Ben Cook

Benjamin Cook is a New York-based actor who has appeared on television, film, Broadway and in two national tours. He is featured as Adam Fisher in HBO's Paterno (2018), starring Al Pacino and directed by Barry Levinson and has appeared in the TV series Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999), Veep (2012), 30 Rock (2006) and House of Cards (2013). After appearing in several plays in Washington, D.C., Ben made his Broadway debut at age 11 as Little Boy in the 2009 revival of "Ragtime." He was in the Broadway company of "Billy Elliot The Musical" for 15 months, then was on the national tour of the show in both the title role and as "Michael" for a year and a half. In 2014, Ben was cast as "Race" in the first national tour of Disney's "Newsies," a role he reprised in the filmed version, Disney's Newsies: The Broadway Musical! (2017), which was released in theaters, on demand, and Netflix in 2017. After appearing on Broadway for a third time in "Tuck Everlasting," he was cast again by director Casey Nicholaw in the ensemble of "Mean Girls: The Musical." Written by Tina Fey and produced by Lorne Michaels, the show debuts on Broadway in March 2018. Follow Ben on Instagram and Twitter: bentylercook.