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Shaka Cook
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Biography
Training: Bachelor of Fine Arts (Acting), National Institute of Dramatic Arts (NIDA), 2012.
Theatre: Wangarra in The Secret River (2016) and Ngalamalum in The Secret River (Sydney Theatre Company, 2017 and 2019); Fingerbone Bill in Storm Boy (Sydney Theatre Company); Jasper Jones in Jasper Jones (Queensland Theatre Company); The Wind in the Willows (La Boite); Black Diggers (Queensland Theatre Company). Television: Sam in Operation Buffalo (ABC); Tom in Black Comedy (ABC); Luke in The Broken Shore (Essential Media); Warrior in Cleverman (ABC). Film: Waru in The Flood (Wagtail Films); Officer Braydon in Top End Wedding (Goalpost Pictures). This is Shaka’s professional musical theatre debut. Shaka is a proud member of MEAA since 2020.
Theatre: Wangarra in The Secret River (2016) and Ngalamalum in The Secret River (Sydney Theatre Company, 2017 and 2019); Fingerbone Bill in Storm Boy (Sydney Theatre Company); Jasper Jones in Jasper Jones (Queensland Theatre Company); The Wind in the Willows (La Boite); Black Diggers (Queensland Theatre Company). Television: Sam in Operation Buffalo (ABC); Tom in Black Comedy (ABC); Luke in The Broken Shore (Essential Media); Warrior in Cleverman (ABC). Film: Waru in The Flood (Wagtail Films); Officer Braydon in Top End Wedding (Goalpost Pictures). This is Shaka’s professional musical theatre debut. Shaka is a proud member of MEAA since 2020.
Known For
The Leftovers
Indigenous Officer #1
Top End Wedding
Officer Braydon
Operation Buffalo
Sam
The Flood
Waru Banganha
Kid Snow
Armless
While the Men are Away
Murray
Full Filmography
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Kid Snow MOVIE | Armless |
| 2023 | While the Men are Away TV | Murray |
| 2020 | The Flood MOVIE | Waru Banganha |
| 2020 | Operation Buffalo TV | Sam |
| 2019 | Top End Wedding MOVIE | Officer Braydon |
| 2014 | The Leftovers TV | Indigenous Officer #1 |