Shannon Kook Biography
Shannon Kook is a South African Actor who is making an appearance in the movie A Big Fat Family Christmas which premiered on the 2nd of December 2022 on the Hallmark Channel. He is known for appearing in the television series Shadowhunters in 2017 as Duncan, and in Degrassi: The Next Generation between 2010 and 2011 as Zane Park.
Shannon Kook Age / Birthday
Kook, alias, Shannon Kook-Chun is 35 years old as of 2022. He was born on the 9th of February 1987 as Shannon Kook Shannon Xiao Lóng Kook-Chun in Johannesburg, South Africa. Kook celebrates his birthday on the 9th of February every year.
Shannon Kook Height / Measurements
Kook is of average body stature and stands at an approximate height of 5 feet 7 inches.
Shannon Kook Partner / Wife
Kook manages to keep information regarding whether he is married or not away from the public. However, we will update information about his spouse once it’s available.
Shannon Kook Kids / Children
Kook manages to keep information regarding whether he has any kids away from the limelight. However, we will update this information about his children once it’s available.
Shannon Kook Family / Relatives
Kook was born, Shannon Xiao Lóng Kook-Chun, to his loving and caring parents in Johannesburg, South Africa. He was born to a Mauritian father of Chinese descent and a South African mother of Cape Coloured descent. Shannon, however, manages to keep more information regarding his parents and whether or not he has any siblings away from the limelight. We will update this information once more information is available to the public.
Shannon Kook Career
Kook is among the cast members in the series, A Big Fat Christmas where he holds the role of Henry. He moved to Montreal, Canada to attend the National Theatre School of Canada. His first on-screen role was when he was featured in the Canadian television series, Being Erica in the year 2009.
He is known for taking up roles in The 100 between 2018 and 2020, Carmilla between 2015 and 2016, and taking up the role of Drew Thomas in the film franchise The Conjuring between 2013 and 2021. He also played the role of Karl Johnson in the film, Holidaze in 2013.
The year 2014 saw him, Sophie Desmarais, Julia Sarah Stone, and Alexandre Landry being chosen for the Toronto International Film Festival’s Rising Stars Initiative. This is an annual distinction that spotlights four up-and-coming Canadian actors to talent developers and filmmakers at the festival. Later on, between 2015 and 2016, he starred in the popular web series Carmilla. The year 2017 saw him being featured in the web series, Running With Violet.
The month of January 2018 saw him being announced that he has been cast as a mysterious guest star, Lucas on the fifth season of The CW’s The 100. It was revealed to be a red herring by series showrunner, Jason Rothenberg. His role was later revealed as Jordan Jasper Green, the son of Monty Green and Harper Mclntyre. Kook had originally auditioned for the role of Finn Collins and Monty Green. He has also returned as a series regular in seasons six and seven.
Shannon Kook Film and Movies Appearances
In the course of his career, he has also made appearances in the film, Verona where he held the role of Xan in the year 2010. Later on in the year 2012, he played the role of Yun where he held a voice role. Then, he played the role in the movie, Requiem for Romance. He has also held the role of Angel in the film, Empire of Dirt.
This is in addition to holding the role of Jason in the film, Hunting Season in 2013. The year 2014 saw him take the role of Vic Skinner in the film, The Dependables. Kook also held the role of Ian in the film, Dirty Singles. This was back in the year 2014.
Kook also took up the role of Young Trey Teepano in the film Dark Places in 2015. Asides from this, he also held the role of Dylan in the television film, A Christmas Horror Story in 2015. This is in addition to holding the role of Drew Thomas in the film, The Conjuring 2 in 2016, and The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It in 2010.
Shannon also took the role of Dylan Watters in the film, Goliath in the year 2017. This is in addition to holding the role of Spencer in the film, Man Eater back in the year 2017. He expected to take up a role as Ren Hiro in the film, King of Killers in the year 2023.
