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Chris Cooper

Chris Cooper

Acting

Born: July 9, 1951Kansas City, Missouri, USA

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.

Known For
Filmography
The History of Sound

The History of Sound

Older Lionel

2025
Everything's Going to Be Great

Everything's Going to Be Great

Walter

2025
Boston Strangler

Boston Strangler

Jack Maclaine

2023
With/In Volume 2

With/In Volume 2

2022
With/In Volume 2

With/In Volume 2

(segment "Nuts")

2021
Irresistible

Irresistible

Jack Hastings

2020
Little Women

Little Women

Mr. Laurence

2019
Them That Work

Them That Work

Self

2019
A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood

A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood

Jerry Vogel

2019
It Takes a Lunatic

It Takes a Lunatic

Self

2019
Henrietta Bulkowski

Henrietta Bulkowski

Danny Wilcox

2019
Intelligent Lives

Intelligent Lives

Self

2018
Cars 3

Cars 3

Smokey (voice)

2017
Live by Night

Live by Night

Chief Irving Figgis

2016
Coming Through the Rye

Coming Through the Rye

J.D. Salinger

2016
Demolition

Demolition

Phil Eastwood

2016
Fastball

Fastball

Clifford Blankenship (voice)

2016
The Amazing Spider-Man 2

The Amazing Spider-Man 2

Norman Osborn (uncredited)

2014
August: Osage County

August: Osage County

Charlie Aiken

2013
Letters to Jackie: Remembering President Kennedy

Letters to Jackie: Remembering President Kennedy

Self - Narrator (voice)

2013
The Company You Keep

The Company You Keep

Daniel Sloan

2012
Mea Maxima Culpa: Silence in the House of God

Mea Maxima Culpa: Silence in the House of God

Gary (voice)

2012
The Muppets

The Muppets

Tex Richman

2011
Amigo

Amigo

Col. Hardacre

2011
The Company Men

The Company Men

Phil Woodward

2010
The Town

The Town

Stephen MacRay

2010
The Tempest

The Tempest

Antonio

2010
Remember Me

Remember Me

Neil Craig

2010
Jake Gyllenhaal Challenges the Winner of the Nobel Peace Prize

Jake Gyllenhaal Challenges the Winner of the Nobel Peace Prize

Lt. Col. Kazinski (archive footage)

2010
Where the Wild Things Are

Where the Wild Things Are

Douglas (voice)

2009
The Assassination of Abraham Lincoln

The Assassination of Abraham Lincoln

Himself (Narrator)

2009
Extreme Movie

Extreme Movie

FBI Agent Mike (uncredited)

2008
New York, I Love You

New York, I Love You

Alex

2008
Walt Whitman

Walt Whitman

Walt Whitman (voice)

2008
Married Life

Married Life

Harry Allen

2008
The Kingdom

The Kingdom

Grant Sykes

2007
Breach

Breach

Robert Hanssen

2007
Primo Levi's Journey

Primo Levi's Journey

Narrator (voice) (U.S. version)

2006
Making Capote: Concept to Script

Making Capote: Concept to Script

Self

2006
Syriana

Syriana

Jimmy Pope

2005
Jarhead

Jarhead

Lt. Col. Kazinski

2005
Capote

Capote

Alvin Dewey

2005

The Making of 'Seabiscuit'

Self

2004
Silver City

Silver City

Dickie Pilager

2004
The Bourne Supremacy

The Bourne Supremacy

Alexander Conklin (uncredited)

2004

Winners' Circle: The Heroes Behind the Legend

Self

2003
Seabiscuit

Seabiscuit

Tom Smith

2003

'Seabiscuit': The Making of a Legend

Self

2003
My House in Umbria

My House in Umbria

Thomas 'Tom' Riversmith

2003
Adaptation.

Adaptation.

John Laroche

2002
The Bourne Identity

The Bourne Identity

Alexander Conklin

2002
Interstate 60

Interstate 60

Bob Cody

2002
American Beauty: Look Closer...

American Beauty: Look Closer...

Self

2000
The Patriot

The Patriot

Col. Harry Burwell

2000
Me, Myself & Irene

Me, Myself & Irene

Lieutenant Gerke

2000
American Beauty

American Beauty

Colonel Fitts

1999
October Sky

October Sky

John Hickam

1999
The 24 Hour Woman

The 24 Hour Woman

Ron Hacksby

1999
The Horse Whisperer

The Horse Whisperer

Frank Booker

1998
Great Expectations

Great Expectations

Joe

1998
Alone

Alone

Gus Jr.

1997
Breast Men

Breast Men

Dr. William Larson

1997
A Time to Kill

A Time to Kill

Dwayne Looney

1996
Lone Star

Lone Star

Sam Deeds

1996
Boys

Boys

Mr. John Baker

1996
The Deliverance of Elaine

The Deliverance of Elaine

Charlie Skyler

1996
Money Train

Money Train

Torch

1995
Pharaoh's Army

Pharaoh's Army

Captain John Hull Abston

1995
One More Mountain

One More Mountain

Jack Reed

1994
This Boy's Life

This Boy's Life

Roy

1993
Ned Blessing: The True Story Of My Life

Ned Blessing: The True Story Of My Life

Anthony Blessing

1992
Bed of Lies

Bed of Lies

Price Daniel, Jr.

1992
City of Hope

City of Hope

Riggs

1991

To the Moon, Alice

Frank Wiliker

1991
Darrow

Darrow

Eugene Debs

1991
Thousand Pieces of Gold

Thousand Pieces of Gold

Charlie

1991
Guilty by Suspicion

Guilty by Suspicion

Larry Nolan

1991
In Broad Daylight

In Broad Daylight

Jack Wilson

1991
A Little Piece of Sunshine

A Little Piece of Sunshine

Ernie Favaro

1990
Matewan

Matewan

Joe Kenehan

1987
Bad Timing

Bad Timing

Eddie

1982