{{Short description|English actress (born 1992)}} {{Infobox person | image = | caption = | birth_name = | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=y|1993|10|23}} | birth_place = Leicester, England, United Kingdom | alma_mater = ArtsEd (BA) | known_for = {{hlist|Dot and Bubble|Henpocalypse!}} | occupation = Actress | years_active = 2015–present }}
'''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 BBC Two comedy ''Henpocalypse!'' (2023).
==Early life and education== Cooke studied at the Arts Educational Schools, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts in Acting.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://artsed.co.uk/news/5-star-review-for-acting-graduate/|title=5 Star Review for Acting Graduate|website=ArtsEd|date=24 February 2016|accessdate=18 August 2023}}</ref>
==Career== Cooke made her professional stage debut in ''Firebird'', which ran at Hampstead Theatre and Trafalgar Studios in 2015.<ref>{{Cite journal|url=https://www.hamhigh.co.uk/things-to-do/21362742.actor-callie-cooke-i-distance-get-emotionally-drained/|title=Actor Callie Cooke: 'I had to distance myself or I'd get emotionally drained'|journal=Ham & High|first=Bridget|last=Galton|date=16 March 2017|accessdate=18 August 2023}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.broadwayworld.com/westend/article/Callie-Cooke-Tahirah-Sharif-and-Phaldut-Sharma-to-Reprise-Roles-in-FIREBIRD-at-Trafalgar-Studios-20160119|title=Callie Cooke, Tahirah Sharif and Phaldut Sharma to Reprise Roles in FIREBIRD at Trafalgar Studios|website=BroadwayWorld|date=19 January 2016|accessdate=27 August 2023}}</ref> 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 ''Doctors''. She returned to the Hampstead Theatre for ''Filthy Business'' in 2017 and ''The Strange Death of John Doe'' in 2018.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hampsteadtheatre.com/news/2017/february/in-the-rehearsal-room-with-filthy-business-callie-cooke-and-callum-woodhouse/|title=In the rehearsal room with Filthy Business' Callie Cooke and Callum Woodhouse|website=Hampstead Theatre|date=27 February 2017|accessdate=18 August 2023}}</ref>
Cooke appeared in the BBC Three series ''Overshadowed'' and the BBC One drama ''Informer'', and began playing Islene in the Sky Atlantic series ''Britannia''. Cooke made her feature film debut in the 2020 comedy ''Blithe Spirit''. That same year, she played Kimberley Doyle in the Netflix mystery series ''The Stranger'' and played Nadia in the Channel 4 drama ''Adult Material''.
In 2022, Cooke had a number of main television roles in the BBC series ''Rules of the Game'' as Tess Jones,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.entertainmentdaily.co.uk/tv/who-plays-tess-in-rules-of-the-game-what-has-actress-callie-cooke-been-in-before/|title=Who plays Tess in Rules of the Game? What has actress Callie Cooke been in before|website=Entertainment Daily|first=Helen|last=Fear|date=12 January 2022|accessdate=19 September 2023}}</ref> ''Cheaters'' as Esther,<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.comedy.co.uk/tv/news/6686/cheaters-on-bbc1/|title=Cheaters comedy drama coming to BBC One|website=British Comedy Guide|date=26 January 2022|accessdate=19 September 2023 |last1=Guide |first1=British Comedy }}</ref> and ''Peacock'' as Carly, as well as the Disney+ Star series ''Wedding Season'' as Leila.<ref>{{Cite journal|url=https://www.express.co.uk/showbiz/tv-radio/1666343/Wedding-Season-cast-series|title=Wedding Season cast: Who is in the Disney Plus series?|journal=Daily Express|first=Neela|last=Debnath|date=8 September 2022|accessdate=23 August 2023}}</ref> The following year, she starred as Shelly opposite Lucie Shorthouse in the BBC Two comedy series ''Henpocalypse!''.