In 2011 he appeared in "Outside Bet", directed by Sacha Bennett, alongside Bob Hoskins, Phil Davis and Jenny Agutter. He has played the lead role in ten British short film dramas, most notably the psychotic character Greg in Andrew Saunder's and Stephen Frears' "Striklem". In 2007 he wrote, produced and starred in his own comedy short, "The Enchanter: The Crime Fighting Magician", a spoof of 1970s detective series, directed by Adrian Vitoria. In 2011, Cook was an executive producer on the feature film "Dark Tide", starring Halle Berry.