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name: "Olivia Cooke"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/olivia-cooke"
fi1m_id: "olivia-cooke"
imdb_id: "nm4972453"
tmdb_id: 1173984
wikidata_id: "Q15069963"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "27 December 1993"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 6
average_fi1m_score: 72
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 6
updated: "2026-10-22T02:36:32.057197+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Olivia Cooke

## Identity

Olivia Cooke

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/olivia-cooke
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** olivia-cooke
- **IMDb ID:** nm4972453
- **TMDB ID:** 1173984
- **Wikidata ID:** Q15069963
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olivia_Cooke, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q15069963, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm4972453/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1173984

Actor. Born 27 December 1993 in Oldham, Greater Manchester, England, UK.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 27 December 1993, Oldham, Greater Manchester, England, UK
- **Active:** 2018–present
- **Also known as:** Olivia Kate Cooke
- **Average Fi1m score:** 72, as actor, over 6 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 2010s 60 (2), 2020s 78 (4)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 72 to 70 across 6 titles
- **Score spread:** 2 at 80+, 4 at 60–79, 0 under 60
- **Lead roles:** 3 of 5 acting credits billed first or second
- **Genres:** Drama 4, Crime 2, Mystery 2, Action 1, Adventure 1, Comedy 1
- **Screen time:** 6 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $608m across 2 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olivia_Cooke, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q15069963, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm4972453/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1173984

## Streaming the US now

- **Amazon Prime Video:** [*Sound of Metal*](https://film.one/film/sound-of-metal.md) (84), [*The Girlfriend*](https://film.one/tv/the-girlfriend.md) (78), [*Modern Love*](https://film.one/tv/modern-love.md) (61)
- **HBO Max:** [*Ready Player One*](https://film.one/film/ready-player-one.md) (60)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Fi1m on Olivia Cooke

> Olivia Cooke makes difficult women worth listening to without insisting that we like them. We rate her ability to complicate a confrontation, particularly when the writing around her has become easier to predict.

Opposite Robin Wright in *The Girlfriend* (2025), Olivia Cooke does not let a confrontation become a solo performance. As Cherry Laine, she supplies enough resistance to make the quarrel feel like a contest, even when the next clash is easy to predict. We enjoyed watching them face each other because Cooke gives Wright someone to contend with, rather than merely someone to overwhelm. It is good, limited melodrama, and their performances make it worth following.

Her breakthrough was Emma Decody in *Bates Motel* (2013–2017), before film roles such as Rachel Kushner in *Me and Earl and the Dying Girl* (2015) and Lou in *Sound of Metal* (2019). Those character-led films matter to our view of her as much as the larger productions do. Steven Spielberg's *Ready Player One* (2018) took her into a blockbuster, while Alicent Hightower in *House of the Dragon* (2022–) brought greater television prominence. Her frequent casting as women who divide loyalties makes sense. Alicent is a clear example of her ability to make a divisive woman understandable without asking us to endorse her.

In *The Girlfriend*, the shifting viewpoints give that ability something practical to do. Behaviour that looks straightforward in one woman's account becomes less certain in the other's, and Cooke makes the reassessment worth our attention. She need not turn Cherry into someone we approve of for us to be interested in her version of events. This is where we rate her most: keeping a character worth watching while leaving us free to object to her.

There are limits to what that can achieve when the writing repeats itself. Once *The Girlfriend* has taught us to expect another account, the changes of viewpoint become less rewarding, while thin supporting characters leave Wright and Cooke carrying too much. The increasingly outlandish behaviour also makes their work harder to believe. Start with *The Girlfriend* for the pleasure of two actors pushing back against each other, but do not expect Cooke to make every escalation convincing.

## Biography

Olivia Cooke is an English actress. She was born Olivia Kate Cooke on 27 December 1993 in Oldham, Greater Manchester. She began acting at the age of eight at the Oldham Theatre Workshop and studied drama at Oldham Sixth Form College before leaving to appear in the 2012 BBC series *Blackout*.

