Cast & creator
Ron Cook
Best known for Midsomer Murders, Doctor Who, Doctor Who
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 School and then Caludon Castle School and is a graduate of Rose Bruford College.
53
film credits
47
television credits
99
1976–2026 · acting roles
7.0
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Signature credits
Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (100)
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Midsomer Murders
Bernard Flack
1997
Doctor Who
2005Doctor Who
Magpie
2005
Death in Paradise
Bill Calder
2011
Vera
Brian Gower
2011
The Witcher
Borch Three Jackdaws
2019
The Bill
1984
Sharpe
Napoleon
1993
Andor
Willi
2022
Waking the Dead
Dr. Milan Vaspovic
2001
Chernobyl
Old Maternity Doctor
2019
Bergerac
Reggie Betts
1981
Foyle's War
Eddie Baker
2002
Inside No. 9
Wilf
2014
Blackadder
Sean, the Irish
1983
The Singing Detective
First Mysterious Man
1986
The King's Man
Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria
2021
Doctor Who Confidential
2005
Mr Selfridge
Mr. Crabb
2013
The Young Ones
Convict
1982
Hornblower
Doughty
1998
The Chief
James Baddeley
1990
The Odyssey
Eurybates
1997
Hot Fuzz
George Merchant
2007
Ladies First
Mr. Sachs
2026
102 Dalmatians
Mr. Button
2000
The Detectives
Blind Billy
1993
Les Misérables
Hair and Teeth Dealer
2018
The Tragedy of Richard III
Richard III
1983
The History of Tom Jones: A Foundling
Benjamin Partridge
1997
Garrow's Law
Captain Baillie
2009
Bramwell
Percy Banks
1995
The Hack
Max Mosley
2025
Des
DSI Chambers
2020
Little Dorrit
Chivery
2008
Empire of Light
Mr. Cooper
2022
The Choral
Reverend Woodhead
2025
Chocolat
Alphonse Marceau
2000
Maigret
1992
Red Riding
2009
The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover
Mews
1989
I Fought the Law
Frank Cook MP
2025
Funland
Hitman
2005
Seven Wonders of the Industrial World
Isambard Kingdom Brunel
2003
Girls On Top
Ian
1985
He Knew He Was Right
Mr Bozzle
2004
The Diary of Anne Frank
Hermann Van Daan
2009
Secrets & Lies
Stuart
1996
Life After Life
Dr. Fellowes
2022
The City and the City
Commissar Gadlem
2018
Casanova
Prisoner
2005
The Merchant of Venice
Old Gobbo
2004
10 Days to War
Peter
2008
Quills
Napoleon
2000
Thunderbirds
Parker
2004
Will Shakespeare
Jack Rice
1978
Personal Affairs
Bernie Lerner
2009
Sew Torn
Oskar
2025
The Lost Prince
Lloyd George
2003
24 Hour Party People
Derek
2002
The Critic
Hugh Morris
2024
The Mystery of Edwin Drood
Durdles
2012
Mrs Biggs
Peter
2012
Topsy-Turvy
Richard D'Oyly Carte
1999
The Diary of Anne Frank
Hermann Van Daan
2009
Land of the Blind
Doc
2006
The Other Boleyn Girl
Thomas Cromwell
2003
The Hound of the Baskervilles
Barrymore
2002
Charlotte Gray
Mirabel
2001
Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1980
Clement Smith
2009
Confetti
Sam's Dad
2006
Henry VI Part 2
Richard Plantagenet
1983
On a Clear Day
Norman
2005
Filth: The Mary Whitehouse Story
Lord Charlie Hill
2008
National Theatre Live: King Lear
The Fool
2011
Lucky Break
Perry
2001
Henry VI Part 3
Richard, Duke of Gloucester
1983
Henry VI Part 1
Third Messinger to the King / Countess' Porter
1983
Secrets of a Superstud
Telegram Boy
1976
Bert & Dickie
Albert
2012
The Merry Wives of Windsor
Peter Simple
1982Turbulence
Harry
1991
Sharpe's Honour
Napoleon Bonaparte
1994
Let the Good Times Roll
Drug Dealer
1998
Scandalous
3rd Taxi Driver
1984No Strings Attached: The Making of Thunderbirds
Self
2004
Hornblower: Loyalty
Steward James Doughty
2003The Fool
1990
Number One
'The Wasp'
1985
Grenfell: Scenes from the Inquiry
Richard Millett QC
2022
Kenneth Williams: Fantabulosa!
Peter Eade
2006Fields of Gold
Dave McArdle
2002
Hornblower: Duty
Steward James Doughty
2003
Dead Gorgeous
Hector
2002
Mrs Biggs
Peter
2012
The Magic Shop
1982
18% Grey
Charlie
2020Day To Remember
Graham
1986
Time Gentlemen, Please
The Good Chap
2010Time Gentlemen, Please
Thanks
2010