Biography

Jack Cook (born Jack Andrew Cook: February 28, 1989) is an American movie director and filmmaker. Cook's highly anticipated directorial debut, The Private Eye is set to release in theaters nationwide February 9, 2024. Cook is a founder of the Entertainment Studio Illusion Islands.

Cook was born at Christ Hospital in Cincinnati Ohio to Jack Stevens Cook and Carolyn Marie Cook. His only sibling is younger brother Bobby Benjamin Cook. Cook began his entertainment career in the 1990s as an actor, with his local theater company in Cincinnati, OH. During Cook's stint of acting for local Cincinnati venues he furthered his career by joining Ashley Talent Agency, which is now PCG Talent Agency based in Sharonville, OH. Shortly after Cook was hired to act in a Procter and Gamble corporate video and several other local and national commercials.

In the spring of 2007 Cook moved to New York City and attended The New Actors Workshop, founded by: Mike Nichols, George Morrison and Paul Sills. The two year conservatory offered a unique curriculum combining Stanislavski-based technique with Viola Spolin Theater Games. Upon graduation, Cook began auditioning and joined the American Federation of Television and Radio Arts (AFTRA). He was hired as an actor in several off Broadway plays, skit shows and bit parts in television shows as well as a local heating and air company commercial. To further his career in the entertainment industry Cook packed his bags and moved to California in 2011.

In Hollywood Cook started from the bottom up in the entertainment industry and eventually started booking principal roles. Cook has been seen on television shows and TV movies such as Cinnamon Girl, Let's Big Happy, Pretend Time and more. Cook also starred in several short films and corporate videos but eventually decided to change his career path and focus on directing.

- IMDb mini biography by: Rosalinda Books