<ref>{{Cite journal|url=https://belfasttelegraph.co.uk/entertainment/film-tv/five-minutes-with-henpocalypse-stars-callie-cooke-and-lucie-shorthouse/a471693466.html|title=Five minutes with… Henpocalypse! stars Callie Cooke and Lucie Shorthouse|journal=Belfast Telegraph|date=12 August 2023|accessdate=18 August 2023}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ok.co.uk/tv/henpocalypse-danny-dyer-dildo-spear-30622673|title=Henpocalypse star Callie Cooke on Danny Dyer's cameo and working with a 'dildo spear'|website=OK|first=Lauren|last=Morris|date=8 August 2023|accessdate=18 August 2023}}</ref> In 2024, she appeared as Lindy Pepper-Bean in the ''Doctor Who'' episode "Dot and Bubble"<ref>{{Cite web |last=Laford |first=Andrea |date=2024-03-28 |title=Doctor Who 2024 series: new cast announcements |url=https://cultbox.co.uk/news/headlines/doctor-who-2024-series-new-cast-announcements |access-date=2024-03-28 |website=CultBox |language=en-US}}</ref> and as Steph in the ITV comedy series ''Piglets''.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.comedy.co.uk/tv/news/7867/piglets-cast/|website=British Comedy Guide|date=1 May 2024|accessdate=2 May 2024|title=Piglets}}</ref>
==Filmography== ===Film=== {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |- | 2020 | ''Blithe Spirit'' | Googie Withers | |- | 2025 | ''F1'' | Jodie | |- | 2027 | Untitled Tim Miller film | TBA | Filming |}
===Television=== {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |- | 2016 | ''Doctors'' | Belle Curtis | Episode: "What You Don't Know" |- | 2017 | ''Strike'' | Carianne | Episode: "The Cuckoo's Calling: Part 1" |- | 2017 | ''Overshadowed'' | Sky | 4 episodes |- | 2018–2021 | ''Britannia'' | Islene | 5 episodes |- | 2018 | ''Informer'' | Natalie Markham | 3 episodes |- | 2019 | ''Halfbreed'' | Brogan | Web<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.comedy.co.uk/people/callie_cooke/|title=Callie Cooke|website=British Comedy Guide|accessdate=19 September 2023}}</ref> |- | 2020 | ''The Stranger'' | Kimberley Doyle | 6 episodes |- | 2020 | ''Adult Material'' | Nadia | 4 episodes |- | 2022 | ''Rules of the Game'' | Tess Jones | 4 episodes |- | 2022 | ''Cheaters'' | Esther | 17 episodes |- | 2022 | ''Peacock'' | Carly | 3 episodes |- | 2022 | ''Wedding Season'' | Leila | 8 episodes |- | 2023 | ''Henpocalypse!'' | Shelly | 6 episodes |- | 2024 | ''Doctor Who'' | Lindy Pepper-Bean | Episode: "Dot and Bubble" |- | 2024 | ''Piglets'' | Steph | 6 episodes |- | 2025 | ''Surface'' | Margot | Season 2 |}
==Stage== {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |- | 2015 | ''Firebird'' | Tia | Hampstead Theatre / Trafalgar Studios, London |- | 2017 | ''Filthy Business'' | Bernice | rowspan="2" | Hampstead Theatre, London |- | 2018 | ''The Strange Death of John Doe'' | Anna / Rae |- | 2025 | ''Christmas Day'' | Maude | Almeida Theatre, London |- |}
==Awards and nominations== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" |- ! Year ! Award ! Category ! Work ! Result ! {{Ref heading}} |- | 2016 | ''Evening Standard'' Theatre Awards | Emerging Talent Award | ''Firebird'' | {{nom}} | <ref>{{Cite journal|url=https://www.standard.co.uk/culture/theatre/evening-standard-theatre-awards-2016-the-longlist-a3372986.html|title=Evening Standard Theatre Awards 2016: The longlist|journal=Evening Standard Theatre Awards|date=19 October 2016|accessdate=27 August 2023}}</ref> |- |}
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== * {{IMDb name|8424510}} * [https://www.curtisbrown.co.uk/client/callie-cooke/cv Callie Cooke] at Curtis Brown
{{DEFAULTSORT:Cooke, Callie}} Category:Living people Category:1993 births Category:Actresses from Leicestershire Category:English stage actresses Category:English television actresses Category:People educated at the Arts Educational Schools Category:21st-century English actresses