Charlie Cox (born 21 December 1982) is an English actor.
Cox, the youngest of five children, was born in London, England and raised in East Sussex, the son of Trisha and Andrew, who is a publisher. As a child, he attended Ashdown House and Sherborne School. He trained at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School.
He played the role of Tristan Thorn in the 2007 movie Stardust. Cox has reportedly been close friends with Claire Danes ever since principal photography of this film.
He will next be seen in the forthcoming film Stone of Destiny in which he plays Ian Hamilton.
Cox is currently starring in his West End debut in Harold Pinter's The Lover & The Collection at the Comedy Theatre in London.
Charlie Cox was born in Australia in 1960, and brought up in the Sydney suburb of Gymea.
He commentates on MotoGP racing for the BBC. His catchphrases include "revs are up, ready for a start" shortly before the racing, "taking the hole shot" to mean either taking the lead at the start or passing 2 or more rivals in one go, and "that's shot the fox" when a driver providing exciting action drops out. He often describes "lunatic" drivers as "mad axe murderers". "A nightmare in a bubble car" means a bad race, perhaps when a rider is in "P-nowhere". "As close as you like" is another phrase he is known for, as is "He's really got the magnets on", to mean that a trailing rider is [quickly] closing the gap to a leading rider. Charlie sees the good side of any rider/driver and makes even the most boring of races sound like warfare!
His background is more based on 4 wheels than 2 however. He raced in the National Saloon Car Cup in Britain in 1993 and 1994, winning several races. He also won the Willhire 24 Hour at Snetterton in a BMW M3 in 1993. For 1995 he moved up to the BTCC in a Ford Mondeo with sponsorship from the Evening Standard newspaper. He caused a sensation in a wet race early in the season by finishing 5th, although behind both works Fords, choosing the correct tyres and recovering from an early spin. However, a huge barrel-rolling crash at Thruxton left him with concussion, and caused him to miss several races. When he returned it was in a hatchback Mondeo, making him the first driver to race one in the BTCC. He raced occasionally in Sportscars subsequently, as well as some appearances at the Bathurst 1000.
His second career began when he started commentating on BTCC in 1997 alongside Murray Walker. For 1998 Murray left, and was replaced by 1982 Formula One runner-up John Watson. When the BBC lost BTCC coverage, they switched Charlie to motorbike coverage alongside Steve Parrish.
Charlie Cox was born in London on December 15th, 1982. He stands 5' 11" and has brown hair and brown eyes. Charlie was educated and received his training in drama at Sherborne School in Dorset where he appeared in Dealer's Choice / Patrick Marber (Mugsy) The Writing Game (Leo) Code Crackers / Andy Wilkinson (Weasel) Confusions / Alan Aykbourne (Martin & Arthur) Henry V (Nym & John Bates). He received the Gerald Pitman Award for Acting from Sherborne School. He also appeared in the BBC production of Judge John Deed as the Young Vicar. Charlie is currently living in London with his brother and with his dog Dickon. As of July 2004, he has two films in post production: Things To Do Before You Are 30 (formerly You Don't Have To Say You Love Me), with Dougray Scott, and The Merchant of Venice, with Al Pacino. Charlie's current movie in circulation is Dot the I (aka Obsession) with Gael Garcia Bernal, which received rave reviews at The Sundance Film Festival.
