Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

98

Gender

Male

Birthday

1948-12-01 (77 years old)

Place of Birth

South Shields, Tyne and Wear, England, UK

Also Known As

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.

Known For

Acting

Chocolat

2000

Chocolat

as

Alphonse Marceau

Confetti

2006

Confetti

as

Sam's Dad

Empire of Light

2022

Empire of Light

as

Mr. Cooper

The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover

1989

The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover

as

Mews

Lucky Break

2001

Lucky Break

as

Perry

Thunderbirds

2004

Thunderbirds

as

Parker

The King's Man

2021

The King's Man

as

Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria

On a Clear Day

2005

On a Clear Day

as

Norman

Topsy-Turvy

1999

Topsy-Turvy

as

Richard D'Oyly Carte

Hornblower: Loyalty

2003

Hornblower: Loyalty

as

Steward James Doughty

Hornblower: Duty

2003

Hornblower: Duty

as

Steward James Doughty

Scandalous

1984

Scandalous

as

3rd Taxi Driver

The Other Boleyn Girl

2003

The Other Boleyn Girl

as

Thomas Cromwell

No Strings Attached: The Making of Thunderbirds

2004

No Strings Attached: The Making of Thunderbirds

as

Self

Number One

1985

Number One

as

'The Wasp'

Sharpe's Honour

1994

Sharpe's Honour

as

Napoleon Bonaparte

Grenfell: Scenes from the Inquiry

2022

Grenfell: Scenes from the Inquiry

as

Richard Millett QC

Henry VI Part 1

1983

Henry VI Part 1

as

Third Messinger to the King / Countess' Porter

Henry VI Part 2

1983

Henry VI Part 2

as

Richard Plantagenet

Henry VI Part 3

1983

Henry VI Part 3

as

Richard, Duke of Gloucester

The Tragedy of Richard III

1983

The Tragedy of Richard III

as

Richard III

The Diary of Anne Frank

2009

The Diary of Anne Frank

as

Hermann Van Daan

Bert & Dickie

2012

Bert & Dickie

as

Albert

Turbulence

1991

Turbulence

as

Harry

Sew Torn

2025

Sew Torn

as

Oskar

Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1980

2009

Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1980

as

Clement Smith

Dead Gorgeous

2002

Dead Gorgeous

as

Hector

Time Gentlemen, Please

2010

Time Gentlemen, Please

as

The Good Chap

Day To Remember

1986

Day To Remember

as

Graham

The Merchant of Venice

2004

The Merchant of Venice

as

Old Gobbo

Hot Fuzz

2007

Hot Fuzz

as

George Merchant

The Fool

1990

The Fool

as

Charlotte Gray

2001

Charlotte Gray

as

Mirabel

Fields of Gold

2002

Fields of Gold

as

Dave McArdle

Filth: The Mary Whitehouse Story

2008

Filth: The Mary Whitehouse Story

as

Lord Charlie Hill

24 Hour Party People

2002

24 Hour Party People

as

Derek Ryder

Kenneth Williams: Fantabulosa!

2006

Kenneth Williams: Fantabulosa!

as

Peter Eade

Quills

2000

Quills

as

Napoleon

Mrs Biggs

2012

Mrs Biggs

as

Peter

The Hound of the Baskervilles

2002

The Hound of the Baskervilles

as

Barrymore

Secrets & Lies

1996

Secrets & Lies

as

Stuart

Land of the Blind

2006

Land of the Blind

as

Doc

The Magic Shop

1982

The Magic Shop

as

The Merry Wives of Windsor

1982

The Merry Wives of Windsor

as

Peter Simple

Let the Good Times Roll

1998

Let the Good Times Roll

as

Drug Dealer

18% Grey

2020

18% Grey

as

Charlie

National Theatre Live: King Lear

2011

National Theatre Live: King Lear

as

The Fool

102 Dalmatians

2000

102 Dalmatians

as

Mr. Button

Secrets of a Superstud

1976

Secrets of a Superstud

as

Telegram Boy

The Critic

2024

The Critic

as

Hugh Morris

The Choral

2025

The Choral

as

Reverend Woodhead

Doctor Who Confidential

Doctor Who Confidential

as

The Bill

The Bill

as

Girls On Top

Girls On Top

as

Ian

The History of Tom Jones: A Foundling

The History of Tom Jones: A Foundling

as

Benjamin Partridge

The Young Ones

The Young Ones

as

Convict

Seven Wonders of the Industrial World

Seven Wonders of the Industrial World

as

Little Dorrit

Little Dorrit

as

Chivery

Funland

Funland

as

Personal Affairs

Personal Affairs

as

Life of Shakespeare

Life of Shakespeare

as

Jack Rice

Red Riding

Red Riding

as

The Diary of Anne Frank

The Diary of Anne Frank

as

Hermann Van Daan

Hornblower

Hornblower

as

Doughty

Mr Selfridge

Mr Selfridge

as

Mr. Crabb

Doctor Who

Doctor Who

as

Maigret

Maigret

as

Vera

Vera

as

Brian Gower

Doctor Who

Doctor Who

as

Magpie

Garrow's Law

Garrow's Law

as

Captain Baillie

Bramwell

Bramwell

as

Percy Banks

The Detectives

The Detectives

as

Blind Billy

Blackadder

Blackadder

as

Sean, the Irish

The Singing Detective

The Singing Detective

as

First Mysterious Man

Waking the Dead

Waking the Dead

as

Dr. Milan Vaspovic

The Lost Prince

The Lost Prince

as

Lloyd George

Bergerac

Bergerac

as

Reggie Betts

Life After Life

Life After Life

as

Dr. Fellowes

The Odyssey

The Odyssey

as

Eurybates

Casanova

Casanova

as

Prisoner

He Knew He Was Right

He Knew He Was Right

as

Mr. Bozzle

The City and the City

The City and the City

as

Commissar Gadlem

Les Misérables

Les Misérables

as

Hair and Teeth Dealer

Death in Paradise

Death in Paradise

as

Bill Calder

10 Days to War

10 Days to War

as

Peter

Andor

Andor

as

Willi

Will Shakespeare

Will Shakespeare

as

Jack Rice

Chernobyl

Chernobyl

as

Old Maternity Doctor

The Witcher

The Witcher

as

Borch Three Jackdaws

Midsomer Murders

Midsomer Murders

as

Bernard Flack

Inside No. 9

Inside No. 9

as

Wilf

Des

Des

as

DSI Chambers

The Mystery of Edwin Drood

The Mystery of Edwin Drood

as

Durdles

Foyle's War

Foyle's War

as

Eddie Baker

The Chief

The Chief

as

James Baddeley

I Fought the Law

I Fought the Law

as

Frank Cook

The Hack

The Hack

as

Max Mosley

Production

Crew

Time Gentlemen, Please

2010

Time Gentlemen, Please

as

Directing