Olivia Cooke
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Olivia Kate Cooke is an English actress. She has appeared as Alicent Hightower in the fantasy drama television series House of the Dragon (2022–present), Emma Decody in the thriller Bates Motel (2013–2017), Becky Sharp in the period drama Vanity Fair (2018), spy Sidonie "Sid" Baker in the Apple TV thriller Slow Horses (2022), and Cherry Laine in the psychological thriller The Girlfriend (2025).
Film & TV
Oldham, Greater Manchester, England, UK
Olivia Kate Cooke (born 27 December 1993) is an English actress. She is best known for her role as Alicent Hightower in the fantasy drama television series House of the Dragon (2022–present). In television, she has starred as Emma Decody in the thriller Bates Motel (2013–2017), Becky Sharp in the period drama Vanity Fair(2018), and a spy in the thriller Slow Horses(2022). In films, Cooke has…
Known for
- A Talent for Murder — Clementine Balfour2026
- House of the Dragon: Season 3 Special Premiere — Queen Alicent Hightower2026
- The Claudia Winkleman Show — Self2026
- The Girlfriend — Cherry Laine2025
- House of the Dragon: The House That Dragons Built — Self2024
- The Good Mother — Paige2023
- Emperor — Self - Narrator (voice)2023
- Fireheart — Georgia Holden (voice)2022
- Slow Horses — Sidonie 'Sid' Baker2022
- House of the Dragon — Queen Alicent Hightower2022
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Key facts
- Born
- Olivia Kate Cooke , ( 1993-12-27 ) 27 December 1993 (age 32) , Oldham , England
- Occupation
- Actress
- Years active
- 2012–present
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Olivia
- Family name
- Cooke
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom
- Place of birth
- Oldham
- Occupation
- stage actor
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Image
- Olivia Cooke by Gage Skidmore 2.jpg
- Residence
- London
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- date of birth
- 1993-12-27
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- Olivia Cooke
- start of work period
- 2012-00-00
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- 5818
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Encyclopedic overview
Olivia Kate Cooke (born 27 December 1993) is an English actress. She has appeared as Alicent Hightower in the fantasy drama television series House of the Dragon (2022–present), Emma Decody in the thriller Bates Motel (2013–2017), Becky Sharp in the period drama Vanity Fair (2018), spy Sidonie "Sid" Baker in the Apple TV thriller Slow Horses (2022), and Cherry Laine in the psychological thriller The Girlfriend (2025).
In film, Cooke has starred in the horror film Ouija (2014), the comedy-drama film Me and Earl and the Dying Girl (2015), the thriller Thoroughbreds (2017), the science fiction film Ready Player One (2018), the comedy thriller Pixie (2020), and the drama Sound of Metal (2019).
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