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Ron Cook

Actor · Born December 1, 1948 (77) · South Shields, Tyne and Wear, England, UK

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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Born
December 1, 1948 (77)
From
South Shields, Tyne and Wear, England, UK
Works as
Actor
Titles
57 on MovieCove · 97 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 156 days to Oct 27Down 11% in 30 days

What are Ron Cook's films like?

Across their 20 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Power and Self.

Genres

Drama6 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 87th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Comedy4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 62nd percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Biography2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 84th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Biography movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Power
30%
Self
25%
Morality
16%
Bonds
15%
Ideas
6%
Society
4%
Survival
4%
Power6 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds5 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose5 titles, browse their movies with this themeBetrayal5 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity3 titles, browse their movies with this themeFreedom2 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice3 titles, browse their movies with this themeAmbition3 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 15 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 3 · Serious 5 · Dark 7

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 7 · Stylized 5 · Heightened 3

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

A split, not a type: Gentle 3 · Charged 5 · Intense 7

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 4 · Shifting 9 · Whiplash 2

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 9 · Some laughs 6 · Funny 0

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

A split, not a type: Slow burn 7 · Even-paced 6 · Relentless 2

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 3 · Engaged 8 · Full focus 4

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 10 · Open-ended 3 · Ambiguous 2

Roles they play

8 analyzed roles

Usually the Shadow: 3 of 8 analyzed roles.

Shadow
3 of 8
Trickster
1 of 8
Hero
1 of 8
Threshold guardian
1 of 8
Ally
1 of 8
Mentor
1 of 8
Show the 8 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
12
Melancholic
10
Dread
5
Warm
5
Absurd
4
Other
15

How their films linger

Thought-provoking7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 5 with a twist

  • Happy4
  • Bittersweet11
  • Tragic3
  • Ambiguous2

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 Ron Cook's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 44 of their 57 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Prime Video (16).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Ron 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

97 credits, 57 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.

  • Ladies First(2026)

    as Mr. Sachs

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • The Choral(2025)

    as Reverend Woodhead

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • The Hack (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Show 7 episodes · as Max Mosley

  • Sew Torn(2024)

    as Oskar

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • I Fought the Law(2025)

    Show 2 episodes · as Frank Cook MP

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all shows

  • The Critic(2023)

    as Hugh Morris

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • Empire of Light(2022)

    as Mr. Cooper

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • Andor(2022)

    Show 2 episodes · as Willi

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • Grenfell: Scenes from the Inquiry (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    as Richard Millett QC

  • Life After Life(2022)

    Show 4 episodes · as Dr. Fellowes

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all shows

  • The King's Man(2021)

    as Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • Des(2020)

    Show 3 episodes · as DSI Chambers

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all shows

  • 18% Grey (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    as Charlie

  • The Witcher(2019)

    Show 1 episode · as Borch Three Jackdaws

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all shows

  • Chernobyl(2019)

    Show 2 episodes · as Old Maternity Doctor

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all shows

  • Les Misérables(2018)

    Show 2 episodes · as Hair and Teeth Dealer

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all shows

  • The City and the City(2018)

    Show 4 episodes · as Commissar Gadlem

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all shows

  • Inside No. 9(2014)

    Show 1 episode · as Wilf

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows

  • Mr Selfridge(2013)

    Show 40 episodes · as Mr. Crabb

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all shows

  • Mrs Biggs (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    as Peter

  • Mrs Biggs (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Show 2 episodes · as Peter

  • Bert & Dickie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    as Albert

  • The Mystery of Edwin Drood (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Show 2 episodes · as Durdles

  • Death in Paradise(2011)

    Show 1 episode · as Bill Calder

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all shows

  • Vera(2011)

    Show 1 episode · as Brian Gower

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all shows

  • National Theatre Live: King Lear (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    as The Fool

  • Time Gentlemen, Please (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Thanks · as The Good Chap

  • Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1980(2009)

    as Clement Smith

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • Garrow's Law(2009)

    Show 1 episode · as Captain Baillie

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all shows

  • Personal Affairs (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Show 4 episodes · as Bernie Lerner

  • Red Riding (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • The Diary of Anne Frank (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Show 5 episodes · as Hermann Van Daan

  • The Diary of Anne Frank (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    as Hermann Van Daan

  • Little Dorrit(2008)

    Show 14 episodes · as Chivery

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • Filth: The Mary Whitehouse Story(2008)

    as Lord Charlie Hill

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • 10 Days to War (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Show 1 episode · as Peter

  • Hot Fuzz(2007)

    as George Merchant

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Confetti(2006)

    as Sam's Dad

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • Land of the Blind(2006)

    as Doc

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • Kenneth Williams: Fantabulosa! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    as Peter Eade

  • Funland (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Show 7 episodes · as Hitman

  • On a Clear Day(2005)

    as Norman

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • Doctor Who(2005)

    Show 1 episode · as Magpie

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • Doctor Who Confidential (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Casanova (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Show 3 episodes · as Prisoner

  • The Merchant of Venice(2004)

    as Old Gobbo

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • Thunderbirds(2004)

    as Parker

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films

  • He Knew He Was Right (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Show 4 episodes · as Mr Bozzle

  • Seven Wonders of the Industrial World (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Show 1 episode · as Isambard Kingdom Brunel

