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Charlie Cox (born 15 December 1982) is an English actor best known for his starring role as Thristan Thorn in Stardust and more recently for his supporting role in HBO's Boardwalk Empire second season. Cox, the youngest of five children, was born in London, England and raised in East Sussex, the son of Trisha and Andrew, who is a publisher. He was raised Roman Catholic. Charlie was educated at two independent schools: at Ashdown House in the village of Forest Row in East Sussex in Southern England, and Sherborne School in the market town of Sherborne in Dorset, in South West England. He... MORE

Charlie Cox (born 15 December 1982) is an English actor best known for his starring role as Thristan Thorn in Stardust and more recently for his supporting role in HBO's Boardwalk Empire second season. Cox, the youngest of five children, was born in London, England and raised in East Sussex, the son of Trisha and Andrew, who is a publisher. He was raised Roman Catholic. Charlie was educated at two independent schools: at Ashdown House in the village of Forest Row in East Sussex in Southern England, and Sherborne School in the market town of Sherborne in Dorset, in South West England. He later trained at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School in the city of Bristol, also in South West England. Cox played the role of Tristan Thorne in the 2007 movie 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 a double bill of Harold Pinter's The Lover & The Collection at the Comedy Theatre in London, and in the same year played the Duke of Crowborough in the ITV 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 LESS