Callie Cooke

Callie Cooke (born 23 October 1993) is an English actress. She was nominated for an Evening Standard Theatre Award. On television, she is best known for her role in the BBC Two comedy Henpocalypse! (2023).

Callie Cooke
Born (1993-10-23) 23 October 1993
Alma materArtsEd
Years active2015–present

Early life

Cooke is from Leicestershire. She studied at the Arts Educational School (ArtsEd), graduating with a Bachelor of Arts in Acting.[1]

Career

After graduating from ArtsEd, Cooke made her professional stage debut in Firebird, which had runs at Hampstead Theatre and Trafalgar Studios in 2015.[2][3] For her performance, Cooke was nominated for the Emerging Talent Award at the Evening Standard Theatre Awards. Cooke made her television debut in a 2016 episode of the BBC medical soap opera Doctors. She returned to the Hampstead Theatre for Filthy Business in 2017 and The Strange Death of John Doe in 2018.[4]

Cooke also appeared in the BBC Three series Overshadowed and the BBC One drama Informer, and began playing Islene in the Sky Atlantic series Britannia. Cooke made her feature film debut in the 2020 comedy Blithe Spirit. That same year, she played Kimberley Doyle in the Netflix mystery series The Stranger and played Nadia in the Channel 4 drama Adult Material.

In 2022, Cooke had a number of main television roles in the BBC series Rules of the Game as Tess Jones,[5] Cheaters as Esther,[6] and Peacock as Carly, as well as the Disney+ Star series Wedding Season as Leila.[7] The following year, she starred as Shelly opposite Lucie Shorthouse in the BBC Two comedy Henpocalypse!.[8][9]

Personal life

Cooke is in a relationship with fellow actor Callum Woodhouse, who also appeared in Filthy Business.[10]

Filmography
Year Title Role Notes
2016 Doctors Belle Curtis Episode: "What You Don't Know"
2017 Strike Carianne Episode: "The Cuckoo's Calling: Part 1"
Overshadowed Sky 4 episodes
2018–2021 Britannia Islene 5 episodes
2018 Informer Natalie Markham 3 episodes
2019 Halfbreed Brogan Web[11]
2020 The Stranger Kimberley Doyle Recurring role (6 episodes)
Adult Material Nadia Miniseries (4 episodes)
Blithe Spirit Googie Withers
2022 Rules of the Game Tess Jones Main role (4 episodes)
Cheaters Esther Main role (17 episodes)
Peacock Carly Main role (3 episodes)
Wedding Season Leila Main role (8 episodes)
2023 Henpocalypse! Shelly Main role (6 episodes)
TBA Surface Margot Season 2

Stage
Year Title Role Notes
2015 Firebird Tia Hampstead Theatre / Trafalgar Studios, London
2017 Filthy Business Bernice Hampstead Theatre, London
2018 The Strange Death of John Doe Anna / Rae

Awards and nominations
Year Award Category Work Result Ref.
2016 Evening Standard Theatre Awards Emerging Talent Award Firebird Nominated [12]

References
  1. "5 Star Review for Acting Graduate". ArtsEd. 24 February 2016. Retrieved 18 August 2023.
  2. Galton, Bridget (16 March 2017). "Actor Callie Cooke: 'I had to distance myself or I'd get emotionally drained'". Ham & High. Retrieved 18 August 2023.
  3. "Callie Cooke, Tahirah Sharif and Phaldut Sharma to Reprise Roles in FIREBIRD at Trafalgar Studios". BroadwayWorld. 19 January 2016. Retrieved 27 August 2023.
  4. "In the rehearsal room with Filthy Business' Callie Cooke and Callum Woodhouse". Hampstead Theatre. 27 February 2017. Retrieved 18 August 2023.
  5. Fear, Helen (12 January 2022). "Who plays Tess in Rules of the Game? What has actress Callie Cooke been in before". Entertainment Daily. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
  6. "Cheaters comedy drama coming to BBC One". British Comedy Guide. 26 January 2022. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
  7. Debnath, Neela (8 September 2022). "Wedding Season cast: Who is in the Disney Plus series?". Daily Express. Retrieved 23 August 2023.
  8. "Five minutes with… Henpocalypse! stars Callie Cooke and Lucie Shorthouse". Belfast Telegraph. 12 August 2023. Retrieved 18 August 2023.
  9. Morris, Lauren (8 August 2023). "Henpocalypse star Callie Cooke on Danny Dyer's cameo and working with a 'dildo spear'". OK. Retrieved 18 August 2023.
  10. Williams, Jessica (7 September 2021). "Callum Woodhouse 'accepted' by girlfriend's dad thanks to All Creatures Great and Small". Daily Express. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
  11. "Callie Cooke". British Comedy Guide. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
  12. "Evening Standard Theatre Awards 2016: The longlist". Evening Standard Theatre Awards. 19 October 2016. Retrieved 27 August 2023.
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