Shannon Kook

Represented by Kish Iqbal
In LA:
Agent: Julia Buchwald at Don Buchwald & Associates – 323-602-2331
Managers: Ashley Franklin at Thruline – 310-595-1590
 
FILM AND TELEVISION:
Hunting Season
Lead
Independent; Dir: Will Bowes
Conjuring
Lead
New Line Cinema; Dir: James Wan
Rookie Blue
Guest Star
ABC/Global; Dir: David Wellington
Durham County (Season 3)
Recurring
TMN/Movie Central/Global; Dir: Various
Degrassi TNG
Series Regular
Epitome Pictures; Dir: Eleanore Lindo
Baxter
Series Regular
Family Channel/Shaftesbury; Dir: Various
Verona
Lead
Appulse Films; Dir: Laurie Lynd
Aaron Stone
Guest Star
Shaftesbury; Dir: David Wu
Being Erica
Guest Star
Temple Street Productions; Dir: Chris Grismer
The Border
Guest Star
CBC; Dir: Eleanore Lindo
Crash and Burn
Principal
Whizbang/Showcase; Dir: Ken Girotti
 
THEATRE:
The Madness of the Square
Ding Ding
Cahoots Theatre Projects; Dir: Ruth Madoc-Jones
The Forbidden Phoenix
Lao San
Citadel/LKTYP; Dir: Ron Jenkins
Saint Frances of Hollywood
Leif Erickson
Dovercourt House; Dir: Rosanna Saracino
Agamemnon
Paris
Mears Hall; Dir: Carol Fields
The Pirates of Penzance
Major General Stanley
Mears Hall; Dir: Ingrid Wild
Into the Woods
Cinderella’s Prince
Brescia House; Dir: Glenda Gladwynn
 
NATIONAL THEATRE SCHOOL PRODUCTIONS:
John…Sudden Death
Bob
NTS; Dir: Richard Greenblatt
Major Barbara
Charles Lomax
NTS; Dir: Jim Mezon
Restoration
Gabriel Hedges
NTS; Dir: Alisa Palmer
Precipice – The Radio Project
Performer
NTS; Dirs: Paula Danckert and Stephen Lawson
The Clown Project
Clown
NTS; Dir: Leah Cherniak
Macbeth
Bloody Captain, Young Seyward, Murtherer
NTS; Dir: Nick Hutchinson
Golden Boy
Joe Bonaparte
NTS; Dir: Ted Dykstra and Kate Hennig
Much Ado About Nothing
Don John, Dogsberry
NTS; Dir: Marti Maraden
The Cherry Orchard
Gaev
NTS; Dir: Jane Heyman
The Citizens
Ensemble
NTS; Dir: Ker Wells
Solo Show
Performer
NTS; Dir: Kelly Thornton
The Ark (NAC)
Various
NTS; Dir: Peter Hinton
Problem Child
R J
NTS; Dir: Sherry Bie
Beauty and the Beast
Ensemble
NTS; Dir: Jillian Keiley
 
NATIONAL THEATRE SCHOOL TRAINING:
Acting: Sherry Bie, Kate Hennig, Ted Dykstra, Jane Heyman, Nick Hutchinson, Marti Maraden
Acting for the Camera: Sheila McCarthy, Rafal Sokolowski
The Ark (NAC): Peter Hinton, Suzie Turnbull, David Dean
Classical Text/Shakespeare: Nick Hutchinson, Suzie Turnbull, Andrew Wade
Voice/Speech: Stan Brown, Kate Hennig, Julia Lenardon, Andrew Wade
Movement: Leslie Baker, Judith Koltai-Peavy, Jo Leslie, Kin Snelling, Tedi Tafel
Singing: Linda Morrison, Keith Thomas
Voice Animation: Sunday Muse
Dramatic Combat: Jean-Francois Gagnon
Gumboots: Sipho Ndlela
 
RELATED TRAINING
The Players (under the direction of Anna MacKay-Smith); Equity Showcase, Toronto
The Players Academy (Voice: Rae Ellen Bodie & Danielle Wilson; Stage Combat: Simon Fon; Movement: Melanie Windle & Sallie Lyons; Creating from the Heart: Victor Gomez; Film & TB: Janet Laine Green; Clown: Mike Kennard; Mask: Paul Lampert; Stage Craft: Tedde Moore; Acting: Anna MacKay-Smith, Melanie Windle; Audition Technique: Richard Quesnel)
 
RELATED SKILLS AND/OR INTERESTS:
Languages: English, conversational Afrikaans, French
Dialects: South African, Afrikaans, African and Cape Coloured (Mihaleto), North American/Canadian, British RP, Norfolk, New York, Chinese, Japanese, Indian
M2 Motorcycle Licence
Singing, piano, guitar, harmonica, jembe drums, gumboot dancing, hip hop, bboying, beat boxing, karate, stage combat, juggling, photography, tennis, volleyball, swimming, rugby, cricket, basketball, writing