Ron Cook
Ronald G. Cook (born 1 December 1948) is an English actor. He has been active in film, television and theatre since the 1970s.
Cook was born in 1948 in South Shields, County Durham, the son of a school cook and a car worker. When he was 6, his family moved to Coventry; he went to Wyken Croft Junior School and then Caludon Castle School and is a graduate of Rose Bruford College.
| Known For | Acting |
|---|---|
| Most Rating | 1.7699 |
| Birthday | 1948-12-01 |
| Place of Birth | South Shields, Tyne and Wear, England, UK |
| Also Known As |
2000
Chocolat
6.97/3556
In the winter of 1959, a single mother and her young daughter arrive in a rural French town, where they open an unusual chocolate shop that disrupts t...
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Chocolat
2006
Confetti
5.388/76
A mockumentary that follows three couples as they battle it out to win the coveted title of 'Most Original Wedding of the Year'.
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Confetti
2022
Empire of Light
6.605/644
The duty manager of a seaside cinema, who is struggling with her mental health, forms a relationship with a new employee on the south coast of England...
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Empire of Light
1989
The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover
7.324/736
When churlish mobster Albert Spica acquires an upscale French restaurant in London, he dines there nightly, effectively scaring off the clientele with...
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The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover
2001
Lucky Break
6.237/38
Half-way through his 12-year prison sentence for an incompetent armed robbery, Jimmy Hands gets a lucky break: he's transferred to a prison from which...
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Lucky Break
2004
Thunderbirds
5.045/324
Dangerous missions are the bread and butter of the Thunderbirds, a high-tech secret force employed by the government. Led by Jeff Tracy (Bill Paxton),...
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Thunderbirds
2021
The King's Man
6.706/5177
As a collection of history's worst tyrants and criminal masterminds gather to plot a war to wipe out millions, one man must race against time to stop...
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The King's Man
2005
On a Clear Day
6.4/34
After decades of laboring as a Glasgow shipbuilder, Frank Redmond, a no-nonsense 55-year-old working-class man, suddenly finds himself laid off. For t...
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On a Clear Day
1999
Topsy-Turvy
6.593/167
For nearly a decade, Gilbert and Sullivan’s collaborations have delighted the English people. But in 1884, as a London heat wave cuts into the theater...
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Topsy-Turvy
2003
Hornblower: Duty
7.3/38
Admiral Pellew interrupts Hornblower's wedding reception and tasks him to locate a British ship which has disappeared off the French coast, where Napo...
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Hornblower: Duty
2003
Hornblower: Loyalty
7.25/42
Hornblower must deliver a French nobleman to a secret rendezvous near Brest, all while coping with enemy agents in his own ranks.
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Hornblower: Loyalty
1984
Scandalous
4.667/3
An investigative reporter following an espionage story goes to London and gets involved with murder, scam artists and rock concerts.
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Scandalous
2003
The Other Boleyn Girl
7.136/55
Based on the controversial novel by Philippa Gregory, "The Other Boleyn Girl" is a fictionalised account of the life of Lady Mary Boleyn who becomes m...
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The Other Boleyn Girl
2004
No Strings Attached: The Making of Thunderbirds
0/0
A behind-the-scenes look at the making of the 2004 movie THUNDERBIRDS.
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No Strings Attached: The Making of Thunderbirds
1985
Number One
6.667/3
A down on his luck Irishman in London decides to play snooker for money.
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Number One
1994
Sharpe's Honour
6.621/33
Spain, 1813.
Sharpe is unwittingly caught up in a French plot; he is convicted of the murder of a Spanish nobleman and sentenced to death. This time...
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Sharpe's Honour
2022
Grenfell: Scenes from the Inquiry
0/0
Grenfell sets out to discover why the devastating fire of 14 June 2017 happened after the refurbishment of Grenfell Tower, and who was responsible for...
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Grenfell: Scenes from the Inquiry
1983
Henry VI Part 2
7.5/2
The life of King Henry the Sixth, in three parts.
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Henry VI Part 2
1983
Henry VI Part 1
7.667/3
The life of King Henry the Sixth, in three parts.
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Henry VI Part 1
1983
The Tragedy of Richard III
8/2
Richard Duke of Gloucester, youngest brother of King Edward IV, will stop at nothing to get the crown. He first convinces the ailing King that the Duk...
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The Tragedy of Richard III
1983
Henry VI Part 3
8/2
The life of King Henry the Sixth, in three parts.
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Henry VI Part 3
2009
The Diary of Anne Frank
8/3
During World War II, a teenage Jewish girl named Anne Frank and her family are forced into hiding in the Nazi-occupied Netherlands.
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The Diary of Anne Frank
2012
Bert & Dickie
6.2/5
Thrown together just five weeks before the final of the 1948 London Olympics, Bert Bushnell (Doctor Who's Matt Smith) and Dickie Burnell (Sam Hoare) d...
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Bert & Dickie
1991
Turbulence
7/1
An adolescent girl, sexually abused as a child by her father, runs away from home.
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Turbulence
2025
Sew Torn
6.59/58
A seamstress gets tangled in her own thread after stealing a briefcase from a drug deal gone bad. In an escalating game of cat and mouse, her differen...
