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kendallsroyco · 8 months

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The way this applies to multiple (5) Charlie characters 😂

#charlie cox #owen sleater #michael kinsella #jonathan hellyer jones #charles thoroughgood #betrayal broadway #charlie naturally just has that homewrecker face idk

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charliethomascoxuniverse · 1 year

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OMGGGGG, LOOK!!!!!!!!! 😲🤯😵💫

IT’S EVERY CHARACTER CHARLIE COX HAS EVER PLAYED!!!!!!! 😍😍😍 (Or pretty close to it.)

THIS IS THE CUTEST F*CKING THING I’VE EVER SEEN!!!!! 😭

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Art by @quokaqisola on Twitter (X)

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theimpalatales · 2 months

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Charlie Cox in Legacy || Charlie Cox's filmography

#legacy #charlie cox #romola garai #charles thoroughgood #alan judd #sorry once more for bad gifs #my gifs #fandom #cc filmography

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shopods · 7 years

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Alan Judd tells Thoroughgood's tale with verve, compassion and humour. The result is an exceptionally fine novel which blends bitter human incident with army farce.

#Book

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charliecoxroom · 10 years

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#Charlie Cox #Legacy #bbctwo #Charles Thoroughgood

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theimpalatales · 2 months

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Charlie Cox in Legacy || Charlie Cox's filmography

#legacy #charlie cox #charles thoroughgood #romola garai #alan judd #look i can only apologise #both for the awful *awful* gif quality #and for this *waves about*#but part of me needed this scene to be shared #my gifs #sorry again #fandom #cc filmography

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charliethomascoxuniverse · 1 year

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Another addition to the slutty little waist collection...🔥👀🔥

And also a few close-ups of Charlie wearing that necklace...for science.🤤

Yeah, after watching Treason three times I think I’m due for a Legacy rewatch (the still gorgeous af but less babygirl edition of Charlie as an MI6 agent). 😎💗

Also, they really do love to hide Charlie’s beauty in the shadows! Just look at the original of that first pic, tried to brighten it up so we can actually see him. lol

#charlie cox #charles thoroughgood #legacy #shirtless #chest hair appreciation #screencaps #my random ramblings

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charliethomascoxuniverse · 11 months

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Cold comfort

By Steve Pratt 28th November 2013 (X)

CHARLIE COX is no stranger to period projects with movies The Merchant Of Venice with Al Pacino, Casanova alongside Heath Ledger, and Stardust opposite Claire Danes, as well as TV series Boardwalk Empire to his name.

The one-off 1970s espionage thriller Legacy might be another period piece, but he is at least moving forward through the decades. “It’s the most modern I have ever done,” he says.

Based on the novel by Alan Judd, the story is set in 1974 in the middle of the Cold War, when Cox’s character, Charles, joins MI6 as a trainee spy. “He has come from the Royal Engineers, which means he would have been posted in Belfast in the mid-1960s, and the back story we have mostly invented is that he was in the bomb disposal unit and probably lost his best friend,” says Cox.

“Because of that, he wanted to become more involved in what is referred to as ‘the front line of the war’, be it the Cold War or Northern Ireland, and saw the move to MI6 as being part of that.”

He is still training when asked to revive his former friendship with Viktor Koslov (Andrew Scott), a Russian diplomat he knew at university, with a view to “turning” him. But Viktor has his own agenda and reveals a shocking truth about Charles’ family that threatens to derail him personally and professionally.

“Andrew Scott happens to be one of my favourite actors of all time,” says Cox of the Olivier Award-winning star, who plays Moriarty in the Sherlock series.

“I had never met him, but we have the same agent, and I got his number and sent a text saying, ‘I really hope we get to work with each other’. Six months later, this came up.”

He knows another of his co-stars, Romola Garai, who plays fellow agent Anna, extremely well because he introduced her to his best friend, Sam Hoare, and the two now have a daughter together.

