From: Subject: Christian Cooke talks about Demons | News & Gossip | Demons | stv.tv Programmes Date: Fri, 30 Jan 2009 22:08:24 -0500 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/related; type="text/html"; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0157_01C98327.4558CAE0" X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.5579 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0157_01C98327.4558CAE0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="utf-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Location: http://programmes.stv.tv/demons/news-gossip/67907-christian-cooke-talks-about-demons/ =EF=BB=BF Christian Cooke = talks about Demons | News & Gossip | Demons | stv.tv Programmes
=20

Demons

  • =C2=BB Home
  • =C2=BB News & = Gossip=20
  • =C2=BB Characters =
  • =C2=BB Previews
  • =C2=BB Image = Galleries
  • =C2=BB Catch-up
  • =C2=BB Video = Extras=20

Saturday at 7.50pm

<= /DIV>
  • Read 1044 times
=
=20
=

News & Gossip

Christian Cooke talks about Demons

03 January 2009, 04:00

3D"Christian

Christian Cooke, the young star of the new stv drama Demons, = has=20 revealed that playing the role of the hero Luke involved him being = topless for=20 much of one episode.

He told Digital Spy: "I don't mind doing it. To be honest it's only = for about=20 three or four scenes. I just finished filming Trinity and I had to do an = awful=20 lot more there in terms of being naked and stuff. I'm used to it = now!"

The 22-year-old actor who is best know for his portrayal of Luke = Kirkwall in=20 Where the Heart is, revealed that he performs many of his own stunts = in=20 Demons.

Christian said: "I had three weeks of fight training before the = series began.=20 I learnt a blend of different martial arts - not in great depth, = obviously - but=20 various moves such as kicks, blocks and punches.

"It was all quite fun. All the fight scenes you see, that's me doing = it!"

The young actor admitted that the filming regime for the supernatural = drama=20 was tough and involved many late nights.

He said: "Yeah, those night scenes were hard. I think we did four = weeks of=20 11pm-11am and 12am-12pm at locations like that all over central London = and East=20 London. They also got hold of some great underground places, like a = disused=20 Victorian prison for episode four.

"It's important because it's a vampire type show, and night time is = very=20 important for the overall mood and theme of the show."

Christian is confident the new show will be a bit hit with = viewers.

He said: "There's nothing like this on British TV at the moment. It's = unique=20 and fresh - a totally different concept!"

Last updated: 03 January 2009, 11:01

The links provided allow you to bookmark this page = into your=20 favourite social media website. For users with JavaScript disabled copy = and=20 paste the URL from the address bar into your chosen social bookmarking=20 site.

Ads by Google

News & Gossip

  • Christian=20 Cooke says he is happy to play Luke=20
  • Thrip=20 makes surprise return to Demons=20
  • Demons=20 star says he is not a womaniser=20
  • Episode=20 3 Preview=20
  • Demons=20 star Glenister says- "I'm not playing a Texan"=20
  • Mackenzie=20 Crook's delight at playing evil role=20
  • Christian=20 Cooke talks about Demons=20
  • All=20 about the Half-Lives=20
  • The=20 cast of Demons on... scary movies and superheroes=20
  • Behind=20 the scenes...

Characters

  • Christian=20 Cooke is Luke Rutherford=20
  • Holliday=20 Grainger is Ruby=20
  • Mackenzie=20 Crook is Gladiolus Thrip=20
  • Philip=20 Glenister is Rupert Galvin=20
  • Richard=20 Wilson is Father Simeon=20
  • Zoe=20 Trapper is Mina Harker

Previews

  • Episode=20 4 Preview=20
  • Episode=20 3 Preview=20
  • Episode=20 2 Preview=20
  • Episode=20 1 Preview

Catch-up

  • Demons=20 - Saturday, January 24, Part 1=20
  • Demons=20 - Saturday, January 24, Part 2=20
  • Demons=20 - Saturday, January 24, Part 3=20
  • Demons=20 - Saturday, January 24, Part 4=20
  • Demons=20 - Saturday, January 17, Part 1=20
  • Demons=20 - Saturday, January 17, Part 2=20
  • Demons=20 - Saturday, January 17, Part 3=20
  • Demons=20 - Saturday, January 17, Part 4=20
  • Demons=20 - Saturday, January 10, Part 1=20
  • Demons=20 - Saturday, January 10, Part 2

Related Links

Go=20 behind the scenes of stv
3D"NeedNeed to talk?Breathing Space=20 Info
3D"WinWin=20 tickets hereSee Beckham at Ibrox =