Cox played the infamous cannibal in 1986's Manhunter, two years before Hopkins' Oscar-winning take on the character in The Silence of the Lambs.
Brian Cox Is Totally Cool With Anthony Hopkins’ Greater Hannibal Lecter Fame
Cox played the infamous cannibal in 1986's Manhunter, two years before Hopkins' Oscar-winning take on the character in The Silence of the Lambs.