Cotton Weary
| Cotton Weary | |
|---|---|
| Scream character | |
Liev Schreiber as Cotton Weary in Scream 2 | |
| First appearance | Scream (1996) |
| Last appearance | Scream 3 (2000) |
| Created by | Kevin Williamson |
| Portrayed by | Liev Schreiber |
| In-universe information | |
| Gender | Male |
| Occupation | Talk show host |
| Significant other | Christine Hamilton (girlfriend; deceased) |
| Nationality | American |
| Classification | Wrongfully accused murder suspect in the killing of Sidney Prescott's mother Maureen Prescott |
| Status | Deceased |
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).