Actor

Ben Cook

December 11, 1997 · Eden, North Carolina, USA

Benjamin Tyler Cook (born December 11, 1997) is an American actor, singer and dancer, known for his work across stage and screen. Cook has appeared on the Broadway stage in Ragtime, Billy Elliot the Musical (for which he was nominated for a Helen Hayes Award), Tuck Everlasting, Mean Girls, West Side Story, and Illinoise. He has also performed in two Broadway national tours, Billy Elliot the Musical and Newsies the Musical, and appeared on television in episodes of 30 Rock, House of Cards, Veep, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, and in the HBO film Paterno. He most recently appeared as a Jet in the 2021 film version of West Side Story and as Henry in the HBO Max horror series Pretty Little Liars (2022–2024), a reboot of the original 2010s series.

Notable work

8
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999)
as Adam Turner
8
House of Cards (2013)
as Heather Dunbar's Son (uncredited)
6.9
West Side Story (2021)
as Mouthpiece
8.3
The Penguin (2024)
as Calvin
7.5
30 Rock (2006)
as Young Jack
7.5
Veep (2012)
as Walt
6.1
Happiness for Beginners (2023)
as Beckett

Often works with

Michael Kelly
2 titles together
House of Cards, The Penguin
Kate Jennings Grant
2 titles together
Pretty Little Liars: Original Sin, Ball & Socket

Full filmography · 13

Black Egg
cast
Upcoming
Ball & Socket
Director
Upcoming
Rocky's
as Liam
2025
Happiness for Beginners
as Beckett
20236.1
West Side Story
as Mouthpiece
20216.9
Paterno
as Aaron Fisher
20186.2
Newsies
as Race
20178