Harry Cook (actor)

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Harry Cook
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Harry Cook attending the I, Tonya premiere.
Born
Harry John Cook

(1991-06-12) June 12, 1991 (age 32)
Croydon, London, England
NationalityBritish
Australian
Occupation(s)Actor, Writer
Years active2008–present
Notable work Accidents Happen (2010)
Caught Inside (2010)
Drown (film) (2015)
Spouse
Liam Davis
(m. 2015;div. 2018)
Awards FilmOut San Diego
Best Supporting Actor
Winner
Drown (film) (2015)
Australian LGBTI Awards
LGBTI Celebrity of the Year
Nominee
2017
Australian LGBTI Awards
LGBTI Celebrity of the Year
Nominee
2018
Australian LGBTI Awards
LGBTI Local Icon
Nominee
2019

Harry Cook (born 12 June 1991) is a British-Australian actor and writer. Born in Croydon, South London, Cook moved to Australia with his family in 2001 (when aged 10). Cook is best known for his roles in Accidents Happen (2009), Caught Inside and Drown (film) . Other roles also include Chook in Panic at Rock Island (2010), Drew Johnston in I Love You Both (2015) and Tom Muller in My Place (TV series) . His role in Drown earned him a Best Supporting Actor Award at FilmOut San Diego Film Festival in 2015. [1]

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Cook came out as gay in 2013. [2] He was on the forefront of the fight for marriage equality in Australia. [3] 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. [4] Cook was nominated again for the LGBTI Local Icon Award at the 2019 Australian LGBTI Awards. [5]

In September 2018, Cook's debut memoir Pink Ink (book) was released to rave reviews. [6] [7] 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 to rave reviews. [8] In 2021, Harry released his second YA novel, 'Felix Silver, Teaspoons & Witches' via Duet/Interlude press. [9]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2009 Accidents Happen Larry Conway [10]
2010 Caught Inside Archie Cox [11]
2010 Panic at Rock Island ChookTV movie
2010The FallVincentShort
2015DrownMeat
2016I Love You BothDrew Johnston

TV series

YearTitleRole
2009 My Place Tom Muller
2015 Old School Jordan Wallis
2019 Diary of an Uber Driver Mike Fisher
2021 Mr Inbetween Lucas Channing

Theatre

YearTitleRole
2001Oliver!The Artful Dodger
2001Bugsy MaloneBugsy Malone
2008MacbethBanquo
2009CitizenshipTom
2012Russetts (International Playwright Competition Cambridge, UK)Duncan
2016 RENT Mark Cohen
2018BushfireSimon Crncevic
2018SpindriftSnowy
2019Preserving JarsTim/Policeman
2019Promiscuous CitiesRichard/Jack/M1

Books

YearTitle
2018Pink Ink [6]
2020Fin & Rye & Fireflies [12]

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