Ron Cook Movies and Career Information

Ron Cook (born in 1948) is a British actor who has been active in the theatre, film and television since the 1970s. He is from South Shields, Co Durham, United Kingdom and is a graduate of Rose Bruford College. On stage, he appeared in the original 1988 production of Timberlake Wertenbaker's play Our Country's Good. He was nominated for a Laurence Olivier Award in the category of Best Supporting Actor in 2000 for his role in Juno and the Paycock at the Donmar Warehouse. He also appeared in a new play by Conor McPherson, The Seafarer, at the Royal National Theatre. In 2009 he has appeared in the Donmar in the Westend season in both Twelfth Night and Hamlet (as Polonius). He has performed in a large number of television productions, including guest roles in episodes of series such as The Black Adder where he played "Sean the Irish bastard" (1983), Bergerac (1988), Sharpe (1994) and Doctor Who: "The Idiot's Lantern" (2006). He has also had major roles in more prestigious one-off productions and serials, including several instalments of the BBC's The Complete Dramatic Works of William Shakespeare (1982–83), most notably as Richard, Duke of Gloucester, later Richard III of England in