Film star Brian Cox moved by the still image at Cecil Beaton exhibition

He may be used to the world of moving images but Dundee actor Brian Cox has been back in town to witness the work of one of photography’s biggest names.

Mr Cox, rector of Dundee University and star of films including Troy and the Bourne Supremacy, was at the McManus Gallery on Wednesday to take in an exhibition by acclaimed photographer Cecil Beaton.

The collection of royal portraits is taking place as part of the pre-opening programme for the V&A at Dundee, a project in which the university is a major partner.

The photos have been sourced from the V&A’s own collection and include shots of the Queen, which were taken from sittings in the 1960s.

As he viewed the exhibtion, Mr Cox revealed he is a keen collector of photographs and spoke of his high hopes for the V&A at Dundee.

”I love photography and collect photographs taken by one person in particular, a jazz photographer named Herman Leonard.

”I think that the V&A will be wonderful, not only for Dundee, but for the whole coastline.”