Bio: Charlie Thomas Cox was born in London, England, to Patricia C. A. (Harley) and Andrew Frederick Seaforth Cox, a publisher. He has English, Scottish, and Irish ancestry, and descends from several prominent forebears (Baronets of Agnew and Carnegie, an Earl of Findlater, and a Colonial Governor of New York, Andrew Elliot).Cox 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 Judge John Deed (2001) as the Young Vicar.He starred in Things to Do Before You're 30 (2005) (formerly You Don't Have To Say You Love Me), with Dougray Scott, The Merchant of Venice (2004), with Al Pacino, and Dot the I (2003) (aka Obsession) with Gael Garc��a Bernal, which received rave reviews at The Sundance Film Festival.
Tivia: He didn't know that his character in Daredevil (2015) was blind until the day before the audition.He hadn't read any Daredevil comics before receiving the part of Matt Murdock/Daredevil in Daredevil (2015), but has since become a big fan of the character and comics in general. He expressed hope that Daredevil would appear in Captain America: Civil War (2016). To his disappointment, this didn't come to pass. Ultimately, he would appear as Murdock, however, in Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021).Gained thirty pounds of muscle for his role in Daredevil (2015-2018).He married one of Daredevil 's producers in 2018. They have two children. The first child was born in October 2016, and the second child was born in March 2020.He became a big Comic book fan after being cast as Matt Murdock/Daredevil.After Rex Smith and Ben Affleck, he is the third actor to play the role of the Marvel Comics' hero Matt Murdock/Daredevil.The first non-American actor to play Matt Murdock/Daredevil.He has English, Scottish, and Irish ancestry, and is descended from many prominent figures, including Royal Navy captain Frederick Lewis Maitland, Colonial Governor of New York, Andrew Elliot, and several Baronets and Earls.Trained at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School.He studied at Sherborne school in DorsetHas been best friends with Andrew Garfield, Eddie Redmayne, Jamie Dornan, Robert Pattinson, Tom Sturridge since he started his career.One of his favorite Pixar films is Toy Story (1995).He has traveled to Australia, parts of the USA, Europe and Hong Kong