Chad Rook

Acting

Chad Rook

Born 1982-03-29 · Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada

An award-winning Canadian actor, director, writer, and producer, Chad Rook has built a distinguished career defined by range, authenticity, and a commanding on-screen presence. With over two decades of experience in film and television, Rook continues to impress both audiences and critics through his versatility and commitment to creating compelling, memorable characters. From portraying the weather-controlling super-villain Clyde Mardon in The Flash (2014) to the hardened soldier Boyle in War for the Planet of the Apes (2017), Rook has proven his remarkable adaptability across genres. His standout performances in acclaimed series such as Siren (2018), The 100 (2014), Virgin River (2019), Supernatural (2005), and Timeless (2016) have cemented his reputation as one of Canada's most dynamic and respected screen talents. In 2020, Rook received a Leo Award for Best Performance by a Male for his dual-role portrayal in the psychological drama We Came From the Sea (2020). That same year, he wrote, directed, produced, and starred in the romantic comedy The Perfect Pickup (2020), which achieved worldwide distribution through Bayview Entertainment and Shoreline Entertainment. Rook went on to appear in major feature films including Resident Evil: Welcome to Raccoon City (2021)-as task-force officer Richard Aiken-and Dangerous (2021) opposite Mel Gibson. His portrayal of Deputy McLanahan in Joe Pickett (Paramount+) quickly became a fan favorite, helping the show become one of the platform's most-watched originals. His performance as real-life Irish businessman James Dolan in Billy the Kid (MGM+, 2022) earned him critical acclaim and the Leo Award for Best Lead Performance in a Drama Series. In 2024 and 2025, Rook continued his momentum with starring roles in the psychological thriller Brother (2024), the holiday romance A Dickens of a Christmas (2024) opposite Ashley Newbrough, and the supernatural thriller Witches X (2024) opposite Michael Eklund. He also earned the Rosie Award for Best Performance by a Male Lead (2025) for his gripping performance in Prank Night (2025), and appeared in the highly anticipated Stephen King prequel series Welcome to Derry (2025) directed by Andy Muschietti. Brother is set to have its worldwide premiere in New York in January 2026, marking another major milestone in Rook's expanding international career. Rook's upcoming television projects include the USA Network crime-drama series Anna Pigeon (2025) and My Life with the Walter Boys - Season 3 (2025) on Netflix. Beyond acting, he continues to expand his creative reach as a filmmaker. He is currently writing and directing the true-crime feature film Diary of an Old Lady, co-written with Tina Marie McCulloch, a powerful and character-driven story exploring loyalty, identity, and survival. Represented by Webster Talent Management Mini Biography by: Anonymous Biographer

Acting credits

War for the Planet of the Apes poster
7.2

Caesar and his apes are forced into a deadly conflict with an army of humans led by a ruthless Colonel. After the apes suffer unimaginable losses, Caesar wrestles with his darker instincts and begins his own mythic quest to avenge his kind. As the journey finally brings them face to face, Caesar and the Colonel are pitted against each other in an epic battle that will determine the fate of both their species and the future of the planet.

War for the Planet of the Apes

2017

Resident Evil: Welcome to Raccoon City poster
5.9

Once the booming home of pharmaceutical giant Umbrella Corporation, Raccoon City is now a dying Midwestern town. The company’s exodus left the city a wasteland…with great evil brewing below the surface. When that evil is unleashed, the townspeople are forever…changed…and a small group of survivors must work together to uncover the truth behind Umbrella and make it through the night.

Resident Evil: Welcome to Raccoon City

2021

Dreamcatcher poster
5.7

Four childhood friends reunite for a hunting trip in the Maine woods, bound by a psychic force born from a childhood friend's dreamcatcher. They find themselves caught in a grotesque alien invasion that twists memory, sanity and reality into something far more sinister.

Dreamcatcher

2003

Dangerous poster
6.0

A reformed sociopath heads to a remote island after the death of his brother. Soon after his arrival, the island falls under siege from a deadly gang of mercenaries, and when he discovers their role in his brother’s demise, he sets out on a relentless quest for vengeance.

Dangerous

2021

Texas Road poster
NR

A bunch of kids run afoul of a legendary ghost.

Texas Road

2010

Extremity poster
5.2

A young woman with a severely troubled past signs up for an extreme haunt called Perdition. She believes that putting herself through Perdition's nightmarish trials will help her exorcise her internal traumas, but has no way of knowing just how shocking her ordeal will be-or what dark secrets buried in her psyche will emerge.

Extremity

2018

Brother poster
7.6

When their troubled brother’s car is found at the bottom of a lake, three siblings are forced back to their family home to bury the past, but their brother may have left behind more than memories…

Brother

2026

Sleepover Nightmare poster
3.8

College girl Shannon is having a summertime party at her woodlands cottage with her many friends. But little do the lusty, beer-swilling party-goers know that an escaped murderous mental patient, is lurking in the woods around the cottage.

Sleepover Nightmare

2005

My Life as a Dead Girl poster
6.8

When runaway teenager Chelsea is mistakenly killed by her friend Brittany's pimp, Brittany returns to what remains of the family Chelsea left years ago. Brittany's doing her best to get by under her assumed identity, until the truth begins to emerge. Then the vengeful pimp shows up.

My Life as a Dead Girl

2015

Garage Sale Mystery: The Beach Murder poster
6.3

Annie Winters is a long-time customer of Rags-to-Riches and her husband Garret is a wealthy internet entrepreneur. When Garret’s dead body is found washed up on the beach, it looks like an apparent surfing accident. But Annie doesn’t believe the death was accidental and pleads with Jenn to take a closer look.

Garage Sale Mystery: The Beach Murder

2017

Prank Night poster
9.0

A young woman seeks revenge on the group of thugs that attacked her family.

Prank Night

2026

We Came Frome The Sea poster
NR

Einar is an addict who has just abandoned his wife and five-year-old daughter. While struggling to detox at his lodge near the ocean, Einar is harassed by a stranger.

We Came Frome The Sea

2020

The Perfect Pickup poster
4.0

Four life-long friends who fail miserably in the dating world, set out to find the 'Perfect' way to pickup women. The lessons learned through their trials however turn out to be a lot more than they originally bargained for.

The Perfect Pickup

2018

A Midsummer's Nightmare poster
10.0

Four young lovers head into the woods to pursue their romantic desires, however, their plans are soon jeopardized when terrifying forces attack, using their own fantasies and secrets against them.

A Midsummer's Nightmare

2017

Killer Bash poster
4.2

Terror strikes a campus after the vengeful spirit of a murdered collegian possesses a student.

Killer Bash

2005

The Brotherhood IV: The Complex poster
3.8

At an elite military school called the Complex, a nerdy student is intrigued by the Black Skulls brotherhood, but finds himself thrust into the role of global savior when he discovers their devilish origin.

The Brotherhood IV: The Complex

2005

No artwork available
NR

Two gangs meet together to make a high stakes business transaction. One gang leader is a stickler for grammar.

Irregardless

2014

A Dickens of a Christmas poster
NR

Zara, a lawyer haunted by Christmas memories, attends a Victorian dinner where she meets Rafe, a renovator. His ghostly ancestor plays matchmaker by giving Zara a book of love stories, challenging her skepticism about romance.

A Dickens of a Christmas

2025

No artwork available
NR

Plot Kept Under Wraps

Witches X

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