Charlie Cox

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**Charlie Thomas Cox** (born 15 December 1982) is an English actor known for his roles as Matt Murdock / Daredevil in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, specifically *Daredevil* (2015–2018) and *The Defenders* (2017), Tristan Thorn in *Stardust* (2007), Jonathan Hellyer Jones in *The Theory of Everything* (2014), and Owen Sleater in the second and third seasons of HBO's *Boardwalk Empire* (2011–2012).

## Early life

Charlie Thomas Cox, the youngest of five children, was born in London, England, and brought up in East Sussex. He is the son of Patricia (née Harley) and Andrew Frederick Seaforth Cox, who is a publisher. He has one brother, Toby (born 1974), and three half-siblings from his father's first marriage: Emma, Zoe and Oliver.

Cox was raised Roman Catholic and was educated at two independent schools, Ashdown House School in the village of Forest Row in East Sussex and Sherborne School in the market town of Sherborne in Dorset. Growing up, Cox did not consider a career in acting and only seriously considered it during his last few years of schooling. After graduating Sherborne in 2001, he moved to London and began training at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School in Bristol the following year.

## Career

### Early career (2002–2007)

Cox was cast in his first significant professional role at age eighteen in the psychological thriller *Dot the i,* released in 2003. Following filming, he enrolled at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School. In the summer following his first year of study, Cox auditioned and was cast as Lorenzo in the 2004 Al Pacino-vehicle*The Merchant of Venice*, breaking the school's policy of not allowing students to audition for outside productions. He eventually decided to not return to drama school and continued working, appearing in guest spots on TV and supporting roles in movies like the 2005 historical drama *Casanova* and the 2006 BBC sci-fi film *A for Andromeda.*

### Prominence in television and film (2007–2015)

Cox's breakout role was as the main protagonist, Tristan Thorn, in the 2007 fantasy film *Stardust* which he starred in opposite Claire Danes. The film was successful with both critics and audiences globally and introduced Cox to a wider audience. He made his West End debut the following year in Harold Pinter's *The Lover/The Collection* at the Ambassadors Theatre in London. The production began previews on 15 January 2008 and opened on 29 January.

He was next seen in the 2008 film *Stone of Destiny*, in which he played Ian Hamilton, and the 2009 historical drama Glorious 39, both of which were widely released in the United Kingdom. In 2010, he played the title role in Kleist's The Prince of Homburg at the Donmar Warehouse in London. In September of that year, he played the closeted gay Duke of Crowborough in the first episode of the ITV drama series Downton Abbey. In 2011, Cox played the part of St. Josemaría Escrivá in the Roland Joffé film There Be Dragons and appeared as Ishmael in Encore's *Moby Dick* miniseries.

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 Owen Sleater, an Irish enforcer with ties to the IRA. His character became a regular for the series' third season, which was broadcast in September 2012. He received a Screen Actors Guild Award as part of the ensemble of the show in 2011 in addition to another nomination the following year.

In 2013, he starred in the independent film *Hello Carter* and in the BBC Cold War thriller *Legacy.* He was cast in a lead role in two separate CBS TV pilots during this year, a political drama titled *The Ordained* and an untitled Wall Street show. Neither was ordered to series.

Cox appeared in a supporting role in the 2014 film *The Theory of Everything*, playing Jonathan Hellyer Jones, the second husband of Jane Hawking.

### *Daredevil* (2015–2018)

Cox portrayed Matt Murdock in Marvel's *Daredevil* TV series as well as the 2017 team-up miniseries event *The Defenders*, produced and released through Netflix. His performance was praised and given a Helen Keller Achievement Award for his role by the American Foundation for the Blind. The show ran for three seasons and was produced over four years, concluding in late 2018. Cox has said that, given the opportunity, he would be interested in reprising the role of Matt Murdock in a future project, also noting his contractual obligations by Marvel Studios to do so.

Between filming seasons of *Daredevil*, Cox made his New York theater debut co-starring in the off-Broadway production of *Incognito* at the Manhattan Theatre Club. He also acted opposite Michael Caine, Jim Broadbent, Ray Winstone and others in the 2018 film *King of Thieves*, based on the true story of the 2015 Hatton Garden jewelry heist in London; the film reunites him with James Marsh, who directed him in 2014's *The Theory of Everything*.

### Post-*Daredevil* (2018–present)

After *Daredevil* surprisingly ended, Cox took the opportunity to star opposite Tom Hiddleston and Zawe Ashton in the West End production of Harold Pinter's *Betrayal* which opened on 14 March 2019 and closed on 8 June 2019. Cox was sought for the role by director Jaime Lloyd who had previously directed Cox in the 2008 production of the Pinter play *The Lover and The Collection*. The play transferred to Broadway with the original cast for a seventeen-week limited engagement, beginning previews on 14 August and closing on 8 December 2019.

