James Cosmo

May 24, 1948 (age 78) Clydebank, West Dunbartonshire, Scotland, UK
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James Cosmos (born 24 May 1948) is a British actor, known for his film roles in Highlander, Braveheart, the film adaptation of The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, Trainspotting, The Last Legion, Troy, and 2081. 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.

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Last updated: June 14, 2026

79 titles
Community avg: 8.10 /10
  • 1
    1
    Wonder Woman
    2017May 2017 by Patty Jenkins
    Action, Adventure, Fantasy
    Action, Adventure, Fantasy
    8.14 Excellent+
  • 2
    2
    Braveheart
    1995May 1995 by Mel Gibson
    Action, Drama, History
    Action, Drama, History
    8.87 Masterpiece-
  • 3
    3
    Trainspotting
    1996February 1996 by Danny Boyle
    Drama, Crime
    Drama, Crime
    8.89 Masterpiece-
  • 4
    4
    The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
    2005December 2005 by Andrew Adamson
    Adventure, Family, Fantasy
    Adventure, Family, Fantasy
    8.06 Excellent
  • 5
    5
    Troy
    2004May 2004 by Wolfgang Petersen
    War, Action, History
    War, Action, History
    8.10 Excellent+
  • 6
    6
    T2 Trainspotting
    2017January 2017 by Danny Boyle
    Drama, Comedy, Crime
    Drama, Comedy, Crime
    7.87 Excellent-
  • 7
    7
    Highlander
    1986March 1986 by Russell Mulcahy
    Adventure, Action, Fantasy
    Adventure, Action, Fantasy
    7.80 Excellent-
  • 8
    8
    Outlaw King
    2018September 2018 by David Mackenzie
    Action, History, War
    Action, History, War
    7.77 Excellent-
  • 9
    9
    Ben-Hur
    2016August 2016 by Timur Bekmambetov
    Action, History, Adventure
    Action, History, Adventure
    6.77 Good-
  • 10
    10
    Babe: Pig in the City
    1998November 1998 by George Miller
    Family, Adventure, Comedy
    Family, Adventure, Comedy
    6.68 Good--
  • 11
    11
    The Hole in the Ground
    2019March 2019 by Lee Cronin
    Horror
    Horror
    6.70 Good-
  • 12
    12
    Skylines
    2020October 2020 by Liam O'Donnell
    Science Fiction, Action, Thriller
    Science Fiction, Action, Thriller
    6.63 Good--
  • 13
    13
    In Darkness
    2018May 2018 by Anthony Byrne
    Thriller, Mystery
    Thriller, Mystery
    7.08 Good
  • 14
    14
    The Last Legion
    2007April 2007 by Doug Lefler
    Action, Adventure, Fantasy
    Action, Adventure, Fantasy
    6.66 Good--
  • 15
    15
    Malevolent
    2018December 2018 by Olaf de Fleur Johannesson
    Horror
    Horror
    6.16 Decent+
  • 16
    16
    The Four Feathers
    2002September 2002 by Shekhar Kapur
    Action, Adventure, Drama
    Action, Adventure, Drama
    7.60 Excellent--
  • 17
    17
    Emma
    1996August 1996 by Douglas McGrath
    Romance, Comedy, Drama
    Romance, Comedy, Drama
    7.57 Excellent--
  • 18
    18
    Citadel
    2012March 2012 by Ciarán Foy
    Drama, Horror, Thriller
    Drama, Horror, Thriller
    6.71 Good-
  • 19
    19
    Scrooge: A Christmas Carol
    2022November 2022 by Stephen Donnelly
    Animation, Family, Fantasy
    Animation, Family, Fantasy
    7.73 Excellent-
  • 20
    20
    The Seeker: The Dark Is Rising
    2007October 2007 by David L. Cunningham
    Adventure, Drama, Fantasy
    Adventure, Drama, Fantasy
    6.57 Good--
  • 21
    21
    Half Light
    2006January 2006 by Craig Rosenberg
    Thriller, Horror, Drama
    Thriller, Horror, Drama
    7.08 Good
  • 22
    22
    Moonwalkers
    2015March 2015 by Antoine Bardou-Jacquet
    Comedy
    Comedy
    7.18 Good+
  • 23
    23
    The Beast Within
    2024July 2024 by Alexander J. Farrell
    Horror, Drama, Thriller
    Horror, Drama, Thriller
    6.86 Good-
  • 24
    24
    Eliminators
    2016December 2016 by James Nunn
    Action, Thriller
    Action, Thriller
    7.40 Good++
  • 25
    25
    Get Duked!
