Samuel Edward-Cook

Samuel Edward-Cook
Samuel Edward-Cook
Born	16 May 1972 (age 52); York, England
Education	York College
Alma mater	Royal Academy of Dramatic Art
Occupation	Actor
Years active	2004–present
Television	Land Girls ; Peaky Blinders ; Innocent ; Pure

Samuel Edward-Cook (born 16 May 1972) 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

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2012	Magwitch	Abel Magwitch^[4]	Short films
2013	Passenger	Peter
2016	The Merciless Beauty	(voice)
2017	Switch	Driver
2023	Between the Lights	Jay	Feature films
2024	William Tell	Kuoni	Feature films

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2011	Land Girls	Walter Storey	Series 3; Episodes 1–4
2013	Peaky Blinders	Danny 'Whizz-Bang' Owen	Series 1; Episodes 1, 3 & 6
2014	Doctors	Derek Vern	Series 15; Episodes 193 & 194: "The Moral High Ground" & "The Low Ground"
2016	Beowulf: Return to the Shieldlands	Vorhelm	Episode 6
2016	Brief Encounters	Dougie	Mini-series; 4 episodes
2017	Emmerdale	Jason^[5]^[6]^[7]	Recurring role; 5 episodes
2018	Casualty	Paul Billington	Series 32; Episode 19
2018	Innocent	DC Steve Beckton	Series 1; Episodes 1–4
2019	Silent Witness	Mick Knight^[8]	Series 22; Episodes 5 & 6: "To Brighton, To Brighton: Parts 1 & 2"
2019	Pure	Sam	Episodes 2 & 3
2023	Better	Ceri Davies	Episodes 1–5
2023	The Gallows Pole	Isaac Hartley	Mini-series; Episodes 1–3
2024	The Listeners	Damian	Mini-series; Episodes 2–4^[9]

Radio

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2017	A Clockwork Orange	Alex^[10]	Performed live in Hull with the BBC Philharmonic

Stage

Year	Title	Role	Writer	Director	Venue
2012	Boys	Mack^[11]	Ella Hickson	Robert Icke	Nuffield Theatre, Southampton
2013	Glory Dazed	Ray^[12]	Cat Jones	Elle While	Soho Upstairs, London
2013	King Lear	Edmund^[13]^[14]	William Shakespeare	Lucy Bailey	Theatre Royal Bath, Bath
2014	Our Big Land	Roman^[15]^[16]	Dan Allum	Amy Hodge	Ovalhouse, London
2015	Titus Andronicus	Demetrius	William Shakespeare	Lucy Bailey	Shakespeare's Globe, London
2015	Antigone	Haimon^[17]^[18]	Sophocles	Ivo van Hove	King’s Theatre, Edinburgh Festival
2017	Persuasion	Commander Frederick Wentworth^[19]^[20]	Jane Austen	Jeff James	Royal Exchange Theatre, Manchester
2019	Glory Dazed	Ray^[21]	Cat Jones	Adrian Rawlins	East Riding Theatre, Beverley

References

^ "RADA Alumni - Samuel Edward-Cook, 2011". RADA. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
^ "Peaky Blinders - Series 1, Episode 1". BBC One. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
^ "Meet the cast of ITV's Innocent, 1 June 2018". Radio Times. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
^ "Short film Magwitch premiers at Rochester Cathedral, 2 February 2012". Kent Film Office. Retrieved 9 May 2020.
^ "Emmerdale star Samuel Edward-Cook talks evil Jason and the prison homophobia story, 6 March 2017". Metro. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
^ "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.
^ "Emmerdale: Aaron and Jason fight outcome is revealed, 29 August 2017". Radio Times. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
^ "Meet the cast of Silent Witness 2019, 20 June 2019". Radio Times. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
^ Craig, David (19 November 2024). "The Listeners cast: Full list of actors and characters in BBC drama". Radio Times. Archived from the original on 27 November 2024. Retrieved 3 December 2024.
^ "Drama on 3 - A Clockwork Orange, 1 October 2017". BBC. Retrieved 5 May 2020.
^ "Boys by Ella Hickson". HighTide Theatre. Retrieved 5 May 2020.
^ "Glory Dazed – review, 1 May 2013". The Guardian. Retrieved 5 May 2020.
^ "King Lear, Theatre Royal Bath, until August 10, 1 August 2013". Wiltshire Times. Retrieved 5 May 2020.
^ "King Lear – review, 1 August 2013". The Guardian. Retrieved 5 May 2020.
^ "Our Big Land by Dan Allum". Ovalhouse. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
^ "Our Big Land – review, 21 February 2014". The Guardian. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
^ "Former Performing Arts Students Act in Internationally Acclaimed Antigone Production, 23 April 2015". York College. Retrieved 5 May 2020.
^ "Antigone at King's Theatre, Edinburgh Festival, 10 August 2015". The Times. Retrieved 5 May 2020.
^ "PERSUASION". Royal Exchange Theatre. Retrieved 5 May 2020.
^ "Persuasion - "A provocative, contemporary reworking", 2 June 2017". The Stage. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
^ "York actor Samuel Edward-Cook brings PTSD play to East Riding Theatre, 24 January 2019". The Press. Retrieved 4 May 2020.

External links

Samuel Edward-Cook at IMDb
Samuel Edward-Cook on Twitter

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[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] Craig, David (19 November 2024). "The Listeners cast: Full list of actors and characters in BBC drama". Radio Times. Archived from the original on 27 November 2024. Retrieved 3 December 2024.

[10] "Drama on 3 - A Clockwork Orange, 1 October 2017". BBC. Retrieved 5 May 2020.

[11] "Boys by Ella Hickson". HighTide Theatre. Retrieved 5 May 2020.

[12] "Glory Dazed – review, 1 May 2013". The Guardian. Retrieved 5 May 2020.

[13] "King Lear, Theatre Royal Bath, until August 10, 1 August 2013". Wiltshire Times. Retrieved 5 May 2020.

[14] "King Lear – review, 1 August 2013". The Guardian. Retrieved 5 May 2020.

[15] "Our Big Land by Dan Allum". Ovalhouse. Retrieved 4 May 2020.

[16] "Our Big Land – review, 21 February 2014". The Guardian. Retrieved 4 May 2020.

[17] "Former Performing Arts Students Act in Internationally Acclaimed Antigone Production, 23 April 2015". York College. Retrieved 5 May 2020.

[18] "Antigone at King's Theatre, Edinburgh Festival, 10 August 2015". The Times. Retrieved 5 May 2020.

[19] "PERSUASION". Royal Exchange Theatre. Retrieved 5 May 2020.

[20] "Persuasion - "A provocative, contemporary reworking", 2 June 2017". The Stage. Retrieved 4 May 2020.

[21] "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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