James Cosmo
James Ronald Gordon Copeland , known professionally as James Cosmo, is a Scottish actor known for his appearances in films including Highlander, Braveheart, Trainspotting, Troy, , Ben-Hur and Wonder Woman, as well as television series such as Game of Thrones, Sons of Anarchy, and His Dark Materials. On 3 January 2017 Cosmo entered the nineteenth series of Celebrity Big Brother; on Day 19 of the series he won a pass to the final on 3 February 2017 and finished in fourth place.
Early life
James Cosmo was born in Dumbarton Cottage Hospital, Dumbartonshire, Scotland, UK and attended Hartfield Primary School in Dumbarton. He is the son of actor James Copeland and Helen. Through his father, young James played cricket on Hampstead Heath with Sean Connery while his father was in the pub with Peter O’Toole. He also has a sister named Laura. When he was 11, he moved back to Glasgow and later he worked for a time at Arnott Young shipbreakers in Dalmuir.Career
At the start of his career he adopted Cosmo, the middle name of his mother Helen, as his stage surname. Cosmo is best known for his film roles as Angus MacLeod in Highlander, Campbell in Braveheart and as Father Christmas in the adaptation of . Over the years he has also had roles in other films such as Trainspotting, The Last Legion and 2081. He appeared in Troy with future Game of Thrones cast members Sean Bean and Julian Glover. He also appeared in UFO as SHADO operative Lieutenant Anderson, in Take the High Road as Alex Geddes from 1982 until 1983 and in 1984 played Jock McLeish in the Minder episode Senior Citizen Caine. He appeared as Lieutenant-Colonel Philip Drysdale in the seventh series of Soldier Soldier. He portrayed Jeor Mormont, Lord Commander of the Night's Watch, in the HBO series Game of Thrones. He was involved in the filming of the thriller Breakdown in which he appeared alongside Craig Fairbrass, Bruce Payne, Emmett Scanlan, Olivia Grant and Tamer Hassan.He is a patron of the charity Chance for Childhood.
Filmography
Film
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1965, 1969 | Dr. Finlay's Casebook | Private David / Peter Randall | 2 episodes |
| 1966 | Ransom for a Pretty Girl | Charlie Milne | TV mini series |
| 1966 | This Man Craig | Douglas McGrath | 1 episode |
| 1967 | St. Ives | Dalmahoy | 2 episodes |
| 1967 | The Revenue Man | Andrew | 1 episode |
| 1968 | Detective | Det. Sgt. MacGregor | 1 episode |
| 1969 | Softly Softly | McBride | 1 episode |
| 1970 | The Borderers | Hector | 1 episode |
| 1970 | The Wednesday Play | Senior Under Officer Patterson | 1 episode |
| 1971 | UFO | Lt. Anderson | 1 episode |
| 1971 | The Persuaders! | Inspector Williams | 1 episode |
| 1971 | The View from Daniel Pike | Det. Con. Sanderson | 1 episode |
| 1973 | ITV Playhouse | Sgt. Robbins | 1 episode |
| 1973 | Sutherland's Law | Ian Campbell | 1 episode |
| 1973-1977 | Warship | L. / Reg. Fuller | 20 episodes |
| 1974 | Play for Today | Loch | 1 episode |
| 1975 | Churchill's People | Robert Bruce | 1 episode |
| 1975 | Quiller | Hamilton | 1 episode |
| 1976 | Survivors | Lenny Carter | 1 episode |
| 1976 | Orde Wingate | Brigadier Calvert | 3 episodes |
| 1977 | George & Mildred | Keith | 1 episode |
| 1977-1978 | Midnight is a Place | Davey Scatcherd | 3 episodes |
| 1978 | The Standard | Harry Bray | 1 episode |
| 1978 | The Sweeney | Det. Sgt. Davy Freeth | 1 episode |
| 1978 | Kidnapped | Beggar | TV mini series, 1 episode |
| 1979 | Dick Barton: Special Agent | Jock Anderson | 29 episodes |
| 1979 | Thundercloud | CPO Hawkins | 13 episodes |
| 1979 | The Onedin Line | Glasgow McDade | 1 episode |
| 1979 | The Professionals | Glover | 1 episode |
| 1980 | Take the High Road | Alex Geddes | 1 episode |
| 1980 | Hammer House of Horror | Willis | 1 episode |
| 1981 | The Nightmare Man | Sgt. Carch | 4 episodes |
| 1981 | The House on the Hill | Bonfield | 1 episode |
