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My Take
What I admire about Christian Cooke is that he's a craftsman, not a billboard. From Freddie in Cemetery Junction to Len in The Promise, and then disappearing into Garry Kasparov for Rematch, he keeps reinventing himself rather than coasting on a single image. Showing up in Plainclothes, a Sundance Special Jury Award winner, tells me he chases substance over spotlight. This Leeds-born actor strikes me as the kind of dependable, chameleonic talent who quietly elevates everything he's in. I suspect his best, most-recognized work is still ahead of him, and I'm genuinely curious to watch it arrive.
Overview
Christian Louis Cooke (born 15 September 1986) is an English actor. He is known for playing Freddie Taylor in Cemetery Junction and Len Matthews in the Channel 4 mini series The Promise. Cooke played Garry Kasparov in the mini series Rematch on Disney +, and Ron in the movie Plainclothes, which won a Special Jury Award at Sundance 2025.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Christian Cooke
- Name (Japanese)
- クリスチャン・クック
- Reading
- くりすちゃん・くっく
- Born
- September 15, 1987 (age 38)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Virgo / Rabbit
- Origin
- Leeds, United Kingdom
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- actor / film actor / television actor
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.