Chris Cooper

Chris Cooper

Acting
Born 1951-07-09Kansas City, Missouri, USA

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). Description above from the Wikipedia article Chris Cooper, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Movies (82)

The Amazing Spider-Man 2
6.6

The Amazing Spider-Man 2

2014Movie6.6
Cars 3
6.9

Cars 3

2017Movie6.9
The Bourne Identity
7.5

The Bourne Identity

2002Movie7.5
The Town
7.2

The Town

2010Movie7.2
American Beauty
8.0

American Beauty

1999Movie8.0
The Patriot
7.2

The Patriot

2000Movie7.2
Little Women
7.8

Little Women

2019Movie7.8
The Bourne Supremacy
7.3

The Bourne Supremacy

2004Movie7.3
A Time to Kill
7.4

A Time to Kill

1996Movie7.4
Remember Me
7.1

Remember Me

2010Movie7.1
Me, Myself & Irene
6.6

Me, Myself & Irene

2000Movie6.6
Jarhead
6.7

Jarhead

2005Movie6.7
Where the Wild Things Are
6.5

Where the Wild Things Are

2009Movie6.5
Adaptation.
7.3

Adaptation.

2002Movie7.3
Demolition
6.9

Demolition

2016Movie6.9
This Boy's Life
7.1

This Boy's Life

1993Movie7.1
The Muppets
6.7

The Muppets

2011Movie6.7
Live by Night
6.3

Live by Night

2016Movie6.3
Breach
6.6

Breach

2007Movie6.6
Extreme Movie
4.4

Extreme Movie

2008Movie4.4
A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood
7.0

A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood

2019Movie7.0
Capote
7.0

Capote

2005Movie7.0
Syriana
6.4

Syriana

2005Movie6.4
Boston Strangler
6.6

Boston Strangler

2023Movie6.6
Seabiscuit
7.1

Seabiscuit

2003Movie7.1
The Horse Whisperer
6.9

The Horse Whisperer

1998Movie6.9
New York, I Love You
6.0

New York, I Love You

2008Movie6.0
August: Osage County
6.9

August: Osage County

2013Movie6.9
Money Train
5.9

Money Train

1995Movie5.9
The History of Sound
6.9

The History of Sound

2025Movie6.9
Great Expectations
6.7

Great Expectations

1998Movie6.7
October Sky
7.7

October Sky

1999Movie7.7
Guilty by Suspicion
6.5

Guilty by Suspicion

1991Movie6.5
The Kingdom
6.7

The Kingdom

2007Movie6.7
The Company You Keep
6.2

The Company You Keep

2012Movie6.2
Irresistible
6.0

Irresistible

2020Movie6.0
Interstate 60
7.4

Interstate 60

2002Movie7.4
Lone Star
7.1

Lone Star

1996Movie7.1
The Company Men
6.5

The Company Men

2010Movie6.5
Amigo
4.9

Amigo

2011Movie4.9
Breast Men
5.3

Breast Men

1997Movie5.3
Matewan
7.4

Matewan

1987Movie7.4
The Tempest
5.3

The Tempest

2010Movie5.3
Everything's Going to Be Great
6.0

Everything's Going to Be Great

2025Movie6.0
Letters to Jackie: Remembering President Kennedy
6.6

Letters to Jackie: Remembering President Kennedy

2013Movie6.6
Married Life
5.8

Married Life

2008Movie5.8
My House in Umbria
6.1

My House in Umbria

2003Movie6.1
Boys
5.4

Boys

1996Movie5.4
The 24 Hour Woman
5.8

The 24 Hour Woman

1999Movie5.8
City of Hope
6.7

City of Hope

1991Movie6.7
Thousand Pieces of Gold
6.8

Thousand Pieces of Gold

1991Movie6.8
Coming Through the Rye
6.2

Coming Through the Rye

2016Movie6.2
In Broad Daylight
6.1

In Broad Daylight

1991Movie6.1
Silver City
6.1

Silver City

2004Movie6.1
With/In Volume 2
4.0

With/In Volume 2

2021Movie4.0
Pharaoh's Army
6.4

Pharaoh's Army

1995Movie6.4
American Beauty: Look Closer...
7.8

American Beauty: Look Closer...

2000Movie7.8
Bed of Lies
6.0

Bed of Lies

1992Movie6.0
A Little Piece of Sunshine
8.0

A Little Piece of Sunshine

1990Movie8.0
Henrietta Bulkowski
6.1

Henrietta Bulkowski

2019Movie6.1
To The Moon, Alice
7.0

To The Moon, Alice

1991Movie7.0
I Passed This Way

I Passed This Way

Movie
Fastball
7.2

Fastball

2016Movie7.2
Intelligent Lives

Intelligent Lives

2018Movie
Them That Work

Them That Work

2019Movie
It Takes a Lunatic
5.3

It Takes a Lunatic

2019Movie5.3
Jake Gyllenhaal Challenges the Winner of the Nobel Peace Prize
3.8

Jake Gyllenhaal Challenges the Winner of the Nobel Peace Prize

2010Movie3.8
'Seabiscuit': The Making of a Legend

'Seabiscuit': The Making of a Legend

2003Movie
Ned Blessing: The True Story Of My Life
5.0

Ned Blessing: The True Story Of My Life

1992Movie5.0
One More Mountain
6.0

One More Mountain

1994Movie6.0
Making Capote: Concept to Script
6.5

Making Capote: Concept to Script

2006Movie6.5
Alone
6.7

Alone

1997Movie6.7
Bad Timing

Bad Timing

1982Movie
Primo Levi's Journey
5.9

Primo Levi's Journey

2006Movie5.9
The Deliverance of Elaine
4.6

The Deliverance of Elaine

1996Movie4.6
Walt Whitman
5.0

Walt Whitman

2008Movie5.0
Mea Maxima Culpa: Silence in the House of God
7.3

Mea Maxima Culpa: Silence in the House of God

2012Movie7.3
Light on Broken Glass

Light on Broken Glass

Movie
Darrow
5.4

Darrow

1991Movie5.4
The Making of 'Seabiscuit'
8.0

The Making of 'Seabiscuit'

2004Movie8.0
Winners' Circle: The Heroes Behind the Legend

Winners' Circle: The Heroes Behind the Legend

2003Movie
The Assassination of Abraham Lincoln
4.5

The Assassination of Abraham Lincoln

2009Movie4.5

TV Shows (11)

Law & Order
7.3

Law & Order

1990Series7.3
Miami Vice
7.4

Miami Vice

1984Series7.4
American Playhouse
6.6

American Playhouse

1982Series6.6
American Experience
6.5

American Experience

1988Series6.5
The Equalizer
7.1

The Equalizer

1985Series7.1
The Oscars
7.0

The Oscars

1953Series7.0
Homecoming
7.0

Homecoming

2018Series7.0
Lonesome Dove
7.9

Lonesome Dove

1989Series7.9
11.22.63
7.8

11.22.63

2016Series7.8
Return to Lonesome Dove
7.0

Return to Lonesome Dove

1993Series7.0
Teen Choice Awards
9.1

Teen Choice Awards

1999Series9.1