Harry Cook (actor)

{{short description|British/Australian actor and writer|bot=PearBOT 5}}

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{{Infobox person

| name = Harry Cook

| image = Harry Cook (39144559214).jpg

| imagesize = 230px

| caption = Harry Cook attending the I, Tonya premiere

| birth_name = Harry John Cook

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1991|6|12}}

| birth_place = Croydon, London, England

| occupation = Actor, Writer

| nationality = British
Australian

| notable_works = Accidents Happen (2010)
Caught Inside (2010)
Drown (2015)

| awards = FilmOut San Diego
Best Supporting Actor
Winner
Drown (2015)
Australian LGBTI Awards
LGBTI Celebrity of the Year
Nominee
2017
Australian LGBTI Awards
LGBTI Celebrity of the Year
Nominee
2018
Australian LGBTI Awards
LGBTI Local Icon
Nominee
2019

| years_active = 2008–present

| spouse = {{marriage|Liam Davis|2015|2018|end=divorced}}}}

Harry Cook (born 12 June 1991) is a British-Australian 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 (2009), Caught Inside and Drown. Other roles also include Chook in Panic at Rock Island (2010), Drew Johnston in I Love You Both (2015) and Tom Muller in My Place. His role in Drown earned him a Best Supporting Actor Award at FilmOut San Diego in 2015.{{cite web |last=Accomando |first=Beth |author-link=Beth Accomando |date=27 August 2015 |title=Hot Guys and Homophobia Fuel Drown |url=http://www.kpbs.org/news/2015/aug/27/hot-guys-and-homophobia-fuel-drown/ |accessdate=2015-08-27 |work=KPBS}}

Cook came out as gay in 2013.{{cite web|url=https://www.gaystarnews.com/article/aussie-actor-harry-cook-talks-about-coming-out-and-upcoming-movie-drown221213/|title=Aussie actor Harry Cook talks about coming out and upcoming movie Drown |accessdate=2013-12-22|first=Andrew|last=Potts|date=22 December 2013|work=Gay Star News}} He was on the forefront of the fight for marriage equality in Australia.{{cite web|url=http://www.smh.com.au/federal-politics/political-news/mardi-gras-film-star-puts-in-call-to-madam-speaker-20150305-13wte9.html|title=Mardi Gras Film Star Puts in Call to Madam Speaker |accessdate=2015-03-08|first=Judith|last=Ireland|date=8 March 2015|work=Sydney Morning Herald}} In 2016, Cook was nominated as LGBTQ Celebrity of the Year at the Inaugural Australian LGBTQ Awards held at the Sydney Opera House for his work as an openly gay activist and actor. He was nominated again the following year.{{cite web|url=http://outnewsglobal.com/harry-cook/|title=OutNews Exclusive: Interview with Harry Cook star of RENT |accessdate=2016-11-09|first=Alanna|last=Jane Higginson|date=9 November 2016|work=Out News Global}} Cook was nominated again for the LGBTI Local Icon Award at the 2019 Australian LGBTI Awards.{{cite web |url=https://themusicnetwork.com/music-names-feature-prominently-in-lgbti-awards-shortlist/ |title=Music Name Feature Prominently in LGBTI Awards Shortlist |last=Heyman |first=Martin |date=15 October 2018 |website=The Music Network |access-date=1 April 2021}}

In September 2018, Cook's debut memoir Pink Ink was released to rave reviews.{{cite web|url=http://finch.com.au/blog/get-to-know-harry-cook|title=Get To Know Harry Cook|accessdate=2018-04-30|first=Harry|last=Cook|date=30 April 2018|publisher=Finch Publishing|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180430121928/http://finch.com.au/blog/get-to-know-harry-cook|archive-date=30 April 2018}}{{cite web |url=http://launch.theaureview.com/books/book-review-harry-cooks-pink-ink-is-a-queer-positive-memoir-that-doesnt-sugarcoat-things/ |title=Book Review: Harry Cook's Pink Ink is a Queer-Positive Memoir that Doesn't Sugarcoat Things |last=Salvo |first=Natalie |date=1 October 2018 |website=The AU Review |access-date=1 April 2021}} 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.{{cite web |url=https://blackandwhitepublishing.com/products/fin-rye-fireflies |title=Fin & Rye & Fireflies |website=Black & White Publishing |access-date=1 April 2021}}In 2021, Cook released his second YA novel, Felix Silver, Teaspoons & Witches, via Duet/Interlude press.{{cite web |url=https://locusmag.com/2021/01/people-publishing-roundup-january-2021/ |title=Felix Silver, Teaspoons & Witches |website=Locus Mag |date=21 January 2021 |access-date=21 January 2021}}