He starred as Cyr in Bug in which a diverse group is propelled to a common fate by a series of cause-and-effect chain reactions. In the American thriller The Key Man, he shared the screen with Hugo Weaving as Irving, a sociopathic con man and a Shakespearian actor.

Cox confirmed in an interview to The Guardian that he supported the recreational use of cannabis: "It's absolutely great and I recommend it to everyone—get stoned! In 2008 Cox starred as Avery Ludlow in Red, and also played institutionalised convict Frank Perry, the protagonist in Rupert Wyatt's film, The Escapist (2008), appearing alongside Joseph Fiennes, Dominic Cooper, and Damian Lewis. Having said all this, I remain a sceptic by nature, and until I’ve marked my X on the ballot paper, I’ll never say my position is absolute. Any real examination of their politics also showed they were long since shifting so far over to the right they were almost sitting on the laps of the Tories.What amazes me is that anyone following Scottish politics was suprised at Lib Dems turning out the way they did when they did same sort of thing in the Scottish Parliament before too. His other notable films include Manhunter (1986), Rob Roy (1995), Braveheart (1995), Rushmore (1998), Super Troopers (2001), The Ring (2002), The Bourne Identity (2002), 25th Hour (2002), Troy (2004), The Bourne Supremacy (2004), Red Eye (2005), Zodiac (2007), Fantastic Mr. He also played Sean Wallace in The Corruptor alongside Chow Yun-Fat and Mark Wahlberg, and appeared as Gary Wheeler in the sports drama For Love of the Game. In May, he starred in The Etruscan Smile as Rory MacNeil, a dying man who reunites with his estranged son. It’s for Adam’s generation, that of my own children, and those to come that I am voting for independence.

He appeared in season 3 of the horror drama series Penny Dreadful as Jared Talbot, a ruthless, powerful American rancher and the estranged father of Josh Hartnett's character. On one hand, jute gave people a whole new life, but at the same time it also reduced life for many people, and gave them a really tough time," he said. While many Unionist Left of Tory voters see the advantages of Independence and will vote Yes, I also think the bitterness at the heart of Scottish politics for the last umpteen years has also taken a toll. Adam’s intelligent scrutiny of the present political scene displays a confident maturity which is to be admired.

The Nationalists may be too optimistic, the Unionists fearmongering and lying, but the truth is that Scotland will be like any other European country – democratic! He voice-acted the ruthless emperor Scolar Visari in Killzone (2004), and its two sequels, Killzone 2 (2009) and Killzone 3 (2011). It’s not sour grapes, it’s just I know I’d be too disapointed and feel underwhelmed in a territory that voted for what is instead of what could be.

In the same year, he received critical acclaim for his performance as the paedophile Big John Harrigan in Michael Cuesta's L. In the first series of the Italian-British historical drama series Medici, he portrayed Bernardo Guadagni, an officer of the Signoria. Cox is also patron of The Old Rep Theatre in Birmingham, one of the first repertory theatres to be built in the UK. Let Lizzie do her time, then let the people decide if they want to continue funding this very expensive joke.Cox narrated in the short film Zulu 9 (2001), the short film The Legend of Loch Lomond (2001), the docudrama Smallpox (2002), and the short film The Martyr's Crown (2007). A wise man once said that if you can’t figure out what to do in life, find something bigger than you and devote yourself to it.