Cotton Weary

Cotton Weary
Scream character
Liev Schreiber as Cotton Weary in Scream 2
First appearanceScream (1996)
Last appearanceScream 3 (2000)
Created byKevin Williamson
Portrayed byLiev Schreiber
In-universe information
GenderMale
OccupationTalk show host
Significant otherChristine Hamilton (girlfriend; deceased)
NationalityAmerican
ClassificationWrongfully accused murder suspect in the killing of Sidney Prescott's mother Maureen Prescott
StatusDeceased

Cotton Weary is a fictional character in the Scream franchise. The character was created by Kevin Williamson and portrayed by Liev Schreiber. Cotton first appears in Scream (1996) as a man jailed for the murder of Maureen Prescott, the mother of Sidney Prescott. He is wrongly framed for the crime, and after the real killers are revealed, he is released from prison and takes part in later events related to the Ghostface murders. He reappears in Scream 2 (1997) and makes his final appearance in Scream 3 (2000).