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Callie Cooke | |
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| Born | 23 October 1993 |
| Alma mater | ArtsEd |
| Years active | 2015–present |
Callie Cooke (b. Leicestershire, 23 October 1993) is a British actress. She was nominated for an Evening Standard Theatre Award in 2015. On television, she is best known for her role in the BBC Two 2023 comedy Henpocalypse!.
Career
[edit]Cooke made her professional stage debut in Firebird, which ran at Hampstead Theatre and Trafalgar Studios in 2015.[1][2] For her performance, Cooke was nominated for the Emerging Talent Award at the Evening Standard Theatre Awards.
Cooke made her television debut in a 2016 episode of the BBC medical soap opera Doctors. She returned to the Hampstead Theatre for Filthy Business in 2017 and The Strange Death of John Doe in 2018.[3]
Cooke appeared in the BBC Three series Overshadowed and the BBC One drama Informer, and began playing Islene in the Sky Atlantic series Britannia. Cooke made her feature film debut in the 2020 comedy Blithe Spirit. That same year, she played Kimberley Doyle in the Netflix mystery series The Stranger and played Nadia in the Channel 4 drama Adult Material.
In 2022, Cooke had a number of main television roles in the BBC series Rules of the Game as Tess Jones,[4] Cheaters as Esther,[5] and Peacock as Carly, as well as the Disney+ Star series Wedding Season as Leila.[6] The following year, she starred as Shelly opposite Lucie Shorthouse in the BBC Two comedy series Henpocalypse!.[7][8] In 2024, she appeared as Lindy Pepper-Bean in the Doctor Who episode "Dot and Bubble"[9] and as Steph in the ITV comedy series Piglets.[10]
Personal life and education
[edit]Cooke studied at the Arts Educational Schools, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts in Acting.[11] She is in a relationship with actor Callum Woodhouse, who also appeared in Filthy Business.[12]
Television
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Doctors | Belle Curtis | Episode: "What You Don't Know" |
| 2017 | Strike | Carianne | Episode: "The Cuckoo's Calling: Part 1" |
| 2017 | Overshadowed | Sky | 4 episodes |
| 2018–2021 | Britannia | Islene | 5 episodes |
| 2018 | Informer | Natalie Markham | 3 episodes |
| 2019 | Halfbreed | Brogan | Web[13] |
| 2020 | The Stranger | Kimberley Doyle | 6 episodes |
| 2020 | Adult Material | Nadia | 4 episodes |
| 2022 | Rules of the Game | Tess Jones | 4 episodes |
| 2022 | Cheaters | Esther | 17 episodes |
| 2022 | Peacock | Carly | 3 episodes |
| 2022 | Wedding Season | Leila | 8 episodes |
| 2023 | Henpocalypse! | Shelly | 6 episodes |
| 2024 | Doctor Who | Lindy Pepper-Bean | Episode: "Dot and Bubble" |
| 2024 | Piglets | Stephanie "Steph" Jackson | |
| TBA | Surface | Margot | Season 2 |
Film
[edit]| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Blithe Spirit | Googie Withers |
| TBA | F1 | Jodie |
Stage
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Firebird | Tia | Hampstead Theatre / Trafalgar Studios, London |
| 2017 | Filthy Business | Bernice | Hampstead Theatre, London |
| 2018 | The Strange Death of John Doe | Anna / Rae |
Awards and nominations
[edit]| Year | Award | Category | Work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Evening Standard Theatre Awards | Emerging Talent Award | Firebird | Nominated | [14] |
References
[edit]- ^ Galton, Bridget (16 March 2017). "Actor Callie Cooke: 'I had to distance myself or I'd get emotionally drained'". Ham & High. Retrieved 18 August 2023.
- ^ "Callie Cooke, Tahirah Sharif and Phaldut Sharma to Reprise Roles in FIREBIRD at Trafalgar Studios". BroadwayWorld. 19 January 2016. Retrieved 27 August 2023.
- ^ "In the rehearsal room with Filthy Business' Callie Cooke and Callum Woodhouse". Hampstead Theatre. 27 February 2017. Retrieved 18 August 2023.
- ^ Fear, Helen (12 January 2022). "Who plays Tess in Rules of the Game? What has actress Callie Cooke been in before". Entertainment Daily. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
- ^ Guide, British Comedy (26 January 2022). "Cheaters comedy drama coming to BBC One". British Comedy Guide. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
- ^ Debnath, Neela (8 September 2022). "Wedding Season cast: Who is in the Disney Plus series?". Daily Express. Retrieved 23 August 2023.
- ^ "Five minutes with… Henpocalypse! stars Callie Cooke and Lucie Shorthouse". Belfast Telegraph. 12 August 2023. Retrieved 18 August 2023.
- ^ Morris, Lauren (8 August 2023). "Henpocalypse star Callie Cooke on Danny Dyer's cameo and working with a 'dildo spear'". OK. Retrieved 18 August 2023.
- ^ Laford, Andrea (2024-03-28). "Doctor Who 2024 series: new cast announcements". CultBox. Retrieved 2024-03-28.
- ^ "Piglets". British Comedy Guide. 1 May 2024. Retrieved 2 May 2024.
- ^ "5 Star Review for Acting Graduate". ArtsEd. 24 February 2016. Retrieved 18 August 2023.
- ^ Williams, Jessica (7 September 2021). "Callum Woodhouse 'accepted' by girlfriend's dad thanks to All Creatures Great and Small". Daily Express. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
- ^ "Callie Cooke". British Comedy Guide. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
- ^ "Evening Standard Theatre Awards 2016: The longlist". Evening Standard Theatre Awards. 19 October 2016. Retrieved 27 August 2023.
External links
[edit]- Callie Cooke at IMDb
- Callie Cooke at Curtis Brown