Chris Cooper
Born
July 9, 1951 (age 74)
Birthplace
Kansas City, Missouri, USA

Chris Cooper

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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Movies

The History of Sound
The History of Sound
2025 ★ 5.9
Older Lionel
Everything's Going to Be Great
Everything's Going to Be Great
2025 ★ 6.3
Walter
Boston Strangler
Boston Strangler
2023 ★ 6.7
Jack Maclaine
With/In Volume 2
With/In Volume 2
2022 ★ 7.4
With/In Volume 2
With/In Volume 2
2021 ★ 4.0
(segment "Nuts")
Irresistible
Irresistible
2020 ★ 6.0
Jack Hastings
Little Women
Little Women
2019 ★ 7.9
Mr. Laurence
A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood
A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood
2019 ★ 7.0
Jerry Vogel
Henrietta Bulkowski
Henrietta Bulkowski
2019 ★ 6.2
Danny Wilcox
Cars 3
Cars 3
2017 ★ 6.9
Smokey (voice)
Live by Night
Live by Night
2016 ★ 6.3
Chief Irving Figgis
Coming Through the Rye
Coming Through the Rye
2016 ★ 6.2
J.D. Salinger
Demolition
Demolition
2016 ★ 6.8
Phil Eastwood
Fastball
Fastball
2016 ★ 7.1
Clifford Blankenship (voice)
The Amazing Spider-Man 2
The Amazing Spider-Man 2
2014 ★ 6.5
Norman Osborn (uncredited)
August: Osage County
August: Osage County
2013 ★ 6.9
Charlie Aiken
The Company You Keep
The Company You Keep
2012 ★ 6.2
Daniel Sloan
Mea Maxima Culpa: Silence in the House of God
Mea Maxima Culpa: Silence in the House of God
2012 ★ 7.3
Gary (voice)
The Muppets
The Muppets
2011 ★ 6.7
Tex Richman
Amigo
Amigo
2011 ★ 4.8
Col. Hardacre
The Company Men
The Company Men
2010 ★ 6.5
Phil Woodward
The Town
The Town
2010 ★ 7.2
Stephen MacRay
The Tempest
The Tempest
2010 ★ 5.3
Antonio
Remember Me
Remember Me
2010 ★ 7.1
Neil Craig
Jake Gyllenhaal Challenges the Winner of the Nobel Peace Prize
Jake Gyllenhaal Challenges the Winner of the Nobel Peace Prize
2010 ★ 3.8
Lt. Col. Kazinski (archive footage)
Where the Wild Things Are
Where the Wild Things Are
2009 ★ 6.5
Douglas (voice)
Extreme Movie
Extreme Movie
2008 ★ 4.5
FBI Agent Mike (uncredited)
New York, I Love You
New York, I Love You
2008 ★ 5.9
Alex
Walt Whitman
Walt Whitman
2008 ★ 5.0
Walt Whitman (voice)
Married Life
Married Life
2008 ★ 5.8
Harry Allen
The Kingdom
The Kingdom
2007 ★ 6.7
Grant Sykes
Breach
Breach
2007 ★ 6.6
Robert Hanssen
Primo Levi's Journey
Primo Levi's Journey
2006 ★ 5.9
Narrator (voice) (U.S. version)
Syriana
Syriana
2005 ★ 6.4
Jimmy Pope
Jarhead
Jarhead
2005 ★ 6.7
Lt. Col. Kazinski
Capote
Capote
2005 ★ 7.0
Alvin Dewey
Silver City
Silver City
2004 ★ 6.1
Dickie Pilager
The Bourne Supremacy
The Bourne Supremacy
2004 ★ 7.3
Alexander Conklin (uncredited)
Seabiscuit
Seabiscuit
2003 ★ 7.1
Tom Smith
My House in Umbria
My House in Umbria
2003 ★ 6.0
Thomas 'Tom' Riversmith
Adaptation.
Adaptation.
2002 ★ 7.3
John Laroche
The Bourne Identity
The Bourne Identity
2002 ★ 7.5
Alexander Conklin
Interstate 60
Interstate 60
2002 ★ 7.4
Bob Cody
The Patriot
The Patriot
2000 ★ 7.2
Col. Harry Burwell
Me, Myself & Irene
Me, Myself & Irene
2000 ★ 6.6
Lieutenant Gerke
American Beauty
American Beauty
1999 ★ 8.0
Colonel Fitts
October Sky
October Sky
1999 ★ 7.7
John Hickam
The 24 Hour Woman
The 24 Hour Woman
1999 ★ 3.0
Ron Hacksby
The Horse Whisperer
The Horse Whisperer
1998 ★ 6.9
Frank Booker
Great Expectations
Great Expectations
1998 ★ 6.6
Joe
Alone
Alone
1997 ★ 6.5
Gus Jr.
Breast Men
Breast Men
1997 ★ 5.2
Dr. William Larson
A Time to Kill
A Time to Kill
1996 ★ 7.4
Dwayne Looney
Lone Star
Lone Star
1996 ★ 7.0
Sam Deeds
Boys
Boys
1996 ★ 5.3
Mr. John Baker
The Deliverance of Elaine
The Deliverance of Elaine
1996 ★ 4.0
Charlie Skyler
Money Train
Money Train
1995 ★ 5.8
Torch
Pharaoh's Army
Pharaoh's Army
1995 ★ 6.8
Captain John Hull Abston
One More Mountain
One More Mountain
1994 ★ 5.4
Jack Reed
This Boy's Life
This Boy's Life
1993 ★ 7.1
Roy
Ned Blessing: The True Story Of My Life
Ned Blessing: The True Story Of My Life
1992 ★ 3.0
Anthony Blessing
Bed of Lies
Bed of Lies
1992 ★ 5.0
Price Daniel, Jr.
City of Hope
City of Hope
1991 ★ 6.6
Riggs
To the Moon, Alice
To the Moon, Alice
1991
Frank Wiliker
Darrow
Darrow
1991 ★ 5.3
Eugene Debs
Thousand Pieces of Gold
Thousand Pieces of Gold
1991 ★ 6.8
Charlie
Guilty by Suspicion
Guilty by Suspicion
1991 ★ 6.5
Larry Nolan
In Broad Daylight
In Broad Daylight
1991 ★ 5.7
Jack Wilson
A Little Piece of Sunshine
A Little Piece of Sunshine
1990 ★ 6.0
Ernie Favaro
Matewan
Matewan
1987 ★ 7.4
Joe Kenehan
Bad Timing
Bad Timing
1982
Eddie
Light on Broken Glass
Light on Broken Glass
Jay

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