Originally from New Jersey, the Cook family moved to Los Angeles when he was born. Cook's first foray into show business was as a pianist. At the age of twelve, he was playing the occasional weekend wedding and winning piano competitions. As a child, Cook always thought he would play professional soccer and never considered acting as a career. It was not until the lead in his high school play of "Whodunit?" dropped out at the last minute, and he stepped into the part, that he changed his mind. "After opening night, I came home and said 'Mom, this is what I want to do with the rest of my life,'" said Cook. "My best friend's dad is a theatrical manager and after the play, he came up to me and said 'Jason, if you want to be an actor, I'll help you.'"
Cook's first television appearance was as the host for The Disney Channel's "Project Time." Other onstage performances include starring as Tony in "West Side Story" and as Dimitrius in "A Midsummer's Night's Dream" at the Civic Arts Shakespeare Summer Festival in Thousand Oaks, CA. As Shawn on "Days," Cook is following in the romantic footsteps of one of daytime's most beloved super-couples, Bo and Hope Brady, his on-screen parents and is currently is Now Married to Best Friend from School, Mimi.
Cook currently lives in Los Angeles where he continues to play soccer. He recently directed a short documentary film that he soon hopes to enter in film festivals around the country. Cook's birthday is September 13.
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