Emily Cox

About

Cox was born to a British father and an Irish mother in Vienna. Her parents later divorced. Both of them are pianists, who originally came to Vienna on a grant for musicians. Cox grew up in Vienna and graduated from high school in 2003. She developed an interest in acting after performing in a play as part of her English classes during her final year in high school. After her graduation she went on to study acting at the Max Reinhardt Seminar. In 2008 she was under contract as a stage actor at the Theater in der Josefstadt in Vienna. In 2011 Cox moved to Berlin and since then she has appeared in various movies and series on German and Austrian TV, among them several Tatort movies. Since 2015 she plays the role of the viking woman Brida in the TV series The Last Kingdom, which made her known to international audiences.

Known for

Scene of the CrimeSeries • 1970HomelandSeries • 2011Polizeiruf 110Series • 1971Leipzig HomicideSeries • 2001A Case For TwoSeries • 1981Murder in the MountainsSeries • 2001The Last KingdomSeries • 2015SOKO StuttgartSeries • 2009Vienna Crime SquadSeries • 2005ConstellationSeries • 2024Murder MindfullySeries • 2024Kommissarin LucasSeries • 2003Schnell ermitteltSeries • 2009The Last Kingdom: Seven Kings Must DieMovie • 2023The Physician IIMovie • 2025Head Full of HoneyMovie • 2018Futuro BeachMovie • 2014What Have We Done to Deserve This?Movie • 2018WuffMovie • 2018Rammbock: Berlin UndeadMovie • 2010The Salvation Of The World As We Know ItMovie • 2021