For fans of Nickelodeon’s I Am Frankie, Alex Hook won’t be an unknown face. She is a Canadian actress who in a short period of time grew up and achieved her relative big break with a number of television series to her name both in her home country of Canada and the United States.
Except I am Frankie, she has also appeared in a number of other television productions such as A Nutcracker Christmas and Beautiful Devils.
Biography of Alex Hook
It was as Alexandra Hook that the actress was born on November 5, 2001 in Toronto, Canada. It was also where she was raised until the age of 7 when her family moved to Kingston in the year 2008. She was raised alongside an older brother whose name is still unknown.
Having started acting since she was a child, Hooka performed many plays at school and locally, which was mainly a way for her to develop her acting skills. Some plays she was a part of at the time include Alladin and Little Mermaid. With success in the theatre, she decided that she would like to go further and so she started looking for television roles.
As her efforts became pronounced, her mother signed her up with SoHo Management which is her current management agency. However, like every other actor, when it came to the transition from theater to television, she also had many rejections that she said she got used to. Soon, she had the opportunity to appear in a number of commercials before she finally got her break from television.
Canadian Television Actress Profile
Alex Hook got her first acting role in 2014 when she appeared in the TV series documentary, Patterns and Murders: Breaking the Record as Polly Klaas and then Kara in the TV series Handsome Devils.
Her next job came in 2016 when she got the offer to appear as 12-year-old Beth in the TV movie, A Nutcracker Christmas. Although her role was very little in the film, she was still able to handle it very well.
What has so far become her real break as an actress came in 2017 when she landed the roles of Frankie Gaines, Eliza Gaines and Michael in the American drama TV series, I Am Frankie which airs on Nickelodeon. In the series, Alex Hook is an Android girl known as Frankie who now wants to become a real human.
Although she has yet to land mainstream awards for her acting roles, her DoH Vinci Commercial and Pixels Movie Promo for Family Channel TV earned her a Joey Award in the 12+ category.
Other facts about Alex Hook
1. She is versatile
Her first love since she was little, always acted. But then she also has talent and skills in other areas. A sports enthusiast, Hook played hockey when she was much younger and now also plays volleyball and soccer.
2. education
She attended La Salle High School where she was when she got her breakout role. In order to shoot, she was taken to Miami from school for a long time (6 months). She had tutors who made sure she also met schoolwork.
3. She is interested in math and chemistry
Contrary to what one might think her interest lies in the arts, Alex is more interested in chemistry and math than any other subject. However, for her post-secondary studies, she hopes to get a degree that she can integrate into acting easily.
4. How she got her role I am Frankie
Before the Kingston native got her role on I Am Franklin, she was asked to submit two recordings; one should make her play robotic while the other should be more human. A few days after turning 15, she got the call that she had been cast in the title role of the Nickelodeon series.
Before she got the call to send the tape, Hook auditioned for a role on another Nickelodeon show, Max and Shred which she didn’t get. But then she sold herself to the casting team and they then called her agent in SoHo management, Tammy Godefroy to make the tape and send it over.
5. height
Alex Hook is 5 feet 4¼ inches (1.63m) tall.