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Ben Cook

Acting · Born 1997-12-11 · Eden, North Carolina, USA

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.

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  Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

  Adam Turner

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  Saturday Night Live

  Self - Cameo (uncredited)

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  30 Rock

  Young Jack

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  House of Cards

  Heather Dunbar's Son (uncredited)

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  Veep

  Walt

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  The Penguin

  Calvin

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  Pretty Little Liars: Original Sin

  Henry

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  West Side Story

  Mouthpiece

• Three Thanksgivings

  Mickey

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  Happiness for Beginners

  Beckett

• 2026Three ThanksgivingsMickey
• 2025Rocky'sLiam
• 2024The PenguinCalvin
• 2023Happiness for BeginnersBeckett
• 2022Pretty Little Liars: Original SinHenry
• 2021West Side StoryMouthpiece
• 2018PaternoAaron Fisher
• 2017NewsiesRace
• 2013House of CardsHeather Dunbar's Son (uncredited)
• 2012VeepWalt
• 200630 RockYoung Jack
• 1999Law & Order: Special Victims UnitAdam Turner
• 1975Saturday Night LiveSelf - Cameo (uncredited)
• —Ball & SocketDirector