The Dundee-born star admits he felt more at home playing the famous movie psychopath than he did in the part as Killearn in 1996 film Rob Roy.
He's played some of the scariest psychos on the big screen.
But veteran actor Brian Cox has revealed the role which has haunted him for life – the man who betrayed Rob Roy.
In an interview in Australia, Cox said he had been able to shrug off playing psychos like Hannibal Lecter.
But the Dundonian admitted his small part as Killearn in the 1996 film Rob Roy with Liam Neeson still sent shivers down his spine.
He said: “There are characters that have made me uncomfortable.
“In Rob Roy, I played Killearn, who was this sort of greasy, fallen-angel character, who was voyeuristic and sleazy and really unpleasant.
“It was a great role but I didn’t especially enjoy living with this awful man for the length of time it took to make the movie.
“Lecter is just psychotic. He didn’t leave a bad taste in my mouth like Killearn.”
Killearn was a factor for Rob Roy’s rival the Marquis of Montrose and plotted against him.
Cox won critical acclaim for the role but went on to much bigger things in The Bourne Supremacy and the Deadwood TV series.
The actor plays a lighter role in BBC Four’s new comic series, Bob Servant Independent, to be shown next month.
It’s based on the books by Neil Forsyth about a man, played by Cox, who delights in answering spam emails.
Set in Broughty Ferry, near Dundee, it charts his bid to get elected following the sudden death of the sitting MP.
Source (including photo): Daily Record
But veteran actor Brian Cox has revealed the role which has haunted him for life – the man who betrayed Rob Roy.
In an interview in Australia, Cox said he had been able to shrug off playing psychos like Hannibal Lecter.
But the Dundonian admitted his small part as Killearn in the 1996 film Rob Roy with Liam Neeson still sent shivers down his spine.
He said: “There are characters that have made me uncomfortable.
“In Rob Roy, I played Killearn, who was this sort of greasy, fallen-angel character, who was voyeuristic and sleazy and really unpleasant.
“It was a great role but I didn’t especially enjoy living with this awful man for the length of time it took to make the movie.
“Lecter is just psychotic. He didn’t leave a bad taste in my mouth like Killearn.”
Killearn was a factor for Rob Roy’s rival the Marquis of Montrose and plotted against him.
Cox won critical acclaim for the role but went on to much bigger things in The Bourne Supremacy and the Deadwood TV series.
The actor plays a lighter role in BBC Four’s new comic series, Bob Servant Independent, to be shown next month.
It’s based on the books by Neil Forsyth about a man, played by Cox, who delights in answering spam emails.
Set in Broughty Ferry, near Dundee, it charts his bid to get elected following the sudden death of the sitting MP.
Source (including photo): Daily Record
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