and Peeta capture the public's imagination by playing up a tragic "star-crossed lovers" narrative to secure life-saving sponsorships. Once inside the arena, Katniss uses her sharp hunting skills to survive, forming a poignant alliance with a young tribute named Rue whose tragic death sparks a wave of quiet rebellion. When a sudden rule change allows two victors from the same district, Katniss tracks down a wounded Peeta, nursing him back to health while heightening their romantic charade for the cameras. As they become the final survivors alongside a brutal rival, the Gamemakers cruelly revoke the rule change to force a dramatic, fatal showdown. Refusing to play by the Capitol's sadistic rules, Katniss and Peeta stage a shocking dual-suicide pact with poisonous berries, forcing the authorities to declare them joint victors to prevent a completely victorless finale. Returning home to District 12 as reluctant heroes, they face an uncertain future: Peeta is heartbroken to learn their romance was partially calculated, while Katniss remains deeply conflicted about her feelings and the dangerous target her defiance has placed squarely on their backs.
