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Ron Cook

Ron Cook

Department: Acting

Biography

Ronald G. Cook (born 1 December 1948) is an English actor. He has been active in film, television and theatre since the 1970s. Cook was born in 1948 in South Shields, County Durham, the son of a school cook and a car worker. When he was 6, his family moved to Coventry; he went to Wyken Croft Junior School and then Caludon Castle School and is a graduate of Rose Bruford College.

Known For

Chocolat

Chocolat

2000

Confetti

Confetti

2006

Empire of Light

Empire of Light

2022

The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover

The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover

1989

Lucky Break

Lucky Break

2001

Thunderbirds

Thunderbirds

2004

The King's Man

The King's Man

2021

On a Clear Day

On a Clear Day

2005

Topsy-Turvy

Topsy-Turvy

1999

Hornblower: Duty

Hornblower: Duty

2003

Hornblower: Loyalty

Hornblower: Loyalty

2003

Scandalous

Scandalous

1984

The Other Boleyn Girl

The Other Boleyn Girl

2003

No Strings Attached: The Making of Thunderbirds

No Strings Attached: The Making of Thunderbirds

2004

Number One

Number One

1985

Sharpe's Honour

Sharpe's Honour

1994

Grenfell: Scenes from the Inquiry

Grenfell: Scenes from the Inquiry

2022

Henry VI Part 2

Henry VI Part 2

1983

Henry VI Part 1

Henry VI Part 1

1983

The Tragedy of Richard III

The Tragedy of Richard III

1983

Henry VI Part 3

Henry VI Part 3

1983

The Diary of Anne Frank

The Diary of Anne Frank

2009

Bert & Dickie

Bert & Dickie

2012

Turbulence

Turbulence

1991

Sew Torn

Sew Torn

2025

Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1980

Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1980

2009

Dead Gorgeous

Dead Gorgeous

2002

Time Gentlemen, Please

Time Gentlemen, Please

2010

Day To Remember

Day To Remember

1986

The Merchant of Venice

The Merchant of Venice

2004

Hot Fuzz

Hot Fuzz

2007

The Fool

The Fool

1990

Charlotte Gray

Charlotte Gray

2001

Filth: The Mary Whitehouse Story

Filth: The Mary Whitehouse Story

2008

Fields of Gold

Fields of Gold

2002

24 Hour Party People

24 Hour Party People

2002

Kenneth Williams: Fantabulosa!

Kenneth Williams: Fantabulosa!

2006

Quills

Quills

2000

Mrs Biggs

Mrs Biggs

2012

The Hound of the Baskervilles

The Hound of the Baskervilles

2002

Secrets & Lies

Secrets & Lies

1996

Land of the Blind

Land of the Blind

2006

The Magic Shop

The Magic Shop

1982

The Merry Wives of Windsor

The Merry Wives of Windsor

1982

Let the Good Times Roll

Let the Good Times Roll

1998

18% Grey

18% Grey

2020

National Theatre Live: King Lear

National Theatre Live: King Lear

2011

102 Dalmatians

102 Dalmatians

2000

Secrets of a Superstud

Secrets of a Superstud

1976

The Critic

The Critic

2024

The Choral

The Choral

2025

Doctor Who Confidential

Doctor Who Confidential

2005

The Bill

The Bill

1984

Girls On Top

Girls On Top

1985

The History of Tom Jones: A Foundling

The History of Tom Jones: A Foundling

1997

The Young Ones

The Young Ones

1982

Seven Wonders of the Industrial World

Seven Wonders of the Industrial World

2003

Little Dorrit

Little Dorrit

2008

Life of Shakespeare

Life of Shakespeare

1978

Red Riding

Red Riding

2009

The Diary of Anne Frank

The Diary of Anne Frank

2009

Hornblower

Hornblower

1998

Mr Selfridge

Mr Selfridge

2013

Doctor Who

Doctor Who

2005

Maigret

Maigret

1992

Vera

Vera

2011

Doctor Who

Doctor Who

2005

Garrow's Law

Garrow's Law

2009

Bramwell

Bramwell

1995

The Detectives

The Detectives

1993

Blackadder

Blackadder

1983

The Singing Detective

The Singing Detective

1986

Waking the Dead

Waking the Dead

2001

The Lost Prince

The Lost Prince

2003

Bergerac

Bergerac

1981

Life After Life

Life After Life

2022

The Odyssey

The Odyssey

1997

Casanova

Casanova

2005

He Knew He Was Right

He Knew He Was Right

2004

The City and the City

The City and the City

2018

Les Misérables

Les Misérables

2018

Death in Paradise

Death in Paradise

2011

10 Days to War

10 Days to War

2008

Andor

Andor

2022

Will Shakespeare

Will Shakespeare

1978

Chernobyl

Chernobyl

2019

The Witcher

The Witcher

2019

Midsomer Murders

Midsomer Murders

1997

Inside No. 9

Inside No. 9

2014

Des

Des

2020

The Mystery of Edwin Drood

The Mystery of Edwin Drood

2012

Foyle's War

Foyle's War

2002

The Chief

The Chief

1990

The Hack

The Hack

2025

I Fought the Law

I Fought the Law

2025

Personal Affairs

Personal Affairs

2009

Funland

Funland

2005

Mrs Biggs

Mrs Biggs

2012