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.
Series | Nightsleeper | 2025 | |
Series | The Sharp End | Unknown | 2025 |
Movie | Hotel Caledonia | William Pertwee | 2025 |
Movie | The Three Musketeers | Cardinal Richelieu | 2023-03-23 |
Movie | My Sailor My Love | Howard | 2022-09-30 |
Movie | Scrooge: A Christmas Carol | Mr. Fezziwig (voice) | 2022-11-18 |
Movie | The Kindred | Frank Menzies | 2021-12-28 |
Movie | Skylines | Grant | 2020-10-25 |
Movie | The Hole in the Ground | Des Brady | 2019-03-01 |
Series | The Bay | Bill Bradwell | 2019-03-20 |
Series | His Dark Materials | Farder Coram | 2019-11-03 |
Movie | Tomorrow | Mr. Charles | 2019-09-27 |
Series | The Name of the Rose | Jorge of Burgos | 2019-03-04 |
Movie | Get Duked! | Farmer | 2019-03-08 |
Movie | Rogue Trooper: The Quartz Massacre | Narrator | 2018-05-01 |
Movie | Darkness Comes | Policeman | 2018-05-15 |
Movie | In Darkness | Niall | 2018-05-25 |
Movie | Outlaw King | Robert Bruce Senior | 2018-09-06 |
Series | Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan | Luka Gocharov | 2018-08-30 |
Movie | Ashes in the Snow | Mr. Stakas | 2018-10-12 |
Movie | Malevolent | Grandpa | 2018-12-13 |
Movie | Wonder Woman | FIeld Marshall Haig | 2017-05-30 |
Series | SS-GB | Harry Woods | 2017-02-19 |
Movie | T2 Trainspotting | Renton's Father | 2017-01-27 |
Movie | Bunker: Project 12 | Brian Balanowsky | 2016-01-08 |
Movie | Breakdown | Albert Chapman | 2016-01-15 |
Movie | Whisky Galore | Macalister the Minister | 2016-06-26 |
Movie | Eliminators | Cooper | 2016-12-06 |
Movie | Monochrome | Roger Daniels | 2016-10-01 |
Movie | Ben-Hur | Quintus Arius | 2016-08-17 |
Movie | Dark Signal | Alan | 2016-05-30 |
Movie | Moonwalkers | Dawson | 2015-03-14 |
Movie | Amélia & Duarte | Narrator (English) | 2015-05-21 |
Movie | The Legend of Barney Thomson | James Henderson | 2015-07-24 |
Movie | Estranged | Albert | 2015-08-28 |
Movie | The Pyramid Texts | Ray | 2015-06-19 |
Movie | We Still Kill the Old Way | Arthur | 2014-12-12 |
Movie | Hammer of the Gods | King Bagsecg | 2013-07-05 |
Movie | The Christmas Candle | Herbert Hopewell | 2013-11-22 |
Movie | Justin and the Knights of Valour | Blucher (voice) | 2013-08-09 |
Movie | Get Lucky | Mr. Zigic | 2013-08-08 |
Movie | Citadel | Priest | 2012-03-11 |
Movie | Songs for Amy | Murdo | 2012-05-02 |
Movie | The Glass Man | Pecco | 2011-08-26 |
Movie | Outcast | Laird | 2010-12-10 |
Movie | The Santa Incident | Nick | 2010-12-09 |
Movie | Donkeys | Alfred | 2010-10-08 |
Movie | One Night in Emergency | 2010-01-04 | |
Movie | The Runway | Shutherland | 2010-07-10 |
Movie | 2081 | George Bergeron | 2009-05-29 |
Series | Castle | Finn Rourke | 2009-03-09 |
Series | FlashForward | Phillip | 2009-09-24 |
Movie | The Narnia Code | Narrator | 2009-04-09 |
Series | The Colour of Magic | Galder Weatherwax | 2008-03-23 |
Movie | Futureshock: Comet | Brenden | 2008-01-02 |
Movie | The Last Legion | Hrothgar | 2007-04-19 |
Movie | The Seeker: The Dark Is Rising | Dawson | 2007-10-05 |
Movie | Lives of the Saints | Mr. Karva | 2007-01-26 |
Movie | Half Light | Finlay Murray | 2006-01-17 |
Movie | Free Jimmy | HudMaSpecs (voice) | 2006-04-21 |
