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Chris Cooper

Chris Cooper

Known For Acting
Birthday Jul 09, 1951 (74)
Birthplace Kansas City, Missouri, USA
Popularity 1 (history)
Updated Jul 23, 2025 (Update)
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
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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), Whe ... re 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.

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Filmography

Boston Strangler

Boston Strangler

2023

as Jack Maclaine

With/In Volume 2

With/In Volume 2

2021

as (segment "Nuts")

Irresistible

Irresistible

2020

as Jack Hastings

Henrietta Bulkowski

Henrietta Bulkowski

2019

as Danny Wilcox

Little Women

Little Women

2019

as Mr. Laurence

Cars 3

Cars 3

2017

as Smokey (voice)

Coming Through the Rye

Coming Through the Rye

2016

as J.D. Salinger

Demolition

Demolition

2016

as Phil Eastwood

Live by Night

Live by Night

2016

as Chief Irving Figgis

Fastball

Fastball

2016

as Clifford Blankenship (voice)

The Amazing Spider-Man 2

The Amazing Spider-Man 2

2014

as Norman Osborn (uncredited)

August: Osage County

August: Osage County

2013

as Charlie Aiken

The Company You Keep

The Company You Keep

2012

as Daniel Sloan

The Muppets

The Muppets

2011

as Tex Richman

Amigo

Amigo

2010

as Col. Hardacre

The Company Men

The Company Men

2010

as Phil Woodward

Remember Me

Remember Me

2010

as Neil Craig

Jake Gyllenhaal Challenges the Winner of the Nobel Peace Prize

Jake Gyllenhaal Challenges the Winner of the Nobel Peace Prize

2010

as Lt. Col. Kazinski (archive footage)

The Tempest

The Tempest

2010

as Antonio

The Town

The Town

2010

as Stephen MacRay

Where the Wild Things Are

Where the Wild Things Are

2009

as Douglas (voice)

Walt Whitman

Walt Whitman

2008

as Walt Whitman (voice)

Married Life

Married Life

2008

as Harry Allen

New York, I Love You

New York, I Love You

2008

as Alex

Extreme Movie

Extreme Movie

2008

as FBI Agent Mike (uncredited)

Breach

Breach

2007

as Robert Hanssen

The Kingdom

The Kingdom

2007

as Grant Sykes

Syriana

Syriana

2005

as Jimmy Pope

Jarhead

Jarhead

2005

as Lt. Col. Kazinski

Capote

Capote

2005

as Alvin Dewey

Silver City

Silver City

2004

as Dickie Pilager

The Bourne Supremacy

The Bourne Supremacy

2004

as Alexander Conklin

My House in Umbria

My House in Umbria

2003

as Thomas 'Tom' Riversmith

Seabiscuit

Seabiscuit

2003

as Tom Smith

Adaptation.

Adaptation.

2002

as John Laroche

The Bourne Identity

The Bourne Identity

2002

as Alexander Conklin

Interstate 60

Interstate 60

2002

as Bob Cody

The Patriot

The Patriot

2000

as Col. Harry Burwell

Me, Myself & Irene

Me, Myself & Irene

2000

as Lieutenant Gerke

October Sky

October Sky

1999

as John Hickam

American Beauty

American Beauty

1999

as Colonel Fitts

Great Expectations

Great Expectations

1998

as Joe

The Horse Whisperer

The Horse Whisperer

1998

as Frank Booker

Breast Men

Breast Men

1997

as Dr. William Larson

Alone

Alone

1997

as Gus Jr.

Lone Star

Lone Star

1996

as Sam Deeds

The Deliverance of Elaine

The Deliverance of Elaine

1996

as Charlie Skyler

Boys

Boys

1996

as Mr. John Baker

A Time to Kill

A Time to Kill

1996

as Dwayne Looney

Pharaoh's Army

Pharaoh's Army

1995

as Captain John Hull Abston

Money Train

Money Train

1995

as Torch

One More Mountain

One More Mountain

1994

as Jack Reed

This Boy's Life

This Boy's Life

1993

as Roy

Bed of Lies

Bed of Lies

1992

as Price Daniel, Jr.

Ned Blessing: The True Story Of My Life

Ned Blessing: The True Story Of My Life

1992

as Anthony Blessing

Thousand Pieces of Gold

Thousand Pieces of Gold

1991

as Charlie

Darrow

Darrow

1991

as Eugene Debs

To the Moon, Alice

To the Moon, Alice

1991

as Frank Wiliker

In Broad Daylight

In Broad Daylight

1991

as Jack Wilson

Guilty by Suspicion

Guilty by Suspicion

1991

as Larry Nolan

City of Hope

City of Hope

1991

as Riggs

A Little Piece of Sunshine

A Little Piece of Sunshine

1990

as Ernie Favaro

Matewan

Matewan

1987

as Joe Kenehan

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With/In Volume 2

With/In Volume 2

2022

Director

With/In Volume 2

With/In Volume 2

2021

Director

Intelligent Lives

Intelligent Lives

2018

Executive Producer

Organization Category Movie
Golden Globes Best Supporting Actor Catch Me If You Can Nominated
Golden Globes Best Supporting Actor August: Osage County Nominated
Television Credits

11.22.63

as Al Templeton

Episodes: 8

First Aired: Feb 15, 2016

Homecoming

as Leonard Geist

Episodes: 7

First Aired: Nov 01, 2018

Return to Lonesome Dove

as July Johnson

Episodes: 4

First Aired: Nov 14, 1993

Lonesome Dove

as July Johnson

Episodes: 4

First Aired: Feb 05, 1989

American Experience

as Narrator (voice)

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 04, 1988

Law & Order

as Defense Attorney Roy Payne

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 13, 1990

Miami Vice

as Jimmy Yagovitch

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 16, 1984

The Equalizer

as Michael

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 18, 1985

Teen Choice Awards

as Self - Nominee

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Aug 01, 1999

The Oscars

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Mar 19, 1953

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