Charlie Thomas Cox is a British actor best known for his roles as Matt Murdock/Daredevil in Marvel"s Daredevil television series by Netflix, Tristran Thorn in Stardust and Owen Sleater in the second and third seasons of Home Box Office"s Boardwalk Empire.
Background
Cox, the youngest of five children, was born in London, England, and brought up in East Sussex. He is the son of Patricia C. A. "Tricia" (née Harley) and Andrew Frederick Seaforth Cox, who is a publisher. He has one brother, Toby (born 1980), and three half-siblings from his father"s first marriage: Emma, Zoe and Oliver.
Education
Cox was raised Roman Catholic and was educated at two independent schools: at Ashdown House School in the village of Forest Row in East Sussex and Sherborne School in the market town of Sherborne in Dorset.
Career
He later trained at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School in Bristol. Cox played the role of Tristan Thorn in the 2007 film Stardust. He was next seen in the 2008 film Stone of Destiny in which he played Ian Hamilton.
He made his West End debut in Harold Pinter"s The Collection at the Ambassadors Theatre in London, and in the same year played the Duke of Crowborough in the pilot episode of the Independent Television drama series Downton Abbey.
He also appeared in Kleist"s The Prince of Homburg, playing the title role, at the Donmar Warehouse in London in 2010. He played the part of Saint Josemaría Escrivá in the 2011 Roland Joffé film There Be Dragons.
Also in 2011, Cox signed on to play a recurring role in the second season of the Martin Scorsese-produced Home Box Office original series Boardwalk Empire as an Irish immigrant with ties to the Ireland Republican Army. His character became a regular for the series" third season, which was broadcast in September 2012. Currently, Cox portrays Matt Murdock/Daredevil in Marvel"s Daredevil television series, produced and released through Netflix.