Cooke has trained in Wushu, Tae Kwon Do and Karate. His awards include being named Competitor of the Year by Black Belt magazine in 1985, and five grand champion titles at the U.S. World and U.S. Open Karate tournaments.
He is best known for his appearance as Reptile in the video-game movie Mortal Kombat. Additionally he portrayed the role of the younger Sub-Zero in the sequel, Mortal Kombat: Annihilation, where he also showed his face and was given dialogue.
He played a leading role in the 1995 sci-fi/martial arts thriller Heatseeker, a follow-up to the 1990 Cynthia Rothrock vehicle China O'Brien in which he also appeared. He also appeared in the 1997 Chris Farley comedy Beverly Hills Ninja, which starred fellow MK actor Robin Shou.
His Mother is Scottish American and his late Father was Japanese American.
