Brian Cox brought Glenrothan, his first film as a director, a comedy-drama of two estranged brothers and a Scottish distillery, to a special screening in Soho.
Brian Cox, the Logan Roy of Succession, showed Glenrothan, his first film as a director, at the Ham Yard Hotel in Soho on Thursday 9 April 2026.
Cox was born in Dundee in 1946 and trained at the Dundee Repertory Theatre. He was a founding member of the Royal Lyceum before he studied at LAMDA.
With the National Theatre and the Royal Shakespeare Company he played King Lear, and he won two Laurence Olivier Awards. On screen he worked in Manhunter, Braveheart and X2, and Succession won him a Golden Globe.
The film is a comedy-drama set in Scotland’s whisky country. Alan Cumming plays Donal, who returns after decades in the United States to the family distillery and his estranged brother, Sandy, played by Cox. It was filmed in Glasgow and the village of Gartmore in 2024.
Glenrothan first screened at Toronto in September 2025, and the UK special screening in Soho came eight days before its release in British cinemas. Cox spoke of stepping behind the camera for the first time, something he said he had never expected to do.
Shirley Henderson and Alexandra Shipp are also in the cast.