Charlie Cox

Charlie Thomas Cox (born 15 December 1982) is an English actor. He is best known for portraying Matt Murdock / Daredevil in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) media franchise, appearing in the Netflix series Daredevil (2015–2018) and The Defenders (2017), and the feature film Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021). Cox also portrayed Jonathan Hellyer Jones in the 2014 film The Theory of Everything and Owen Sleater in the second and third seasons of HBO's Boardwalk Empire (2011–2012). His breakout role was as Tristan Thorn in the 2007 fantasy film Stardust, one of a series of roles he had during the first decade of his career in predominantly British films, television series, and theatre productions. He made his West End debut the next year in a revival of the Harold Pinter plays The Lover and The Collection. Following his successes on-screen in the 2010s, he acted in a 2019 stage production of Harold Pinter's Betrayal, first in the West End and then on Broadway.

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Casanova (2005)

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With a reputation for seducing members of the opposite sex, regardless of their marital status, a notorious womanizer discovers a beauty who seems impervious to his charms. However, as he continues to pursue the indifferent lady, he finds himself falling in love.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lasse Hallström
CAST:  Heath Ledger  •  Sienna Miller  •  Jeremy Irons  •  Oliver Platt

With a reputation for seducing members of the opposite sex, regardless of their marital status, a notorious womanizer discovers a beauty who seems impervious to his charms. However, as he continues to pursue the indifferent lady, he finds himself falling in love.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lasse Hallström
CAST:  Heath Ledger  •  Sienna Miller  •  Jeremy Irons  •  Oliver Platt

Stardust (2007)

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In a countryside town bordering on a magical land, a young man makes a promise to his beloved that he'll retrieve a fallen star by venturing into the magical realm. His journey takes him into a world beyond his wildest dreams and reveals his true identity.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Matthew Vaughn
CAST:  Charlie Cox  •  Claire Danes  •  Robert De Niro  •  Michelle Pfeiffer

In a countryside town bordering on a magical land, a young man makes a promise to his beloved that he'll retrieve a fallen star by venturing into the magical realm. His journey takes him into a world beyond his wildest dreams and reveals his true identity.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Matthew Vaughn
CAST:  Charlie Cox  •  Claire Danes  •  Robert De Niro  •  Michelle Pfeiffer

The Maidens' Conspiracy (2006)

Constantinople, 1401. The emperor of Byzantium asks the famous knight Tirant lo Blanc to free the city from the siege of the Turks. After his victory, Tirant will have to face a more difficult task: to overcome the natural opposition of Carmesina, heiress to the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Vicente Aranda
CAST:  Casper Zafer  •  Esther Nubiola  •  Leonor Watling  •  Ingrid Rubio

Constantinople, 1401. The emperor of Byzantium asks the famous knight Tirant lo Blanc to free the city from the siege of the Turks. After his victory, Tirant will have to face a more difficult task: to overcome the natural opposition of Carmesina, heiress to the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Vicente Aranda
CAST:  Casper Zafer  •  Esther Nubiola  •  Leonor Watling  •  Ingrid Rubio

The Merchant of Venice (2004)

Venice, 1596. Bassanio begs his friend Antonio, a prosperous merchant, to lend him a large sum of money so that he can woo Portia, a very wealthy heiress; but Antonio has invested his fortune abroad, so they turn to Shylock, a Jewish moneylender, and ask him for a loan.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Michael Radford
CAST:  Al Pacino  •  Jeremy Irons  •  Joseph Fiennes  •  Lynn Collins

Venice, 1596. Bassanio begs his friend Antonio, a prosperous merchant, to lend him a large sum of money so that he can woo Portia, a very wealthy heiress; but Antonio has invested his fortune abroad, so they turn to Shylock, a Jewish moneylender, and ask him for a loan.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Michael Radford
CAST:  Al Pacino  •  Jeremy Irons  •  Joseph Fiennes  •  Lynn Collins

Dot the I (2003)

Young lovers in London are wrapped up in a love triangle that may not be exactly what it seems. Carmen, a beautiful Spanish woman with a tendency to lose her temper at the drop of a hat, is about to be married to Barnaby, a caring, wealthy, but slightly boring ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Matthew Parkhill
CAST:  Gael García Bernal  •  Natalia Verbeke  •  James D'Arcy  •  Tom Hardy

Young lovers in London are wrapped up in a love triangle that may not be exactly what it seems. Carmen, a beautiful Spanish woman with a tendency to lose her temper at the drop of a hat, is about to be married to Barnaby, a caring, wealthy, but slightly boring ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Matthew Parkhill
CAST:  Gael García Bernal  •  Natalia Verbeke  •  James D'Arcy  •  Tom Hardy

Hello Carter (2013)

Down-on-his-luck Carter has recently become homeless, single and unemployed. Desperate to win back his ex-girlfriend, he goes off on an adventure throughout London to find her, picking up some odd helpers along the way.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Anthony Wilcox
CAST:  Charlie Cox  •  Antonia Thomas  •  Jodie Whittaker  •  Paul Schneider

