Callie Cooke
Callie Cooke | |
|---|---|
| Born | 23 October 1993 |
| Alma mater | ArtsEd |
| Years active | 2015–present |
Callie Cooke (born 23 October 1993) is a British actress. She was nominated for an Evening Standard Theatre Award. On television, she is best known for her role in the BBC Two comedy Henpocalypse! (2023).
Early life
Cooke is from Leicestershire. She studied at the Arts Educational School (ArtsEd), graduating with a Bachelor of Arts in Acting.[1]
Career
After graduating from ArtsEd, Cooke made her professional stage debut in Firebird, which had runs at Hampstead Theatre and Trafalgar Studios in 2015.[2][3] For her performance, Cooke was nominated for the Emerging Talent Award at the Evening Standard Theatre Awards. Cooke made her television debut in a 2016 episode of the BBC medical soap opera Doctors. She returned to the Hampstead Theatre for Filthy Business in 2017 and The Strange Death of John Doe in 2018.[4]
Cooke also appeared in the BBC Three series Overshadowed and the BBC One drama Informer, and began playing Islene in the Sky Atlantic series Britannia. Cooke made her feature film debut in the 2020 comedy Blithe Spirit. That same year, she played Kimberley Doyle in the Netflix mystery series The Stranger and played Nadia in the Channel 4 drama Adult Material.
In 2022, Cooke had a number of main television roles in the BBC series Rules of the Game as Tess Jones,[5] Cheaters as Esther,[6] and Peacock as Carly, as well as the Disney+ Star series Wedding Season as Leila.[7] The following year, she starred as Shelly opposite Lucie Shorthouse in the BBC Two comedy Henpocalypse!.[8][9] In 2024, she appeared as Lindy Pepper-Bean in the Doctor Who episode "Dot and Bubble".[10]
Personal life
Cooke is in a relationship with fellow actor Callum Woodhouse, who also appeared in Filthy Business.[11]
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Doctors | Belle Curtis | Episode: "What You Don't Know" |
| 2017 | Strike | Carianne | Episode: "The Cuckoo's Calling: Part 1" |
| Overshadowed | Sky | 4 episodes | |
| 2018–2021 | Britannia | Islene | 5 episodes |
| 2018 | Informer | Natalie Markham | 3 episodes |
| 2019 | Halfbreed | Brogan | Web[12] |
| 2020 | The Stranger | Kimberley Doyle | Recurring role (6 episodes) |
| Adult Material | Nadia | Miniseries (4 episodes) | |
| Blithe Spirit | Googie Withers | ||
| 2022 | Rules of the Game | Tess Jones | Main role (4 episodes) |
| Cheaters | Esther | Main role (17 episodes) | |
| Peacock | Carly | Main role (3 episodes) | |
| Wedding Season | Leila | Main role (8 episodes) | |
| 2023 | Henpocalypse! | Shelly | Main role (6 episodes) |
| 2024 | Doctor Who | Lindy Pepper-Bean | Episode: "Dot and Bubble" |
| Piglets | Steph | Main role[13] | |
| TBA | Surface | Margot | Season 2 |
Stage
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Firebird | Tia | Hampstead Theatre / Trafalgar Studios, London |
| 2017 | Filthy Business | Bernice | Hampstead Theatre, London |
| 2018 | The Strange Death of John Doe | Anna / Rae |
Awards and nominations
| Year | Award | Category | Work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Evening Standard Theatre Awards | Emerging Talent Award | Firebird | Nominated | [14] |
References
- ^ "5 Star Review for Acting Graduate". ArtsEd. 24 February 2016. Retrieved 18 August 2023.
- ^ Galton, Bridget (16 March 2017). "Actor Callie Cooke: 'I had to distance myself or I'd get emotionally drained'". Ham & High. Retrieved 18 August 2023.
- ^ "Callie Cooke, Tahirah Sharif and Phaldut Sharma to Reprise Roles in FIREBIRD at Trafalgar Studios". BroadwayWorld. 19 January 2016. Retrieved 27 August 2023.
- ^ "In the rehearsal room with Filthy Business' Callie Cooke and Callum Woodhouse". Hampstead Theatre. 27 February 2017. Retrieved 18 August 2023.
- ^ Fear, Helen (12 January 2022). "Who plays Tess in Rules of the Game? What has actress Callie Cooke been in before". Entertainment Daily. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
- ^ Guide, British Comedy (26 January 2022). "Cheaters comedy drama coming to BBC One". British Comedy Guide. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
- ^ Debnath, Neela (8 September 2022). "Wedding Season cast: Who is in the Disney Plus series?". Daily Express. Retrieved 23 August 2023.
- ^ "Five minutes with… Henpocalypse! stars Callie Cooke and Lucie Shorthouse". Belfast Telegraph. 12 August 2023. Retrieved 18 August 2023.
- ^ Morris, Lauren (8 August 2023). "Henpocalypse star Callie Cooke on Danny Dyer's cameo and working with a 'dildo spear'". OK. Retrieved 18 August 2023.
- ^ Laford, Andrea (2024-03-28). "Doctor Who 2024 series: new cast announcements". CultBox. Retrieved 2024-03-28.
- ^ Williams, Jessica (7 September 2021). "Callum Woodhouse 'accepted' by girlfriend's dad thanks to All Creatures Great and Small". Daily Express. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
- ^ "Callie Cooke". British Comedy Guide. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
- ^ "Piglets". British Comedy Guide. 1 May 2024. Retrieved 2 May 2024.
- ^ "Evening Standard Theatre Awards 2016: The longlist". Evening Standard Theatre Awards. 19 October 2016. Retrieved 27 August 2023.
External links
- Callie Cooke at IMDb
- Callie Cooke at Curtis Brown