    2019March 2019 by Ninian Doff
    Comedy, Action, Horror
    Comedy, Action, Horror
    7.25 Good+
  • 26
    26
    Justin and the Knights of Valour
    2013August 2013 by Manuel Sicilia
    Animation, Adventure
    Animation, Adventure
    6.99 Good
  • 27
    27
    Hammer of the Gods
    2013July 2013 by Farren Blackburn
    History, Action, Adventure
    History, Action, Adventure
    6.01 Decent
  • 28
    28
    The Legend of Barney Thomson
    2015July 2015 by Robert Carlyle
    Comedy, Drama
    Comedy, Drama
    7.21 Good+
  • 29
    29
    The Kindred
    2021December 2021 by Jamie Patterson
    Horror
    Horror
    7.49 Good++
  • 30
    30
    Estranged
    2015August 2015 by Adam Levins
    Horror, Thriller
    Horror, Thriller
    6.95 Good
  • 31
    31
    To End All Wars
    2001September 2001 by David L. Cunningham
    Drama, War, Action
    Drama, War, Action
    7.45 Good++
  • 32
    32
    Cleopatra
    1999 by Stephen Harrigan
    Drama, War & Politics
    Drama, War & Politics
    7.59 Excellent--
  • 33
    33
    Treasure Island
    1990June 1990 by Fraser Clarke Heston
    Adventure, Family
    Adventure, Family
    7.62 Excellent--
  • 34
    34
    The Three Musketeers
    2023March 2023 by Bill Thomas
    Adventure, Action
    Adventure, Action
    6.75 Good-
  • 35
    35
    Ashes in the Snow
    2018October 2018 by Marius Markevicius
    Drama, Romance
    Drama, Romance
    7.50 Excellent--
  • 36
    36
    Jagame Thandhiram Tamil
    2021June 2021 by Karthik Subbaraj
    Crime, Drama
    Crime, Drama
    7.15 Good+
  • 37
    37
    We Still Kill the Old Way
    2014December 2014 by Sacha Bennett
    Crime
    Crime
    7.31 Good++
  • 38
    38
    Nightsleeper
    2024 by Nick Leather
    Drama, Crime
    Drama, Crime
    7.72 Excellent-
  • 39
    39
    Stormy Monday
    1988May 1988 by Mike Figgis
    Thriller
    Thriller
    7.11 Good+
  • 40
    40
    The Name of the Rose Italian
    2019
    Drama, Mystery, War & Politics
    Drama, Mystery, War & Politics
    7.93 Excellent
  • 41
    41
    Dark Signal
    2016May 2016 by Edward Evers-Swindell
    Mystery, Thriller, Horror
    Mystery, Thriller, Horror
    6.45 Decent++
  • 42
    42
    The Reckoning
    2004February 2004 by Paul McGuigan
    Crime, Drama, Mystery
    Crime, Drama, Mystery
    7.49 Good++
  • 43
    43
    Salvable
    2025May 2025 by Johnny Marchetta
    Crime, Drama
    Crime, Drama
    7.56 Excellent--
  • 44
    44
    London Heist
    2017June 2017 by Mark McQueen
    Thriller, Action
    Thriller, Action
    7.33 Good++
  • 45
    45
    SS-GB
    2017 by Len Deighton
    Action & Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
    Action & Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
    7.46 Good++
  • 46
    46
    Biggles
    1986May 1986 by John Hough
    Action, Family, Fantasy
    Action, Family, Fantasy
    6.84 Good-
  • 47
    47
    Bunker: Project 12
    2016January 2016 by Jaime Falero
    Adventure, Action, Thriller
    Adventure, Action, Thriller
    7.30 Good++
  • 48
    48
    The Last Redemption
    2025January 2025 by John Real
    Adventure, Fantasy, Action
    Adventure, Fantasy, Action
    7.33 Good++
  • 49
    49
    Once Upon a Time in the Midlands
    2002September 2002 by Shane Meadows
    Romance, Comedy, Drama
    Romance, Comedy, Drama
    7.46 Good++
  • 50
    50
    Whisky Galore
    2016June 2016 by Gillies MacKinnon
    Romance, Comedy
    Romance, Comedy
    7.37 Good++
  • 51
    51
