In 2009, Cole was part of a theatre production titled Wasted!, a modern reproduction of Shakespeare's Julius Caesar, produced by Intermission, a company which helps teenagers stay away from crime.
In 2010, Cole joined the cast of BBC teen drama The Cut, in which he played the role of Noah Achebe, who was introduced in the third series.
Cole had a brief appearance in the 2015 film Star Wars: The Force Awakens, as the X-Wing pilot Lt. Bastian.
On 4 October 2017, Cole starred in the short film Father of Man. On 22 October, it was announced that Cole had been cast as a companion in the eleventh series of Doctor Who, and will appear alongside Jodie Whittaker in 2018.
