Ron Cook

Ron Cook

December 1, 1948 · 77 years old

Ronald G. Cook (born 1 December 1948) is an English actor. He has been active in film, television and theatre since the 1970s. Cook was born in 1948 in South Shields, County Durham, the son of a school cook and a car worker. When he was 6, his family moved to Coventry; he went to Wyken Croft Junior…

Known For

19 titles
1
Chocolat

Chocolat

2000 · 2h 1m · Movie

Single mother Vianne Rocher and her young daughter arrive in a rural French town in the winter of 1959, and open an unusual chocolate shop that disrupts the moral fiber of the strictly Catholic townsfolk and mayor.

7.2
2
Secrets & Lies

Secrets & Lies

1996 · 2h 16m · Movie

Following the death of her adoptive parents, a successful young black optometrist establishes contact with her biological mother -- a lonely white factory worker living in poverty in East London.

8.0
3
The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover

The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover

1989 · 2h 4m · Movie

At an opulent gourmet restaurant, a woman carries on an affair with deadly consequences.

7.5
4
102 Dalmatians

102 Dalmatians

2000 · 1h 40m · Movie

Cruella DeVil gets out of prison and goes after the puppies once more.

4.9
5
The Merchant of Venice

The Merchant of Venice

2004 · 2h 11m · Movie

In 16th century Venice, when a merchant must default on a large loan from an abused Jewish moneylender for a friend with romantic ambitions, the bitterly vengeful creditor demands a gruesome payment instead.

7.0
6
Empire of Light

Empire of Light

2022 · 1h 55m · Movie

A drama about the power of human connection during turbulent times, set in an English coastal town in the early 1980s.

6.3
7
Des

Des

2020 · 48m · TV Show

In 1983, Scottish serial killer Dennis Nilsen was arrested after the discovery of human remains which had blocked a drain near his London home.

7.6
8
The Odyssey

The Odyssey

1997 · 2h 56m · TV Show

Follows Odysseus on his wanderings back to Ithaca following the Trojan War.

7.0
9
The Critic

The Critic

2024 · 1h 41m · Movie

A powerful London theater critic becomes entangled in a web of deceit and murder.

5.7
10
Topsy-Turvy

Topsy-Turvy

1999 · 2h 40m · Movie

Set in the 1880s, chronicles how during a creative dry spell, the partnership of the legendary musical/theatrical writers Gilbert and Sullivan almost dissolves, before they turn it all around and write the Mikado.

7.3
11
Charlotte Gray

Charlotte Gray

2001 · 2h 1m · Movie

A young Scottish woman joins the French Resistance during World War II to rescue her Royal Air Force boyfriend who is lost in France.

6.4
12
Sew Torn

Sew Torn

2025 · 1h 40m · Movie

A seamstress gets tangled in her own thread after stealing a briefcase from a drug deal gone bad. In an escalating game of cat and mouse, her different choices lead to drastically different outcomes along the way.

6.3
13
Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1980

Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1980

2009 · 1h 33m · Movie

The Home Office bring in senior Manchester detective Peter Hunter to conduct a secret review of the Ripper investigation to date.

7.1
14
Land of the Blind

Land of the Blind

2006 · 1h 50m · Movie

A soldier recounts his relationship with a famous political prisoner attempting to overthrow their country's authoritarian government.

6.4
15
Hornblower: Loyalty

Hornblower: Loyalty

2003 · 2h 5m · Movie

Hornblower is given a dangerous mission to deliver an emigre French nobleman to a secret rendezvous near Brest while coping with enemy agents in his own ranks.

8.0
16
On a Clear Day

On a Clear Day

2005 · 1h 35m · Movie

Frank determines to salvage his self-esteem and tackle his demons by attempting the ultimate test of endurance - swimming the English Channel.

6.9
17
Sharpe's Honour

Sharpe's Honour

1994 · 1h 41m · Movie

1813. Major Sharpe's old enemy, Major Ducos manipulates a beautiful young marquesa into falsely accusing Sharpe of rape. Her husband calls Sharpe out in a duel. But when the husband is ...

7.7
18
The Other Boleyn Girl

The Other Boleyn Girl

2003 · 1h 30m · Movie

Based on the controversial novel by Philippa Gregory, "The Other Boleyn Girl" is a fictionalised account of the life of Lady Mary Boleyn who becomes mistress to England's King Henry VIII, before being ousted by her younger sister,...

6.1
19
The Choral

The Choral

2025 · 1h 53m · Movie

A choral society's male members enlist in World War I, leaving the demanding Dr. Guthrie to recruit teenagers. Together, they experience the joy of singing while the young boys grapple with their impending conscription into the army.

6.5