Ron Cook

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.

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Known For

Doctor Who

Doctor Who

2005

Doctor Who

Doctor Who

2005 • as Magpie

Andor

Andor

2022 • as Willi

Midsomer Murders

Midsomer Murders

1997 • as Bernard Flack

Death in Paradise

Death in Paradise

2011 • as Bill Calder

Waking the Dead

Waking the Dead

2001 • as Dr. Milan Vaspovic

Filmography

2024

Sew Torn
Sew Torn
as Oskar
Movie - Released: 3/10/2024
The Critic
The Critic
as Hugh Morris
Movie - Released: 9/13/2024

2022

Empire of Light
Empire of Light
as Mr. Cooper
Movie - Released: 12/9/2022
Grenfell: Scenes from the Inquiry
Grenfell: Scenes from the Inquiry
as Richard Millett QC
Movie - Released: 6/12/2022
Life After Life
Life After Life
as Dr. Fellowes
TV - Released: 4/19/2022
Andor
Andor
as Willi
TV - Released: 9/21/2022

2021

The King's Man
The King's Man
as Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria
Movie - Released: 12/22/2021

2020

18% Grey
18% Grey
as Charlie
Movie - Released: 1/24/2020
Des
Des
as DSI Chambers
TV - Released: 9/14/2020

2019

Chernobyl
Chernobyl
as Old Maternity Doctor
TV - Released: 5/6/2019
The Witcher
The Witcher
as Borch Three Jackdaws
TV - Released: 12/20/2019

2018

The City and the City
The City and the City
as Commissar Gadlem
TV - Released: 4/6/2018
Les Misérables
Les Misérables
as Hair and Teeth Dealer
TV - Released: 12/30/2018

2014

Inside No. 9
Inside No. 9
as Wilf
TV - Released: 2/5/2014

2013

Mr Selfridge
Mr Selfridge
as Mr. Crabb
TV - Released: 1/6/2013

2012

Bert & Dickie
Bert & Dickie
as Albert
Movie - Released: 7/25/2012
Mrs Biggs
Mrs Biggs
as Peter
Movie - Released: 9/5/2012
The Mystery of Edwin Drood
The Mystery of Edwin Drood
as Durdles
TV - Released: 1/10/2012

2011

National Theatre Live: King Lear
National Theatre Live: King Lear
as The Fool
Movie - Released: 2/3/2011
Vera
Vera
as Brian Gower
TV - Released: 5/1/2011
Death in Paradise
Death in Paradise
as Bill Calder
TV - Released: 10/25/2011

2010

Time Gentlemen, Please
Time Gentlemen, Please
as The Good Chap
Movie - Released: 9/24/2010

2009

Le Journal d'Anne Frank
Le Journal d'Anne Frank
as Hermann Van Daan
Movie - Released: 1/1/2009
Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1980
Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1980
as Clement Smith
Movie - Released: 2/28/2009
Personal Affairs
Personal Affairs
TV - Released: 6/16/2009
Red Riding
Red Riding
TV - Released: 3/12/2009
The Diary of Anne Frank
The Diary of Anne Frank
as Hermann Van Daan
TV - Released: 1/5/2009
Garrow's Law
Garrow's Law
as Captain Baillie
TV - Released: 11/1/2009

2008

Filth: The Mary Whitehouse Story
Filth: The Mary Whitehouse Story
as Lord Charlie Hill
Movie - Released: 5/27/2008
Little Dorrit
Little Dorrit
TV - Released: 10/26/2008
10 Days to War
10 Days to War
as Peter
TV - Released: 3/10/2008

2007

Hot Fuzz
Hot Fuzz
as George Merchant
Movie - Released: 2/14/2007

2006

Confetti
Confetti
as Sam's Dad
Movie - Released: 5/5/2006
Kenneth Williams: Fantabulosa!
Kenneth Williams: Fantabulosa!
as Peter Eade
Movie - Released: 3/16/2006
Land of the Blind
Land of the Blind
as Doc
Movie - Released: 5/1/2006

2005

On a Clear Day
On a Clear Day
as Norman
Movie - Released: 8/18/2005
Doctor Who Confidential
Doctor Who Confidential
TV - Released: 3/26/2005
Funland
Funland
TV - Released: 10/23/2005
Doctor Who
Doctor Who
TV - Released: 3/26/2005
Doctor Who
Doctor Who
as Magpie
TV - Released: 3/26/2005
Casanova
Casanova
as Prisoner
TV - Released: 3/13/2005

2004

Thunderbirds
Thunderbirds
as Parker
Movie - Released: 7/23/2004
Movie
No Strings Attached: The Making of Thunderbirds
as Self
Movie - Released: 7/24/2004
The Merchant of Venice
The Merchant of Venice
as Old Gobbo
Movie - Released: 12/3/2004
He Knew He Was Right
He Knew He Was Right
as Mr. Bozzle
TV - Released: 4/18/2004

