Samuel Edward-Cook
British actor
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Samuel Edward-Cook (born 14 June 1990) is an English actor, known for his roles as Walter Storey in the BBC drama series Land Girls (2009), as Danny Whizz-Bang in the BBC drama series Peaky Blinders (2013),[2] as DC Steve Beckton in the ITV drama series Innocent (2018),[3] and as Jason in the ITV soap opera Emmerdale.
Born14 June 1990
York, England
EducationYork College
AlmamaterRoyal Academy of Dramatic Art[1]
OccupationActor
Samuel Edward-Cook | |
|---|---|
| Born | 14 June 1990 York, England |
| Education | York College |
| Alma mater | Royal Academy of Dramatic Art[1] |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 2011–present |
| Television | Land Girls Peaky Blinders Innocent Pure |
Acting credits
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Magwitch | Abel Magwitch[4] | Short films |
| 2013 | Passenger | Peter | |
| 2016 | The Merciless Beauty | (voice) | |
| 2017 | Switch | Driver | |
| 2023 | Between the Lights | Jay | Feature films |
| 2024 | William Tell | Kuoni |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Land Girls | Walter Storey | Series 3; Episodes 1–4 |
| 2013 | Peaky Blinders | Danny 'Whizz-Bang' Owen | Series 1; Episodes 1, 3 & 6 |
| 2014 | Doctors | Derek Vern | Series 15; Episodes 193 & 194: "The Moral High Ground" & "The Low Ground" |
| 2016 | Beowulf: Return to the Shieldlands | Vorhelm | Episode 6 |
| Brief Encounters | Dougie | Mini-series; 4 episodes | |
| 2017 | Emmerdale | Jason[5][6][7] | Recurring role; 5 episodes |
| 2018 | Casualty | Paul Billington | Series 32; Episode 19 |
| Innocent | DC Steve Beckton | Series 1; Episodes 1–4 | |
| 2019 | Silent Witness | Mick Knight[8] | Series 22; Episodes 5 & 6: "To Brighton, To Brighton: Parts 1 & 2" |
| Pure | Sam | Episodes 2 & 3 | |
| 2023 | Better | Ceri Davies | Episodes 1–5 |
| The Gallows Pole | Isaac Hartley | Mini-series; Episodes 1–3 | |
| 2024 | The Listeners | Damian | Mini-series; Episodes 2–4[9] |
| 2026 | Death in Paradise | Michael Farrer | Series 15; Episode 5 |
Theatre
| Year | Title | Role | Writer | Director | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Boys | Mack[10] | Ella Hickson | Robert Icke | Nuffield Theatre, Southampton |
| 2013 | Glory Dazed | Ray[11] | Cat Jones | Elle While | Soho Upstairs, London |
| King Lear | Edmund[12][13] | William Shakespeare | Lucy Bailey | Theatre Royal Bath, Bath | |
| 2014 | Our Big Land | Roman[14][15] | Dan Allum | Amy Hodge | Ovalhouse, London |
| 2015 | Titus Andronicus | Demetrius | William Shakespeare | Lucy Bailey | Shakespeare's Globe, London |
| Antigone | Haimon[16][17] | Sophocles | Ivo van Hove | King's Theatre, Edinburgh Festival | |
| 2017 | Persuasion | Commander Frederick Wentworth[18][19] | Jane Austen | Jeff James | Royal Exchange Theatre, Manchester |
| 2019 | Glory Dazed | Ray[20] | Cat Jones | Adrian Rawlins | East Riding Theatre, Beverley |
Radio
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | A Clockwork Orange | Alex[21] | Performed live in Hull with the BBC Philharmonic |
Stage
| Year | Title | Role | Writer | Director | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Boys | Mack[22] | Ella Hickson | Robert Icke | Nuffield Theatre, Southampton |
| 2013 | Glory Dazed | Ray[23] | Cat Jones | Elle While | Soho Upstairs, London |
| King Lear | Edmund[24][25] | William Shakespeare | Lucy Bailey | Theatre Royal Bath, Bath | |
| 2014 | Our Big Land | Roman[26][27] | Dan Allum | Amy Hodge | Ovalhouse, London |
| 2015 | Titus Andronicus | Demetrius | William Shakespeare | Lucy Bailey | Shakespeare's Globe, London |
| Antigone | Haimon[28][29] | Sophocles | Ivo van Hove | King's Theatre, Edinburgh Festival | |
| 2017 | Persuasion | Commander Frederick Wentworth[30][31] | Jane Austen | Jeff James | Royal Exchange Theatre, Manchester |
| 2019 | Glory Dazed | Ray[32] | Cat Jones | Adrian Rawlins | East Riding Theatre, Beverley |
