Ali Cook facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Ali Cook
Ali Cook as Sgt. Paul McMellon in Kajaki
Born	Alistair Cook Yorkshire, England
Occupation	Actor Comedian

Ali Cook (also known as Alistair Cook) is an English actor and comedian from Yorkshire. He is known for his roles in movies and TV shows. Ali Cook also performs magic!

He played Sgt. Paul McMellon in the movie Kajaki. This film won an award for its producer in 2015. It was also nominated for a BAFTA Award. More recently, Ali wrote and acted in a short film called The Cunning Man. This film has won more than 30 awards! It was also considered for a BAFTA award.

Ali Cook's Early Career

Ali Cook started his career on a TV show called The Jerry@Trick Show. This was a sketch comedy series on Channel 5. A TV producer named Andrew Newman noticed Ali's talent. This led to Ali writing and starring in seven of his own comedy and magic shows. These shows were on channels like Channel 4, Channel 5, and Sky1. His Channel 4 series Dirty Tricks was nominated for a British Comedy Award. It was also nominated for The Golden Rose of Montreux, which is a big international TV award.

Ali Cook on Television

Ali Cook has been in many TV shows. He co-wrote and starred in Monkey Magic (UK TV series). This show was nominated for The Golden Rose of Montreux. He also appeared in Psychic Secrets Revealed with Derren Brown and Secret World of Magic.

Ali was the main star of Channel 4's show Dirty Tricks. This show was nominated for a British Comedy Award. He also appeared on Penn & Teller: Fool Us on ITV. In 2011, he performed a dangerous Houdini-style water escape on The Slammer for CBBC.

His recent TV roles include:

• Ragdoll on AMC
• Mr Selfridge
• Playing the villain Patrick in several episodes of Emmerdale in 2016
• A German officer in the BBC's 2018 show The ABC Murders

TV Shows Ali Cook Has Been In

Ali Cook in Movies

Ali Cook played Sgt. Paul "Spud" McMellon in the 2014 movie Kajaki. This film won an award for its producer in 2015. It was also nominated for a BAFTA Award.

He also starred with Katherine Parkinson in the 2018 movie How To Fake A War. This film was directed by Rudolph Herzog.

Other movies Ali Cook has been in include:

• Twist for Sky Cinema
• The Obscure Life of the Grand Duke of Corsica with Timothy Spall
• Muscle
• In the Cloud for Sony Pictures
• Once Upon a Time in London
• The thriller Isolani, which was nominated for a British Independent Film Awards

In 2011, he appeared in Outside Bet alongside famous actors like Bob Hoskins. He has also played the main character in ten British short films. One notable role was the character Greg in Striklem.

Ali Cook was also an executive producer for the 2011 movie Dark Tide. This film starred Halle Berry.

Movies Ali Cook Has Appeared In

Feature Films

Short Films

• 2019 The Cunning Man

Ali Cook on Stage

Ali Cook has written and performed three popular solo shows in Edinburgh, Scotland. These shows were:

• A Touch of Vegas (2008)
• Pieces of Strange (2010)
• Principles and Deceptions (2011)

Stage Performances