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CAPTAIN HOOK Played By Christopher Walken

CAPTAIN HOOK

Played By Christopher Walken

Actor Bio

Christopher Walken stars as Captain Hook in NBC's "Peter Pan Live!"

Walken won an Academy Award and the New York Film Critics Circle Award for his performance in Michael Cimino's "The Deer Hunter." He also received an Academy Award nomination and won BAFTA and SAG Awards for "Catch Me If You Can." Additionally, in 2010, he was nominated for a Tony Award and a Drama Desk Award for his performance in "A Behanding in Spokane."

The box office from a wide range of his film credits has grossed more than $1 billion domestically, including Woody Allen's "Annie Hall," "Pennies from Heaven," "The Dead Zone," "At Close Range," "Biloxi Blues" with Matthew Broderick, "King of New York," 2004's "Man On Fire," "Man of the Year," the 2005 comedy "Wedding Crashers," "Hairspray," "True Romance," "Pulp Fiction," "Batman Returns," "Seven Psychopaths" and "A Late Quartet."

Walken's theater accolades and honors include the Clarence Derwent Award for "The Lion in Winter;" the Obie Award for Chekhov's "The Seagull" performed at the New York Shakespeare Festival; the Theatre World Award for "The Rose Tattoo;" and a Tony nomination for his role in James Joyce's "The Dead."

Walken also performed in a Spike Jonze-directed 2010 music video for Fatboy Slim's "Weapon of Choice." Additionally, he starred in "Jersey Boys" in 2014, which was directed by Clint Eastwood. He recently wrapped "When I Live My Life Over Again," co-starring Amber Heard and Oliver Platt, as well as "The Family Fang," alongside Jason Bateman and Nicole Kidman.

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