Shannon Kook is a South African actor.Kook-Chun was born and raised in
Johannesburg, South Africa to a Mauritian father of Chinese descent
and a South African mother of Cape Coloured descent. He has 3 younger
siblings, a sister from his mother's side who is studying in Cape Town
and two sisters from his father's side, based in Canada. He then moved
to Montreal in order to attend the National Theatre School of
Canada.Kook's first on screen role was in the Canadian television
series Being Erica in 2009. He is best known internationally for his
roles as Zane Park on Degrassi: The Next Generation (2010â€"2011) and
as Duncan on Shadowhunters (2017).In 2014, Kook was chosen as one of
the Toronto International Film Festival's Rising Stars, a distinction
that the festival gives annually to spotlight four up and coming
Canadian actors. Between 2015 and 2016, Kook starred in the popular
web series Carmilla. In 2017, he was featured in the web series
Running With Violet.
Johannesburg, South Africa to a Mauritian father of Chinese descent
and a South African mother of Cape Coloured descent. He has 3 younger
siblings, a sister from his mother's side who is studying in Cape Town
and two sisters from his father's side, based in Canada. He then moved
to Montreal in order to attend the National Theatre School of
Canada.Kook's first on screen role was in the Canadian television
series Being Erica in 2009. He is best known internationally for his
roles as Zane Park on Degrassi: The Next Generation (2010â€"2011) and
as Duncan on Shadowhunters (2017).In 2014, Kook was chosen as one of
the Toronto International Film Festival's Rising Stars, a distinction
that the festival gives annually to spotlight four up and coming
Canadian actors. Between 2015 and 2016, Kook starred in the popular
web series Carmilla. In 2017, he was featured in the web series
Running With Violet.
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