Ron Cook

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.

Personal Facts

Known For

Acting

Gender

male

Known Credits

72

Birth Date

1948-12-01 00:00:00

Birth Place

South Shields, Tyne and Wear, England, UK

Known For

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  Des
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  Grenfell: Scenes from the Inquiry
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  Time Gentlemen, Please
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  The Tragedy of Richard III
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  Sew Torn
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  The Magic Shop

Credits

• actors (71 credits)

  • Ladies First

    Mr. Sachs

    actor

    actors
    2026
  • The Choral

    Reverend Woodhead

    actor

    actors
    2025
  • The Hack

    Max Mosley

    actor

    actors

    - Episode 7 (2025) ... Max Mosley actor actors

    - Episode 6 (2025) ... Max Mosley actor actors

    - Episode 5 (2025) ... Max Mosley actor actors

    - Episode 4 (2025) ... Max Mosley actor actors

    - Episode 3 (2025) ... Max Mosley actor actors
    2025
  • Sew Torn

    Oskar

    actor

    actors
    2025
  • I Fought the Law

    Frank Cook

    actor

    actors

    - Episode 4 (2025) ... Frank Cook actor actors

    - Episode 3 (2025) ... Frank Cook actor actors

    - Episode 2 (2025) ... Frank Cook actor actors

    - Episode 1 (2025) ... Frank Cook actor actors
    2025
  • The Critic

    Hugh Morris

    actor

    actors
    2024
  • Empire of Light

    Mr. Cooper

    actor

    actors
    2022
  • Grenfell: Scenes from the Inquiry

    Richard Millett QC

    actor

    actors
    2022
  • Life After Life

    Dr. Fellowes

    actor

    actors

    - Episode 4 (2022) ... Dr. Fellowes actor actors

    - Episode 3 (2022) ... Dr. Fellowes actor actors

    - Episode 2 (2022) ... Dr. Fellowes actor actors

    - Episode 1 (2022) ... Dr. Fellowes actor actors
    2022
  • Andor

    - Reckoning (2022) ... Willi actor actors

    - That Would Be Me (2022) ... Willi actor actors
    2022
  • The King's Man

    Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria

    actor

    actors
    2021
  • Des

    DSI Chambers

    actor

    actors

    - Episode 3 (2020) ... DSI Chambers actor actors

    - Episode 2 (2020) ... DSI Chambers actor actors

    - Episode 1 (2020) ... DSI Chambers actor actors
    2020
  • 18% Grey

    Charlie

    actor

    actors
    2020
  • The Witcher

    - Rare Species (2019) ... Borch Three Jackdaws actor actors
    2019
  • Chernobyl

    - Please Remain Calm (2019) ... Old Maternity Doctor actor actors

    - 1:23:45 (2019) ... Old Maternity Doctor actor actors
    2019
  • Inside No. 9

    - Wise Owl (2022) ... Wilf actor actors
    2014
  • Mrs Biggs

    Peter

    actor

    actors
    2012
  • Bert & Dickie

    Albert

    actor

    actors
    2012
  • National Theatre Live: King Lear

    The Fool

    actor

    actors
    2011
  • Death in Paradise

    - Caught Off Camera (2019) ... Bill Calder actor actors
    2011
  • Vera

    - The Ghost Position (2012) ... Brian Gower actor actors
    2011
  • Time Gentlemen, Please

    The Good Chap

    actor

    actors
    2010
  • The Diary of Anne Frank

    Hermann Van Daan

    actor

    actors
    2009
  • Filth: The Mary Whitehouse Story

    Lord Charlie Hill

    actor

    actors
    2008
  • Hot Fuzz

    George Merchant

    actor

    actors
    2007
  • Confetti

    Sam's Dad

    actor

    actors
    2006
  • Land of the Blind

    Doc

    actor

    actors
    2006
  • Kenneth Williams: Fantabulosa!

