Ben Cook

Benjamin Tyler Cook (born December 11, 1997) is an American stage actor. He has appeared on Broadway in Ragtime, Billy Elliot the Musical (for which he was nominated for a Helen Hayes Award), Tuck Everlasting, Mean Girls, and West Side Story. 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: SVU, 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: Original Sin (2022present). Early life Cook was born in Eden, North Carolina, and grew up in New York City and Lorton, Virginia. He is the youngest child of Jill and Glenn Cook. His mother is the executive director of the American School Counsellor Association. His father is a photographer, blogger, and publishing consultant. At the age of seven, Cook began studying dance at the Metropolitan School of the Arts in northern Virginia. He attended the Professional Performing Arts School in New York City for middle school and during high school. Career