Christian Louis Cooke – English Actor

Christian Louis Cooke, born September 15, 1986 in Leeds, West Yorkshire, is an English actor, known for playing Luke Kirkwall in Where the Heart Is, Luke Rutherford in “Demons” and Dorian Gaudain in “Trinity”.

Cooke he attended St Mary’s School, Menston, and Bingley Arts Centre.

Cooke began his acting career at the age of 10 when he appeared in a production of Bedazzled at the Bingley Arts Centre. His first television appearance was in a commercial for “Birds Eye” beef burgers.

Cooke played the role of Luke Kirkwall from 2000 to 2006 in the ITV drama “Where the Heart Is”. He has also guest starred in several British TV series such as “Doctors”, “The Royal”, “Casualty” and “George Gently”. He also appeared in BBC One’s “The Chase” and played Brae Marrack in the ITV1 soap opera “Echo Beach”.

In early 2009, Cooke played the lead role of Luke Rutherford in ITV1 supernatural drama “Demons”. In the same year, he appeared in ITV2’s eight part drama “Trinity”, where he had several rear nude scenes in the first episode. He will also play the role of Freddie in the forthcoming Cemetery Junction (2010).