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Ali Cook (also credited as Alistair Cook) is an English magician,
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and
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originating from
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. Cook played Sgt. Paul McMellon in the feature film ''
Kajaki Kajaki is a village in southern Afghanistan, and is split between two townsteads, Kajaki 'Olya, and Kajaki Sofla. It is the district centre of Kajaki District in Helmand Province. North east of the village is an important hydro power station fo ...
'', which won the ''Producer of The Year Award'' at the 2015
British Independent Film Awards The British Independent Film Awards (BIFA) is an organisation that celebrates, supports and promotes British independent cinema and filmmaking talent in United Kingdom. Nominations for the annual awards ceremony are announced in early November, ...
and was nominated for a
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Award in 2015. Cook's career started on the Channel 5 sketch series, The ''Jerry@Trick'' show with the alternative comedians Jerry Sadowitz, Phil Nichol and Boothby Graffoe. Andrew Newman, then the head of comedy at Five, spotted Cook during tapings which lead to him writing and starring in seven of his own comedy and Magic series for
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, Channel 5, and
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. His
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Series Dirty Tricks was nominated for a
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and The Golden Rose of Montreux. He wrote and acted in the short film The Cunning Man, winner of the
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short film competition which was long listed for a BAFTA and has currently won over 30 awards. He regularly tours the UK and internationally with comedy promoters
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in between acting commitments.


Television career

Cook began on
Jerry Sadowitz Jerry Sadowitz (born June 1961) is an American-born Scottish stand-up comedian and magician. Notorious for his frequently controversial brand of black comedy, Sadowitz has said that audiences going to see a comedian should suspend their beliefs ...
's television sketch show ''Jerry@Trick Show'' before moving on to co-write and star in TV series, including '' Monkey Magic (UK TV series)'' (nominated for The Golden Rose of Montreux), ''Psychic Secrets Revealed with
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'' (both for Channel 5)and the ''Secret World of Magic'' for
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. Cook was the star of
Channel 4 Channel 4 is a British free-to-air public broadcast television network operated by the state-owned enterprise, state-owned Channel Four Television Corporation. It began its transmission on 2 November 1982 and was established to provide a four ...
's late night show '' Dirty Tricks'' (nominated for a
British Comedy Award The National Comedy Awards (known as the British Comedy Awards from 1990 to 2014) is an annual awards ceremony in the United Kingdom, celebrating notable comedians and entertainment performances of the previous year. The British Comedy Awards (1 ...
and The Golden Rose of Montreux). Cook starred in the first '' Penn & Teller: Fool Us'' (
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) hosted by
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. In 2011 he performed his
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-style water Torture Escape on ''
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'' (
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). He has also starred in the prestigious
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series ''Le Plus Grand Cabaret du monde'' produced by
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. Recent television credits include:
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for
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,
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, the role of the villainous Patrick in multiple episodes of
Emmerdale ''Emmerdale'' (known as ''Emmerdale Farm'' until 1989) is a British soap opera that is broadcast on ITV1. The show is set in Emmerdale (known as Beckindale until 1994), a fictional village in the Yorkshire Dales. Created by Kevin Laffan, '' ...
in 2016 and The ABC Murders in 2018.


