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Paul Cook

Paul Cook

Paul Thomas Cook (born 20 July 1956 in Shepherd's Bush, London) is an English drummer and member of the punk rock band the Sex Pistols. He was also called "Cookie" by his friends on the punk music scene. Cook was raised in Hammersmith and attended the Christopher Wren School, now Phoenix High School, London in White City Estate, Shepherds Bush, where he met Steve Jones. The pair became good friends and while bunking off school. In 1972–1973, Cook and Jones, along with their school friend Wally Nightingale, formed a band, The Strand. Within the next three years The Strand evolved into the Sex Pistols. [source: Wikipedia]

Known for

Billy Idol Should Be Dead
Billy Idol Should Be Dead
2026 • Self
Sex Pistols & Frank Carter - Hellfest 2025
Sex Pistols & Frank Carter - Hellfest 2025
2025 • Self
I Was a Teenage Sex Pistol
I Was a Teenage Sex Pistol
2025 • Self
Not a Rock-Doc
Not a Rock-Doc
2023 • Self
Here to be Heard: The Story of The Slits
Here to be Heard: The Story of The Slits
2018 • Self
Two Sevens Clash: Dread Meets Punk Rockers
Two Sevens Clash: Dread Meets Punk Rockers
2017 • Self
The Orb: The Orb's Further Adventures Live
The Orb: The Orb's Further Adventures Live
2017 • Self
Never Mind the Baubles: Xmas '77 with the Sex Pistols
Never Mind the Baubles: Xmas '77 with the Sex Pistols
2013 • Paul Cook

Full filmography

Sex Pistols: Agents of Anarchy
Sex Pistols: Agents of Anarchy
2009 • Self (archive footage)
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D.O.A.
D.O.A.
1981 • Self
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Dummy
Dummy
1979 • Grand Jury Foreman
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