Charlie Cox

Charlie Cox
Cox in 2017
Born Charlie Thomas Cox
(1982-12-15) 15 December 1982
London, England, UK
Alma mater Bristol Old Vic Theatre School
Occupation Actor
Years active 2002–present
Spouse(s) Samantha Thomas
Children 1

Charlie Thomas Cox[1] (born 15 December 1982) is an English actor known for his roles as Matt Murdock / Daredevil in Marvel's Daredevil TV series by Netflix, Tristan Thorn in Stardust, Jonathan Hellyer Jones in The Theory of Everything and Owen Sleater in the second and third seasons of HBO's Boardwalk Empire.

Early life

Charlie Thomas Cox, the youngest of five children, was born in London, England, and brought up in East Sussex. He is the son of Patricia (née Harley) and Andrew Frederick Seaforth Cox, who is a publisher.[2][3] He has one brother, Toby (born 1974), and three half-siblings from his father's first marriage: Emma, Zoe and Oliver.[3]

Cox was raised Roman Catholic[4][5] and was educated at two independent schools: at Ashdown House School in the village of Forest Row in East Sussex and Sherborne School in the market town of Sherborne in Dorset. He later trained at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School in Bristol.

Career

Cox played the role of Tristan Thorn in the 2007 film Stardust. He was next seen in the 2008 film Stone of Destiny in which he played Ian Hamilton. He made his West End debut in Harold Pinter's The Collection at the Ambassadors Theatre in London, and in September 2010 he played the closeted gay Duke of Crowborough in the first episode of the ITV drama series Downton Abbey.

He also appeared in Kleist's The Prince of Homburg, playing the title role, at the Donmar Warehouse in London in 2010. He played the part of St. Josemaría Escrivá in the 2011 Roland Joffé film There Be Dragons. Also in 2011, Cox signed on to play a recurring role in the second season of the Martin Scorsese-produced HBO original series Boardwalk Empire as Owen Sleater, an Irish enforcer with ties to the IRA.[6][7] His character became a regular for the series' third season, which was broadcast in September 2012.

Since 2015, Cox has portrayed Matt Murdock in Marvel's Daredevil TV series as well as the 2017 team-up miniseries event The Defenders, produced and released through Netflix.[8] His performance was praised and given a Helen Keller Achievement Award for his role by the American Foundation for the Blind.[9] His most recent feature film role was opposite Michael Caine, Jim Broadbent, Ray Winstone and others in King of Thieves, based on the true story of the 2015 Hatton Garden jewelry heist in London;[10] the film reunites him with James Marsh, who directed him in 2014's The Theory of Everything.

Personal life

In September 2018, Cox married Marvel Television producer Samantha Thomas.[11] The couple have a daughter, born in 2016.[12]


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Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2003dot the iTheo
2004The Merchant of VeniceLorenzo
2005Things to Do Before You're 30Danny
2005CasanovaGiovanni Bruni
2006The Maidens' ConspiracyDiafebus
2007StardustTristan Thorn
2008Harry, Henry and the ProstituteHarryShort film
2008Stone of DestinyIan Hamilton
2009Big GuyChuckShort film
2009PerfectPaulShort film
2009Glorious 39Lawrence
2011There Be DragonsJosemaría Escrivá
2011Nancy, Sid and SergioSergioShort film
2012A Sunny MorningAdamShort film
2013Hello CarterCarter
2014The Theory of EverythingJonathan Hellyer Jones
2014Dracula UntoldCaligulaScenes cut
2017Eat LocalsHenry
2018King of ThievesBasil

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2002Judge John DeedYoung VicarEpisode: "Everyone's Child"
2006LewisDanny GriffonPilot
2006A for AndromedaDennis BridgerTelevision film
2010Downton AbbeyDuke of CrowboroughEpisode "1.1"
2011Moby DickIshmael2 episodes
2011–2012Boardwalk EmpireOwen Sleater20 episodes
2013The OrdainedTom ReillyUnaired pilot
2013LegacyCharles ThoroughgoodTelevision film
2015–presentDaredevilMatt Murdock / DaredevilLead role
2017The DefendersMain role

Stage

YearTitleRoleNotes
2005'Tis Pity She's a WhoreGiovanniSouthwark Playhouse
2008The CollectionBillAmbassadors Theatre
2010The Prince of HomburgThe Prince of HomburgDonmar Warehouse
2016IncognitoHenry Maison, Michael Wolf, Hans Albert Einstein, Ben Murphy, Freddy Myers, Greg BarracloughManhattan Theatre Club

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Recipient Result
2012 Screen Actors Guild Awards Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series Boardwalk Empire Won
2015 Helen Keller Achievement Awards Honoree Daredevil Won
2017 Saturn Awards Best Actor in a Television Series Nominated
2017 Lucille Lortel Awards Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play Incognito Nominated

References

  1. ↑ Births, Marriages & Deaths Index of England & Wales, 1916–2005.; at ancestry.com
  2. ↑ "Charlie Cox: Star turn". The Independent. 29 January 2008.
  3. 1 2 "Charlie Cox". The Peerage. thepeerage.com. Retrieved 27 January 2015.
  4. ↑ "British actors line up for film about life of Opus Dei founder". Catholic Online. 4 September 2009. Archived from the original on 28 January 2015. Retrieved 27 January 2015. St Josemaria is played by the English actor Charlie Cox, who is a Catholic. "I've been brought up a Catholic."
  5. ↑ "Interview: Charlie Cox". Busted Halo.
  6. ↑ Shaw, Marty (1 February 2011). "Charlie Cox Joins The Boardwalk Empire". BSC. Archived from the original on 17 February 2011. Retrieved 27 January 2015.
  7. ↑ Andreeva, Nellie (31 January 2011). "TV Castings: Teri Polo, Darrell Hammond book pilots, Boardwalk adds a Recurring". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 16 February 2011.
  8. ↑ "Charlie Cox to Star in 'Daredevil' TV Series for Marvel and Netflix". Variety. 27 May 2014. Retrieved 27 May 2014.
  9. ↑ "Helen Keller Achievement Awards 2015". American Foundation for the Blind. Retrieved 2015-06-20.
  10. ↑ "Hatton Garden Heist Pic Gets Studiocanal Backing". Retrieved 2017-05-12.
  11. ↑ McKenna Aiello (21 October 2016). "Charlie Cox Welcomes His First Baby With Samantha Thomas". E! News.
  12. ↑ McKenna Aiello (21 October 2016). "Charlie Cox Welcomes His First Baby With Samantha Thomas". E! News.
  13. ↑ McKenna Aiello (21 October 2016). "Charlie Cox Welcomes His First Baby With Samantha Thomas". E! News.
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