Harry Cook (born 12 June 1991) is a

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actor and writer. Born in Croydon, South London, Cook moved to Australia with his family in 2001 (when aged 10). Cook is best known for his roles in ''

Accidents Happen ''Accidents Happen'' is a 2009 Australian coming-of-age comedy drama film directed by Andrew Lancaster and starring Geena Davis, Harrison Gilbertson, Harry Cook, Sebastian Gregory, Joel Tobeck, and Sarah Woods. Written by Brian Carbee, based ...

'' (2009), '' Caught Inside'' and ''

Drown (film) ''Drown'' ( fa, شنای پروانه, Shena-ye Parvaneh) (also titled ''Butterfly Stroke'') is an Iranian drama crime mystery film directed by Mohammad Kart. The film screened for the first time at the 38th Fajr Film Festival and earned 12 nomina ...

''. Other roles also include Chook in ''

Panic at Rock Island ''Panic at Rock Island'' is a 2011 Australian-New Zealand TV movie made for the Syfy (Australia) Channel.

'' (2010), Drew Johnston in '' I Love You Both'' (2015) and Tom Muller in ''

My Place (TV series) ''My Place'' is an Australian children's television drama series based on the award-winning picture book of the same name by Nadia Wheatley and Donna Rawlins. The series first screened on ABC3 on weeknights at 8pm from 4 December 2009 and aired ...

''. His role in ''Drown'' earned him a Best Supporting Actor Award at FilmOut San Diego Film Festival in 2015. Cook came out as

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in 2013. He was on the forefront of the fight for marriage equality in Australia. In 2016, Cook was nominated as LGBTQ Celebrity of the Year at the Inaugural Australian LGBTQ Awards held at the

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for his work as an openly gay activist and actor. He was nominated again the following year. Cook was nominated again for the LGBTI Local Icon Award at the 2019 Australian LGBTI Awards. In September 2018, Cook's debut memoir '' Pink Ink (book)'' was released to rave reviews. His debut young adult novel, 'Fin & Rye & Fireflies', was released worldwide in August 2020 through Black and White Publishing's imprint Ink Road Books as their first LGBTQI+ themed YA novel to rave reviews. In 2021, Harry released his second YA novel, 'Felix Silver, Teaspoons & Witches' via Duet/Interlude press.

Filmography

Film

TV series

Theatre

Books

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