‘Good Cop/Bad Cop’ Star Luke Cook Balances Fitness With Fun
Luke Cook may be known for playing disturbing characters like Lucifer in the Chilling Adventures of Sabrina, or the terrifying Tom in the award-winning psycho-sexual thriller Follow Her, but despite his ability to play dark characters, this Australian just likes to have fun. On social media, and in his newest role, Cook is having the time of his life and while he’s in love with health and fitness, this star is anything but a vain Hollywood heartthrob.
As Cook logs on to Zoom for his interview with M&F, the Aussie actor, born in Sydney, is already getting his steps in as the 6’5” star faces into the camera while pounding the treadmill. “This is how I get 10,000 steps in a day,” explains Cook, who has built a new following off the back of his hilarious observations on social media and is about to reach a brand-new audience in the CW’s new comedy: Good Cop/Bad Cop. “I take meetings on the treadmill,” he explains. “If there’s an hour meeting, I’m like 3,500 steps in. It’s pretty amazing.”
Cook is anything but a one-dimensional actor who relies solely on their looks. In fact, he often calls out the shallow side of celebrity culture such as fitness influencers who peddle unattainable versions of perfection and the social networks that put filters on your images whether you like it or not. In Good Cop/ Bad Cop, Cook is relishing his role, playing a detective who has no verbal filter. “I love playing a character like that,” he shares. “I’m a little bit like that myself. I push the envelope. I will say that I’m doing it for jokes whereas Henry, my character, isn’t joking. He’s just a factual person and not a feelings person, and that’s what gets him into trouble.”
