Samuel Edward-Cook
- Actor
SAMUEL EDWARD-COOK is a British actor known for his breakout role as Danny Whizz-Bang in Peaky Blinders. His versatility is evident in roles ranging from crime boss Ceri Davies in the BBC thriller Better to iron-smelter Isaac Hartley in Shane Meadows' The Gallows Pole. In 2024, he starred in Janicza Bravo's limited series The Listeners and in Nick Hamm's feature William Tell.
On stage, Cook has taken on challenging roles such as Edmund in King Lear, Hotspur in Henry IV opposite Ian McKellen's Falstaff and Haemon in Ivo van Hove's production of Antigone with Juliette Binoche. In 2025 Samuel starred in Manhunt (written and directed by Robert Icke) at the Royal Court theatre in London.
On stage, Cook has taken on challenging roles such as Edmund in King Lear, Hotspur in Henry IV opposite Ian McKellen's Falstaff and Haemon in Ivo van Hove's production of Antigone with Juliette Binoche. In 2025 Samuel starred in Manhunt (written and directed by Robert Icke) at the Royal Court theatre in London.
