Playing the role of a tough boss in a new advert for sportswear company Asics, the 78-year-old tells viewers that “I’m not the deadliest thing in the office” before pointing at the desk in front of him and saying “this is”. Cox goes on to say “science has shown it can be bad for your mental health” and urges them to run, jump or rollerskate in order to get away from it. In the new advert, the Scottish actor said: “Hello workers, another long day at the office? Boss being a meanie? Too bad.
“Shut up, listen, I’ve got some important news, it turns out that I’m not the deadliest thing in the office, this is. “It’s a killer, science has shown it can be bad for your mental health, but I don’t see you running away from it. “No, your boss has you locked to it for eight, nine, 10 hours a day.
Look at you, trading your own mental health for free fruit and a wellness Wednesday, banana anyone? “F*** the fruit, wake up geniuses, I’m giving you the truth, it’s a trap. “You need to get away from your desk, run, jump, rollerskate, whatever, I don’t care, just move for your mind.” A title then appears on screen adding: “Your desk is a danger to your mental health, take a desk break to move your mind.
” During his acting career, Cox has been known for playing tyrannical characters including media mogul Logan Roy in Succession, Nazi leader Hermann Goering in 2000’s historical drama Nuremberg, and corrupt CIA operative Ward Abbott in 2002’s The B.