Carl Cox

Biography

Carl Cox is a British house and techno DJ, radio DJ and record producer who started out as a mobile DJ at 15 and became a mainstage figure in the British rave scene, known for mixing on three decks. Born in Oldham, he released his first single, I Want You (Forever), on Paul Oakenfold's Perfecto label in the early 1990s before moving toward techno. He was DJ Magazine's number one DJ in 1997 and held a long residency at Space Ibiza, where his Music is Revolution nights ran from 2001 to 2016, and he hosted the Global radio show and podcast for nearly 16 years until 2017. He runs the Intec Digital label and founded Awesome Soundwave in 2018. He appeared in Human Traffic (1999) and starred in the documentary What We Started (2018).

64years old

Turns 65 on July 29in 261 days

Born July 29, 1962Oldham
Star sign: LeoThe sign runs July 23 to August 22

Movie Career

Films: 4
Career span: 19 years1999 to 2018

Every film, newest first

2018What We StartedIMDb rating 7.0
2009Zombie FarmIMDb rating 3.5
2004It's All Gone Pete TongIMDb rating 7.2
1999Human TrafficIMDb rating 7.1

Genres

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First role
Cox began working as a mobile DJ at age 15, which sparked his passion for disco music and set him on the path to a music career.
Behind the camera
Cox and live artist Christopher Coe started a record label in 2018. Called Awesome Soundwave, it focuses only on live electronic artists, and it is Cox's second label.

Carl Cox movies on Netflix

What We Started2018IMDb rating 7.0as Himself
Zombie Farm2009IMDb rating 3.5as Grandson
It's All Gone Pete Tong2004IMDb rating 7.2as Himself
Human Traffic1999IMDb rating 7.1as Pablo Hassan

Worked with

Carl Cox shares two films with Tiësto, and one with each of the others. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.

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Tiësto

Pete Tong

Danny Dyer

Neil Maskell

Paul Kaye

Usher Raymond

Justin KerriganDirector, 1 film Michael DowseDirector, 1 film Bert MarcusDirector, 1 film

Films together

Tiësto2 films together, 2004 to 2018
Tiësto's page
- What We Started2018IMDb rating 7.0Cox as HimselfTiësto as Himself
- It's All Gone Pete Tong2004IMDb rating 7.2Cox as HimselfTiësto as Himself
Pete Tong2 films together, 2004 to 2018
Pete Tong's page
- What We Started2018IMDb rating 7.0Cox as HimselfTong as Himself
- It's All Gone Pete Tong2004IMDb rating 7.2Cox as HimselfTong as Himself
Danny Dyer1 film together, 1999
Danny Dyer's page
- Human Traffic1999IMDb rating 7.1Cox as Pablo HassanDyer as Moff
Neil Maskell1 film together, 2004
Neil Maskell's page
- It's All Gone Pete Tong2004IMDb rating 7.2Cox as HimselfMaskell as Jack Stoddart
Paul Kaye1 film together, 2004
Paul Kaye's page
- It's All Gone Pete Tong2004IMDb rating 7.2Cox as HimselfKaye as Frankie Wilde
Usher Raymond1 film together, 2018
Usher Raymond's page
- What We Started2018IMDb rating 7.0Cox as HimselfRaymond as Himself
Justin KerriganDirector, 1 film, 1999
All films by Justin Kerrigan
- Human Traffic1999IMDb rating 7.1Cox as Pablo Hassan
Michael DowseDirector, 1 film, 2004
All films by Michael Dowse
- It's All Gone Pete Tong2004IMDb rating 7.2Cox as Himself
Bert MarcusDirector, 1 film, 2018
All films by Bert Marcus
- What We Started2018IMDb rating 7.0Cox as Himself

Awards

Two awards and honors from 2019 to 2026.

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Carl Cox's awards and nominations, grouped by award
Year	Award	Result
Other honors
2026	Officer of the Order of the British Empire	Won
2019	International Dance Music Awards	Won

Online

Official profiles and reference pages.

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