Also during this period, Cox took part in some of his friends' projects. In late 2018, he acted in the short film *The Knot*, directed by Daredevil and The Defenders script supervisor Rebecca Schwab, and he appeared in a 2019 episode of *Daredevil* costar Deborah Ann Woll's Dungeons and Dragons internet show *Relics and Rarities*.

In late 2017, it was announced that Cox had joined the cast of *Stripped*, a thriller produced by Lorenzo di Bonaventura, who also produced Cox's early breakout film *Stardust.* The film has remained in pre-production since this time.

## Personal life

In September 2018, Cox married Marvel Television producer Samantha Thomas. The couple have a daughter, Elsie, born in 2016. The family lives together in Connecticut. Previously, Cox has lived in New York City, Los Angeles, and in the Chelsea and Highbury neighborhoods of London.

Cox is a football fan of Arsenal F.C.

## Filmography

### Stage

 2008 | *The Lover/The Collection* | John/Bill | Ambassadors Theatre:
 2010 | *The Prince of Homburg* | The Prince of Homburg | Donmar Warehouse:
 2016 | *Incognito* | Henry Maison, Michael Wolf, Hans Albert Einstein, Ben Murphy, Freddy Myers, Greg Barraclough | Manhattan Theatre Club:
 2019 | *Betrayal* | Jerry | Harold Pinter Theatre:
5 March – 8 June 2019
Bernard B. Jacobs Theater:
14 August – 8 December 2019

