Brian Cox opens up about turning down iconic roles in Game of Thrones and more

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Brian Cox is a celebrated actor with over 230 film and TV roles to his credit in an illustrious career that spans over 50 years, with the actor revealing some famous roles he turned down.The 75-year-old actor is publishing a new memoir - Putting the Rabbit in the Hat - on January 18, with the actor sharing an excerpt to GQ.The actor revealed why he turned down roles in Game of Thrones, Harry Potter and Pirates of the Caribbean franchises in the excerpt...

while also bashing Pirates star Johnny Depp. Turned down:Brian Cox is a celebrated actor with over 230 film and TV roles to his credit in an illustrious career that spans over 50 years, with the actor revealing some famous roles he turned down Bashing:The actor revealed why he turned down roles in Game of Thrones, Harry Potter and Pirates of the Caribbean franchises in the excerpt...

while also bashing Pirates star Johnny DeppCox was offered the role of King Robert Baratheon in Game of Thrones, who would ultimately be played by Mark Addy.He had worked with Game of Thrones co-creator David Benioff on the 2002 movie The 25th Hour, who offered him the Robert Baratheon role, who ultimately died in the first season after a bear attack. 'I’m often asked if I was offered a role in Game of Thrones —reason being that every other bugger was—and the answer is, yes, I was supposed to be a king called Robert Baratheon, who apparently died when he was gored by a boar in the first season,' Cox said.

Robert:Cox was offered the role of King Robert Baratheon in Game of Thrones, who would ultimately be played by Mark AddyHe added that he knows, 'very little about Game of Thrones' and he turned the role down because the money wasn't that great.'Well, Game of Thrones went on to be a huge.