  • The Other Boleyn Girl(2003)

    as Thomas Cromwell

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • The Lost Prince(2003)

    Show 2 episodes · as Lloyd George

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all shows

  • Hornblower: Duty (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    as Steward James Doughty

  • Hornblower: Loyalty (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    as Steward James Doughty

  • The Hound of the Baskervilles(2002)

    as Barrymore

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • Foyle's War(2002)

    Show 1 episode · as Eddie Baker

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows

  • Dead Gorgeous (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    as Hector

  • Fields of Gold (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    as Dave McArdle

  • 24 Hour Party People(2002)

    as Derek

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • Charlotte Gray(2001)

    as Mirabel

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • Lucky Break(2001)

    as Perry

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • Waking the Dead(2000)

    Show 2 episodes · as Dr. Milan Vaspovic

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all shows

  • Chocolat(2000)

    as Alphonse Marceau

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • Quills(2000)

    as Napoleon

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • 102 Dalmatians(2000)

    as Mr. Button

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • Topsy-Turvy(1999)

    as Richard D'Oyly Carte

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • Hornblower (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Show 2 episodes · as Doughty

  • Let the Good Times Roll (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    as Drug Dealer

  • The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling(1997)

    Show 5 episodes · as Benjamin Partridge

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all shows

  • The Odyssey(1997)

    Show 2 episodes · as Eurybates

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all shows

  • Midsomer Murders(1997)

    Show 1 episode · as Bernard Flack

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows

  • Secrets & Lies(1996)

    as Stuart

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • Bramwell(1995)

    Show 1 episode · as Percy Banks

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all shows

  • Sharpe's Honour (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    as Napoleon Bonaparte

  • Sharpe(1993)

    Show 1 episode · as Napoleon

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows

  • The Detectives (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Show 1 episode · as Blind Billy

  • Maigret(1992)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all shows

  • Turbulence (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    as Harry

  • The Fool (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Actor

  • The Chief (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Show 1 episode · as James Baddeley

  • The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover(1989)

    as Mews

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • Day To Remember (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    as Graham

  • The Singing Detective (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    Show 6 episodes · as First Mysterious Man

  • Girls On Top (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Show 1 episode · as Ian

  • Number One (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    as 'The Wasp'

  • The Bill (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Scandalous (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    as 3rd Taxi Driver

  • The Black Adder(1983)

    Show 1 episode · as Sean, the Irish

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows

  • Richard III(1983)

    as Richard III

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • The Third Part of Henry the Sixth(1983)

    as Richard, Duke of Gloucester

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • The Second Part of Henry the Sixth(1983)

    as Richard Plantagenet

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • The First Part of Henry the Sixth(1983)

    as Third Messinger to the King / Countess' Porter

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • The Merry Wives of Windsor(1982)

    as Peter Simple

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • The Young Ones(1982)

    Show 1 episode · as Convict

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • The Magic Shop (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Actor

  • Bergerac(1981)

    Show 1 episode · as Reggie Betts

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all shows

  • Will Shakespeare (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    Show 6 episodes · as Jack Rice

  • Secrets of a Superstud (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    as Telegram Boy

Career shape

Star power in the 97th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 97 titles from 1976 to 2026; peak year 2001.

Biggest box office

Secrets & Lies (1996)

$13M worldwide

Highest rated

Secrets & Lies (1996)

Midcredits 98th

Most popular right now

Mr Selfridge (2013)

Film career

19762026

Peak 2001 · steadily prominent in film for years. Top draw in 1 MovieCove title. 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.

  • 1986Screen debut· The Singing Detective
  • 1989First film· The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover
  • 2000Career best· Chocolat
  • 2013Career best· Mr Selfridge

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting97 of 97: 96 only acting, 1 with another role · typical Midcredits score81stOther crew1 of 97: 0 only other crew, 1 with another role

By decade

1970s2 · acting1980s16 · acting1990s15 · acting2000s37 · acting2010s14 · 14 acting · 1 crew2020s13 · acting

Billing

usually 11th · top billed in 0% of 27 roles
890409

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

How do Ron Cook's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 73rd percentile, the median of all 30; across their 15 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 67th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

67thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 15

Approval · how many liked their films

74thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 15

Reach · how many have seen their films

71stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 15

Midcredits score across 57 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up36
  • 50th to 74th12
  • 25th to 49th6
  • Below 25th3

Shape of the crowd

33 of their 57 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved15
  • Crowd Pleaser33
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed8

Most divisive · actor

The Merry Wives of Windsor (1982)

65th percentile spread · 16% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Secrets & Lies (1996)

Midcredits 98th · 87% liked

Reviewers score the acting 78/100 in their films, across 15 reviewed titles; fans 84, detractors 59. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

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.

Is Ron Cook's work okay for kids?

Across up to 6 MovieCove titles with content scores, 1 of the 5 categories sits near the median of all films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore3 titlesmedian 54 · moderateMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity6 titles23–53 · median 34 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity4 titlesmedian 64 · intenseMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs4 titlesmedian 56 · moderateMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense3 titlesmedian 47 · moderateMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Ron Cook work with?

People who share at least 2 of Ron Cook's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Jane Howell shares the most, 4.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Editors

Producers