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Chris Cooper
Actor

Chris Cooper

9 Jul 1951Born
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Kansas City, Missouri, USABirthplace

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).

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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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Filmography

The 80 most recent of 81 credits.

  1. TBALight on Broken GlassFilm: Jay
  2. TBAI Passed This WayFilm
  3. 2025The History of SoundFilm: Older Lionel
  4. 2025Everything's Going to Be GreatFilm: Walter
  5. 2023Boston StranglerFilm: Jack Maclaine
  6. 2021With/In Volume 2Film: (segment "Nuts"), Director
  7. 2020IrresistibleFilm: Jack Hastings
  8. 2019Little WomenFilm: Mr. Laurence
  9. 2019A Beautiful Day in the NeighborhoodFilm: Jerry Vogel
  10. 2019Henrietta BulkowskiFilm: Danny Wilcox
  11. 2018HomecomingSeries: Leonard Geist (7 episodes)
  12. 2017Cars 3Film: Smokey (voice)
  13. 2016Live by NightFilm: Chief Irving Figgis
  14. 2016Coming Through the RyeFilm: J.D. Salinger
  15. 2016DemolitionFilm: Phil Eastwood
  16. 2016FastballFilm: Clifford Blankenship (voice)
  17. 201611.22.63Series: Al Templeton (8 episodes)
  18. 2014The Amazing Spider-Man 2Film: Norman Osborn (uncredited)
  19. 2013August: Osage CountyFilm: Charlie Aiken
  20. 2012The Company You KeepFilm: Daniel Sloan
  21. 2012Mea Maxima Culpa: Silence in the House of GodFilm: Gary (voice)
  22. 2011The MuppetsFilm: Tex Richman
  23. 2011AmigoFilm: Col. Hardacre
  24. 2010The Company MenFilm: Phil Woodward
  25. 2010The TownFilm: Stephen MacRay
  26. 2010The TempestFilm: Antonio
  27. 2010Remember MeFilm: Neil Craig
  28. 2010Jake Gyllenhaal Challenges the Winner of the Nobel Peace PrizeFilm: Lt. Col. Kazinski (archive footage)
  29. 2009Where the Wild Things AreFilm: Douglas (voice)
  30. 2008Extreme MovieFilm: FBI Agent Mike (uncredited)
  31. 2008New York, I Love YouFilm: Alex
  32. 2008Walt WhitmanFilm: Walt Whitman (voice)
  33. 2008Married LifeFilm: Harry Allen
  34. 2007The KingdomFilm: Grant Sykes
  35. 2007BreachFilm: Robert Hanssen
  36. 2006Primo Levi's JourneyFilm: Narrator (voice) (U.S. version)
  37. 2005SyrianaFilm: Jimmy Pope
  38. 2005JarheadFilm: Lt. Col. Kazinski
  39. 2005CapoteFilm: Alvin Dewey
  40. 2004Silver CityFilm: Dickie Pilager
  41. 2004The Bourne SupremacyFilm: Alexander Conklin (uncredited)
  42. 2003SeabiscuitFilm: Tom Smith
  43. 2003My House in UmbriaFilm: Thomas 'Tom' Riversmith
  44. 2002Adaptation.Film: John Laroche
  45. 2002The Bourne IdentityFilm: Alexander Conklin
  46. 2002Interstate 60Film: Bob Cody
  47. 2000The PatriotFilm: Col. Harry Burwell
  48. 2000Me, Myself & IreneFilm: Lieutenant Gerke
  49. 1999American BeautyFilm: Colonel Fitts
  50. 1999October SkyFilm: John Hickam
  51. 1999The 24 Hour WomanFilm: Ron Hacksby
  52. 1998The Horse WhispererFilm: Frank Booker
  53. 1998Great ExpectationsFilm: Joe
  54. 1997AloneFilm: Gus Jr.
  55. 1997Breast MenFilm: Dr. William Larson
  56. 1996A Time to KillFilm: Dwayne Looney
  57. 1996Lone StarFilm: Sam Deeds
  58. 1996BoysFilm: Mr. John Baker
  59. 1996The Deliverance of ElaineFilm: Charlie Skyler
  60. 1995Money TrainFilm: Torch
  61. 1995Pharaoh's ArmyFilm: Captain John Hull Abston
  62. 1994One More MountainFilm: Jack Reed
  63. 1993Return to Lonesome DoveSeries: July Johnson (4 episodes)
  64. 1993This Boy's LifeFilm: Roy
  65. 1992Ned Blessing: The True Story Of My LifeFilm: Anthony Blessing
  66. 1992Bed of LiesFilm: Price Daniel, Jr.
  67. 1991City of HopeFilm: Riggs
  68. 1991To The Moon, AliceFilm: Frank Wiliker
  69. 1991DarrowFilm: Eugene Debs
  70. 1991Thousand Pieces of GoldFilm: Charlie
  71. 1991Guilty by SuspicionFilm: Larry Nolan
  72. 1991In Broad DaylightFilm: Jack Wilson
  73. 1990A Little Piece of SunshineFilm: Ernie Favaro
  74. 1990Law & OrderSeries: Defense Attorney Roy Payne (1 episode)
  75. 1989Lonesome DoveSeries: July Johnson (4 episodes)
  76. 1988American ExperienceSeries: Narrator (voice) (1 episode)
  77. 1987MatewanFilm: Joe Kenehan
  78. 1985The EqualizerSeries: Michael (1 episode)
  79. 1984Miami ViceSeries: Jimmy Yagovitch (1 episode)
  80. 1982Bad TimingFilm: Eddie

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