James Cooney

Actor · credited in Ludwig

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Professional sources: United Agents’ James Cooney profile supplies his career record, training and representative details. The published Series 2 Episode 5 cast listing names him as Milo Gesalan in Ludwig. Programme end credits have not been separately checked.

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Biography

Professional overview

James Cooney is an actor with stage, screen and radio credits. His United Agents profile records training at LIPA and a long stage career, including work for the Royal Shakespeare Company, the Almeida Theatre, Shakespeare’s Globe and the Old Vic. British Comedy Guide’s Episode 5 listing names him as Milo Gesalan in Ludwig Series 2.

A dated stage trail begins with Bottleneck, for which his agency records a 2013 Off West End Best Actor nomination. Shakespeare’s Globe’s 2022/23 Henry V production record names him as Thomas, Orleans and Gower in the Globe–Headlong staging. The RSC’s 2025 Hamlet Hail to the Thief record names him as Rosencrantz; his agency CV additionally lists him as understudy Hamlet. These are independently anchored career milestones, not a complete dated ledger. His representative’s published credits also span television, short films and radio; the current agency record is linked below. Personal history, measurements and private contact information are not inferred.

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Selected credits

Stage, screen and radio

Ludwig: Milo Gesalan · Series 2 Episode 5
Stage: Bottleneck (Greg; 2013 Off West End nomination reported by agency); Henry V (Thomas, Orleans and Gower; Globe–Headlong 2022/23); Hamlet Hail to the Thief (Rosencrantz and understudy Hamlet; RSC 2025); Romeo and Juliet (Paris, Almeida); Measure for Measure (Claudio, RSC); Hamlet (Horatio, RSC tour)
Television: Andor (Apostle); The ABC Murders (BUF journalist); Casualty (Rhys Beavin); Silent Witness (Gary Hadlow)
Film and radio: Strangeways Here We Come (Ollie); Jester and Flora (Jester); BBC Radio 4’s London Belongs to Me (various roles)

The representative’s credit list supports the selected non-Ludwig roles; the episode cast listing supports the Ludwig role. Broadcast end-credit verification remains open.

episode guide: Series 2, Episode 5.

Artwork and photographs

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Skills

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Training

LIPA

United Agents states that James Cooney trained at LIPA. The public profile does not provide programme dates or qualifications, so they are not supplied here.

Awards and recognition

Off West End nomination

United Agents reports a 2013 Off West End Award nomination for Best Actor for Cooney’s performance in Bottleneck. This is an agency-reported nomination, not an award win; an independent awards record has not yet been reconciled.

Representation and availability

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External links

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United Agents’ profile and full CV provide the representative-maintained career record. Shakespeare’s Globe’s 2022/23 production archive and the RSC’s 2025 cast record independently anchor two major stage credits. British Comedy Guide’s Series 2 Episode 5 cast list provides the Ludwig role. A licensed headshot or production still has not been obtained, and no image from the agency page has been copied.

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