Samuel Edward-Cook

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Samuel Edward-Cook
Born (1972-05-16) 16 May 1972 (age 52)
York, England
Education York College
Alma mater Royal Academy of Dramatic Art [1]
OccupationActor
Years active2004–present
Television Land Girls
Peaky Blinders
Innocent
Pure

Samuel Edward-Cook (born 16 May 1972) 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 .

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Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2012MagwitchAbel Magwitch [4] Short films
2013 Passenger Peter
2016The Merciless Beauty(voice)
2017SwitchDriver
2023Between the LightsJayFeature films
2024 William Tell Kuoni

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2011 Land Girls Walter StoreySeries 3; Episodes 1–4
2013 Peaky Blinders Danny 'Whizz-Bang' OwenSeries 1; Episodes 1, 3 & 6
2014 Doctors Derek VernSeries 15; Episodes 193 & 194: "The Moral High Ground" & "The Low Ground"
2016 Beowulf: Return to the Shieldlands VorhelmEpisode 6
Brief Encounters DougieMini-series; 4 episodes
2017 Emmerdale Jason [5] [6] [7] Recurring role; 5 episodes
2018 Casualty Paul BillingtonSeries 32; Episode 19
Innocent DC Steve BecktonSeries 1; Episodes 1–4
2019 Silent Witness Mick Knight [8] Series 22; Episodes 5 & 6: "To Brighton, To Brighton: Parts 1 & 2"
Pure SamEpisodes 2 & 3
2023 Better Ceri DaviesEpisodes 1–5
The Gallows Pole Isaac HartleyMini-series; Episodes 1–3
2024 The Listeners DamianMini-series; Episodes 2–4 [9]

Radio

YearTitleRoleNotes
2017A Clockwork OrangeAlex [10] Performed live in Hull with the BBC Philharmonic

Stage

YearTitleRoleWriterDirectorVenue
2012BoysMack [11] Ella Hickson Robert Icke Nuffield Theatre, Southampton
2013Glory DazedRay [12] Cat JonesElle WhileSoho Upstairs, London
King Lear Edmund [13] [14] William Shakespeare Lucy Bailey Theatre Royal Bath, Bath
2014Our Big LandRoman [15] [16] Dan AllumAmy Hodge Ovalhouse, London
2015 Titus Andronicus Demetrius William Shakespeare Lucy Bailey Shakespeare's Globe, London
Antigone Haimon [17] [18] Sophocles Ivo van Hove King’s Theatre, Edinburgh Festival
2017 Persuasion Commander Frederick Wentworth [19] [20] Jane Austen Jeff James Royal Exchange Theatre, Manchester
2019Glory DazedRay [21] Cat JonesAdrian RawlinsEast Riding Theatre, Beverley

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References

  1. ↑ "RADA Alumni - Samuel Edward-Cook, 2011". RADA. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
  2. ↑ "Peaky Blinders - Series 1, Episode 1". BBC One. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
  3. ↑ "Meet the cast of ITV's Innocent, 1 June 2018". Radio Times. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
  4. ↑ "Short film Magwitch premiers at Rochester Cathedral, 2 February 2012". Kent Film Office. Retrieved 9 May 2020.
  5. ↑ "Emmerdale star Samuel Edward-Cook talks evil Jason and the prison homophobia story, 6 March 2017". Metro. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
  6. ↑ "Emmerdale star Samuel Edward-Cook opens up about his 'challenging' Jason prison storyline with Aaron Dingle: 'I have managed to avoid getting any death threats!', 8 March 2017". OK. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
  7. ↑ "Emmerdale: Aaron and Jason fight outcome is revealed, 29 August 2017". Radio Times. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
  8. ↑ "Meet the cast of Silent Witness 2019, 20 June 2019". Radio Times. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
  9. ↑ Craig, David (19 November 2024). "The Listeners cast: Full list of actors and characters in BBC drama". Radio Times . Archived from the original on 27 November 2024. Retrieved 3 December 2024.
  10. ↑ "Drama on 3 - A Clockwork Orange, 1 October 2017". BBC. Retrieved 5 May 2020.
  11. ↑ "Boys by Ella Hickson". HighTide Theatre. Retrieved 5 May 2020.
  12. ↑ "Glory Dazed – review, 1 May 2013". The Guardian. Retrieved 5 May 2020.
  13. ↑ "King Lear, Theatre Royal Bath, until August 10, 1 August 2013". Wiltshire Times. Retrieved 5 May 2020.
  14. ↑ "King Lear – review, 1 August 2013". The Guardian. Retrieved 5 May 2020.
  15. ↑ "Our Big Land by Dan Allum". Ovalhouse. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
  16. ↑ "Our Big Land – review, 21 February 2014". The Guardian. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
  17. ↑ "Former Performing Arts Students Act in Internationally Acclaimed Antigone Production, 23 April 2015". York College. Retrieved 5 May 2020.
  18. ↑ "Antigone at King's Theatre, Edinburgh Festival, 10 August 2015". The Times. Retrieved 5 May 2020.
  19. ↑ "PERSUASION". Royal Exchange Theatre. Retrieved 5 May 2020.
  20. ↑ "Persuasion - "A provocative, contemporary reworking", 2 June 2017". The Stage. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
  21. ↑ "York actor Samuel Edward-Cook brings PTSD play to East Riding Theatre, 24 January 2019". The Press. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
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