Shannon Kook Television Series Appearances
Asides from taking up roles in films, he has also made appearances in television series such as Being Erica in 2009. Then, held the role of Kendrick Kwan in the episode, “Cultural Revolution.” In the same year, she made an appearance in the film, The Border. Then, he took up the role of Yuan Doa in the episode, Kiss and Cry. This is in addition to taking up a role in the series, Cra$h & Burn still in 2009. Then, he held the role of Benny in the episode, The Boss is Coming.
The year 2010 then saw her make an appearance in the series, Durham County. There, he held the role of David Cho in 5 episodes of the series. He has also taken up a role as Zane Park in the series, Degrassi: The Next Generation. There, he appeared in 19 episodes of the series between 2010 and 2011.
In the same years, she held the role of Deven Phillips in the series, Baxter. Then, he held the role in 10 episodes of the series. He has also appeared in 2 episodes of the series, Aaron Stone where he held the role of Grudge in 2010. The year 2011 saw him make an appearance in the series, Rookie Blue. There, he was holding the role of Pete Sun in the episode,” God’s Good Grace.”
The year 2012 saw him take the role of Victor Gong in two episodes of the series, XIII: The Series. He has also played the role of Theo Straka in the series Carmilla. There, he appeared in six episodes of the series between 2015 and 2016.
He has also appeared in the series, Private Eyes where he was holding the role of Jay Lee in 2016. Then, he appeared in the episode, Karaoke Confidential. Kook has also held the role of Commander Tobias in 2 episodes of the series, Incorporated. This was back in the year 2017.
In the same year, he made an appearance in the series, Thornwood Heights. There, he was playing the role of Jamie Chen in the episode, Deadly Secrets by the Lake. Asides from this, he has also held the role of Stewart in the series, Running With Violet. Then, he appeared in 5 episodes of the series. He also held the role of Duncan in 2 episodes of Shadowhunters still in 2017.
Between the years 20118 and 2020, he held the role of Jordan Green in the series, The 100. There, he appeared in 19 episodes of the series. Later on, in 2019, he made an appearance in the series, Impulse. There, he was playing the role of Wesley Kido in 2 episodes of the series.
Kook also played the role of Ziggy in the series, Woke where he made an appearance in 2 episodes of the series in 2020. He also appeared in the series, Nancy Drew where he was playing the role of Grant in 5 episodes of the series in 2021.
This is in addition to playing the role of Mr. Oshiro in the film, The Mysterious Benedict Society in 2 episodes of the series. This was still in the year 2021. The year 2022 saw him make an appearance in the film, Reacher where he was playing the role of Tony Swan. There, he appeared in the second episode of the series.
Shannon Kook A Big Fat Family Christmas
Kook is a cast member in the movie, A Big Fat Family Christmas. This is the story of Liv, a photojournalist eager to make it on her own. In order to get a dream assignment, which is to shoot the Change family’s annual holiday party for a cover story, she does not reveal that that is her family.
When she finds herself growing close to Henry, the coworker covering the story with her, she wants to confide in him but doesn’t want to jeopardize her big break. She then finds herself growing close to Henry, a coworker covering the story with her. She then wants to confide in him but does not want to jeopardize her big break. There, Kook stars alongside;
- Tia Carrere
- Ryan Mah
- Cindy Piper
Shannon Kook Net Worth
Through Kook’s career as an Actor, he has been able to accumulate a net worth that ranges between $1 Million and $ 5 Million.
Shannon Kook Gay/Is Shannon Kook Chun Gay?
Kook manages to keep information regarding whether or not he is gay away from the limelight. He, however, once shared that people often asked him whether he is gay or not and stated that he would play roles that people will love and those that people would dislike because he knows there are people he is channeling his roles towards. We will update this information once he shares more information regarding whether or not he is gay.
Shannon Kook Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram
Kook is active on his social media accounts. He has about 8.7K followers on his Facebook Page, about 59.1K followers on his Twitter account, and around 290K followers on his Instagram account.