    Outcast
    2010December 2010 by Colm McCarthy
    Fantasy, Horror
    Fantasy, Horror
    6.98 Good
  • 52
    52
    My Sailor, My Love
    2022September 2022 by Klaus Härö
    Drama, Romance
    Drama, Romance
    7.69 Excellent--
  • 53
    53
    All the Queen's Men
    2001October 2001 by Stefan Ruzowitzky
    Action, Comedy, Drama
    Action, Comedy, Drama
    7.20 Good+
  • 54
    54
    Young Winston
    1972July 1972 by Richard Attenborough
    Action, Adventure, Drama
    Action, Adventure, Drama
    7.52 Excellent--
  • 55
    55
    Karen Pirie
    Airing since 2022 by Emer Kenny
    Crime, Drama
    Crime, Drama
    7.85 Excellent-
  • 56
    56
    Get Lucky
    2013August 2013 by Sacha Bennett
    Action
    Action
    7.27 Good+
  • 57
    57
    Assault
    1971February 1971 by Sidney Hayers
    Crime, Drama, Horror
    Crime, Drama, Horror
    7.33 Good++
  • 58
    58
    The Match
    1999August 1999 by Mick Davis
    Comedy, Romance
    Comedy, Romance
    7.66 Excellent--
  • 59
    59
    The Adventures of Greyfriars Bobby
    2005October 2005 by John Henderson
    Drama, Family
    Drama, Family
    7.54 Excellent--
  • 60
    60
    Breakdown
    2016January 2016 by Jonnie Malachi
    Thriller
    Thriller
    7.42 Good++
  • 61
    61
    Six Four
    2023
    Drama, Crime
    Drama, Crime
    7.53 Excellent--
  • 62
    62
    The Runway
    2010July 2010 by Ian Power
    Drama, Comedy
    Drama, Comedy
    7.71 Excellent-
  • 63
    63
    Breath
    2022January 2022 by John Real
    Drama, Thriller
    Drama, Thriller
    7.50 Good++
  • 64
    64
    Fear
    2025
    Mystery
    Mystery
    7.57 Excellent--
  • 65
    65
    Take the High Road
    Airing since 1980 by Don Houghton
    Soap, Drama
    Soap, Drama
    7.81 Excellent-
  • 66
    66
    Roughnecks
    1994–1995 by Kieran Prendiville
    Comedy, Drama
    Comedy, Drama
    7.90 Excellent-
  • 67
    67
    Ivanhoe
    1997
    Drama, Action & Adventure
    Drama, Action & Adventure
    7.90 Excellent-
  • 68
    68
    Storm Rider: Legend of Hammerhead
    2026March 2026 by Zoran Lisinac
    Adventure, Science Fiction, Action
    Adventure, Science Fiction, Action
    7.69 Excellent--
  • 69
    69
    Little Hourse
    2005 by Hans Proppe
    Family, Western
    Family, Western
    8.07 Excellent
  • 70
    70
    Preschool
    2026March 2026 by Josh Duhamel
    Comedy
    Comedy
    7.76 Excellent-
  • 71
    71
    Monochrome
    2016October 2016 by Thomas Lawes
    Thriller, Drama
    Thriller, Drama
    7.59 Excellent--
  • 72
    72
    The Morrigan
    2026April 2026 by Colum Eastwood
    Horror
    Horror
    Needs more reviews
  • 73
    73
    The Sharp End
    1991 by Roy Clarke
    Comedy
    Comedy
    Needs more reviews
  • 74
    74
    Running Scared
    1986
    Kids, Drama
    Kids, Drama
    7.86 Excellent-
  • 75
    75
    The Nightmare Man
    1981 by Robert Holmes
    Drama
    Drama
    Needs more reviews
  • 76
    76
    Ain't Misbehavin'
    1997
    Comedy, War & Politics
    Comedy, War & Politics
    7.88 Excellent-
  • 77
    77
    Thundercloud
    1979 by Ian Mackintosh
    Comedy, War & Politics
    Comedy, War & Politics
    Needs more reviews
  • 78
    78
    Can You Hear Me?
    2025October 2025 by Simon Hunter
    Romance, War, Fantasy
    Romance, War, Fantasy
    Needs more reviews
  • 79
    79
    Codename: Kyril
    1988March 1988 by Ian Sharp
    Drama, Action, Thriller
    Drama, Action, Thriller
    Needs more reviews