| 1981 | Strangers | Det. Sgt. Galbraith | 1 episode |
| 1982 | King's Royal | Colin Lindsay | 1 episode |
| 1984 | Minder | Jock McLeish | 1 episode |
| 1984 | Murder Not Proven? | Sergeant Munro | 1 episode |
| 1984 | Scarecrow and Mrs. King | Dr. Ian McCarran | 1 episode |
| 1984 | Fairly Secret Army | Crazy Colin Carstairs | 2 episodes |
| 1985 | Lytton's Diary | Harry Owen | 1 episode |
| 1985 | Big Deal | McFee | 1 episode |
| 1985-1986 | C.A.T.S. Eyes | Howard / McNeill | 2 episodes |
| 1986 | Running Scared | Detective Inspector McNeil | 6 episodes |
| 1986 | Lost Empires | Inspector Furness | TV mini series, 1 episode |
| 1987 | Super Gran | Mr. McBigg | 1 episode |
| 1987 | Brond | Primo | 3 episodes |
| 1988 | ' | Bonham | TV mini series, 1 episode |
| 1988 | Taggart | Victor Baird | 1 episode |
| 1989 | Crossbow | Anton | 1 episode |
| 1989 | Winners and Losers | Frank Kerr | TV mini series, 3 episodes |
| 1989 | The Justice Game | Glen | 4 episodes |
| 1989 | Saracen | Miekera | 1 episode |
| 1989-1993 | Casualty | Tony / John Breckman | 2 episodes |
| 1989, 1999 | The Bill | Patrick Grainger / D.C.I. Cameron | 2 episodes |
| 1990 | The Campbells | Sgt. Henderson | 1 episode |
| 1990 | El C.I.D. | Sands | 1 episode |
| 1991 | The Sharp End | Carmichael | TV mini series, 1 episode |
| 1991 | Stay Lucky | Bigmac | 1 episode |
| 1992 | Screaming | ||
| 1992 | Medics | Harry Liverege | 1 episode |
| 1992 | Heartbeat | Matthew Chapman | 1 episode |
| 1992 | Rab C. Nesbitt | Teacher | 1 episode |
| 1993 | Scene | Reception Officer | TV series documentary, 1 episode |
| 1993 | Between the Lines | D.C.C. Birman | 1 episode |
| 1994 | The House of Eliott | James Maxton | 1 episode |
| 1994 | Alleyn Mysteries | Major Keith Ballantyne | 1 episode |
| 1994 | Screen Two | Jerry | 1 episode |
| 1994-1995 | Roughnecks | Tom | 13 episodes |
| 1996 | Bad Boys | Tam Devlin | 1 episode |
| 1997 | Ivanhoe | Cedric | TV mini series, 5 episodes |
| 1997 | Ain't Misbehavin | Malky Fraser | 3 episodes |
| 1997 | Soldier Soldier | Lt. Col. Philip Drysdale | 9 episodes |
| 1998 | Two Lives | Eddie | 1 episode |
| 1999 | Cleopatra | Agrippa | 2 episodes |
| 1999 | Comedy Lab | David | 1 episode |
| 2000 | The 10th Kingdom | Blind Woodsman | TV mini series, 1 episode |
| 2000 | Tales from the Madhouse | The Centurion | TV mini series, 1 episode |
| 2000-2001 | Rebus | Morris Gerald Cafferty / Moris Cafferty | 2 episodes |
| 2000 | Badger | Charlie Maddox | 1 episode |
| 2001 | Best of Both Worlds | William Landucci | 1 episode |
| 2004 | Biography | Narrator | TV series documentary, 1 episode |
| 2005 | Little House on the Prairie | Mr. Scott | TV mini series, 4 episodes |
| 2007 | Midsomer Murders | Jack 'Axeman' McKinley | 1 episode |
| 2008 | The Colour of Magic | Galder Weatherwax | TV mini series, 1 episode |
| 2009 | Merlin | Hengist | 1 episode |
| 2010 | Castle | Finn Rourke | 1 episode |
| 2010 | The Flashforward | Philip | 1 episode |
| 2010 | Sons of Anarchy | Father Kellan Ashby | 8 episodes |
| 2011-2013 | Game of Thrones | Jeor Mormont | 12 episodes |
| 2012 | Silent Witness | Arnold Mears | 2 episodes |
| 2013 | Death in Paradise | Roger Seymour | 1 episode |
| 2013 | Case Histories | Len Lomax | 1 episode |
| 2014 | New Worlds | Goffe | TV mini series, 1 episode |
| 2015 | Magnum Opus | Moshe Navon | 1 episode |
| 2016 | Shetland | Arthur McCall / Arthut McCall | 4 episodes |
| 2016 | Stag | The Gamekeeper | 2 episodes |
| 2016, 2018–19 | The Durrells | Captain Creech | 4 episodes |
| 2016 | The Collection | Jules Trouvier | |
| 2017 | Celebrity Big Brother | Himself | Series 19 Finalist and third runner up |
| 2017 | SS-GB | Harry Woods | 5 episodes |
| 2018 | Hold the Sunset | Bob the Burglar | 3 episodes |
| 2019 | The Name of the Rose | Jorge of Burgos | 8 episodes |
| 2019 | Chernobyl | Miner | Episode: 'Open Wide, O Earth' |
| 2019 | His Dark Materials'' | Farder Coram |