| Christian Cooke | |
|---|---|
| Born | Christian Louis Cooke 15 September 1987 Leeds, West Yorkshire |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1999–present |
Christian Louis Cooke (born 15 September 1987 in Leeds, West Yorkshire)[1] is an English actor, known for playing Luke Kirkwall in Where the Heart Is, Luke Rutherford in Demons, Dorian Gaudain in Trinity, Freddie in Cemetery Junction and Len Matthews in the Channel 4 mini series The Promise.
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Cooke was born in Leeds, West Yorkshire,[2] where he attended St Mary's School, Menston and Bingley Arts Centre.[3] He has an older brother, Alex, and younger sister, Gabrielle.[4]
Cooke began his acting career at the age of 10 when he appeared in a production of Bedazzled at the Bingley Arts Centre.[5] His first television appearance was in a commercial for Birds Eye beef burgers. His career has progressed from there.[4]
Cooke played the role of Luke Kirkwall from 2000 to 2006 in the ITV drama Where the Heart Is. He has also guest starred in Doctors, The Royal, Casualty and George Gently. He starred in one episode of the BBC's Robin Hood as Will Scarlett's younger brother, Luke Scarlett.
Cooke also appeared in BBC One's The Chase and played Brae Marrack in the ITV1 soap opera Echo Beach. He guest starred in the 2008 Doctor Who episodes "The Sontaran Stratagem" and "The Poison Sky", playing UNIT soldier Ross Jenkins, who is killed off in the later episode.[6][7] In early 2009, he played the lead role of Luke Rutherford in ITV1 supernatural drama Demons.[3]
Cooke has recently appeared in ITV2's eight part drama Trinity, where he had several rear nude scenes in the first episode.[8] He also played the lead role of Freddie in Cemetery Junction (2010).[9]
Cooke also starred in the critically acclaimed Channel 4 four-part drama The Promise, directed by Peter Kosminsky. He recently completed a new Paramount Pictures romantic comedy, Destination Wedding[10]. He is currently filming the new 1950s Miami-set drama series, Magic City.[11]
| Title | Year | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wilmot | 1999 | Wilmot Tanner | TV series |
| Where the Heart Is | 2000–06 | Luke Kirkwall | TV series |
| Casualty | 2002 | Mark Booth | Medical drama; "Only the Lonely" |
| Barking! | 2004 | Ryan | TV series; "The Big Sausage" |
| Doctors | 2006 | Gary | Soap opera; "Positively Blooming" |
| Casualty | 2006 | Jude Becket | Medical drama; "Sons and Lovers" |
| Inspector George Gently | 2007 | Billy Lister | Police procedural; "Gently Go Man" |
| The Chase | 2007 | Liam Higgins | TV series; 9 episodes |
| The Royal | 2007 | Bobby Horrocks | Medical drama; "Starting Over" |
| Robin Hood | 2007 | Luke Scarlett | TV series; "The Angel of Death" |
| Echo Beach | 2008 | Brae Marrack | Soap opera |
| Moving Wallpaper | 2008 | Himself | Comedy-drama; 3 episodes |
| Moving Wallpaper | 2008 | Himself | Webisode; Episode 1.4 |
| Doctor Who | 2008 | Ross Jenkins | TV series; "The Sontaran Stratagem", "The Poison Sky" |
| Demons | 2009 | Luke Rutherford | Supernatural drama |
| Trinity | 2009 | Dorian Gaudain, Earl of Colfax | TV series |
| The Promise | 2011 | Len Matthews | Miniseries |
| Magic City | 2012 | Danny Evans | Filming TV series |
| Title | Year | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wish | 2007 | Wilmot Tanner | Short film |
| Cemetery Junction | 2010 | Freddie | |
| Destination Wedding | 2011 | John |