Harry Cook (actor)
British/Australian actor and writer
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Harry Cook (born 12 June 1991) is a British-Australian actor and writer.
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12 June 1991
- actor
- writer
- Accidents Happen (2010)
- Caught Inside (2010)
- Drown (2015)
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Harry Cook attending the I, Tonya premiere | |
| Born | Harry John Cook 12 June 1991 Croydon, London, England |
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| Years active | 2008–present |
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| Spouse |
Liam Davis
(m. 2015; div. 2018) |
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Born in Croydon, South London, Cook moved to Australia with his family in 2001 when he was ten years old.[1] He completed his Year 10 school certificate at TAFE before pursuing an acting career.[2]
Cook is best known for his roles in early 2000s films such as Accidents Happen (2009), Caught Inside (2010) and Drown (2015). Other roles include Chook in Panic at Rock Island (2010), Drew Johnston in I Love You Both (2015) and Tom Muller in My Place (2009). His role in Drown earned him a Best Supporting Actor Award at FilmOut San Diego in 2015.[3]
Cook came out as gay in 2013.[4][5] He was on the forefront of the fight for marriage equality in Australia.[6] In 2016, Cook was nominated as LGBTQ Celebrity of the Year at the inaugural Australian LGBTQ Awards held at the Sydney Opera House for his work as an openly gay activist and actor. He was nominated again the following year.[7] Cook was nominated again for the LGBTI Local Icon Award at the 2019 Australian LGBTI Awards.[8]
In September 2018, Cook's debut memoir Pink Ink was released to largely positive reviews.[9][10] His debut young adult novel, Fin & Rye & Fireflies, was released worldwide in August 2020 through Black and White Publishing's imprint Ink Road Books as their first LGBTQI+ themed YA novel.[11] It won the Scottish Teenage Book Prize in 2022.[12] In 2021, Cook released his second YA novel, Felix Silver, Teaspoons & Witches, via Duet/Interlude Press, an imprint of Chicago Review Press, to mixed reviews.[13][14]
Cook has been an ambassador for the Geena Davis Institute.[15]
Since the October 7 attacks and the outbreak of the Gaza war he has been a vocal supporter of Palestine. Some of his commentary has attracted public criticism, including posts mocking Judaism[16] and claims that the 2025 Bondi shootings and 2001 September 11 attacks were "false flags" organised by Israel.[17]
Cook has described himself as sober and has discussed his recovery from drugs and alcohol.[18][19][20]
He married Liam Davis in November 2015 in Carmel, California.[21] They announced their separation in 2019.[citation needed]
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2009 | Accidents Happen | Larry Conway[22] | |
| 2010 | Caught Inside | Archie Cox[23] | |
| 2010 | Panic at Rock Island | Chook | TV movie |
| 2010 | The Fall | Vincent | Short |
| 2015 | Drown | Meat | |
| 2016 | I Love You Both | Drew Johnston |
TV series
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | My Place | Tom Muller |
| 2015 | Old School | Jordan Wallis |
| 2019 | Diary of an Uber Driver | Mike Fisher |
| 2021 | Mr Inbetween | Lucas Channing |
Theatre
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Oliver! | The Artful Dodger |
| 2001 | Bugsy Malone | Bugsy Malone |
| 2008 | Macbeth | Banquo |
| 2009 | Citizenship | Tom |
| 2012 | Russetts (International Playwright Competition Cambridge, UK) | Duncan |
| 2016 | RENT | Mark Cohen |
| 2018 | Bushfire | Simon Crncevic |
| 2018 | Spindrift | Snowy |
| 2019 | Preserving Jars | Tim/Policeman |
| 2019 | Promiscuous Cities | Richard/Jack/M1 |