Chris Cooper

Born: 9th of July 1951 (74 years old)

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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Chris Cooper's Filmography

The History of Sound

The History of Sound

  •   Movie
  • 2025
Older Lionel
Boston Strangler

Boston Strangler

  •   Movie
  • 2023
Jack Maclaine
Little Women

Little Women

  •   Movie
  • 2019
Mr. Laurence
A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood

A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood

  •   Movie
  • 2019
Jerry Vogel
It Takes a Lunatic

It Takes a Lunatic

  •   Movie
  • 2019
Self
Homecoming

Homecoming

  •   TV Show
  • 2018
Leonard Geist
Cars 3

Cars 3

  •   Movie
  • 2017
Smokey (voice)
Live by Night

Live by Night

  •   Movie
  • 2016
Chief Irving Figgis
Demolition

Demolition

  •   Movie
  • 2016
Phil Eastwood
The Amazing Spider-Man 2

The Amazing Spider-Man 2

  •   Movie
  • 2014
Norman Osborn (uncredited)
August: Osage County

August: Osage County

  •   Movie
  • 2013
Charlie Aiken
The Company You Keep

The Company You Keep

  •   Movie
  • 2012
Daniel Sloan
The Muppets

The Muppets

  •   Movie
  • 2011
Tex Richman
The Company Men

The Company Men

  •   Movie
  • 2010
Phil Woodward
The Town

The Town

  •   Movie
  • 2010
Stephen MacRay
The Tempest

The Tempest

  •   Movie
  • 2010
Antonio
Remember Me

Remember Me

  •   Movie
  • 2010
Neil Craig
Where the Wild Things Are

Where the Wild Things Are

  •   Movie
  • 2009
Douglas (voice)
Extreme Movie

Extreme Movie

  •   Movie
  • 2008
FBI Agent Mike (uncredited)
The Kingdom

The Kingdom

  •   Movie
  • 2007
Grant Sykes
Breach

Breach

  •   Movie
  • 2007
Robert Hanssen
Syriana

Syriana

  •   Movie
  • 2005
Jimmy Pope
Jarhead

Jarhead

  •   Movie
  • 2005
Lt. Col. Kazinski
Capote

Capote

  •   Movie
  • 2005
Alvin Dewey
The Bourne Supremacy

The Bourne Supremacy

  •   Movie
  • 2004
Alexander Conklin (uncredited)
Seabiscuit

Seabiscuit

  •   Movie
  • 2003
Tom Smith
The Bourne Identity

The Bourne Identity

  •   Movie
  • 2002
Alexander Conklin
Interstate 60

Interstate 60

  •   Movie
  • 2002
Bob Cody
The Patriot

The Patriot

  •   Movie
  • 2000
Col. Harry Burwell
Me, Myself & Irene

Me, Myself & Irene

  •   Movie
  • 2000
Lieutenant Gerke
American Beauty

American Beauty

  •   Movie
  • 1999
Colonel Fitts
October Sky

October Sky

  •   Movie
  • 1999
John Hickam
The Horse Whisperer

The Horse Whisperer

  •   Movie
  • 1998
Frank Booker
Great Expectations

Great Expectations

  •   Movie
  • 1998
Joe
A Time to Kill

A Time to Kill

  •   Movie
  • 1996
Dwayne Looney
Money Train

Money Train

  •   Movie
  • 1995
Torch
This Boy's Life

This Boy's Life

  •   Movie
  • 1993
Roy
Law & Order

Law & Order

  •   TV Show
  • 1990
Defense Attorney Roy Payne