Down-on-his-luck Carter has recently become homeless, single and unemployed. Desperate to win back his ex-girlfriend, he goes off on an adventure throughout London to find her, picking up some odd helpers along the way.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Anthony Wilcox
CAST:  Charlie Cox  •  Antonia Thomas  •  Jodie Whittaker  •  Paul Schneider

Legacy (2013)

A KGB plot to attack the UK has plunged Britain into a state of emergency. Charles, a young MI6 spy, is asked to revive an old friendship with Russian diplomat Viktor. But Viktor has his own agenda.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Pete Travis
CAST:  Romola Garai  •  Charlie Cox  •  Andrew Scott  •  Christian McKay

A KGB plot to attack the UK has plunged Britain into a state of emergency. Charles, a young MI6 spy, is asked to revive an old friendship with Russian diplomat Viktor. But Viktor has his own agenda.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Pete Travis
CAST:  Romola Garai  •  Charlie Cox  •  Andrew Scott  •  Christian McKay

The Theory of Everything (2014)

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The Theory of Everything is the extraordinary story of one of the world’s greatest living minds, the renowned astrophysicist Stephen Hawking, who falls deeply in love with fellow Cambridge student Jane Wilde.  (more)

DIRECTION:  James Marsh
CAST:  Felicity Jones  •  Emily Watson  •  Harry Lloyd  •  David Thewlis

The Theory of Everything is the extraordinary story of one of the world’s greatest living minds, the renowned astrophysicist Stephen Hawking, who falls deeply in love with fellow Cambridge student Jane Wilde.  (more)

DIRECTION:  James Marsh
CAST:  Felicity Jones  •  Emily Watson  •  Harry Lloyd  •  David Thewlis

Nancy, Sid and Sergio (2011)

When God and the Devil go on a rock climbing weekend in Wales it's down time, a chance to call a temporary truce. But, when they discover Nancy slumped at the bottom of a cliff, old rivalries soon surface when she joins them for a day of adventure. As night falls, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Craig Pickles
CAST:  Charlie Cox  •  Johnny Harris  •  Emma Pierson  •  David Westhead

When God and the Devil go on a rock climbing weekend in Wales it's down time, a chance to call a temporary truce. But, when they discover Nancy slumped at the bottom of a cliff, old rivalries soon surface when she joins them for a day of adventure. As night falls, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Craig Pickles
CAST:  Charlie Cox  •  Johnny Harris  •  Emma Pierson  •  David Westhead

Big Guy (2009)

Rodney hates salads, the gym and daylight, until that is, Kate comes along and changes everything.  (more)

DIRECTION:  David Oyelowo
CAST:  Charlie Cox  •  Ida Darvish  •  Josh Gad  •  Clint Howard

Rodney hates salads, the gym and daylight, until that is, Kate comes along and changes everything.  (more)

DIRECTION:  David Oyelowo
CAST:  Charlie Cox  •  Ida Darvish  •  Josh Gad  •  Clint Howard

Perfect (2009)

A sometimes fantastical love story set in Notting Hill, Perfect tells the story of what happens when Adam and Liberty's paths cross and how their worlds impact on each other.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Chris Obi
CAST:  Tom Hardy  •  Gemma Arterton  •  Charlie Cox  •  Poppy Delevingne

A sometimes fantastical love story set in Notting Hill, Perfect tells the story of what happens when Adam and Liberty's paths cross and how their worlds impact on each other.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Chris Obi
CAST:  Tom Hardy  •  Gemma Arterton  •  Charlie Cox  •  Poppy Delevingne

Heroes and Demons (2012)

Gripping thriller drama with fantastic all-star cast: Six different stories about crooks, misfits, heroes and their determination to overcome the destiny. Stories about intolerance, hopelessness, betrayal, despair, and the unpredictable.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Chris Obi  •  Carlos Cuarón  •  Hattie Dalton  •  Ross Clarke  •  Skot Bright  •  Luke Davies
CAST:  Kirsten Dunst  •  Michael Sheen  •  Chris Hemsworth  •  Andrew Garfield

Gripping thriller drama with fantastic all-star cast: Six different stories about crooks, misfits, heroes and their determination to overcome the destiny. Stories about intolerance, hopelessness, betrayal, despair, and the unpredictable.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Chris Obi  •  Carlos Cuarón  •  Hattie Dalton  •  Ross Clarke  •  Skot Bright  •  Luke Davies
CAST:  Kirsten Dunst  •  Michael Sheen  •  Chris Hemsworth  •  Andrew Garfield

Glorious 39 (2009)

A mysterious tale set around a traditional British family on the eve of World War Two. Oblivious to the looming shadow of World War II, the wealthy Keyes maintain a confident façade in the British countryside until daughter Anne becomes an unexpected pawn. Her ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Stephen Poliakoff
CAST:  Romola Garai  •  Bill Nighy  •  Julie Christie  •  Eddie Redmayne

A mysterious tale set around a traditional British family on the eve of World War Two. Oblivious to the looming shadow of World War II, the wealthy Keyes maintain a confident façade in the British countryside until daughter Anne becomes an unexpected pawn. Her ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Stephen Poliakoff
CAST:  Romola Garai  •  Bill Nighy  •  Julie Christie  •  Eddie Redmayne

