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| children = 4, including Alan Cox }} Brian Denis Cox, CBE (born 1 June 1946) is a Scottish actor. He is known for his work with the Royal Shakespeare Company, where he gained recognition for his portrayal of King Lear. He has also appeared in many American films, such as ''Rushmore'', ''Super Troopers'', ''X2: X-Men United'' as William Stryker, and ''Troy'' as Agamemnon. He was the first actor to portray Hannibal Lecter on film in the 1986 movie ''Manhunter''. ==Early life== Cox was born to a working class Roman Catholic family in Dundee, Scotland, the youngest of five children. He is a descendant of Irish immigrants to Scotland.〔()〕 His mother, Mary Ann Guillerline (née McCann), was a spinner who worked in the jute mills and suffered several nervous breakdowns during Cox's childhood. His father, Charles McArdle Campbell Cox, was a butcher and later a shopkeeper, and died when Cox was eight years old.〔〔(At last, the return of the native – Times Online )〕 Cox was subsequently brought up by his four elder sisters. He joined the Dundee Repertory Theatre at the age of 14. Cox was educated at St Mary's Forebank Primary School in Dundee, followed by St Michael's Junior Secondary School (also in Dundee), which he left at the age of 15. After working at Dundee Repertory Theatre for a couple of years, he went to drama school from the age of 17 to 19, at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art.〔(THE BEST DAYS OF YOUR LIFE? Brian Cox, actor ) Published: 27 December 2005. Retrieved: 8 March 2014.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Brian Cox (actor)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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