Charlie Cox

Charlie Thomas Cox (born 15 December 1982) is an English actor best known for his roles as Tristan Thorn in Stardust, Owen Sleater in the second and third seasons of HBO's Boardwalk Empire, and Matt Murdock/Daredevil in Marvel's Daredevil TV series.

Early life

Cox, the youngest of five children, was born in London, England, and brought up in East Sussex. He is the son of Patricia C. A. "Tricia" (née Harley) and Andrew Frederick Seaforth Cox, who is a publisher. He has one brother, Toby, and three half-siblings from his father's first marriage.

Cox was raised Roman Catholic 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 the same year played the Duke of Crowborough in the pilot 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 an Irish immigrant with ties to the IRA. His character became a regular for the series' third season, which was broadcast in September 2012.

Charlie Cox (footballer, born 1905)

William Charles "Charlie" Cox (born 27 November 1901 – 1978) is a former football player who played as a left back, centre half or left half for Southend United and West Ham United in the Football League. He also played for Glico Works and Ilford.

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Charlie Cox (footballer, born 1926)

Charlie Cox (19 February 1926 – 15 December 2008) was a Scottish football player. He played for Heart of Midlothian and Motherwell.

Some reference books list Cox as having played once for Scotland, in a 3–0 defeat by France in 1948, but he never played international football.

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