19 Facts About Leon Cooke

Leon Dominic Cooke was born on 8 August 1991 and is an English actor, singer, dancer and choreographer.

Leon Cooke's parents are Joy and Michael Cooke, a former dancer and dance teacher, respectively.

Leon Cooke has seven siblings who are dancers: Tara, Zena, Cassandra, Damian, Anastasia, Valentina, and Dmitri.

Leon Cooke learned ballet, tap, gymnastics, theatre craft, song and dance, and street dance.

Leon Cooke was a junior and mid-associate with the Royal Ballet in Birmingham and graduated from the Millennium Performing Arts College.

Leon Cooke was cast as Billy Elliot in Billy Elliot the Musical in September 2005.

Leon Cooke completed the United Kingdom's second tour of We Will Rock You directed by Ben Elton.

Leon Cooke made his Chichester Festival debut as Wilton in Barnum, returning the following year to perform in Amadeus.

Leon Cooke has performed in the musical Mamma Mia at the Prince of Wales Theatre and as part of the West End Live cast in Trafalgar Square, London.

Leon Cooke performed in Mamma Mia at its new venue, the Novello Theatre.

Between 2014 and 2015, Leon Cooke was cast in Miss Saigon in the West End.

Leon Cooke worked with the National Theatre in their production of the musical Wonder.

Leon Cooke choreographed the Songtime Theatre Arts Billy Youth Theatre's production at the Richmond Theatre in 2010.

Leon Cooke was an assistant choreographer for the BBC 2 series Our Dancing Town which aired in January 2017.

Leon Cooke performed with the cast on Sunday Night at the Palladium for their tenth anniversary.

Leon Cooke appeared in Series 3 of Sky One's Got to Dance, where he gained three gold stars for a tap routine that was described by Adam Garcia as "awesome".

Leon Cooke performed at the Royal Variety Performance, the Olivier Awards 2015, and the Olivier Awards in 2016.

Leon Cooke had featured roles in commercials for Gap, Old Navy, and McDonald's in 2015.

Leon Cooke made commercials for the Disney Channel and Colgate.