Ron Cook: movies and TV shows
Ron Cook has 101 credits in the archive: 53 films and 48 TV series, from 1976 to 2026. Highest rated: Chernobyl (8.7/10).
Career timeline
1976 – 2026 · busiest year: 2005 (6 credits)
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Full filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Type | Rating | Age then |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Ladies First | Mr. Sachs | Film | 6.0 | 77 |
| 2025 | The Choral | Reverend Woodhead | Film | 6.4 | 76 |
| 2025 | The Hack | Max Mosley | TV | 6.6 | 76 |
| 2025 | I Fought the Law | Frank Cook MP | TV | 7.2 | 76 |
| 2025 | Sew Torn | Oskar | Film | 6.7 | 76 |
| 2024 | The Critic | Hugh Morris | Film | 5.8 | 75 |
| 2022 | Andor | Willi | TV | 8.3 | 73 |
| 2022 | Empire of Light | Mr. Cooper | Film | 6.6 | 73 |
| 2022 | Life After Life | Dr. Fellowes | TV | 7.0 | 73 |
| 2022 | Grenfell: Scenes from the Inquiry | Richard Millett QC | Film | — | 73 |
| 2021 | The King's Man | Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria | Film | 6.7 | 72 |
| 2020 | Des | DSI Chambers | TV | 7.2 | 71 |
| 2020 | 18% Grey | Charlie | Film | 6.3 | 71 |
| 2019 | The Witcher | Borch Three Jackdaws | TV | 7.9 | 70 |
| 2019 | Chernobyl | Old Maternity Doctor | TV | 8.7 | 70 |
| 2018 | Les Misérables | Hair and Teeth Dealer | TV | 7.4 | 69 |
| 2018 | The City and the City | Commissar Gadlem | TV | 5.9 | 69 |
| 2014 | Inside No. 9 | Wilf | TV | 8.1 | 65 |
| 2013 | Mr Selfridge | Mr. Crabb | TV | 6.9 | 64 |
| 2012 | Mrs Biggs | Peter | TV | 8.0 | 63 |
| 2012 | The Mystery of Edwin Drood | Durdles | TV | 5.9 | 63 |
| 2012 | Bert & Dickie | Albert | Film | 6.2 | 63 |
| 2012 | Mrs Biggs | Peter | Film | 7.8 | 63 |
| 2011 | Death in Paradise | Bill Calder | TV | 7.5 | 62 |
| 2011 | Vera | Brian Gower | TV | 7.4 | 62 |
| 2011 | National Theatre Live: King Lear | The Fool | Film | 7.0 | 62 |
| 2010 | Time Gentlemen, Please | The Good Chap | Film | 10.0 | 61 |
| 2010 | Time Gentlemen, Please | Film | 10.0 | 61 | |
| 2009 | Garrow's Law | Captain Baillie | TV | 7.4 | 60 |
| 2009 | Red Riding | TV | 6.8 | 60 | |
| 2009 | The Diary of Anne Frank | Hermann Van Daan | TV | 7.3 | 60 |
| 2009 | Personal Affairs | Bernie Lerner | TV | 4.6 | 60 |
| 2009 | Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1980 | Clement Smith | Film | 6.9 | 60 |
| 2009 | The Diary of Anne Frank | Hermann Van Daan | Film | 8.0 | 60 |
| 2008 | Little Dorrit | Chivery | TV | 7.8 | 59 |
| 2008 | 10 Days to War | Peter | TV | 6.4 | 59 |
| 2008 | Filth: The Mary Whitehouse Story | Lord Charlie Hill | Film | 6.3 | 59 |
| 2007 | Hot Fuzz | George Merchant | Film | 7.6 | 58 |
| 2006 | Land of the Blind | Doc | Film | 5.8 | 57 |
| 2006 | Confetti | Sam's Dad | Film | 5.4 | 57 |
| 2006 | Kenneth Williams: Fantabulosa! | Peter Eade | Film | 6.3 | 57 |
| 2005 | Doctor Who | TV | 7.6 | 56 | |
| 2005 | Doctor Who | Magpie | TV | 7.6 | 56 |
| 2005 | Doctor Who Confidential | TV | 8.1 | 56 | |
| 2005 | Funland | Hitman | TV | 6.3 | 56 |
| 2005 | Casanova | Prisoner | TV | 7.0 | 56 |
| 2005 | On a Clear Day | Norman | Film | 6.3 | 56 |
| 2004 | The Merchant of Venice | Old Gobbo | Film | 6.8 | 55 |