“Before I found out she was going to be doing it, I got a text from him saying, ‘Buddy, you’re going to be kissing my wife’.” Cox says.

In preparation, Cox watched “a few cool documentaries about the period” and understands the enduring fascination with the Cold War. “The fact that there wasn’t any actual fighting [in the West] is really intriguing,” he says.

“And I know in my life, impending doom is so much worse than something actually happening, because when it does, you can rationalise it in some way and take some action. “But when you are waiting for something that could happen, your mind goes into all the different scenarios, and living with that [creates] a sense of vulnerability.”

He has a small but pivotal role in a movie with the working title Dracula Untold under way. “Yes, more vampires, obviously we are not bored of them yet – or maybe we are,” he says. “I am only doing two scenes, but it is a bit different for me, very evil. He is described as the father of all vampires. Other than that, I am not sure what’s coming up.”

Maybe something contemporary? “Oh yeah,” says Cox. “I’d love to say ‘Mate’ in a movie.”

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#well I found another old Charlie interview...just call me the Charlie Cox archivist lol 😊#UGH ''very evil'' and ''the father of all vampires''...*cries about never getting to see his scenes as Caligula* T_T #charlie cox #charles thoroughgood #legacy 2013 #romola garai #andrew scott #sam hoare #interview #article

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charliethomascoxuniverse · 2 years

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💖 My Top Ten Favourite Charlie Cox Characters 💖

(In no particular order because my heart can’t handle that kind of stress 😅)

💖 Matt Murdock 💖 (Daredevil)

💖 Michael Kinsella 💖 (Kin)

💖 Owen Sleater 💖 (Boardwalk Empire)

💖 Tristan Thorn 💖 (Stardust)

💖 Duke of Crowborough 💖 (Downton Abbey)

💖 Ishmael 💖 (Moby Dick)

💖 Henry 💖 (Eat Locals)

💖 Charles Thoroughgood 💖 (Legacy)

(super sad I can’t get any gifs to show up because he’s absurdly hot in this role 🔥😢)

💖 Basil 💖 (King of Thieves)

💖 Giovanni Bruni 💖 (Casanova)

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charliethomascoxuniverse · 2 years

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Legacy: Charlie Cox on kissing his best friend's wife and tasting disappointment in LA.

Radio Time - 28 November 2012 (X)

The Stardust and Boardwalk Empire actor tells us all about his disastrous attempt to be a spy and the "clown tie" and sideburns he had to sport as Charles Thoroughgood

Ever since Charlie Cox's breakout role in 2007 blockbuster Stardust he's been quietly adding to his CV, chalking up roles in Downton Abbey's pilot episode and a long-running supporting part in HBO's acclaimed Boardwalk Empire. Now he's taking the lead once again in Paula Milne-penned Cold War thriller Legacy, playing trainee spy Charles Thoroughgood who is tasked with re-establishing contact with Victor (Andrew Scott) – a Russian university acquaintance – with a view to 'turn' him.

He certainly looks the part, modelling an almost comically large tie and some rather fetching sideburns. "It feels like a clown tie," he exclaims. "On the first day I said, 'This is a joke. It's not real.' I feel like I should have a squirty nose as well." As for the sideburns, he's quick to point out they're not his off-duty look. "I'm not sporting them, although [Legacy's director] Pete Travis has got massive sideburns so I couldn't really say, 'I hate these, they're ridiculous.'"

But while Cox makes light of his appearance, his role in Legacy – which sees Milne and Travis reunite for the first time since the critically-acclaimed Endgame – is heavy stuff. Once a bomb disposal expert, Charles is recruited by MI6 after his best friend is killed. "He wanted to be more involved in what is referred to as the front line of any war, be it the Cold War or the war in Belfast, and he saw a move to MI6 as the way to go about that."

