Paul Cook
Actor · Born July 20, 1956 (70) · Shepherd's Bush, London, England, UK
Paul Thomas Cook (born 20 July 1956 in Shepherd's Bush, London) is an English drummer and member of the punk rock band the Sex Pistols. He was also called "Cookie" by his friends on the punk music scene. Cook was raised in Hammersmith and attended the Christopher Wren School, now Phoenix High School, London in White City Estate, Shepherds Bush, where he met Steve Jones. The pair became good friends and while bunking off school. In 1972–1973, Cook and Jones, along with their school friend Wally Nightingale, formed a band, The Strand. Within the next three years The Strand evolved into the Sex Pistols. [source: Wikipedia]
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Biography from TMDB.
- July 20, 1956 (70)
- Shepherd's Bush, London, England, UK
- Actor
- 4 on MovieCove · 5 credits in all
Known for
What are Paul Cook's films like?
Across their 6 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Society and Power.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 2 · Wry 0 · Earnest 4
Light 4 · Serious 2 · Dark 0
Grounded 4 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 1
A split, not a type: Gentle 1 · Charged 2 · Intense 3
Steady 1 · Shifting 3 · Whiplash 2
Straight-faced 3 · Some laughs 3 · Funny 0
Slow burn 2 · Even-paced 2 · Relentless 2
Casual 4 · Engaged 2 · Full focus 0
Easy watch 4 · Affecting 2 · Heavy 0
Resolved 5 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 1
Moods and endings
- Bittersweet3
- Tragic1
- Ambiguous1
- Cyclical1
AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.
Where can I watch Paul Cook's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 2 of their 4 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.
Subscription and free streaming for Paul Cook's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.
Filmography
5 credits, 4 with a MovieCove page; 28 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.
Never Mind the Baubles: Xmas '77 with the Sex Pistols (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)
Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all films
Dummy(1979)
Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films
Damien: Omen II(1978)
Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films
Career shape
Star power in the 70th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 5 titles from 1978 to 2013; peak year 1979.
Biggest box office
Ladies and Gentlemen, the Fabulous Stains (1982)
Highest rated
Here to Be Heard: The Story of the Slits (2017)
Most popular right now
The Great Rock 'n' Roll Swindle (1980)
Film career
Peak 1979 · at the high point of their film career. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.
- 1978Screen debut· Damien - Omen II
How do Paul Cook's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 68th percentile, the median of all 4; across their 6 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 75th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up1
- 50th to 74th2
- 25th to 49th1
Shape of the crowd
None of their 4 titles divides audiences: 4 are Crowd Pleasers.
- Crowd Pleaser4
Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.
Who does Paul Cook work with?
People who share at least 2 of Paul Cook's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Steve Jones shares the most, 5.
Directors
- Julien TempleShared titles: There'll Always Be an England (2008), The Great Rock 'n' Roll Swindle (1980)See all 2 shared titles with Julien Temple
Actors
- Steve JonesShared titles: I Was a Teenage Sex Pistol (2025), There'll Always Be an England (2008), Ladies and Gentlemen, the Fabulous Stains (1982), D.O.A. (1980), The Great Rock 'n' Roll Swindle (1980)See all 5 shared titles with Steve Jones
- Glen MatlockShared titles: I Was a Teenage Sex Pistol (2025), There'll Always Be an England (2008), D.O.A. (1980)See all 3 shared titles with Glen Matlock
- John LydonShared titles: There'll Always Be an England (2008), D.O.A. (1980), The Great Rock 'n' Roll Swindle (1980)See all 3 shared titles with John Lydon
- Billy IdolShared titles: Here to Be Heard: The Story of the Slits (2017), D.O.A. (1980)See all 2 shared titles with Billy Idol