| 2004 | Thunderbirds | Parker | Film | 5.1 | 55 |
| 2004 | He Knew He Was Right | Mr Bozzle | TV | 7.6 | 55 |
| 2004 | No Strings Attached: The Making of Thunderbirds | Self | Film | — | 55 |
| 2003 | Seven Wonders of the Industrial World | Isambard Kingdom Brunel | TV | 6.7 | 54 |
| 2003 | The Other Boleyn Girl | Thomas Cromwell | Film | 7.2 | 54 |
| 2003 | Hornblower: Loyalty | Steward James Doughty | Film | 7.2 | 54 |
| 2003 | Hornblower: Duty | Steward James Doughty | Film | 7.3 | 54 |
| 2003 | The Lost Prince | Lloyd George | TV | 7.2 | 54 |
| 2002 | Foyle's War | Eddie Baker | TV | 7.9 | 53 |
| 2002 | 24 Hour Party People | Derek | Film | 7.0 | 53 |
| 2002 | Fields of Gold | Dave McArdle | Film | — | 53 |
| 2002 | The Hound of the Baskervilles | Barrymore | Film | 6.1 | 53 |
| 2002 | Dead Gorgeous | Hector | Film | 3.8 | 53 |
| 2001 | Waking the Dead | Dr. Milan Vaspovic | TV | 7.2 | 52 |
| 2001 | Charlotte Gray | Mirabel | Film | 6.1 | 52 |
| 2001 | Lucky Break | Perry | Film | 6.2 | 52 |
| 2000 | Chocolat | Alphonse Marceau | Film | 7.0 | 51 |
| 2000 | 102 Dalmatians | Mr. Button | Film | 5.5 | 51 |
| 2000 | Quills | Napoleon | Film | 7.1 | 51 |
| 1999 | Topsy-Turvy | Richard D'Oyly Carte | Film | 6.6 | 50 |
| 1998 | Hornblower | Doughty | TV | 7.8 | 49 |
| 1998 | Let the Good Times Roll | Drug Dealer | Film | — | 49 |
| 1997 | Midsomer Murders | Bernard Flack | TV | 7.5 | 48 |
| 1997 | The Odyssey | Eurybates | TV | 7.2 | 48 |
| 1997 | The History of Tom Jones: A Foundling | Benjamin Partridge | TV | 7.5 | 48 |
| 1996 | Secrets & Lies | Stuart | Film | 7.6 | 47 |
| 1995 | Bramwell | Percy Banks | TV | 4.2 | 46 |
| 1994 | Sharpe's Honour | Napoleon Bonaparte | Film | 6.7 | 45 |
| 1993 | Sharpe | Napoleon | TV | 8.0 | 44 |
| 1993 | The Detectives | Blind Billy | TV | 6.9 | 44 |
| 1992 | Maigret | TV | 7.6 | 43 | |
| 1991 | Turbulence | Harry | Film | 7.0 | 42 |
| 1990 | The Chief | James Baddeley | TV | 7.0 | 41 |
| 1990 | The Fool | Film | 8.0 | 41 | |
| 1989 | The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover | Mews | Film | 7.3 | 40 |
| 1986 | The Singing Detective | First Mysterious Man | TV | 7.5 | 37 |
| 1986 | Day To Remember | Graham | Film | — | 37 |
| 1985 | Girls On Top | Ian | TV | 4.9 | 36 |
| 1985 | Number One | 'The Wasp' | Film | 6.7 | 36 |
| 1984 | The Bill | TV | 6.8 | 35 | |
| 1984 | Scandalous | 3rd Taxi Driver | Film | 4.7 | 35 |
| 1983 | Blackadder | Sean, the Irish | TV | 8.0 | 34 |
| 1983 | Henry VI Part 1 | Third Messinger to the King / Countess' Porter | Film | 7.7 | 34 |
| 1983 | Henry VI Part 2 | Richard Plantagenet | Film | 7.5 | 34 |
| 1983 | Henry VI Part 3 | Richard, Duke of Gloucester | Film | 8.0 | 34 |
| 1983 | The Tragedy of Richard III | Richard III | Film | 8.0 | 34 |
| 1982 | The Young Ones | Convict | TV | 7.9 | 33 |
| 1982 | The Merry Wives of Windsor | Peter Simple | Film | 8.0 | 33 |
| 1982 | The Magic Shop | Film | 9.0 | 33 | |
| 1981 | Bergerac | Reggie Betts | TV | 6.7 | 32 |
| 1978 | Life of Shakespeare | Jack Rice | TV | — | 29 |
| 1978 | Will Shakespeare | Jack Rice | TV | 10.0 | 29 |
| 1976 | Secrets of a Superstud | Telegram Boy | Film | 3.6 | 27 |