Samuel Edward-Cook

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Samuel Edward-Cook
Born
York, England
Education York College
Alma mater Royal Academy of Dramatic Art [1]
OccupationActor
Years active2010–present
Television Land Girls
Peaky Blinders
Innocent
Pure

Samuel Edward-Cook 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

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2011 Land Girls Walter Storey
2012MagwitchAbel Magwitch [4] Short
2013 Peaky Blinders Danny 'Whizz-Bang' OwenSeries 1
2013 Passenger PeterShort
2014 Doctors TristanEpisodes: "The Low Ground" and "The Moral High Ground"
2016 Brief Encounters Dougie
2017 Emmerdale Jason [5] [6] [7] Recurring role
2017SwitchDriverShort
2018 Casualty Paul BillingtonEpisode: #32.19
2018 Innocent DC Steve Beckton
2019 Silent Witness Mick Knight [8] Episode: To Brighton, To Brighton (Part 1 and 2)
2019 Pure Sam
2023 Better Ceri Davies
2023 The Gallows Pole Isaac HartleyTV mini series

Radio

YearTitleRoleNotes
2017A Clockwork OrangeAlex [9] Performed live in Hull with the BBC Philharmonic

Stage

YearTitleRoleWriterDirectorVenue
2012BoysMack [10] Ella Hickson Robert Icke Nuffield Theatre, Southampton
2013Glory DazedRay [11] Cat JonesElle WhileSoho Upstairs, London
2013 King Lear Edmund [12] [13] William Shakespeare Lucy Bailey Theatre Royal Bath, Bath
2014Our Big LandRoman [14] [15] Dan AllumAmy Hodge Ovalhouse, London
2015 Titus Andronicus Demetrius William Shakespeare Lucy Bailey Shakespeare's Globe, London
2015 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
2019Glory DazedRay [20] 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. ↑ "Drama on 3 - A Clockwork Orange, 1 October 2017". BBC. Retrieved 5 May 2020.
  10. ↑ "Boys by Ella Hickson". HighTide Theatre. Retrieved 5 May 2020.
  11. ↑ "Glory Dazed – review, 1 May 2013". The Guardian. Retrieved 5 May 2020.
  12. ↑ "King Lear, Theatre Royal Bath, until August 10, 1 August 2013". Wiltshire Times. Retrieved 5 May 2020.
  13. ↑ "King Lear – review, 1 August 2013". The Guardian. Retrieved 5 May 2020.
  14. ↑ "Our Big Land by Dan Allum". Ovalhouse. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
  15. ↑ "Our Big Land – review, 21 February 2014". The Guardian. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
  16. ↑ "Former Performing Arts Students Act in Internationally Acclaimed Antigone Production, 23 April 2015". York College. Retrieved 5 May 2020.
  17. ↑ "Antigone at King's Theatre, Edinburgh Festival, 10 August 2015". The Times. Retrieved 5 May 2020.
  18. ↑ "PERSUASION". Royal Exchange Theatre. Retrieved 5 May 2020.
  19. ↑ "Persuasion - "A provocative, contemporary reworking", 2 June 2017". The Stage. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
  20. ↑ "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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