Her television roles include Emma Decody in *Bates Motel* (2013–2017), Becky Sharp in *Vanity Fair* (2018), Sidonie 'Sid' Baker in *Slow Horses* (2022), Alicent Hightower in *House of the Dragon* (2022–present), and Cherry Laine in *The Girlfriend* (2025). Film credits include *Ouija* (2014), *Me and Earl and the Dying Girl* (2015), *Thoroughbreds* (2017), *Ready Player One* (2018), and *Sound of Metal* (2020).

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (6)

- *A Talent for Murder* (2026), Fi1m 68, as Clementine Balfour — [page](https://film.one/film/a-talent-for-murder.md)
- *The Girlfriend* (2025), Fi1m 78, as Cherry Laine — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-girlfriend.md)
- *Slow Horses* (2022), Fi1m 82, as Sidonie 'Sid' Baker — [page](https://film.one/tv/slow-horses.md)
- *Sound of Metal* (2020), Fi1m 84, as Lou — [page](https://film.one/film/sound-of-metal.md)
- *Modern Love* (2019), Fi1m 61, as Karla — [page](https://film.one/tv/modern-love.md)
- *Ready Player One* (2018), Fi1m 60, as Art3mis / Samantha — [page](https://film.one/film/ready-player-one.md)

## Complete filmography (34)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *A Talent for Murder* (2026), as Clementine Balfour — Fi1m 68, [page](https://film.one/film/a-talent-for-murder.md)
- *House of the Dragon: Season 3 Special Premiere* (2026), as Queen Alicent Hightower
- *The Girlfriend* (2025), series, as Cherry Laine — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-girlfriend.md)
- *The Good Mother* (2023), as Paige · Associate Producer
- *House of the Dragon* (2022), series, as Queen Alicent Hightower
- *Slow Horses* (2022), series, as Sidonie 'Sid' Baker — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/tv/slow-horses.md)
- *Fireheart* (2022), as Georgia Holden (voice)
- *Naked Singularity* (2021), as Lea DeLeon
- *Little Fish* (2021), as Emma · Executive Producer
- *Sound of Metal* (2020), as Lou — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/film/sound-of-metal.md)
- *Pixie* (2020), as Pixie
- *Modern Love* (2019), series, as Karla — Fi1m 61, [page](https://film.one/tv/modern-love.md)
- *Life Itself* (2018), as Dylan Dempsey
- *Vanity Fair* (2018), series, as Becky Sharp
- *Follow the Roses* (2018), as Angie
- *Ready Player One* (2018), as Art3mis / Samantha — Fi1m 60, [page](https://film.one/film/ready-player-one.md)
- *Thoroughbreds* (2018), as Amanda
- *Katie Says Goodbye* (2018), as Katie
- *The Limehouse Golem* (2016), as Lizzie Cree
- *Me and Earl and the Dying Girl* (2015), as Rachel Kushner
- *Ouija* (2014), as Laine Morris
- *The Quiet Ones* (2014), as Jane Harper
- *The Signal* (2014), as Haley Peterson
- *Ruby's Skin* (2014), as Ruby
- *Axe Cop* (2013), series, as Loch Ness Monster (voice)
- *Bates Motel* (2013), series, as Emma Decody
- *The Secret of Crickley Hall* (2012), series, as Nancy Linnet
- *Blackout* (2012), series, as Meg Demoys
- *Visitation*, Actor
- *Untitled Fairy Tale Project*, Actor
- *Takes One to Know One*, as Eleanor · Producer
- *Brides*, as Sally Bishop
- *The Tracking of a Russian Spy*, as Katya
- *Breeders*, as Caitie Franklin

