Charlie Cox on AllMovie

London-born actor Charlie Cox got his start onscreen opposite Y Tu Mamá También star Gael García Bernal in the 2003 drama Dot the I before leaping into the celluloid time machine for back-to-back period roles in The Merchant of Venice and Casanova. Formally trained in his craft at the Sherborne School in Dorset, Cox immediately immersed himself in film following his graduation and never looked back. In 2007, Cox set out on the quest of a lifetime as the main protagonist of Matthew Vaughn's Stardust. Adapted from the Neil Gaiman graphic novel of the same name, Stardust tells the tale of a young man from a quiet village who ventures out into a magical land for the purpose of retrieving a fallen star for his true love.