There Be Dragons (2011)

Arising out of the horror of the Spanish Civil War, a candidate for canonization is investigated by a journalist who discovers his own estranged father had a deep, dark and devastating connection to the saint's life.While researching the life of Josemaria Escriva, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Roland Joffé
CAST:  Wes Bentley  •  Dougray Scott  •  Charlie Cox  •  Rodrigo Santoro

Arising out of the horror of the Spanish Civil War, a candidate for canonization is investigated by a journalist who discovers his own estranged father had a deep, dark and devastating connection to the saint's life.While researching the life of Josemaria Escriva, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Roland Joffé
CAST:  Wes Bentley  •  Dougray Scott  •  Charlie Cox  •  Rodrigo Santoro

A for Andromeda (2006)

A for Andromeda is a remake of the 1961 BBC science fiction classic A for Andromeda. In the Yorkshire Dales, a group of scientists receive radio signals from the Andromeda Galaxy. Once decoded, these give them a computer program that can design a human clone. One ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  John Strickland
CAST:  Tom Hardy  •  Charlie Cox  •  Kelly Reilly  •  Jane Asher

A for Andromeda is a remake of the 1961 BBC science fiction classic A for Andromeda. In the Yorkshire Dales, a group of scientists receive radio signals from the Andromeda Galaxy. Once decoded, these give them a computer program that can design a human clone. One ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  John Strickland
CAST:  Tom Hardy  •  Charlie Cox  •  Kelly Reilly  •  Jane Asher

Stone of Destiny (2008)

Tells of the daring heist of The Stone of Destiny in the 1950s by a charming group of idealistic Scottish undergraduates, whose action rekindled Scottish nationalistic pride.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Charles Martin Smith
CAST:  Robert Carlyle  •  Peter Mullan  •  Billy Boyd  •  Charlie Cox

Tells of the daring heist of The Stone of Destiny in the 1950s by a charming group of idealistic Scottish undergraduates, whose action rekindled Scottish nationalistic pride.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Charles Martin Smith
CAST:  Robert Carlyle  •  Peter Mullan  •  Billy Boyd  •  Charlie Cox

Eat Locals (2017)

In a quiet countryside farmhouse, Britain's vampires gather for their once-every-fifty-years meeting. Others will be joining them too; Sebastian Crockett, an unwitting Essex boy who thinks he's on a promise with sexy cougar Vanessa; and a detachment of Special ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jason Flemyng
CAST:  Charlie Cox  •  Tony Curran  •  Mackenzie Crook  •  Freema Agyeman

In a quiet countryside farmhouse, Britain's vampires gather for their once-every-fifty-years meeting. Others will be joining them too; Sebastian Crockett, an unwitting Essex boy who thinks he's on a promise with sexy cougar Vanessa; and a detachment of Special ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jason Flemyng
CAST:  Charlie Cox  •  Tony Curran  •  Mackenzie Crook  •  Freema Agyeman

Heroes Manufactured (2017)

A documentary following Canadian artists and their ability to break into the comic book industry while dealing with fandom and the craze of comic book conventions in Canada.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yaron Betan
CAST:  Neal Adams  •  Rob Liefeld  •  Ty Templeton  •  Tia Carrere

A documentary following Canadian artists and their ability to break into the comic book industry while dealing with fandom and the craze of comic book conventions in Canada.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yaron Betan
CAST:  Neal Adams  •  Rob Liefeld  •  Ty Templeton  •  Tia Carrere

King of Thieves (2018)

London, England, April 2015. Brian Reader, a retired thief, gathers an unlikely gang of burglars to perpetrate the biggest and boldest heist in British history. The thieves assault the Hatton Garden Safe Deposit Company and escape with millions in goods and money. ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  James Marsh
CAST:  Michael Caine  •  Jim Broadbent  •  Ray Winstone  •  Michael Gambon

London, England, April 2015. Brian Reader, a retired thief, gathers an unlikely gang of burglars to perpetrate the biggest and boldest heist in British history. The thieves assault the Hatton Garden Safe Deposit Company and escape with millions in goods and money. ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  James Marsh
CAST:  Michael Caine  •  Jim Broadbent  •  Ray Winstone  •  Michael Gambon

Celebrating Marvel's Stan Lee (2019)

Filmed in part in front of a live audience at The New Amsterdam Theater in New York City, this Stan Lee tribute takes viewers on an action-packed journey throughout the life of Lee and across the Marvel Universe, sharing never-before-seen interviews and archive ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lily Olszewski
CAST:  Clark Gregg  •  Stan Lee  •  Joan Lee  •  Tom Hiddleston

Filmed in part in front of a live audience at The New Amsterdam Theater in New York City, this Stan Lee tribute takes viewers on an action-packed journey throughout the life of Lee and across the Marvel Universe, sharing never-before-seen interviews and archive ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lily Olszewski
CAST:  Clark Gregg  •  Stan Lee  •  Joan Lee  •  Tom Hiddleston
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