Portrait of Ron Cook

Acting

Ron Cook

Career

Active from 1978 to 2025, busiest in 1983 with 3 main titles.

Leading roles
7
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score68/100
Highest rated
Poster for Topsy-Turvy
Topsy-Turvy
GoodWatch score81/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 71 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.2 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.5 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.9 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.2 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 6.1 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.2 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Ron Cook Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    3.2, average 5.4
  • Fantasy
    0.9, average 1.7
  • Adrenaline
    4.0, average 4.8
  • Scare
    1.8, average 2.6

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Historical Drama 5
  • Literary Adaptation 3
  • Coming-of-Age Story 2
  • Thought-Provoking 2
  • Psychological Drama 2
  • Political Intrigue 2
  • Social Commentary 2
  • Moral Ambiguity 2
  • Psychological Portrait 2
  • Character-Driven 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

95
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2020s

13 titles · average score 66
Ladies First
Ladies First (2026)
GoodWatch score 41

as Mr. Sachs

Sew Torn
Sew Torn (2025)
GoodWatch score 71

as Oskar

The Choral
The Choral (2025)
GoodWatch score 63

as Reverend Woodhead

The Hack
The Hack (2025)
GoodWatch score 69

TV show · as Max Mosley

I Fought the Law
I Fought the Law (2025)
GoodWatch score 69

TV show · as Frank Cook MP

Andor
Andor (2022)
GoodWatch score 87

TV show · as Willi

Grenfell: Scenes from the Inquiry
Grenfell: Scenes from the Inquiry (2022)

as Richard Millett QC

Empire of Light
Empire of Light (2022)
GoodWatch score 57

as Mr. Cooper

Life After Life
Life After Life (2022)
GoodWatch score 88

TV show · as Dr. Fellowes

The King's Man
The King's Man (2021)
GoodWatch score 51

as Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria

Des
Des (2020)
GoodWatch score 80

TV show · as DSI Chambers

18% Grey
18% Grey (2020)
GoodWatch score 60

as Charlie

2010s

14 titles · average score 73
The Witcher
The Witcher (2019)
GoodWatch score 67

TV show · as Borch Three Jackdaws

Chernobyl
Chernobyl (2019)
GoodWatch score 90

TV show · as Old Maternity Doctor

The City and the City
The City and the City (2018)
GoodWatch score 69

TV show · as Commissar Gadlem

Les Misérables
Les Misérables (2018)
GoodWatch score 79

TV show · as Hair and Teeth Dealer

Inside No. 9
Inside No. 9 (2014)
GoodWatch score 92

TV show · as Wilf

Mr Selfridge
Mr Selfridge (2013)
GoodWatch score 68

TV show · as Mr. Crabb

The Mystery of Edwin Drood
The Mystery of Edwin Drood (2012)
GoodWatch score 63

TV show · as Durdles

Bert & Dickie
Bert & Dickie (2012)
GoodWatch score 71

as Albert

Mrs Biggs
Mrs Biggs (2012)
GoodWatch score 77

TV show · as Peter

Death in Paradise
Death in Paradise (2011)
GoodWatch score 59

TV show · as Bill Calder

Vera
Vera (2011)
GoodWatch score 60

TV show · as Brian Gower

Time Gentlemen, Please
Time Gentlemen, Please (2010)

as The Good Chap

2000s

37 titles · average score 66
The Diary of Anne Frank
The Diary of Anne Frank (2009)
GoodWatch score 74

TV show · as Hermann Van Daan

Filth: The Mary Whitehouse Story
Filth: The Mary Whitehouse Story (2008)
GoodWatch score 67

as Lord Charlie Hill

Hot Fuzz
Hot Fuzz (2007)
GoodWatch score 83

as George Merchant

Land of the Blind
Land of the Blind (2006)
GoodWatch score 44

as Doc

Doctor Who
Doctor Who (2005)
GoodWatch score 78

TV show · as Magpie

On a Clear Day
On a Clear Day (2005)
GoodWatch score 65

as Norman

He Knew He Was Right
He Knew He Was Right (2004)
GoodWatch score 72

TV show · as Mr Bozzle

Hornblower: Duty
Hornblower: Duty (2003)
GoodWatch score 79

as Steward James Doughty

Dead Gorgeous
Dead Gorgeous (2002)
GoodWatch score 53

as Hector

Foyle's War
Foyle's War (2002)
GoodWatch score 83

TV show · as Eddie Baker

Lucky Break
Lucky Break (2001)
GoodWatch score 45

as Perry

Waking the Dead
Waking the Dead (2001)
GoodWatch score 50

TV show · as Dr. Milan Vaspovic

1990s

14 titles · average score 73
Topsy-Turvy
Topsy-Turvy (1999)
GoodWatch score 81

as Richard D'Oyly Carte

Let the Good Times Roll
Let the Good Times Roll (1998)

as Drug Dealer

The History of Tom Jones: A Foundling
The History of Tom Jones: A Foundling (1997)
GoodWatch score 76

TV show · as Benjamin Partridge

Midsomer Murders
Midsomer Murders (1997)
GoodWatch score 80

TV show · as Bernard Flack

The Odyssey
The Odyssey (1997)
GoodWatch score 72

TV show · as Eurybates

Secrets & Lies
Secrets & Lies (1996)
GoodWatch score 88

as Stuart

Bramwell
Bramwell (1995)
GoodWatch score 40

TV show · as Percy Banks

Sharpe
Sharpe (1993)
GoodWatch score 81

TV show · as Napoleon

The Detectives
The Detectives (1993)
GoodWatch score 71

TV show · as Blind Billy

Maigret
Maigret (1992)
GoodWatch score 77

TV show

Turbulence
Turbulence (1991)

as Harry

The Chief
The Chief (1990)

TV show · as James Baddeley

1980s

15 titles · average score 71
The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover
The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover (1989)
GoodWatch score 76

as Mews

The Singing Detective
The Singing Detective (1986)
GoodWatch score 65

TV show · as First Mysterious Man

Girls On Top
Girls On Top (1985)
GoodWatch score 59

TV show · as Ian

The Bill
The Bill (1984)
GoodWatch score 77

TV show

Scandalous
Scandalous (1984)
GoodWatch score 45

as 3rd Taxi Driver

The Tragedy of Richard III
The Tragedy of Richard III (1983)
GoodWatch score 81

as Richard III

Henry VI Part 3
Henry VI Part 3 (1983)

as Richard, Duke of Gloucester

Blackadder
Blackadder (1983)
GoodWatch score 80

TV show · as Sean, the Irish

Henry VI Part 2
Henry VI Part 2 (1983)

as Richard Plantagenet

Henry VI Part 1
Henry VI Part 1 (1983)

as Third Messinger to the King / Countess' Porter

The Young Ones
The Young Ones (1982)
GoodWatch score 86

TV show · as Convict

Bergerac
Bergerac (1981)
GoodWatch score 69

TV show · as Reggie Betts

1970s

2 titles
Will Shakespeare
Will Shakespeare (1978)

TV show · as Jack Rice

Secrets of a Superstud
Secrets of a Superstud (1976)

as Telegram Boy