## References

1. ↑ *Births, Marriages & Deaths Index of England & Wales, 1916–2005.*; at ancestry.com
2. ↑ "UPI Almanac for Friday, Dec. 15, 2017", United Press International. Archived from the original on 15 December 2017. "...actor Charlie Cox in 1982 (age 35)"
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 "Charlie Cox: Star turn", *The Independent* (29 January 2008).
4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Charlie Cox". ThePeerage.com. http://www.thepeerage.com/p34888.htm#i348879. Retrieved 27 January 2015.  Citing Template:Cite book
5. ↑ "British actors line up for film about life of Opus Dei founder". *Catholic Online*. 4 September 2009. Archived from the original on 28 January 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150128025102/http://www.catholic.org/news/international/europe/story.php?id=34369. Retrieved 27 January 2015. "St Josemaria is played by the English actor Charlie Cox, who is a Catholic. "I've been brought up a Catholic.""
6. ↑ "Interview: Charlie Cox". *Busted Halo*. http://bustedhalo.com/features/interview-charlie-cox.
7. ↑ Hassell, Rachel (2015). "Sherborne School and the Oscars". http://oldshirburnian.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/Sherborne-School-and-the-Oscars.pdf.
8. ↑ "Last Call with Carson Daly S18 E38". 13 November 2018. https://www.nbc.com/last-call-with-carson-daly/video/charlie-cox-the-wombats-claudia-kim/3828212.
9. ↑ "Charlie Cox Takes Off the 'Daredevil' Mask to Go 'Incognito'" (in en).
10. ↑ Olsen, Mark (2007-08-05). "'Stardust' gave him the space to grow" (in en-US), *Los Angeles Times*.
11. ↑ "Stardust (2007) - Box Office Mojo" (in en). https://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=stardust.htm.
12. ↑ Still, Jennifer. "The Eternal Magic of Stardust, as Explained by Charlie Cox" (in en), *HWD*.
13. ↑ Dowell, Ben. "The Lover/The Collection review at Comedy Theatre London | Review | Theatre" (in en-US). https://www.thestage.co.uk/reviews/2008/the-lover-the-collection-review-at-comedy-theatre-london/.
14. ↑ Shaw, Marty (1 February 2011). "Charlie Cox Joins The Boardwalk Empire". Archived from the original on 17 February 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20110217095936/http://www.bscreview.com/2011/02/charlie-cox-joins-the-boardwalk-empire/. Retrieved 27 January 2015.
15. ↑ Andreeva, Nellie (31 January 2011). "TV Castings: Teri Polo, Darrell Hammond book pilots, *Boardwalk* adds a Recurring". https://www.deadline.com/2011/01/tv-castings-teri-polo-darrell-hammond-book-pilots-boardwalk-adds-a-recurring/. Retrieved 16 February 2011.
16. ↑ Andreeva, Nellie (2013-02-22). "Charlie Cox To Play The Lead in CBS Pilot 'The Ordained'" (in en-US), *Deadline*.
17. ↑ "'Boardwalk Empire's' Charlie Cox to Star in CBS' Wall Street Drama" (in en), *The Hollywood Reporter*.
18. ↑ "Charlie Cox to Star in 'Daredevil' TV Series for Marvel and Netflix". Variety. 27 May 2014. https://variety.com/2014/digital/news/charlie-cox-to-star-in-daredevil-tv-series-for-marvel-and-netflix-1201194139/. Retrieved 27 May 2014.
19. ↑ "Helen Keller Achievement Awards 2015". *American Foundation for the Blind*. http://www.afb.org/info/about-us/events-and-awards/helen-keller-achievement-awards/2015-helen-keller-achievement-awards/1235. Retrieved 2015-06-20.
20. ↑ McLevy, Alex. "Charlie Cox on working with Michael Caine, Daredevil, and why we like on-screen criminals" (in en-US). https://film.avclub.com/charlie-cox-on-working-with-michael-caine-daredevil-a-1831956941.
21. ↑ https://www.comicbook.com/amp/2015/04/25/daredevils-charlie-cox-is-contractually-obligated-to-do-marvel-m/
22. ↑ "Manhattan Theatre Club – Incognito" (in en). https://www.manhattantheatreclub.com/2015-16-season/incognito/.
23. ↑ "Hatton Garden Heist Pic Gets Studiocanal Backing". https://deadline.com/2017/05/hatton-garden-heist-studiocanal-michael-caine-ray-winstone-james-marsh-1202089737/. Retrieved 2017-05-12.
24. ↑ Williams, Stacey (2019-01-10). "Daredevil's Charlie Cox joins Tom Hiddleston on stage in Pinter's Betrayal". https://www.mirror.co.uk/3am/celebrity-news/daredevils-charlie-cox-joins-tom-13838201.
25. ↑ http://feastcreative.com,+Feast Creative |. "Pinter at the Pinter" (in en-GB). https://www.pinteratthepinter.com/betrayal--faqs.
26. ↑ McPhee, Ryan (2019-06-27). "Tom Hiddleston Will Make Broadway Debut in Betrayal" (in en). http://www.playbill.com/article/tom-hiddleston-will-make-broadway-debut-in-betrayal.
27. ↑ "THE KNOT A Psychological Horror Short Film" (in en). https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/2410993.
28. ↑ "Relics and Rarities | Geek and Sundry. He is also going to play as Daredevil in MCU Movies". https://geekandsundry.com/shows/relics-rarities/.
29. ↑ Busch, Anita; Busch, Anita (2017-09-07). "Patrick O’Brien To Make Directorial Debut in 'Stripped' From Di Bonaventura Pics" (in en). https://deadline.com/2017/09/patrick-b-obrien-stripped-charlie-cox-brittany-snow-di-bonaventura-pics-1202163384/.
30. ↑ Kay2018-10-24T22:10:00+01:00, Jeremy. "Radiant Films to launch AFM sales on 'Stripped' starring Charlie Cox" (in en). https://www.screendaily.com/news/radiant-films-to-launch-afm-sales-on-stripped-starring-charlie-cox/5133927.article.
31. ↑ 31.0 31.1 McKenna Aiello (21 October 2016). "Charlie Cox Welcomes His First Baby With Samantha Thomas". https://comicbook.com/2018/10/06/daredevil-season-3-nycc-panel-recap/.
32. ↑ "Produced By Conference - 2013 - Speakers" (in en). http://www.producedbyconference.com/pbc/index.php?mact=News,cntnt01,detail,0&cntnt01articleid=209&cntnt01detailtemplate=2013%20-%20Speakers&cntnt01returnid=60.
33. ↑ McKenna Aiello (21 October 2016). "Charlie Cox Welcomes His First Baby With Samantha Thomas". http://www.eonline.com/news/801806/charlie-cox-welcomes-his-first-baby-plus-is-he-secretly-married.
34. ↑ Chloe Schama (1 October 2019). "Tom Hiddleston, Zawe Ashton, and Charlie Cox Are Stuck in a Miserable Love Triangle That Makes Them Perfectly Happy". https://www.vogue.com/article/tom-hiddleston-zawe-ashton-charlie-cox-interview-betrayal.
35. ↑ Riley, Jenelle; Riley, Jenelle (2019-08-14). "'Betrayal' Cast Tom Hiddleston, Zawe Ashton and Charlie Cox on Pinter, Broadway and Fate" (in en). https://variety.com/2019/legit/features/tom-hiddleston-charlie-cox-zawe-ashton-betrayal-interview-broadway-1203301533/.
36. ↑ Stone, Simon (2018-02-06). "Why I’m selling my #unique space: This week, we talk to actor, Charlie Cox, about his London home and why its time to move on." (in en-US), *Unique Property Company*.
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38. ↑ "Charlie Cox interview: 'Maybe I’m not good enough to play Bond'" (in en-GB), *The Independent*.
39. ↑ "Surprise Guest Charlie Cox Expresses His Love For Arsenal at NYCC" (in en-US), *Bleeding Cool News And Rumors* (2017-10-08).
40. ↑ "Cox: I bought a giant octopus" (in en-GB), *Metro* (2008-02-21).

## External links

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* Charlie Cox at the Internet Broadway Database
* Charlie Cox at the Internet Off-Broadway Database
* Charlie Cox at the UK Theatre Database

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