Movie | The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe | Father Christmas | 2005-12-07 |
Movie | The Adventures of Greyfriars Bobby | James Brown | 2005-10-29 |
Series | Little House on the Prairie | Mr. Scott | 2005-03-26 |
Movie | One Last Chance | Big John | 2004-03-13 |
Movie | Troy | Glaucus | 2004-05-13 |
Movie | Man Dancin' | Donnie McGlone | 2004-02-20 |
Movie | The Reckoning | Lambert | 2004-02-26 |
Movie | Sweet Dreams | Robert | 2003-03-14 |
Movie | Once Upon a Time in the Midlands | Billy | 2002-09-06 |
Movie | The Four Feathers | Col. Sutch | 2002-09-08 |
Movie | All the Queen's Men | Archie | 2001-10-14 |
Movie | To End All Wars | Col. Stuart McLean | 2001-09-02 |
Movie | The Last of the Blonde Bombshells | McNab | 2000-08-26 |
Series | The 10th Kingdom | Blind Woodsman | 2000-02-27 |
Movie | Honest | Tommy Chase | 2000-05-26 |
Series | Cleopatra | Agrippa | 1999-05-23 |
Movie | One More Kiss | Frank | 1999-09-18 |
Movie | The Match | Billy Bailey | 1999-08-13 |
Series | Badger | Unknown | 1999-07-11 |
Movie | Sunset Heights | MacDonald | 1999-06-04 |
Movie | Babe: Pig in the City | Thelonius (voice) | 1998-11-25 |
Series | Midsomer Murders | Unknown | 1997-03-23 |
Series | Ain't Misbehavin' | Malky Fraser | 1997-07-28 |
Series | Ivanhoe | Cedric | 1997-01-12 |
Movie | Trainspotting | Mr. Renton | 1996-02-23 |
Movie | Emma | Mr. Weston | 1996-08-02 |
Movie | Braveheart | Campbell | 1995-05-24 |
Movie | Sin Bin | Jerry | 1994-05-18 |
Series | Roughnecks | Tom | 1994-06-16 |
Series | Heartbeat | Unknown | 1992-04-10 |
Movie | Treasure Island | Redruth | 1990-01-22 |
Movie | The Fool | Mr. Bowring | 1990-12-07 |
Movie | The Nightwatch | James Smithson | 1989-11-19 |
Movie | Stormy Monday | Tony | 1988-05-01 |
Movie | Codename: Kyril | Bonham | 1988-03-29 |
Movie | Highlander | Angus MacLeod | 1986-03-07 |
Movie | Biggles | German Soldier | 1986-05-30 |
Series | Running Scared | Detective Inspector McNeil | 1986-01-15 |
Movie | Operation Julie | Longfellow | 1985-01-02 |
Series | Fairly Secret Army | Unknown | 1984-10-22 |
Series | The Bill | Unknown | 1984-10-16 |
Series | Taggart | Unknown | 1983-09-06 |
Series | Scarecrow and Mrs. King | Unknown | 1983-10-03 |
Movie | Living Apart Together | Priest | 1982-11-29 |
Series | The Nightmare Man | 1981-05-01 | |
Movie | The Nightmare Man | Sergeant Carch | 1981-05-01 |
Series | Hammer House of Horror | Unknown | 1980-09-13 |
Series | Take the High Road | 1980-02-19 | |
Series | Thundercloud | 1979-05-24 | |
Series | Dick Barton: Special Agent | Jock Anderson | 1979-01-06 |
Series | Survivors | Unknown | 1975-04-16 |
Movie | The Cheviot, the Stag and the Black, Black Oil | Loch | 1974-06-06 |
Series | Warship | 1973-06-07 | |
Movie | Doomwatch | Bob Gillette | 1972-03-01 |
Movie | The Stone Tape | Cliff Dow | 1972-12-25 |
Movie | Young Winston | Officer on Train | 1972-07-20 |
Series | The Persuaders! | Unknown | 1971-09-17 |
Movie | Assault | Det. Sgt. Beale | 1971-02-11 |
Movie | Sovereign's Company | Senior Under Officer Patterson | 1970-04-21 |
Series | UFO | Unknown | 1970-09-16 |
Movie | The Virgin Soldiers | Waller | 1969-10-14 |
Movie | Battle of Britain | Jamie | 1969-09-15 |
Series | Ransom for a Pretty Girl | 1966-09-10 |