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Ben Cooke (stunt performer)

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Benjamin Cooke (born March 17, 1974 in [[Leeds]]) was an [[England|English]] [[Stunt_performer|stunt performer]] and [[Actor|actor]].

== Life ==
Cooke started his career in the 1990s as stunt performer. At first, he was acted in numerous television series and movies. For the TV series ''[[Hercules:_The_Legendary_Journeys|Hercules]]'' he worked as a stunt performer from 1995 until 1998. In 1999, he was involved for the first time as an actor for an episode in the same series.

In 2001, he first stared in the New Zealand production of ''[[Snakeskin (film)|Snakeskin]]''. In that same year, he contributed as stunt performer in Peter Jackson's literary adaptation of ''[[The_Lord_of_the_Rings:_The_Fellowship_of_the_Ring|The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring]]''. He was also seen in the sequel that was released one year later. However, he was not mentioned in the credits for his work in neither of the films.

Cooke contributed as stunt performer and actor in ''[[Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith|Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith]]''. In 2006 he was employed as a stunt double for the main actor [[Daniel_Craig|Daniel Craig]] in ''[[Casino Royale (2006 film)|Casino Royale]]'', where he also undertook a short acting role. In the second James Bond, ''[[Quantum of Solace]]'', released in 2008, Cooke again appeared as the stunt double for Craig.

== Filmography ==


'''Stunt Performer'''
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Year !! Title
|-
| 1992 || [[Marlin Bay]]
|-
| 1993 || [[Fearless (2006 film)|Fearless]]
|-
| 1994 || [[Hercules and the Amazon Women]]
|-
| 1994 || [[Hercules and the Lost Kingdom]]
|-
| 1994 || [[Hercules and the Circle of Fire]]
|-
| 1994 || [[Hercules in the Underworld]]
|-
| 1994 || [[Hercules in the Maze of the Minotaur]]
|-
| 1994 || [[One West Waikiki]]
|-
| 1995 || [[Mysterious Island (TV series)|Mysterious Island]]
|-
| 1995-1998 || [[Hercules: The Legendary Journeys]]
|-
| 1996-1998 || [[Xena: Warrior Princess]]
|-
| 1998 || [[Young Hercules]]
|-
| 1999 || [[Forbidden Island (TV series)|Forbidden Island]]
|-
| 2000-2001 || [[Jackson's Wharf]]
|-
| 2000-2001 || [[Jack of All Trades (TV series)|Jack of All Trades]]
|-
| 2000-2001 || [[Cleopatra 2525]]
|-
| 2001 || [[Snakeskin (film)|Snakeskin]]
|-
| 2001 || [[Being Eve]]
|-
| 2001 || [[The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring]]
|-
| 2001-2002 || [[Shortland Street]]
|-
| 2002 || [[The Four Feathers (2002 film)|The Four Feathers]]
|-
| 2002 || [[Below (film)|Below]]
|-
| 2002 || [[The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers]]
|-
| 2003 || [[Power Rangers Ninja Storm]]
|-
| 2004 || [[Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (film)|Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban]]
|-
| 2004 || [[Power Rangers Dino Thunder]]
|-
| 2004 || [[Thunderbirds (2004 film)|Thunderbirds]]
|-
| 2004 || [[Alexander (2004 film)|Alexander]]
|-
| 2005 || [[Star Wars Episode III]]
|-
| 2005 || [[Batman Begins]]
|-
| 2005 || [[The Legend of Zorro]]
|-
| 2006 || [[Power Rangers Mystic Force]]
|-
| 2006 || [[Casino Royale (2006 film)|Casino Royale]]
|-
| 2007 || [[The Last Legion]]
|-
| 2007 || [[Boy A (film)|Boy A]]
|-
| 2007 || [[Virgin Territory]]
|-
| 2007 || [[Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (film)|Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix]]
|-
| 2007 || [[The Bourne Ultimatum (film)|The Bourne Ultimatum]]
|-
| 2008 || The Club
|-
| 2008 || [[Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull]]
|-
| 2008 || [[Quantum of Solace]]
|-
| 2008 || [[Inkheart (film)|Inkheart]]
|-
| 2009 || [[Sherlock Holmes (2009 film)|Sherlock Holmes]]
|-
| 2010 || [[Green Zone (film)|Green Zone]]
|-
| 2010 || [[Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time (film)|Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time]]
|-
| 2010 || [[Robin Hood (2010 film)|Robin Hood]]
|-
| 2011 || [[The Last Airbender]]
|-
| 2011 || [[The Mechanic (2011 film)|The Mechanic]]
|-
| 2011 || [[Blitz (film)|Blitz]]
|-
| 2011 || [[Cowboys and Aliens (film)|Cowboys and Aliens]]
|-
| 2011 || [[Killer Elite (film)|Killer Elite]]
|-
| 2011 || [[The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2011 film)|The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo]]
|-
| 2012 || [[Skyfall]]
|-
| 2013 || [[Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters]]
|-
| 2013 || [[Thor: The Dark World]]
|-
| 2014 || [[Fury (2014 film)|Fury]]
|-
| 2015 || [[Jupiter Ascending]]
|-
| 2016 || [[Grimsby (film)|Grimsby]]
|-
| 2016 || [[The Huntsman: Winter's War]]
|-
| 2016 || [[Alice Through the Looking Glass (2016 film)|Alice Through the Looking Glass]]
|-
| 2016 || [[Assassin's Creed]]
|-
| 2017 || [[Thor: Ragnarok]]
|-
|}

'''Actor'''

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Year !! Title
|-
| 1999 || [[Hercules: The Legendary Journeys]]
|-
| 2000 || [[Cleopatra 2525]]
|-
| 2005 || [[Star Wars Episode III]]
|-
| 2006 || [[Casino Royale (2006 film)|Casino Royale]]
|-
| 2007 || Doomed
|}

== Awards ==

'''[[Screen Actors Guild Award]]'''

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year !! Category !! Work !!Result
|-
| 2008
| Best Stunt Ensemble
| ''[[The Bourne Ultimatum (film)|The Bourne Ultimatum]]''
|
|-
| 2009
| Best Stunt Ensemble
| ''[[Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull]]''
|
|-
| 2012
| Best Stunt Ensemble
| ''[[Cowboys and Aliens (film)|Cowboys and Aliens]]''
|
|-
| 2013
| Best Stunt Ensemble
| ''[[Skyfall]]''
|
|-
| 2015
| Best Stunt Ensemble
| ''[[Fury (2014 film)|Fury]]''
|
|}

'''[[Taurus World Stunt Awards]]'''

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year !! Category !! Work !!Result
|-
| 2007
| Best Fight
| ''[[Casino Royale (2006 film)|Casino Royale]]''
|
|-
| 2007
| Best High Work
| ''[[Casino Royale (2006 film)|Casino Royale]]''
|
|-
| 2009
| Best High Work
| ''[[Quantum of Solace]]''
|
|-
| 2011
| Best Speciality Stunt
| ''[[Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time (film)|Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time]]''
|
|-
| 2012
| Best High Work
| ''[[The Mechanic (2011 film)|The Mechanic]]''
|
|}

== Weblinks ==

[https://imdb.to/2Ghy88n Ben Cooke] on [[IMDb]]

[http://bit.ly/2De96D2 Ben Cooke STUNTS]

[[Category:Stunt performers]]
[[Category:Film actors]]
[[Category:English people]]
[[Category:British people]]
[[Category:1974 births]]


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