The story takes a twist when Victor reveals a secret about Charles's father – a revelation that has ramifications both emotionally and professionally. "I think the family aspect to this film is a little unique because when you think about the Cold War and films documenting it, you think about what the implications were in a general sense – as a country. But the case that Charles is working on goes from being a case – exciting but formulaic – to personal, and yet he still has to do his job and treat it as impersonal."

Part of the "personal" exploration is in Charles's relationship with Anna (Romola Garai) – a fellow spy. She's married – to yet another MI6 insider – but her connection with Cox's character soon moves from professional to romantic... "It's beautiful because nothing happens and everything happens between them," explains Cox. "And you're hopefully left at the end wondering where they go from here. It's not a conventional love story – there's so much potential but at the same time so much that is preventing it.

"I've worked with Romola before and I introduced her to her husband. He's one of my best mates so before I found out she was doing Legacy, I got a text from him saying, 'Buddy, you're going to be kissing my wife.'"

But Cox's admiration for his co-stars isn't limited to Garai... "Andrew Scott happens to be one of my favourite actors of all time – I saw him on stage a few years ago and we share the same agent so I got his number and texted him saying, 'I really hope we get to work together one day'. And then literally six months later this came up. He's just extraordinary."

So, forty years on, why does Cox think TV and film audiences are still so fascinated by the Cold War? (Legacy is part of a BBC2 season focusing on the period.) "The nature of there being no actual fighting that people were really aware of is kind of intriguing. Impending doom is so much worse than when something actually happens because at least when it's happened you can rationalise it in some way and take some action. When you're waiting for something that could happen, that's really hard to deal with because your mind goes into all the different scenarios."

Would he have made a good spy? "No, I'd make a terrible spy and I discovered this because I have a friend who comes around before I start working and we go over the script and talk about things. I got a text from him saying, 'Osterburg rendezvous in Highbury fields. Third bench from the ice cream truck. Find note. Remember code. Destroy note. Follow instructions'. He’d set up some sort of spy thing.

"So I set off from my house and there were people on the bench. I went up there and said, 'I dropped something'. It was taped to the bench so they immediately looked at me like I was an absolute lunatic. Then I went to a bin and got out my lighter and lit it and the plastic that was sticking it came off and attached itself to my hand. I was trying to be really covert and there was smoke coming out!

"Eventually I met up with him and he had photos of me from the moment I left the house. I was the worst spy ever. It was so nerve-wracking – it made you think that if you were doing something like that for real it would be a real buzz. These people are living on a knife edge every single day and I think that’s quite an interesting thing to remember. Their daily life is a thrill."

Some would say the same about the cutthroat acting industry where a promising acting career can easily stutter and stagnate. Cox has tasted success, but equally struggled with a feeling of worthlessness. "I'm not very successful in LA. I don't tend to work there and I thrive on confidence and feeling like I have a valid interpretation of a character or a role.

"In London – because things happened rather quickly for me when I started – I go in and the casting directors know me, I'll often meet the director and be given time and that really helps me. In LA, I got there and they couldn't give a s**t. I was auditioned by one of the casting director's assistants and never hearing anything. It's all heat and what you've done and if there's a buzz around you."

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#I'm saving these older interviews for posterity guys 😎#because some of their original sources are already gone #charlie cox #charles thoroughgood #legacy #legacy 2013 #interview

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charliethomascoxuniverse · 2 years

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Interview with Charlie Cox (BBC drama "Legacy")

BBC - 01 March 2012 (X)

What attracted you to Legacy and the role of Charles?

What attracted me to the project above anything else was Pete Travis, the director. I’m a big fan of Omagh and Endgame and his style of directing. I’ve always thought that his films are so unique, they cut a fine line between drama and documentary, and they feel very real and very moody in tone. I thought the role of Charles was an interesting one, he finds himself in an interesting dilemma. He joins MI6 and is still in training when he’s brought in to recruit a friend of his who they expect is working for the Russians. This bombshell is dropped on him within the first 20 pages of the scripts, so seeing how he deals with that and how he does his job was really interesting and compelling.

