Harry Cook (actor)

Harry Cook
Harry Cook
	Harry Cook attending the I, Tonya premiere.
Born	Harry John Cook; June 12, 1991; Croydon, London, England
Nationality	British; Australian
Occupation	Actor, Writer
Years active	2008–present
Notable work	Accidents Happen (2010); Caught Inside (2010); Drown (film) (2015);
Awards	FilmOut San Diego; Best Supporting Actor; Winner; Drown (film) (2015); Australian LGBTI Awards; LGBTI Celebrity of the Year; Nominee; 2017; Australian LGBTI Awards; LGBTI Celebrity of the Year; Nominee; 2018; Australian LGBTI Awards; LGBTI Local Icon; Nominee; 2019;

Harry Cook (born 12 June 1991) is a British-Australian actor and writer. Born in Croydon, South London, Cook moved to Australia with his family in 2001 (when aged 10). Cook is best known for his roles in Accidents Happen (2009), Caught Inside and Drown (film). Other roles also include Chook in Panic at Rock Island (2010), Drew Johnston in I Love You Both (2015) and Tom Muller in My Place (TV Series). His role in Drown earned him a Best Supporting Actor Award at FilmOut San Diego Film Festival in 2015.[1]

Cook came out as gay in 2013,[2]. He was on the forefront of the fight for marriage equality in Australia.[3] In 2016, Cook was nominated as LGBTQ Celebrity of the Year at the Inaugural Australian LGBTQ Awards held at the Sydney Opera House for his work as an openly gay activist and actor. He was nominated again the following year.[4] Cook was nominated again for the LGBTI Local Icon Award at the 2019 Australian LGBTI Awards.[5].

In September 2018, Cook's debut memoir Pink Ink (book) was released to rave reviews. [6] [7] His debut young adult novel, 'Fin & Rye & Fireflies', is due for release in Spring 2020 through Black and White Publishing's imprint Ink Road Books as their first LGBTQI+ themed YA novel. [8]

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2009	Accidents Happen	Larry Conway[9]
2010	Caught Inside	Archie Cox[10]
2010	Panic at Rock Island	Chook	TV Movie
2010	The Fall	Vincent	Short
2015	Drown	Meat
2016	I Love You Both	Drew Johnston

TV series

Year	Title	Role
2009	My Place	Tom Muller
2015	Old School	Jordan Wallis
2019	Diary of an Uber Driver	Mike Fisher

Theatre

Year	Title	Role
2001	Oliver!	The Artful Dodger
2001	Bugsy Malone	Bugsy Malone
2008	Macbeth	Banquo
2009	Citizenship	Tom
2012	Russetts (International Playwright Competition Cambridge, UK)	Duncan
2016	RENT	Mark Cohen
2018	Bushfire	Simon Crncevic
2018	Spindrift	Snowy
2019	Preserving Jars	Tim/Policeman
2019	Promiscuous Cities	Richard/Jack/M1

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References

Accomando, Beth (August 27, 2015). "Hot Guys and Homophobia Fuel Drown". KPBS. Retrieved August 27, 2015.
Potts, Andrew (December 22, 2013). "Aussie actor Harry Cook talks about coming out and upcoming movie Drown". Gay Star News. Retrieved December 22, 2013.
Ireland, Judith (March 8, 2015). "Mardi Gras Film Star Puts in Call to Madam Speaker". Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved March 8, 2015.
Jane Higginson, Alanna (November 9, 2016). "OutNews Exclusive: Interview with Harry Cook star of RENT". Out News Global. Retrieved November 9, 2016.
https://themusicnetwork.com/music-names-feature-prominently-in-lgbti-awards-shortlist/
Cook, Harry (April 30, 2018). "Get To Know Harry Cook". Finch. Retrieved April 30, 2018.
http://launch.theaureview.com/books/book-review-harry-cooks-pink-ink-is-a-queer-positive-memoir-that-doesnt-sugarcoat-things/
http://www.bookbrunch.co.uk/article/results/?SF1=cms_type_code&ST1=rights&sort=sort_date/d&pl=10&m=0&ds=Rights
Balfour, Brad (June 25, 2009). "Q&A: Actor Geena Davis Got an Oscar and Now Makes Accidents Happen". Huffington Post. Retrieved June 25, 2009.
Edwards, Russell (June 21, 2010). "Caught Inside". Variety. Retrieved June 21, 2010.

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[1] Accomando, Beth (August 27, 2015). "Hot Guys and Homophobia Fuel Drown". KPBS. Retrieved August 27, 2015.

[2] Potts, Andrew (December 22, 2013). "Aussie actor Harry Cook talks about coming out and upcoming movie Drown". Gay Star News. Retrieved December 22, 2013.

[3] Ireland, Judith (March 8, 2015). "Mardi Gras Film Star Puts in Call to Madam Speaker". Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved March 8, 2015.

[4] Jane Higginson, Alanna (November 9, 2016). "OutNews Exclusive: Interview with Harry Cook star of RENT". Out News Global. Retrieved November 9, 2016.

[5] ttps://themusicnetwork.com/music-names-feature-prominently-in-lgbti-awards-shortlist/

[6] Cook, Harry (April 30, 2018). "Get To Know Harry Cook". Finch. Retrieved April 30, 2018.

[7] ttp://launch.theaureview.com/books/book-review-harry-cooks-pink-ink-is-a-queer-positive-memoir-that-doesnt-sugarcoat-things/

[8] ttp://www.bookbrunch.co.uk/article/results/?SF1=cms_type_code&ST1=rights&sort=sort_date/d&pl=10&m=0&ds=Rights

[happen-9] Balfour, Brad (June 25, 2009). "Q&A: Actor Geena Davis Got an Oscar and Now Makes Accidents Happen". Huffington Post. Retrieved June 25, 2009.

[caught-10] Edwards, Russell (June 21, 2010). "Caught Inside". Variety. Retrieved June 21, 2010.