    Peter Eade

    actor

    actors
    2006
  • On a Clear Day

    Norman

    actor

    actors
    2005
  • Casanova

    Prisoner

    actor

    actors

    - Episode 3 (2005) ... Prisoner actor actors

    - Episode 2 (2005) ... Prisoner actor actors

    - Episode 1 (2005) ... Prisoner actor actors
    2005
  • Doctor Who Confidential

    - The Writer's Tale (2006) ... actor actors
    2005
  • Doctor Who

    - The Idiot's Lantern (2006) ... Magpie actor actors
    2005
  • The Merchant of Venice

    Old Gobbo

    actor

    actors
    2004
  • No Strings Attached: The Making of Thunderbirds

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2004
  • Thunderbirds

    Parker

    actor

    actors
    2004
  • The Other Boleyn Girl

    Thomas Cromwell

    actor

    actors
    2003
  • Hornblower: Duty

    Steward James Doughty

    actor

    actors
    2003
  • Hornblower: Loyalty

    Steward James Doughty

    actor

    actors
    2003
  • The Hound of the Baskervilles

    Barrymore

    actor

    actors
    2002
  • Dead Gorgeous

    Hector

    actor

    actors
    2002
  • Fields of Gold

    Dave McArdle

    actor

    actors
    2002
  • Foyle's War

    - Bleak Midwinter (2007) ... Eddie Baker actor actors
    2002
  • Charlotte Gray

    Mirabel

    actor

    actors
    2001
  • Lucky Break

    Perry

    actor

    actors
    2001
  • Waking the Dead

    - Pieta (2) (2008) ... Dr. Milan Vaspovic actor actors

    - Pieta (1) (2008) ... Dr. Milan Vaspovic actor actors
    2001
  • Chocolat

    Alphonse Marceau

    actor

    actors
    2000
  • Quills

    Napoleon

    actor

    actors
    2000
  • 102 Dalmatians

    Mr. Button

    actor

    actors
    2000
  • Topsy-Turvy

    Richard D'Oyly Carte

    actor

    actors
    1999
  • Let the Good Times Roll

    Drug Dealer

    actor

    actors
    1998
  • The Odyssey

    Eurybates

    actor

    actors

    - Part 2 (1997) ... Eurybates actor actors

    - Part 1 (1997) ... Eurybates actor actors
    1997
  • Midsomer Murders

    - Echoes of the Dead (2011) ... Bernard Flack actor actors
    1997
  • Secrets & Lies

    Stuart

    actor

    actors
    1996
  • Sharpe's Honour

    Napoleon Bonaparte

    actor

    actors
    1994
  • Maigret

    - The Patience of Maigret (1992) ... actor actors
    1992
  • Turbulence

    Harry

    actor

    actors
    1991
  • The Fool

    actor

    actors
    1990
  • The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover

    Mews

    actor

    actors
    1989
  • Day To Remember

    Graham

    actor

    actors
    1986
  • Number One

    'The Wasp'

    actor

    actors
    1985
  • Scandalous

    3rd Taxi Driver

    actor

    actors
    1984
  • The Tragedy of Richard III

    Richard III

    actor

    actors
    1983
  • Henry VI Part 3

    Richard, Duke of Gloucester

    actor

    actors
    1983
  • Henry VI Part 2

    Richard Plantagenet

    actor

    actors
    1983
  • Henry VI Part 1

    Third Messinger to the King / Countess' Porter

    actor

    actors
    1983
  • Blackadder

    - The Black Seal (1983) ... Sean, the Irish actor actors
    1983
  • The Merry Wives of Windsor

    Peter Simple

    actor

    actors
    1982
  • The Magic Shop

    actor

    actors
    1982
  • The Young Ones

    - Nasty (1984) ... Convict actor actors
    1982
  • Bergerac

    - Whatever Lola Wants (1988) ... Reggie Betts actor actors
    1981
  • Secrets of a Superstud

    Telegram Boy

    actor

    actors
    1976

• crew (1 credits)

  • Time Gentlemen, Please

    thanks

    crew
    2010