Television

* 2002 ''The Jerry@trick Show'', Ronin Entertainments, Channel 5 * 2002 ''Monkey Magic'', Objective Productions, Channel 5 * 2003 ''Psychic'', Objective Productions, Channel 5 * 2003 ''Monkey Magic Two'', Objective Productions, Channel 5 * 2004 ''Secret World of Magic'', Objective Productions,
Sky One Sky One was a British pay television channel operated and owned by Sky Group (a division of Comcast). Originally launched on 26 April 1982 as Satellite Television, it was Europe's first satellite and non-terrestrial channel. From 31 July 1989, ...
* 2005 ''Dirty Tricks'',
Objective Productions Objective Media Group (OMG), previously known as Objective Productions, is a media company that produces shows in comedy, comedy drama, entertainment, factual entertainment and Magic. It has produced shows including '' The Cube'', ''Breaking Ma ...
,
Channel 4 Channel 4 is a British free-to-air public broadcast television network operated by the state-owned enterprise, state-owned Channel Four Television Corporation. It began its transmission on 2 November 1982 and was established to provide a four ...
* 2010 ''
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'',
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* 2011 '' Penn & Teller: Fool Us'',
September Films September Films, a UK independent television and film production company, is a division of UK independent production and distribution group DCD Media. It specialises in factual entertainment, documentaries and features, reality programming and en ...
,
ITV1 ITV1 (formerly known as ITV) is a British free-to-air public broadcast television channel owned and operated by the British media company ITV plc. It provides the Channel 3 public broadcast service across all of the United Kingdom except for t ...
* 2011 ''
The Slammer ''The Slammer'' (also known as ''The Slammer Returns'' for its final two series) is a children's talent show sitcom that was broadcast on BBC One and CBBC from 22 September 2006 until 26 July 2014. Set in a fictional prison called HM Slammer, ...
'',
CBBC CBBC (initialised as Children's BBC and also known as the CBBC Channel) is a British free-to-air Public service broadcasting in the United Kingdom, public broadcast children's television channel owned and operated by the BBC. It is also the bran ...
* 2011 ''Le Plus Grand Cabaret du monde'',
Magic Magic or Magick most commonly refers to: * Magic (supernatural), beliefs and actions employed to influence supernatural beings and forces * Ceremonial magic, encompasses a wide variety of rituals of magic * Magical thinking, the belief that unrela ...
,
France 2 France 2 () is a French public national television channel. It is part of the state-owned France Télévisions group, along with France 3, France 4 and France 5. France Télévisions also participates in Arte and Euronews. Since 3:20 CET on 7 ...
* 2013
Mr Selfridge ''Mr Selfridge'' is a British period drama television series about Harry Gordon Selfridge and his department store, Selfridge & Co, in London, set from 1908 to 1928. It was co-produced by ITV Studios and Masterpiece/ WGBH for broadcast on IT ...
,
ITV1 ITV1 (formerly known as ITV) is a British free-to-air public broadcast television channel owned and operated by the British media company ITV plc. It provides the Channel 3 public broadcast service across all of the United Kingdom except for t ...
* 2016
Emmerdale ''Emmerdale'' (known as ''Emmerdale Farm'' until 1989) is a British soap opera that is broadcast on ITV1. The show is set in Emmerdale (known as Beckindale until 1994), a fictional village in the Yorkshire Dales. Created by Kevin Laffan, '' ...
,
ITV1 ITV1 (formerly known as ITV) is a British free-to-air public broadcast television channel owned and operated by the British media company ITV plc. It provides the Channel 3 public broadcast service across all of the United Kingdom except for t ...
(multiple episodes) * 2018
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, BBC 1 * 2021
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,
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Film

Cook portrayed Sgt. Paul "Spud" McMellon in 2014's ''
Kajaki Kajaki is a village in southern Afghanistan, and is split between two townsteads, Kajaki 'Olya, and Kajaki Sofla. It is the district centre of Kajaki District in Helmand Province. North east of the village is an important hydro power station fo ...
'', which won the ''Producer of The Year Award'' at the 2015
British Independent Film Awards The British Independent Film Awards (BIFA) is an organisation that celebrates, supports and promotes British independent cinema and filmmaking talent in United Kingdom. Nominations for the annual awards ceremony are announced in early November, ...
and was nominated for a
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Award in 2015. Cook stars alongside
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and
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in 2018's ''How To Fake A War'', directed by
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and produced by
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. Other recent credits include:
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for
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, The Obscure Life of the Grand Duke of Corsica starring
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, ''Muscle'' directed by Gerard Johnson, ''
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'' directed by Robert Scott Wildes for
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, ''
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'' directed by Simon Rumley, and
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nominated thriller ''Isolani''. In 2011 he appeared in ''
Outside Bet ''Outside Bet'', also known as ''Weighed In: The Story of the Mumper'', is a British comedy film directed by Sacha Bennett and starring Bob Hoskins, Jenny Agutter, Philip Davis and Adam Deacon. The film was released on 20 April 2012. Plot It ...
'', directed by
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, alongside
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, Phil Davis and
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. He has played the lead role in ten British short film dramas, most notably the psychotic character Greg in Andrew Saunder's and
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' ''Striklem'' In 2011, Cook was an executive producer on the feature film ''
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'', starring
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.