2003

Hornblower: Loyalty
Hornblower: Loyalty
as Steward James Doughty
Movie - Released: 1/5/2003
Hornblower: Duty
Hornblower: Duty
as Steward James Doughty
Movie - Released: 1/6/2003
The Other Boleyn Girl
The Other Boleyn Girl
as Thomas Cromwell
Movie - Released: 3/28/2003
Seven Wonders of the Industrial World
Seven Wonders of the Industrial World
TV - Released: 9/4/2003
The Lost Prince
The Lost Prince
as Lloyd George
TV - Released: 1/19/2003

2002

Movie
Dead Gorgeous
as Hector
Movie - Released: 10/21/2002
Movie
Fields of Gold
as Dave McArdle
Movie - Released: 6/8/2002
24 Hour Party People
24 Hour Party People
as Derek Ryder
Movie - Released: 2/13/2002
The Hound of the Baskervilles
The Hound of the Baskervilles
as Barrymore
Movie - Released: 12/26/2002

2001

Lucky Break
Lucky Break
as Perry
Movie - Released: 8/24/2001
Charlotte Gray
Charlotte Gray
as Mirabel
Movie - Released: 12/28/2001
Waking the Dead
Waking the Dead
as Dr. Milan Vaspovic
TV - Released: 6/18/2001

2000

Chocolat
Chocolat
as Alphonse Marceau
Movie - Released: 12/22/2000
Quills
Quills
as Napoleon
Movie - Released: 11/22/2000
102 Dalmatians
102 Dalmatians
as Mr. Button
Movie - Released: 10/7/2000

1999

Topsy-Turvy
Topsy-Turvy
as Richard D'Oyly Carte
Movie - Released: 12/15/1999

1998

Movie
Let the Good Times Roll
as Drug Dealer
Movie - Released: 6/9/1998
Hornblower
Hornblower
as Doughty
TV - Released: 10/7/1998

1997

The History of Tom Jones: A Foundling
The History of Tom Jones: A Foundling
as Benjamin Partridge
TV - Released: 11/9/1997
The Odyssey
The Odyssey
as Eurybates
TV - Released: 5/18/1997
Midsomer Murders
Midsomer Murders
as Bernard Flack
TV - Released: 3/23/1997

1996

Secrets & Lies
Secrets & Lies
as Stuart
Movie - Released: 5/24/1996

1995

Bramwell
Bramwell
as Percy Banks
TV - Released: 5/1/1995

1994

Sharpe's Honour
Sharpe's Honour
as Napoleon Bonaparte
Movie - Released: 6/8/1994

1993

The Detectives
The Detectives
as Blind Billy
TV - Released: 1/27/1993

1992

Maigret
Maigret
TV - Released: 2/9/1992

1991

Movie
Turbulence
as Harry
Movie - Released: 3/24/1991

1990

Movie
The Fool
Movie - Released: 12/7/1990

1989

The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover
The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover
as Mews
Movie - Released: 10/13/1989

1986

Movie
Day To Remember
as Graham
Movie - Released: 12/21/1986
The Singing Detective
The Singing Detective
as First Mysterious Man
TV - Released: 11/16/1986

1985

Number One
Number One
as 'The Wasp'
Movie - Released: 3/1/1985
Girls On Top
Girls On Top
as Ian
TV - Released: 10/23/1985

1984

Scandalous
Scandalous
as 3rd Taxi Driver
Movie - Released: 1/29/1984
The Bill
The Bill
TV - Released: 10/16/1984

1983

Henry VI Part 2
Henry VI Part 2
as Richard Plantagenet
Movie - Released: 1/9/1983
Henry VI Part 3
Henry VI Part 3
as Richard, Duke of Gloucester
Movie - Released: 1/16/1983
Henry VI Part 1
Henry VI Part 1
as Third Messinger to the King / Countess' Porter
Movie - Released: 1/2/1983
The Tragedy of Richard III
The Tragedy of Richard III
as Richard III
Movie - Released: 1/23/1983
Blackadder
Blackadder
as Sean, the Irish
TV - Released: 6/15/1983

1982

The Magic Shop
The Magic Shop
Movie - Released: 2/5/1982
The Merry Wives of Windsor
The Merry Wives of Windsor
as Peter Simple
Movie - Released: 12/28/1982
The Young Ones
The Young Ones
as Convict
TV - Released: 11/9/1982

1981

Bergerac
Bergerac
as Reggie Betts
TV - Released: 10/18/1981

1978

Life of Shakespeare
Life of Shakespeare
as Jack Rice
TV - Released: 6/13/1978
The BBC Television Shakespeare
The BBC Television Shakespeare
as Richard III
TV - Released: 12/3/1978
Will Shakespeare
Will Shakespeare
as Jack Rice
TV - Released: 6/13/1978
The BBC Television Shakespeare
The BBC Television Shakespeare
as Third Messenger to the King/Countess's Porter
TV - Released: 12/3/1978
The BBC Television Shakespeare
The BBC Television Shakespeare
as Richard Plantaganet/Alderman of St. Albans (uncredited)
TV - Released: 12/3/1978

1976

Secrets of a Superstud
Secrets of a Superstud
as Telegram Boy
Movie - Released: 7/19/1976