The Profile: Brian Cox, success and succession

The veteran actor shares a difficult childhood and a volatile temper with his Succession character, the foul-mouthed capitalist patriarch Logan Roy, but not the capitalism

Brian Cox, actor. Illustration: Peter Hanan

In brief

Name and role: Brian Cox, actor

Age: 75

Appearance: Squat, bearded and craggy, his hair swept into a faded quiff, his voice like a rumbling volcano

Newsworthiness: The much-anticipated third season of Succession, in which he plays Logan Roy, the billionaire patriarch and media tyrant, has just been released after a pandemic-related delay

In depth

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