Cox was born in
Springboig,
Glasgow in 1972. He then studied at
Edinburgh’s
Queen Margaret University School of Drama and trained as an actor, gaining a diploma in drama in 1993. Cox worked with the creators of
Still Game in their successful sketch show ''
Chewin' The Fat between 1999 and 2005. From 2002 to 2019, he played Tam Mullen, a local miser in the BBC comedy sitcom Still Game''. It was announced in 2006 that Cox would narrate the
Roald Dahl favourite,
Three Little Pigs. It made its stage debut at the
Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, set to music by composer
Paul Patterson. In 2007, Cox contributed as a writer to the tv show
Dear Green Place. In autumn 2014 Cox rejoined the
Still Game cast for a sell-out run of live shows in
Glasgow at
The Hydro which culminated in a final 2019 performance. In 2019, he also played a senior Scottish Police officer in
Only an Excuse?. He was awarded an Honorary degree for his contribution to Scotland’s drama and arts scene by his alma mater
Queen Margaret University in July 2022. In 2025, he played Duncan Finlay in
Dept Q on
Netflix, alongside
Still Game co-star
Sanjeev Kohli. He also toured Scotland with a personal show, a mixture of comedy and personal reflection. ==References==