Charlie Cox
Biography
Charlie Cox is an English actor born on December 15, 1982, in London, England, UK. He has acted in a variety of projects, including predominantly British productions. Cox portrayed characters in several films and television series, such as Owen Sleater in the second and third seasons of HBO's Boardwalk Empire, Jonathan Hellyer Jones in the 2014 film The Theory of Everything, and Tristan Thorn in the 2007 fantasy film Stardust. He also led the television series Daredevil and starred in the RTÉ drama series Kin and the Netflix spy miniseries Treason. Cox has appeared in numerous other projects, totaling 55 known credits.
Career overview
Charlie Cox is an English actor born on December 15, 1982, in London, England, UK. He has appeared in numerous projects throughout his career, with a notable presence in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Cox has portrayed Matt Murdock/Daredevil in seven projects, including the television series Daredevil, which he led from 2015 to 2018, and Daredevil: Born Again, which he will lead from 2025 onwards.
Cox's film credits include The Theory of Everything, in which he played the role of Jonathan Hellyer Jones in 2014. He has also appeared in the fantasy film Stardust, released in 2007, and in predominantly British productions during the first decade of his career. In addition to his film work, Cox has had notable television roles, including Owen Sleater in the HBO series Boardwalk Empire, which he appeared in from 2011 to 2012.
Cox has continued to work in television, starring in the RTÉ drama series Kin from 2021 to 2023 and the Netflix spy miniseries Treason in 2022. With a career spanning over two decades, Cox has demonstrated his versatility as an actor, taking on a wide range of roles in various genres. His extensive body of work showcases his talent and dedication to his craft.
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- Daredevil: Born Again Official Podcast (2026) as Self - Matt Murdock / Daredevil, Executive Producer
- Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 (2026) as Gustave
- Daredevil: Born Again (2025) as Matt Murdock / Daredevil
- Daredevil: Born Again (2025) Executive Producer
- Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man (2025) as Daredevil (voice)
- Adults (2025) as Mr. Teacher
- Merv (2025) as Russ Owens
- Hot Ones Versus (2024) as Self
- Echo (2024) as Daredevil / Matt Murdock
- Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Echo (2024) as Self - Matt Murdock / Daredevil
- She-Hulk: Attorney at Law (2022) as Matt Murdock / Daredevil
- Treason (2022) as Adam Lawrence
- Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of She-Hulk: Attorney at Law (2022) as Self
- Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021) as Matt Murdock
- Kin (2021) as Michael Kinsella
- Relics and Rarities (2019) as Seamus O'Flanigan
- Celebrating Marvel's Stan Lee (2019) as Self
- The Knot (2019) as Ex 2
- King of Thieves (2018) as Basil
- Marvel's The Defenders (2017) as Matt Murdock / Daredevil
- Heroes Manufactured (2017) as Self (archive footage)
- Eat Locals (2017) as Henry
- Geeking Out (2016) as Self
- Marvel's Daredevil (2015) as Matt Murdock / Daredevil
- Late Night with Seth Meyers (2014) as Self
- Variety Studio: Actors on Actors (2014) as Self
- The Theory of Everything (2014) as Jonathan Hellyer Jones
- Hello Carter (2013) as Carter
- The Ordained (2013) as Tom Reilly
- Legacy (2013) as Charles Thoroughgood
- Heroes and Demons (2012) as Paul (segment "Perfect")
- A Sunny Morning (2012) as Adam
- Moby Dick (2011) as Ishmael
- There Be Dragons (2011) as Josemaría
- Nancy, Sid and Sergio (2011) as Sergio
- Downton Abbey (2010) as Duke of Crowborough
- Boardwalk Empire (2010) as Owen Sleater
- Big Guy (2009) as Chuck
- Glorious 39 (2009) as Lawrence
- T Takes: Brooklyn '09 (2009) as Charlie
- Perfect (2009) as Paul
- Harry, Henry and the Prostitute (2009) as Harry
- Stone of Destiny (2008) as Ian Hamilton
- Stardust (2007) as Tristan Thorn
- The Maidens' Conspiracy (2006) as Diaphebus
- A for Andromeda (2006) as Dennis Bridger
- Casanova (2005) as Giovanni Bruni
- Things to Do Before You're 30 (2005) as Danny
- The Merchant of Venice (2004) as Lorenzo
- Jimmy Kimmel Live! (2003) as Self - Guest
- Dot the I (2003) as Theo
- Judge John Deed (2001)
- The View (1997) as Self
- Synthetic
- This Is How It Goes