## Gallery

- ![Olivia Cooke](https://film.one/media/person/40271/gallery-76ccae46db6f.jpg) Olivia Cooke — Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d8/Olivia_Cooke_by_Gage_Skidmore_2.jpg/1280px-Olivia_Cooke_by_Gage_Skidmore_2.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Anya Taylor Joy stars as Magik in the upcoming X-Men horror movie The New Mutants. She reveals to MTV what she’s most excited for fans to see in the new Marvel  (2017)](https://film.one/media/person/40271/gallery-8833a8605369.png) Anya Taylor Joy stars as Magik in the upcoming X-Men horror movie The New Mutants. She reveals to MTV what she’s most excited for fans to see in the new Marvel  (2017) — MTV International, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f0/Anya_Taylor_Joy_%26_Olivia_Cooke.png?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Film stars Olivia Wilde, Mandy Patinkin, Olivia Cooke, Laia Costa, Sergio Peris-Mencheta and Annette Bening on stage. Plus, scenes from the film and part of gen (2018)](https://film.one/media/person/40271/gallery-4c9f1522f848.jpg) Film stars Olivia Wilde, Mandy Patinkin, Olivia Cooke, Laia Costa, Sergio Peris-Mencheta and Annette Bening on stage. Plus, scenes from the film and part of gen (2018) — Sidewalks Entertainment, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c2/Life_Itself_cast_at_TIFF_2018.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Olivia Cooke, T.J. Miller, Ben Mendelsohn and Zak Penn speaking at the 2017 San Diego Comic Con International, for "Ready Player One", at the San Diego Conventi](https://film.one/media/person/40271/gallery-88098bba5be3.jpg) Olivia Cooke, T.J. Miller, Ben Mendelsohn and Zak Penn speaking at the 2017 San Diego Comic Con International, for "Ready Player One", at the San Diego Conventi — Gage Skidmore from Peoria, AZ, United States of America, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/df/Olivia_Cooke%2C_T._J._Miller%2C_Ben_Mendelsohn_%26_Zak_Penn_%2836150772646%29.jpg/1280px-Olivia_Cooke%2C_T._J._Miller%2C_Ben_Mendelsohn_%26_Zak_Penn_%2836150772646%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Olivia Cooke](https://film.one/media/person/40271/gallery-ba981a483ef5.jpg) Olivia Cooke — Image via TMDB
- ![Olivia Cooke](https://film.one/media/person/40271/gallery-705f4387e4c1.jpg) Olivia Cooke — Image via TMDB
- ![Olivia Cooke](https://film.one/media/person/40271/gallery-aa26576ca9a5.jpg) Olivia Cooke — Image via TMDB
- ![Olivia Cooke speaking at the 2018 WonderCon, for "Ready Player One", at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, California. Please attribute to Gage Skidmore ](https://film.one/media/person/40271/gallery-1feecd0aef6d.jpg) Olivia Cooke speaking at the 2018 WonderCon, for "Ready Player One", at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, California. Please attribute to Gage Skidmore  — Gage Skidmore from Peoria, AZ, United States of America, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/38/Olivia_Cooke_%2826233175647%29.jpg/1280px-Olivia_Cooke_%2826233175647%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Olivia Cooke speaking at the 2017 San Diego Comic Con International, for "Ready Player One", at the San Diego Convention Center in San Diego, California. Please](https://film.one/media/person/40271/gallery-85a0b20dd6f5.jpg) Olivia Cooke speaking at the 2017 San Diego Comic Con International, for "Ready Player One", at the San Diego Convention Center in San Diego, California. Please — Gage Skidmore from Peoria, AZ, United States of America, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/00/Olivia_Cooke_%2836023599162%29.jpg/1280px-Olivia_Cooke_%2836023599162%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Olivia Cooke](https://film.one/media/person/40271/gallery-2a6fa2e8457b.jpg) Olivia Cooke — Image via TMDB
- ![Olivia Cooke](https://film.one/media/person/40271/gallery-fdbc2b91fb8a.jpg) Olivia Cooke — Image via TMDB
- ![Olivia Cooke](https://film.one/media/person/40271/gallery-285c806636d4.jpg) Olivia Cooke — Image via TMDB

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