Ali Cook

Acting

Ali Cook

Born 1975-04-26 · Yorkshire, England, UK

Ali Cook was born on April 26, 1975 in Yorkshire, England. He is a Comedian, Magician, Actor and Writer, known for Kajaki (2014), In the Cloud (2018) and Mr Selfridge (2013).

Acting credits

The Anomaly poster
5.0

A former soldier is taken captive and awakens in the back of a van where he learns that he only has less than 10 minutes to figure out how he got there.

The Anomaly

2014

Twist poster
5.8

A Dickens classic brought thrillingly up to date in the teeming heartland of modern London, where a group of street smart young hustlers plan the heist of the century for the ultimate payday.

Twist

2021

Once Upon a Time in London poster
5.3

Billy Hill and Jack 'Spot' Comer were among the most notorious criminals in London up until the 1950s. Dramatising the violent reign of two of London's most notorious gangsters, Billy Hill (Leo Gregory) and Jack 'Spot' Comer (Terry Stone), ONCE UPON A TIME IN LONDON charts the legendary rise and fall of a nationwide criminal empire that lasted until the mid-fifties and which paved the way for the notorious Kray Twins and The Richardsons. This is the story of their rise and fall.

Once Upon a Time in London

2019

Kajaki poster
6.6

British soldiers guarding the Kajaki Dam set out to rescue a three-man team after one of them loses a leg to a landmine.

Kajaki

2014

The Call Up poster
5.2

When a group of elite online gamers each receive a mysterious invitation to trial a state-of-the-art virtual reality video game, it’s a dream come true and impossible to resist. Arriving at the test site, the group step into hi-tech gear and prepare for a revolutionary, next-level gaming experience that brings modern warfare to life with frightening realism. At first it’s a unique and exhilarating experience. But what starts out like a dream encounter with cutting edge technology quickly takes a turn for the sinister. Once the group are attacked by enemy combatants, they soon realize this is no game after all. Make a mistake here and you pay with your life. Now these masters of the shoot ‘em up will have to fight for survival within a game gone bad, but this time it’s for real.

The Call Up

2016

The Pearl Comb poster
8.1

A doctor is sent to investigate a woman's miraculous claim about having cured tuberculosis - only to discover the source of her unearthly power...

The Pearl Comb

2025

No artwork available
NR

Set in a sleepy English seaside town, this is a comedy about a not-quite-grown-up who finds himself accidentally catapulted into the thick of a very grown-up situation.

Confection

Lost in Karastan poster
4.6

Washed up British film director, Emil, who is invited by a nascent state to make a national Epic in an obscure Caucasus Republic ruled by an eccentric and corrupt dictator. When down and out Academy award winning British film director Emil Miller receives an invitation to the Embassy of the Autonomous Republic of Karastan, little does he know that he will be embarking on one of the wildest journeys of his already diverse and colourful career.

Lost in Karastan

2014

Madam President poster
5.3

President Kateřina Čechová, exhausted by the pressures of her first year in office, secretly dons a disguise to slip out of the castle at night and mingle among ordinary citizens. She meets and falls for sculptor Petr, unaware of her true identity, but when her nightly escapades are exposed, she must navigate the fallout and fight for her right to a personal life and love despite her public role.

Madam President

2022

How to Fake a War poster
3.5

When an unexpected outbreak of peace leads to a ceasefire between Russian forces and Georgian rebels, arrogant rock star Harry Hope fears for the success of his heavily hyped Piece of Peace global charity concert. Desperate, he dispatches his PR consultant, Kate, and her naïve intern, Peggy, to create a fake war story – until the concert, at least.

How to Fake a War

2020

The Messenger poster
4.9

The Messenger is the story of Jack’s last melt down: a story of frustration and guilt, love and betrayal, family and blame. Unwillingly becoming embroiled in the unfinished business of Mark, a journalist brutally murdered in the local park and his television presenter wife, Sarah, to whom he’s desperate to say one last goodbye, Jack finds himself getting closer to Sarah, obsessed with passing on Mark’s message. Discovering hidden secrets and lies finally pushes the fragile Jack over the edge but there is hope when his estranged sister, Emma, gets in touch. Jack starts to remember the past they shared together and as the memories come flooding back, he confronts the truth about the death of his father.

The Messenger

2015

I Made This For You poster
NR

A man receives a documentary made about his life, from a worried friend.

I Made This For You

2018

Muscle poster
5.8

An unhappy office worker's life is gradually taken over by Terry, his new, very hands-on personal trainer.

Muscle

2020

No artwork available
NR

This tale about bullying follows the lives of three precocious 12-year olds, who in spite of their antagonizing domestic circumstances, discover the magic and the healing power of friendship.

The Turtle & the Nightingale

2012

The Boy with a Camera for a Face poster
6.9

The Boy with a Camera for a Face is satirical fairy tale about a boy born with a camera instead of a head, whose every moment is transformed by the fact he is recording it. Accompanied by a voice over narration read by Steven Berkoff, the film tells an epic story in fifteen minutes about the way we live today.

The Boy with a Camera for a Face

2013

No artwork available
NR

The Date (2013)

The Date

2013

The Cunning Man poster
NR

"The Cunning Man" is inspired by a real Cunning Man, John Harries (c.1785 – 1839). It’s an enchanted tale of compassion in the face of callous greed.

The Cunning Man

2019

The Wedding poster
NR

Independent romantic comedy about a Wedding gone awry. 'The Wedding' follows Sam and Aggy; best man and maid of honour to their best friend's wedding, as they struggle to make it to the ceremony on time. Meanwhile the rest of the wedding party are having problems of their own.

The Wedding

2013

Behind the camera