Samuel Edward-Cook
Born
York, England
EducationYork College
Alma materRoyal Academy of Dramatic Art[1]
OccupationActor
Years active2010–present
TelevisionLand Girls
Peaky Blinders
Innocent
Pure

Samuel Edward-Cook is an English actor, known for his roles as Walter Storey in the BBC drama series Land Girls (2009), as Danny Whizz-Bang in the BBC drama series Peaky Blinders (2013),[2] as DC Steve Beckton in the ITV drama series Innocent (2018).[3] and as Jason in the ITV soap opera Emmerdale.

Filmography

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2011 Land Girls Walter Storey
2012 Magwitch Abel Magwitch [4] Short
2013 Peaky Blinders Danny 'Whizz-Bang' Owen Series 1
2013 Passenger Peter Short
2014 Doctors Tristan Episodes: "The Low Ground" and "The Moral High Ground"
2016 Brief Encounters Dougie
2017 Emmerdale Jason[5][6][7] Recurring role
2017 Switch Driver Short
2018 Casualty Paul Billington Episode: #32.19
2018 Innocent DC Steve Beckton
2019 Silent Witness Mick Knight[8] Episode: To Brighton, To Brighton (Part 1 and 2)
2019 Pure Sam
2023 Better Ceri Davies
2023 The Gallows Pole Isaac Hartley TV mini series

Radio

Year Title Role Notes
2017 A Clockwork Orange Alex[9] Performed live in Hull with the BBC Philharmonic

Stage

Year Title Role Writer Director Venue
2012 Boys Mack[10] Ella Hickson Robert Icke Nuffield Theatre, Southampton
2013 Glory Dazed Ray[11] Cat Jones Elle While Soho Upstairs, London
2013 King Lear Edmund[12][13] William Shakespeare Lucy Bailey Theatre Royal Bath, Bath
2014 Our Big Land Roman[14][15] Dan Allum Amy Hodge Ovalhouse, London
2015 Titus Andronicus Demetrius William Shakespeare Lucy Bailey Shakespeare's Globe, London
2015 Antigone Haimon[16][17] Sophocles Ivo van Hove King’s Theatre, Edinburgh Festival
2017 Persuasion Commander Frederick Wentworth[18][19] Jane Austen Jeff James Royal Exchange Theatre, Manchester
2019 Glory Dazed Ray[20] Cat Jones Adrian Rawlins East Riding Theatre, Beverley

References

  1. ^ "RADA Alumni - Samuel Edward-Cook, 2011". RADA. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
  2. ^ "Peaky Blinders - Series 1, Episode 1". BBC One. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
  3. ^ "Meet the cast of ITV's Innocent, 1 June 2018". Radio Times. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
  4. ^ "Short film Magwitch premiers at Rochester Cathedral, 2 February 2012". Kent Film Office. Retrieved 9 May 2020.
  5. ^ "Emmerdale star Samuel Edward-Cook talks evil Jason and the prison homophobia story, 6 March 2017". Metro. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
  6. ^ "Emmerdale star Samuel Edward-Cook opens up about his 'challenging' Jason prison storyline with Aaron Dingle: 'I have managed to avoid getting any death threats!', 8 March 2017". OK. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
  7. ^ "Emmerdale: Aaron and Jason fight outcome is revealed, 29 August 2017". Radio Times. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
  8. ^ "Meet the cast of Silent Witness 2019, 20 June 2019". Radio Times. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
  9. ^ "Drama on 3 - A Clockwork Orange, 1 October 2017". BBC. Retrieved 5 May 2020.
  10. ^ "Boys by Ella Hickson". HighTide Theatre. Retrieved 5 May 2020.
  11. ^ "Glory Dazed – review, 1 May 2013". The Guardian. Retrieved 5 May 2020.
  12. ^ "King Lear, Theatre Royal Bath, until August 10, 1 August 2013". Wiltshire Times. Retrieved 5 May 2020.
  13. ^ "King Lear – review, 1 August 2013". The Guardian. Retrieved 5 May 2020.
  14. ^ "Our Big Land by Dan Allum". Ovalhouse. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
  15. ^ "Our Big Land – review, 21 February 2014". The Guardian. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
  16. ^ "Former Performing Arts Students Act in Internationally Acclaimed Antigone Production, 23 April 2015". York College. Retrieved 5 May 2020.
  17. ^ "Antigone at King's Theatre, Edinburgh Festival, 10 August 2015". The Times. Retrieved 5 May 2020.
  18. ^ "PERSUASION". Royal Exchange Theatre. Retrieved 5 May 2020.
  19. ^ "Persuasion - "A provocative, contemporary reworking", 2 June 2017". The Stage. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
  20. ^ "York actor Samuel Edward-Cook brings PTSD play to East Riding Theatre, 24 January 2019". The Press. Retrieved 4 May 2020.

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