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Sew Torn
2009
Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1980
6.866/201
After 6 years of brutal murders, the West Yorkshire Police fear that they may have already interviewed The Ripper and let him back into the world to c...
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Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1980
2002
Dead Gorgeous
3.75/4
Rose and Antonia are two old friends who meet up again after the second world war. Unhappy in their relationships, they plan to 'accidentally' murder...
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Dead Gorgeous
2010
Time Gentlemen, Please
10/1
A would-be publican decides to set up shop on a remote island with a flat-pack DIY pub, but encounters more competition than he bargained for.
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Time Gentlemen, Please
1986
Day To Remember
0/0
Wally is spending Christmas with his wife Hilda at the house of their daughter and son-in-law. Wally is hoping that he will miraculously regain his me...
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Day To Remember
2004
The Merchant of Venice
6.783/621
Venice, 1596. Bassanio begs his friend Antonio, a prosperous merchant, to lend him a large sum of money so that he can woo Portia, a very wealthy heir...
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The Merchant of Venice
2007
Hot Fuzz
7.568/8537
Former London constable Nicholas Angel finds it difficult to adapt to his new assignment in the sleepy British village of Sandford. Not only does he m...
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Hot Fuzz
1990
The Fool
8/3
A costume drama / satire about financial skull-duggery, and confidence tricksters in both the upper and lower classes in Victorian London. A working c...
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The Fool
2001
Charlotte Gray
6.1/193
This is a drama set in Nazi-occupied France at the height of World War II. Charlotte Gray tells the compelling story of a young Scottish woman working...
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Charlotte Gray
2008
Filth: The Mary Whitehouse Story
6.3/3
The story of the rise of morals crusader Mary Whitehouse in the UK in the 1960's.
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Filth: The Mary Whitehouse Story
2002
Fields of Gold
0/0
A two-part conspiracy thriller starring Anna Friel. An eager young photographer and a bitter tabloid hack are sent to investigate mysterious deaths at...
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Fields of Gold
2002
24 Hour Party People
7/530
Manchester, 1976. Tony Wilson is an ambitious but frustrated local TV news reporter looking for a way to make his mark. After witnessing a life-changi...
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24 Hour Party People
2006
Kenneth Williams: Fantabulosa!
6.317/30
Kenneth Williams was the star of the Carry Ons and Round the Horne. Despite his fame, he led a life full of mental torture as he tried to overcome his...
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Kenneth Williams: Fantabulosa!
2000
Quills
7.155/744
In early 19th-century France, the Marquis de Sade is confined to an asylum where his forbidden writings continue to circulate beyond its walls. As the...
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Quills
2012
Mrs Biggs
7.8/8
The true story of Charmian Biggs (née Powell), the rebellious product of a strict 1950s upbringing, and her whirlwind romance with Ronald Biggs leadin...
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Mrs Biggs
2002
The Hound of the Baskervilles
6.06/50
Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson are called in to unravel a mysterious curse that has plagued the Baskerville family for generations. When Sir Charles B...
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The Hound of the Baskervilles
1996
Secrets & Lies
7.6/748
After her adoptive mother dies, Hortense, a successful black optometrist, seeks out her birth mother. She's shocked when her research leads her to Cyn...
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Secrets & Lies
2006
Land of the Blind
5.822/59
A soldier recounts his relationship with a famous political prisoner attempting to overthrow their country's authoritarian government.
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Land of the Blind
1982
The Magic Shop
9/1
A father and son enter a magic shop that may contain real magic.
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The Magic Shop
1982
The Merry Wives of Windsor
8/3
When Sir John Falstaff decides that he wants to have a little fun he writes two letters to a pair of Window wives: Mistress Ford and Mistress Page. Wh...
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The Merry Wives of Windsor
1998
Let the Good Times Roll
0/0
This short autobiographical film written by Dexter Fletcher is about a down-on-his-luck man in London who lives in his car, trying to get by for one m...
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Let the Good Times Roll
2020
18% Grey
6.333/6
When his wife leaves him, struggling Bulgarian photographer Zack sets out on a wild trip from London to Berlin. It is a journey that reveals the truth...
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18% Grey
2011
National Theatre Live: King Lear
7/2
An ageing monarch. A kingdom divided. A child’s love rejected. As Lear’s world descends into chaos, all that he once believed is brought into question...
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National Theatre Live: King Lear
2000
102 Dalmatians
5.503/1501
Get ready for a howling good time as an all new assortment of irresistible animal heroes are unleashed in this great family tail! In an unlikely allia...
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102 Dalmatians
1976
Secrets of a Superstud
3.6/5
In this silly soft-core sex comedy, Tony Kenyon is Custer Firkeshaw, the owner of a girlie magazine. He stands to inherit a fortune… If he can get mar...
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Secrets of a Superstud
2024
The Critic
5.8/114
Jimmy Erskine is the most feared theatre critic of the age. He lives as flamboyantly as he writes and takes pleasure in savagely taking down any actor...
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The Critic
2025
The Choral
6.5/58
As World War I rages on, Dr. Henry Guthrie takes over a British choral society that's lost most of its men to the army. The community soon discovers t...
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The Choral
2026
Ladies First
5.98/495
An arrogant but charismatic ladies' man finds his life of money, power and casual flings upended when he wakes up in a parallel world dominated by wom...
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