Callie Cooke (born 23 October 1993) is a British actress. She was nominated for an ''Evening Standard'' Theatre Award in 2015. On television, she is best known for her role in the

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comedy '' Henpocalypse!'' (2023).

Early life and education

Cooke studied at the

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, graduating with a

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in Acting.

Career

Cooke made her professional stage debut in ''Firebird'', which ran at

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and

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in 2015. For her performance, Cooke was nominated for the Emerging Talent Award at the ''Evening Standard'' Theatre Awards. Cooke made her television debut in a 2016 episode of the BBC medical soap opera ''

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''. She returned to the Hampstead Theatre for ''Filthy Business'' in 2017 and ''The Strange Death of John Doe'' in 2018. Cooke appeared in the

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series ''Overshadowed'' and the

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drama ''

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'', and began playing Islene in the

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series ''

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''. Cooke made her feature film debut in the 2020 comedy ''

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''. That same year, she played Kimberley Doyle in the

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mystery series '' The Stranger'' and played Nadia in the

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drama ''

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''. In 2022, Cooke had a number of main television roles in the BBC series '' Rules of the Game'' as Tess Jones, ''

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'' as Esther, and ''

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'' as Carly, as well as the

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series ''

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'' as Leila. The following year, she starred as Shelly opposite

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in the

comedy series '' Henpocalypse!''. In 2024, she appeared as Lindy Pepper-Bean in the ''

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'' episode "

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" and as Steph in the ITV comedy series '' Piglets''.

Filmography

Film

Television

Stage

Awards and nominations

References

External links

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Callie Cooke
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