Brian Cox is a great actor, having appeared in a wide range of movies like Manhunter as Dr. Hannibal Lektor, Braveheart as William Wallace's uncle Argyle, multiple Bourne movies as Ward Abbott, X-Men 2 as Stryker, Troy as Agamemnon, Trick 'r Treat as Mr. Kreeg, RED and its sequel as Ivan, Rise of the Planet of the Apes as John Landon, and of course the timeless classic Super Troopers as Captain O'Hagan, among many others.
And as it turns out, Cox almost added another great title to his resume: HBO's hit fantasy drama Game of Thrones. The Scottish actor was actually offered a role on the juggernaut series, but ended up turning it down. Now not only is he a huge fan of the show along with the rest of us, or a “great Game of Thrones fanatic” as he puts it, but he's also seen a few of his friends get to play in that world. And so, understandably, he now regrets his decision to turn down the job. See what he had to say below. [...]
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