Ben Cook

Born: 1997-12-11 in Eden, North Carolina, USA

Known For: Acting

Biography

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.

Filmography

2026

Three Thanksgivings as Mickey

2025

Rocky's as Liam

2024

The Penguin as Calvin

2023

Happiness for Beginners as Beckett

2022

Pretty Little Liars: Original Sin as Henry

2021

West Side Story as Mouthpiece

2018

Paterno as Aaron Fisher

2017

Newsies as Race

2013

House of Cards as Heather Dunbar's Son (uncredited)

2012

Veep as Walt

2006

30 Rock as Young Jack

1999

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit as Adam Turner

1975

Saturday Night Live as Self - Cameo (uncredited)