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Ben Cook(XXIV)

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Ben Cook
Twenty years ago, a series of tragic events almost ripped Millwood apart. Now, in the present day, a brand-new set of Little Liars finds themselves tormented by an unknown assailant.
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Ben Cook is a New York-based actor who has appeared on television, film, & Broadway. Cook was most recently seen on Broadway as Carl in the acclaimed run of Sufjan Stevens / Justin Peck's Illinoise (Outer Critics Circle nomination). In 2020 he was playing Riff in the Ivo Van Hove Directed revival of West Side Story. His other Broadway credits include Mean Girls written by Tina Fey, Tuck Everlasting, Newsies, Billy in Billy Elliot, and Ragtime. He reprise his Role of Race for the filmed version of Disney's Newsies released in 2017. Most recently seen on television in HBO's The Penguin, MAX's Pretty Little Liars: Original Sin, Summer School. Cook has also portrayed Steven Ford in Showtimes The First Lady & Aaron Fisher in HBO's Paterno alongside Al Pacino. He is featured as Mouthpiece in Steven Spielberg's "West Side Story," & stars alongside Elie Kemper & Luke Grimes in the romantic comedy Happiness For Beginners for Netflix. His other TV credits include episodes of "FBI,"Law & Order SVU," "House of Cards," "Veep," and "30 Rock."
BornDecember 11, 1997
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    Known for

    Al Pacino in Paterno (2018)
    Paterno
    6.5
    TV Movie
    • Aaron Fisher
    • 2018
    Rachel Zegler and Ansel Elgort in West Side Story (2021)
    West Side Story
    7.1
    • Mouthpiece
    • 2021
    Colin Farrell in The Penguin (2024)
    The Penguin
    8.6
    TV Mini Series
    • Calvin
    Luke Grimes and Ellie Kemper in Happiness for Beginners (2023)
    Happiness for Beginners
    6.1
    • Beckett
    • 2023

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    • Rocky's (2025)
      Rocky's
      7.5
      • Liam
      • 2025
    • Colin Farrell in The Penguin (2024)
      The Penguin
      8.6
      TV Mini Series
      • Calvin
      • 2024
    • Bailee Madison, Chandler Kinney, Malia Pyles, Maia Reficco, and Zaria in Pretty Little Liars: Original Sin (2022)
      Pretty Little Liars: Original Sin
      7.0
      TV Series
      • Henry
      • Henry Nelson
      • 2022–2024
    • Luke Grimes and Ellie Kemper in Happiness for Beginners (2023)
      Happiness for Beginners
      6.1
      • Beckett
      • 2023
    • FBI: Most Wanted (2020)
      FBI: Most Wanted
      6.9
      TV Series
      • Luke Spottiswood
      • 2023
    • Gillian Anderson, Michelle Pfeiffer, and Viola Davis in The First Lady (2022)
      The First Lady
      7.3
      TV Series
      • Steven Ford
      • 2022
    • Rachel Zegler and Ansel Elgort in West Side Story (2021)
      West Side Story
      7.1
      • Mouthpiece
      • 2021
    • Al Pacino in Paterno (2018)
      Paterno
      6.5
      TV Movie
      • Aaron Fisher
      • 2018
    • Jeremy Jordan in Newsies: The Broadway Musical (2017)
      Newsies: The Broadway Musical
      8.2
      • Race
      • 2017
    • Mariska Hargitay in Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999)
      Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
      8.1
      TV Series
      • Adam Turner
      • 2017
    • Kevin Spacey in House of Cards (2013)
      House of Cards
      8.6
      TV Series
      • Heather Dunbar's Son (uncredited)
      • 2015
    • Julia Louis-Dreyfus in Veep (2012)
      Veep
      8.4
      TV Series
      • Walt (as Benjamin Cook)
      • 2014
    • Alec Baldwin, Jane Krakowski, Tina Fey, Tracy Morgan, and Jack McBrayer in 30 Rock (2006)
      30 Rock
      8.3
      TV Series
      • Young Jack
      • 2010

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    • Rachel Zegler and Ansel Elgort in West Side Story (2021)
      West Side Story
      7.1
      • performer: "Gee, Officer Krupke"
      • 2021

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    • Alternative name
      • Benjamin Cook
    • Born
      • December 11, 1997
      • Eden, North Carolina, USA
    • Relatives
      • Emma Cook(Sibling)
    • Other works
      Broadway National Tour of "Newsies the Musical" - Race, Ensemble, Understudy: Crutchie
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      • 1 Article

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      He has been in many Broadway productions, including Ragtime, Billy Elliot, Newsies, Tuck Everlasting, Mean Girls, and more.
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      • Ben

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      27 years old
    • When was Ben Cook born?
      December 11, 1997
    • Where was Ben Cook born?
      Eden, North Carolina, USA
    • What is Ben Cook's birth name?
      Benjamin Tyler Cook
    • What is Ben Cook known for?
      The Penguin, Happiness for Beginners, Paterno, and West Side Story

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