Filmography


Feature films

*2005 ''
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'',
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,
Breck Eisner Michael Breckenridge Eisner (born December 24, 1970) is an American television and film director. Early life Eisner was born in California, the son of Jane Breckenridge, a business advisor and computer programmer, and Michael Eisner, the form ...
*2012 ''
Outside Bet ''Outside Bet'', also known as ''Weighed In: The Story of the Mumper'', is a British comedy film directed by Sacha Bennett and starring Bob Hoskins, Jenny Agutter, Philip Davis and Adam Deacon. The film was released on 20 April 2012. Plot It ...
'', Gateway Films,
Sacha Bennett Sacha Bennett (born 11 May 1971) is a British actor, writer, producer and director for film and television. As a film-maker he has worked with talent such as Bob Hoskins, Jenny Agutter and Steven Berkoff. He has created films for Hollywood Stu ...
*2013 ''Get Lucky'', Gateway Films, Sacha Bennett *2014 ''Peterman'', Control Films, Mark Abraham *2014 '' Lost In Karastan'',
Film and Music Entertainment Film and Music Entertainment (F&ME, FAME) is a British film production company based in Dublin, Ireland. The company was founded by Mike Downey and Sam Taylor in 2000, then headquartered in London, and has since produced many films, includi ...
,
Ben Hopkins Ben Hopkins (born 1969) is a British film director, screenwriter and novelist. His film ''Simon Magus'' entered the 49th Berlin International Film Festival competition in 1999. His 2008 film, '' The Market: A Tale of Trade'' ( tr, Pazar: Bir ...
*2014 ''
Kajaki Kajaki is a village in southern Afghanistan, and is split between two townsteads, Kajaki 'Olya, and Kajaki Sofla. It is the district centre of Kajaki District in Helmand Province. North east of the village is an important hydro power station fo ...
'', Pukka Films, Paul Katis *2015 '' The Messenger'', Gateway Films, David Blair *2016 ''
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'', Stigma Films, Charles Barker *2016 ''Isolani'', Lola Pictures, Paul Wilson *2017 ''
Once Upon a Time in London ''Once Upon a Time in London'' is a 2019 British crime drama film directed by Simon Rumley and written by Will Gilbey, Rumley and Terry Stone. The film is about the notorious gangsters Billy Hill and Jack Comer. The film stars Leo Gregory, Ter ...
,'' Zebra Films, Simon Rumley *2017 ''
In the Cloud ''In the Cloud'' is a 2018 American sci-fi thriller film directed by Robert Scott Wildes and written by Vanya Asher, starring Justin Chatwin, Adetomiwa Edun, Nora Arnezeder and Gabriel Byrne. The film is an original production by Crackle. ...
'',
Sony Pictures Sony Pictures Entertainment Inc. (commonly known as Sony Pictures or SPE, and formerly known as Columbia Pictures Entertainment, Inc.) is an American diversified multinational mass media and entertainment studio Conglomerate (company), conglom ...
, Robert Scott Wildes *2018 ''How To Fake A War,''
Film and Music Entertainment Film and Music Entertainment (F&ME, FAME) is a British film production company based in Dublin, Ireland. The company was founded by Mike Downey and Sam Taylor in 2000, then headquartered in London, and has since produced many films, includi ...
, Rudolph Herzog *2018 ''Muscle'', Stigma Films, Gerard Johnson *2021 ''
Twist Twist may refer to: In arts and entertainment Film, television, and stage * ''Twist'' (2003 film), a 2003 independent film loosely based on Charles Dickens's novel ''Oliver Twist'' * ''Twist'' (2021 film), a 2021 modern rendition of ''Olive ...
'', Sky Original *2021 ''The Obscure Life Of The Grand Duke Of Corsica'', Camelot Films *2022 ''Prezidentka, Marlene'' Film Productions


Short films

*2019 ''The Cunning Man'', Harvest Films


Theatre

Cook has written and performed three critically acclaimed sell-out Edinburgh solo shows: ''A Touch of Vegas'' (2008), ''Pieces of Strange'' (2010), and ''Principles and Deceptions'' (2011) * Broadway Baby review 2010 * Chortle review 2011 * Broadway Baby review 2011Emily Priestnall,


Stage

* 2015, Stage, ''Impossible: London's Magic Spectacular'',
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Productions,
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, London * 2011, Stage, One man show, ''Principles and Deceptions'',
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, Edinburgh * 2010, Stage, One man show, ''Pieces of Strange'', Gilded Balloon, Edinburgh * 2008, Stage, One man show, ''A Touch of Vegas'', Gilded Balloon, Edinburgh


Further reading

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Notes


External links

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