Who is Olivia Cooke? – Olivia Cooke is an English actress who is primarily known for her film and TV appearances. It has been a decade since she started working in the industry and has appeared in a number of projects at the time of writing. Besides, she has also many confirmed upcoming projects on which she is currently working. Additionally, the actress has won numerous awards and nominations throughout her acting career. Well, In this post, we are sharing Olivia Cooke Height Weight and other details.
Early Life & Education – Olivia Kate Cooke was born on December 27, 1993, in Oldham, Greater Manchester, to Lindsay Wilde and John Cooke. Her mother worked as a sales representative while her father is a retired police officer. Olivia’s parents divorced when she was a child. She and her younger sister ‘Eleanor Cooke’ then lived with their mother.
At an early age, she began acting which led her to join Oldham Theatre Workshop which was an after-school drama program. She went to Royton and Crompton Academy and then attended Oldham Sixth Form College where she studied drama. Olivia left the college before her A-level final, in order to appear in her debut project.
Career – Olivia made her television debut in 2012 after playing Megan “Meg” Demoys in the British drama series Blackout. That same year, she starred as Nancy Linnet in the BBC’s supernatural thriller series The Secret of Crickley Hall. In 2013, she got her major breakthrough role in an American psychological horror drama titled Bates Motel which was the contemporary prequel to Alfred Hitchcock’s 1960 film Psycho.
her film debut role came in 2014 when she was signed to portray Jane Harper//Evey Dwyer in the British supernatural horror film The Quiet Ones. After this, she appeared in a science fiction thriller The Signal in which she played the role of an American MIT student named Haley Peterson who transferred to Caltech and encountered strange occurrences as she, her boyfriend, and her best friend are lured into the desert by a hacker. She was then cast as Laine Morris in the horror film Ouija which was released in the same year.
She next played Rachel Kushner in the comedy-drama Me and Earl and the Dying Girl which was based on Andrew’s novel of the same name. In 2016, she starred as Elizabeth “Lizzie” Cree and Katie in The Limehouse and Katie Says Goodbye respectively. In the 2017 black comedy film Thoroughbreds, Olivia played Amanda alongside Anya Taylor-Joy, Anton Yelchin, Paul Sparks, and Francie Swift.
She was cast as Samantha Cooke/Art3mis in Steven Spielberg’s science fiction adventure Ready Player One which was released in 2018. In the same year, she essayed the character of Dylan Dempsey in Dan Fogelman’s Life Itself alongside Oscar Isaac, Olivia Wilde, and Samuel L. Jackson. She then appeared in the main role as Becky Sharp in the ITV production of Vanity Fair that same year.
Her other film performances include Louise “Lou” Berger in Sound of Metal (2019), Pixie O’Brien in Pixie (2020), Emma Ryerson in Little Fish (2021), and Leah in Naked Singularity. She is also known for her television work including Carla in Amazon Prime Video’s Modern Love and Sidonie “Sid” Baker in Apple TV+’s Slow Horses.
Olivia Cooke Height Weight Body Stats Age Family Facts
Olivia Cooke Personal Details
- Birth Name : Olivia Kate Cooke
- Nick Name : Liv
- Birthday : December 27, 1993
- Age : 29
- Birthplace : Oldham, Great Manchester, England
- Nationality : English
- Religion : Not Known
- Build : Slim
- Occupation : Actress
- Ethnicity : White
- Zodiac Sign : Capricorn
- Sexuality : Straight
- Eye Color : Dark Brown
- Hair Color : Brown
Olivia Cooke Family
- Father : John Cooke (Retired Police Officer)
- Mother : Lindsy (née Wild – Sales Representative)
- Siblings : Eleanor Cooke (Younger Sister)
- Spouse : Unmarried
- Children : None
Olivia Cooke Measurements
- Height in Meter : 1.66 m (166 cm)
- Height in Feet : 5 Feet 5.5 Inches
- Weight in Kg : 53 kg
- Weight in lbs : 117 lbs
- Body Measurement : 33-24-32 Inches
- Bra Size : 32A
- Shoe Size : 7.5 (US) or 38 (EU)
- Clothes Size : 6 (US) or 36 (EU)
Olivia Cooke Dating History
Alex Roe – Cooke’s first relationship was with English actor Alex Roe. When the couple dated is not known.
Christopher Abbott (2015-2016) – After dating Alex Roe, the actress began dating American Christopher Abbott in 2015. They worked together in a movie titled Katie Says Goodbye. The couple called it quits in 2016.
Ben Hardy (2020) – Olivia Cooke and English actor Ben Hardy dated for a couple of months in 2020.
Olivia Cooke Distinctive Features
- Straight-forward attitude
- Portrays strong women-centric roles
Olivia Cooke Facts
- She was pretty young when her parents divorced.
- At 8, she developed an interest in acting and enrolled at the Oldham Theatre Workshop.
- She played Maria in a college production titled West Side Story.
- Prior to making her debut on the silver screen, the actress starred in her first and last main role for the Oldham Theatre Workshop in Prom: The Musical, a remake of Cinderella.
- Early in her career, she appeared in a number of commercials.
- She was not accepted by the prestigious Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA) even after reaching the final round of auditions.
- In 2012, she featured in One Direction’s music video titled “Autumn Term” in which she was seen as a student getting a piggyback ride.
- Her first American role was in Bates Motel which she earned almost three weeks after sending an audition tape for the role of Emma.
- She shaved off her hair for the role in the comedy drama Me and Earl and the Dying Girl.
- She was the choice for the role of Kayla in the 2021 movie Tom & Jerry: The Movie but the role eventually went to Chloë Grace Moretz.
- Olivia Cooke co-starred in House of the Dragon alongside Paddy Considine, Matt Smith, Emma D’Arcy, Sonoya Mizuno, Milly Alcock, and Emily Carey.
- Connect with her on Instagram.
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