Charlie Cox

Birthday: 15 December 1982, London, England, UK

Height: 178 cm

Charlie Thomas Cox was born in London, England, to Patricia C. A. (Harley) and Andrew Frederick Seaforth Cox, a publisher. He has English, Scottish, and Irish ancestry, and descends from several prominent forebears (Baronets of Agnew and Carnegie, an Earl of Findlater, and a Colonial Governor of New York, Andrew Elliot).Cox was educated and received his training in drama at Sherborne School in Dorset where he appeared in Dealer's Choice / Patrick Marber (Mugsy) The Writing Game (Leo) Code Crackers / Andy Wilkinson (Weasel) Confusions / Alan Aykbourne (Martin & Arthur) Henry V (Nym & John Bates). He received the Gerald Pitman Award for Acting from Sherborne School. He also appeared in Judge John Deed (2001) as the Young Vicar.He starred in Things to Do Before You're 30 (2005) (formerly You Don't Have To Say You Love Me), with Dougray Scott, The Merchant of Venice (2004), with Al Pacino, and Dot the I (2003) (aka Obsession) with Gael García Bernal, which received rave reviews at The Sundance Film Festival. Show less «

I am incredibly self-deprecating. It stems from self-doubt.

Claire Danes is lovely and a really great actress.

I love New York, but I have to admit that I feel very English, and I do miss that sense of history t...Show more »

I love New York, but I have to admit that I feel very English, and I do miss that sense of history that you have everywhere in Britain. Show less «

I'm a London lad, but I'm fascinated by America. I want to take a motorcycling trip across the count...Show more »

I'm a London lad, but I'm fascinated by America. I want to take a motorcycling trip across the country and see those wide open spaces. Show less «

I really fell into drama school - I had a lot of lot of luck. I didn't take criticism very well whil...Show more »

I really fell into drama school - I had a lot of lot of luck. I didn't take criticism very well while I was there; in fact, I took it personally. With every note I got, I felt like they were telling me I was a bad person. Show less «

I left Britain in the mid-1990s when TV was going down the cundie - another good Dundee word - becau...Show more »

I left Britain in the mid-1990s when TV was going down the cundie - another good Dundee word - because I wanted a film career. But as I get older, I find myself being drawn back to my roots, and I'm loving it. Show less «

There's something very special about seeing history so clearly in front of you through that architec...Show more »

There's something very special about seeing history so clearly in front of you through that architecture that you just don't get in the U.S. If I was asked to choose where I'd most like to live, I would always choose London. Show less «

What I like about fairy tales is that they highlight the emotions within a story. The situations are...Show more »

What I like about fairy tales is that they highlight the emotions within a story. The situations aren't real, with falling stars and pirates. But what you do relate to is the emotions that the characters feel. Show less «

I was at a school in England, a prep school, from the ages of 8 and 13. And every play they did was ...Show more »

I was at a school in England, a prep school, from the ages of 8 and 13. And every play they did was a musical. Parents love musicals. And I don't sing. It was driving me crazy. 'We're doing 'Macbeth.'' 'Yes!' 'The musical!' And I was always in the chorus, because of course, in all the main parts, you had to be able to sing. Show less «

Of all the London theatres, the Donmar is the dream.

It's so easy to become obsessed with the film industry and recognition that we can forget that we ar...Show more »

It's so easy to become obsessed with the film industry and recognition that we can forget that we are not saving the world. We are just actors trying to entertain people. Show less «

Fame terrifies me. I can say that with honesty. You're terrified that, when people know the real you...Show more »

Fame terrifies me. I can say that with honesty. You're terrified that, when people know the real you, they won't like you. Show less «

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