Samuel Edward-Cook

Samuel Edward-Cook (born 14 June 1990) is an English actor, known for his roles as Walter Storey in the BBC drama series Land Girls, as Danny Whizz-Bang in the BBC drama series Peaky Blinders (2013), as DC Steve Beckton in the ITV drama series Innocent (2018), and as Jason in the ITV soap opera Emmerdale.

Acting credits Film Year Title Role Notes 2012 Magwitch Abel Magwitch Short films 2013 Passenger Peter 2016 The Merciless Beauty (voice) 2017 Switch Driver 2023 Between the Lights Jay Feature films 2024 William Tell Kuoni

Television Year Title Role Notes 2011 Land Girls Walter Storey Series 3; Episodes 1–4 2013 Peaky Blinders Danny 'Whizz-Bang' Owen Series 1; Episodes 1, 3 & 6 2014 Doctors Derek Vern Series 15; Episodes 193 & 194: "The Moral High Ground" & "The Low Ground" 2016 Beowulf: Return to the Shieldlands Vorhelm Episode 6 Brief Encounters Dougie Mini-series; 4 episodes 2017 Emmerdale Jason Recurring role; 5 episodes 2018 Casualty Paul Billington Series 32; Episode 19 Innocent DC Steve Beckton Series 1; Episodes 1–4 2019 Silent Witness Mick Knight Series 22; Episodes 5 & 6: "To Brighton, To Brighton: Parts 1 & 2" Pure Sam Episodes 2 & 3 2023 Better Ceri Davies Episodes 1–5 The Gallows Pole Isaac Hartley Mini-series; Episodes 1–3 2024 The Listeners Damian Mini-series; Episodes 2–4 2026Death in ParadiseMichael FarrerSeries 15; Episode 5

Theatre YearTitleRoleWriterDirectorVenue 2012 Boys Mack Ella Hickson Robert Icke Nuffield Theatre, Southampton 2013 Glory Dazed Ray Cat Jones Elle While Soho Upstairs, London King Lear Edmund William Shakespeare Lucy Bailey Theatre Royal Bath, Bath 2014 Our Big Land Roman Dan Allum Amy Hodge Ovalhouse, London 2015 Titus Andronicus Demetrius William Shakespeare Lucy Bailey Shakespeare's Globe, London Antigone Haimon Sophocles Ivo van Hove King's Theatre, Edinburgh Festival 2017 Persuasion Commander Frederick Wentworth Jane Austen Jeff James Royal Exchange Theatre, Manchester 2019 Glory Dazed Ray Cat Jones Adrian Rawlins East Riding Theatre, Beverley

Radio Year Title Role Notes 2017 A Clockwork Orange Alex Performed live in Hull with the BBC Philharmonic

Stage YearTitleRoleWriterDirectorVenue 2012 Boys Mack Ella Hickson Robert Icke Nuffield Theatre, Southampton 2013 Glory Dazed Ray Cat Jones Elle While Soho Upstairs, London King Lear Edmund William Shakespeare Lucy Bailey Theatre Royal Bath, Bath 2014 Our Big Land Roman Dan Allum Amy Hodge Ovalhouse, London 2015 Titus Andronicus Demetrius William Shakespeare Lucy Bailey Shakespeare's Globe, London Antigone Haimon Sophocles Ivo van Hove King's Theatre, Edinburgh Festival 2017 Persuasion Commander Frederick Wentworth Jane Austen Jeff James Royal Exchange Theatre, Manchester 2019 Glory Dazed Ray Cat Jones Adrian Rawlins East Riding Theatre, Beverley