Liam Cook is a puppeteer who portrays Ochi of Bestoon in the 2019 film Star Wars: Episode IX The Rise of Skywalker. He also served as a creature performer and puppeteer for the movie, as well as Star Wars: Episode VIII The Last Jedi and Solo: A Star Wars Story; and worked as a creature and droid puppeteer on Star Wars: Episode VII The Force Awakens.[2]
Cook worked on the 2015 Doctor Who Christmas special "The Husbands of River Song" as the internal operator of the robot body of the villainous King Hydroflax. He also served as an assistant puppeteer on the 2019 Netflix series The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance.[2]
Works
Filmography
| Year | Title | Series | Contribution(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Star Wars: Episode VII The Force Awakens | Creature and Droid Puppeteer[1] | |
| 2017 | Star Wars: Episode VIII The Last Jedi | Creature and Droid Puppeteer[3] | |
| 2019 | Solo: A Star Wars Story | Creature and Droid Puppeteer[4] | |
| 2019 | Star Wars: Episode IX The Rise of Skywalker | Ochi of Bestoon, Creature and Droid Puppeteer[5] | |
| 2022 | "Kassa" | Star Wars: Andor | Puppeteers[6] |
| 2022 | "That Would Be Me" | Andor | Puppeteer[7] |
| 2022 | "Reckoning" | Andor | Puppeteer[8] |
| 2022 | "Announcement" | Andor | Puppeteer[9] |
| 2022 | "Daughter of Ferrix" | Andor | Freedi Pamular, Puppeteer[10] |
| 2022 | "Rix Road" | Andor | Puppeteer[11] |
| 2024 | "Lost / Found" | Star Wars: The Acolyte | Ueda Barkeep / Convict - Tentacle Performance Artist[12] |
| 2025 | "Welcome to the Rebellion" | Andor | Senator #5[13] |
Sources
Cook portrayed Ochi of Bestoon in Star Wars: Episode IX The Rise of Skywalker.
- Star Wars: Episode VII The Force Awakens
- Solo: A Star Wars Story
- Star Wars: Episode VIII The Last Jedi
- Star Wars: Episode IX The Rise of Skywalker
Star Wars: Andor — "Kassa"- Star Wars: Andor — "That Would Be Me"
- Star Wars: Andor — "Reckoning"
- Star Wars: Andor — "Announcement"
- Star Wars: Andor — "Daughter of Ferrix"
- Star Wars: Andor — "Rix Road"
- Star Wars: The Acolyte — "Lost / Found"
- Star Wars: Andor — "Welcome to the Rebellion"
Notes and references
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Star Wars: Episode VII The Force Awakens
- ↑ 2.0 2.1
Liam Cook on LinkedIn (backup link)
- ↑ Star Wars: Episode VIII The Last Jedi
- ↑ Solo: A Star Wars Story
- ↑ Star Wars: Episode IX The Rise of Skywalker
- ↑
Star Wars: Andor — "Kassa"
- ↑ Star Wars: Andor — "That Would Be Me"
- ↑ Star Wars: Andor — "Reckoning"
- ↑ Star Wars: Andor — "Announcement"
- ↑ Star Wars: Andor — "Daughter of Ferrix"
- ↑ Star Wars: Andor — "Rix Road"
- ↑ Star Wars: The Acolyte — "Lost / Found"
- ↑ Star Wars: Andor — "Welcome to the Rebellion"
External links
- Liam Cook on LinkedIn (backup link)
- Liam Cook at the Internet Movie Database
