For anyone with a Brian Cox-shaped hole in their heart, here's a journey through his illustrious filmography:
Dr. Nelson Guggenheim is Cox in exasperated mode. He plays the headmaster of the prestigious academy where the precocious and disruptive student Max Fischer reigns as “one of the worst students we've got.”
In this showdown with Fischer, Dr. Guggenheim drops the veneer of aloofness that his position typically requires and openly mocks the boy, defending the teacher that Max first tried to woo, then tried to get fired. Guggenheim helps the boy finally grow up by sinking down to his level.
, Hitler's No. 2, who surrendered to Allied forces at the end of World War II and was put on trial for war crimes.as Supreme Court Justice Robert H. Jackson, who served as the United States prosecutor in the case, allows Cox to plumb the absolutely gutter-depths of humanity, such as his furious monologue delivered to fellow imprisoned Nazis. “I would rather die, gladly, than say the words: We were wrong,” he bellows.
"Over the years, I have portrayed numerous characters of a dubious and diabolical nature. But you cannot act evil; the element of evil is dormant. Evil manifests itself in action. Power and control are the active ingredients that bring evil awake," Cox said of playing . "As an actor I go one step further and try to combine power and control with a lack of awareness or concern about self-motivation—a paradox which I believe to be the human condition.
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