Harry Cook (actor)

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]

Harry Cook
Harry Cook attending the I, Tonya premiere.
Born
Harry John Cook

(1991-06-12) June 12, 1991
Croydon, London, England
NationalityBritish
Australian
Occupation(s)Actor, Writer
Years active2008–present
Notable workAccidents Happen (2010)
Caught Inside (2010)
Drown (film) (2015)
Spouse
Liam Davis
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(m. 2015; div. 2018)​
AwardsFilmOut 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

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', was released worldwide in August 2020 through Black and White Publishing's imprint Ink Road Books as their first LGBTQI+ themed YA novel to rave reviews.[8] In 2021, Harry released his second YA novel, 'Felix Silver, Teaspoons & Witches' via Duet/Interlude press.[9]

Filmography

Film
Year Title Role Notes
2009 Accidents Happen Larry Conway[10]
2010 Caught Inside Archie Cox[11]
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
2021 Mr Inbetween Lucas Channing

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

Books
Year Title
2018 Pink Ink [6]
2020 Fin & Rye & Fireflies [12]

References
  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. Heyman, Martin (October 15, 2018). "Music Name Feature Prominently in LGBTI Awards Shortlist". The Music Network. Retrieved April 1, 2021.
  6. Cook, Harry (April 30, 2018). "Get To Know Harry Cook". Finch. Retrieved April 30, 2018.
  7. Salvo, Natalie (October 1, 2018). "Book Review: Harry Cook's Pink Ink is a Queer-Positive Memoir that Doesn't Sugarcoat Things". The AU Review. Retrieved April 1, 2021.
  8. "Fin & Rye & Fireflies". Black & White Publishing. Retrieved April 1, 2021.
  9. "Felix Silver, Teaspoons & Witches". Locus Mag. January 21, 2021. Retrieved January 21, 2021.
  10. Balfour, Brad (June 25, 2009). "Q&A: Actor Geena Davis Got an Oscar and Now Makes Accidents Happen". Huffington Post. Retrieved June 25, 2009.
  11. Edwards, Russell (June 21, 2010). "Caught Inside". Variety. Retrieved June 21, 2010.
  12. Richter, Simone (August 31, 2020). "Review: Fin & Rye & Fireflies by Harry cook". The Nerd Daily. Retrieved April 1, 2021.


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