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Born:
1951-07-09

Birthplace:
Kansas City, Missouri, USA

Credits:
92 Total Roles

Chris Cooper

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Biography

Christopher Walton Cooper (born July 9, 1951) is an American actor. He has appeared in supporting performances in several major Hollywood films, including American Beauty (1999), October Sky (1999), The Bourne Identity (2002), Seabiscuit (2003), Capote (2005), Syriana (2005), The Kingdom (2007), Where the Wild Things Are (2009), The Town (2010), The Muppets (2011), Cars 3 (2017), A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood (2019), and Little Women (2019). He also portrayed Sheriff July Johnson in the acclaimed miniseries Lonesome Dove, which became one of the most successful Westerns in history.

Cooper won both the Academy Award and Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role as John Laroche in the 2002 film Adaptation. He played a lead role in the historical and political thriller Breach (2007), playing FBI agent and traitor Robert Hanssen. He played Daniel Sloan in the 2012 political thriller The Company You Keep, and supervillain Norman Osborn in The Amazing Spider-Man 2 (2014). He also portrayed Al Templeton on the 2016 Hulu miniseries 11.22.63.

He is a frequent collaborator with director John Sayles, including Matewan (1987), City of Hope (1991), Lone Star (1996), Silver City (2004) and Amigo (2010).

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Known For

Full Filmography

Year Title Role
2025 The History of Sound MOVIE Older Lionel
2025 Everything's Going to Be Great MOVIE Walter
2023 Boston Strangler MOVIE Jack Maclaine
2022 With/In Volume 2 MOVIE Self
2021 With/In Volume 2 MOVIE (segment "Nuts")
2020 Irresistible MOVIE Jack Hastings
2019 Little Women MOVIE Mr. Laurence
2019 Them That Work MOVIE Self
2019 A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood MOVIE Jerry Vogel
2019 It Takes a Lunatic MOVIE Self

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