Brian Cox married his second wife, actress Nicole Ansari, in 2002.
The couple lives in New York City with their two sons.
Brian Cox house: Where does Brian Cox live?
Brian Denis Cox CBE is a Scottish actor best known for his portrayal as King Lear with the Royal Shakespeare Company.
Cox has also appeared in films such as Super Troopers, The Bourne Identity, The Bourne Supremacy, X2, Braveheart, Rushmore, Rise of the Planet of the Apes, and Troy.
In 1986’s Manhunter, he was the first actor to play Hannibal Lecter on film.
Cox has won an Emmy and been nominated for Golden Globe, BAFTA, and Screen Actors Guild Awards. Empire readers chose him as the laureate of the Empire Icon Award in 2006.
Cox is a seasoned Shakespearean performer, having appeared in seasons with both the Royal Shakespeare Company and the National Theatre in the 1980s and 1990s.
His RSC credits include a critically acclaimed portrayal as Titus Andronicus’ title character, as well as Petruchio in The Taming of the Shrew.