How would you describe him as a person?

He’s quite arrogant. He’s very good at his job and has a huge amount of potential. He’s probably excelled in everything he’s ever done. Prior to MI6 he worked as a bomb disposal expert and was stationed in Belfast, so he’s seen a lot of action and with that comes a certain sort of swagger. He’s raring to get involved and be on the front line of the excitement and importance of what is happening in London at this time.

How does Viktor come back in to Charles’ life and what are the implications of that for Charles?

Viktor was a friend of his at Oxford, where they studied together. Whilst Charles is on the training course at MI6 he’s called in to head office because Viktor has come on to their radar and they recognise that they have someone who could potentially make contact without ringing any alarm bells. So he’s brought in to do that and see what he can find out about him. They want to see if he can use that friendship to gain some knowledge of the Russians and their activities.

The nature of their relationship is that Viktor and Charles are constantly crossing and double crossing one another. What was that like to play?

It’s really fun because you have to find different ways to be duplicitous. Early on we’re pretending that we’re just friends and it’s nice to catch up, but as the relationship and the events unfold in front of us it gets to a point where, even though we’re still pretending, we both know we’re pretending. It’s almost like a double bluff. Eventually everything is revealed and there are no more games to be played. What’s sweet about their relationship is that once that happens you realise that they do care about each other quite a lot. Neither one of them wants the other to be hurt or ruined in anyway. It was quite difficult to act as someone who is putting on an act, because of the different levels. You have to ask yourself, ‘how good of an actor is my character’?’

Are Charles’ motivations personal or political?

The line gets blurred. Initially they are political. Charles is at an age and stage in his life where he finds it difficult not to take things personally. He’s not quite where Hookey, the character played by Simon Russell Beale, is, where he could detach himself from events in order to be able to do his job properly. As the story develops you realise that his family is implicated and involved, so it can’t not be personal. That’s the journey that Charles goes through, by the end of it he’s begun to be numbed by everything that takes place and their consequences so he’ll probably go on to be a much better agent.

Did you do any research in to the Cold War for the role? Was there anything about the period or being a spy in that period that particularly stood out?

Yes I did. I watched quite a few documentaries and looked through a number of books. There was the feeling that at any moment, any day now, the world could end.

What stood out about being a spy in the Cold War is the idea that, especially in Charles’ world, you could be being watched at any minute, every phone call you have is potentially being listened to. Anyone you meet or person you bump in to who you haven’t seen for a long time, you have to question whether that was orchestrated or really was a coincidence.

Did you read the novel before you started filming?

Yes I did. I really enjoyed the book and found it a very interesting read. Certain details have been changed and we changed the character of Charles a little bit, in terms of what kind of person he is and what motivates him.

Is the genre one that you enjoy watching yourself?

It is actually. I watched a lot of things that I hadn’t seen before and really enjoyed them. I watched the original Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy series with Alec Guinness and Richard Burton in The Spy That Came In From The Cold. I also watched a lot of American Cold War films.

Why do you think audiences enjoy espionage thrillers so much?

The nature of espionage, spying and double-crossing and being duplicitous, lends itself very well to drama. There’s an immediate tension. What Pete’s done at the beginning of Legacy is, from the opening credits, I’m being followed. It’s just really good drama.

Was there a scene you particularly enjoyed playing?

I happen to think that Andrew Scott is one of the greatest actors of our generation. I’ve admired his work for so long and when I found out he was going to be in Legacy I was over the moon. So I just loved every scene I had with him. I also loved the scenes with Simon Russell Beale and particularly enjoyed the scene with Tessa Peake Jones, who plays my mum.

What can audiences expect from Legacy?

For those who were around it’s a great reminder of what it was like to live through that, and be in London or any other major European city of that time. The thrill and the drive, will hopefully captivate audiences.

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#charlie cox #charles thoroughgood #legacy #legacy 2013 #interview

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