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| Chris Cooper | |
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| Born | hristopher W. Cooper July 9, 1951 (age 61) Kansas City, Missouri |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1987–present |
| Worked in | Adaptation. |
| Characters portrayed | John Laroche |
| Other works | American Beauty The Bourne Identity Seabiscuit The Muppets |
Christopher W. "Chris" Cooper (born July 9, 1951) is an American film actor. He became well known in the late 1990s. He has appeared in supporting performances in several major Hollywood films, including The Bourne Identity, American Beauty, Capote, The Town, The Kingdom, Syriana, October Sky, Seabiscuit, Breach and Adaptation., for which he won both the Academy Award and Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor.
Biography[]
Educated at the University of Missouri school of drama, Cooper has appeared on Broadway in "Of the Fields Lately", off-Broadway in "The Ballad of Soapy Smith" and "A Different Moon". He debuted in films in the John Sayles movie Matewan. Although his performance was well received, the picture was not successful. Other films he has appeared in include Guilty by Suspicion, Money Train and A Time to Kill. On television, Cooper has been featured in the mini-series Lonesome Dove and Return to Lonesome Dove, as July Johnson. He has also appeared in a number of Television Movies. In 1996, he appears in his third John Sayles movie Lone Star, where he plays Sam Deeds, the sheriff whose lawman father becomes a posthumous suspect in a murder investigation.[1]
Personal life[]
Cooper resides in Kingston, Massachusetts, with his wife, Marianne Leone Cooper, whom he married in 1983. In 1987, their son Jesse Lanier Cooper was born. Three months premature, Jesse developed a cerebral hemorrhage and cerebral palsy. After searching for the best schools for children with special needs, Cooper and Leone moved to Kingston, where they became strong advocates for exceptional children.[2] Jesse was eventually mainstreamed into Silver Lake Regional High School, where he became an honor student. On January 3, 2005, Jesse Cooper died from SUDEP. A memorial fund was set up in his name, the Jesse Cooper Foundation.
Filmography[]
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | Matewan | Joe Kenehan | |
| The Equalizer | Michael | (TV series) (Episode "The Rehearsal") | |
| 1988 | Journey Into Genius | Louis Halladay | (TV series) |
| Miami Vice | Jimmy Yagovitch | (TV series) (Episode "Mirror Image") | |
| 1989 | Lonesome Dove | July Johnson | (TV series) |
| 1990 | Lifestories | Mr. Hawkins | (TV mini-series) (Episode "The Hawkins Family") |
| 1991 | Guilty by Suspicion | Larry Nolan | |
| A Thousand Pieces of Gold | Charlie | ||
| Darrow | Eugene Debs | (TV series) | |
| To the Moon, Alice | Frank Wiliker | (TV series) | |
| City of Hope | Riggs | ||
| 1992 | Bed of Lies | Price Daniel, Jr. | (TV series) |
| Ned Blessing: The True Story of My Life | Anthony Blessing | (TV series) | |
| 1993 | This Boy's Life | Roy | |
| Return to Lonesome Dove | July Johnson | (TV mini-series) | |
| 1994 | One More Mountain | James Reed | (TV series) |
| 1995 | Pharaoh's Army | Captain John Hull Abston | |
| Money Train | Torch | ||
| 1996 | Law & Order | Roy Payne | (TV series) (1 Episode) |
| Boys | John Baker | ||
| Lone Star | Sam | Nominated — Chlotrudis Award for Best Actor Nominated — Independent Spirit Award for Best Male Lead | |
| A Time to Kill | Deputy Dwayne Powell Looney | ||
| 1997 | Breast Men | Dr. William Larson | |
| 1998 | Great Expectations | Joe | |
| TThe Horse Whisperer | Frank Booker | ||
| 1999 | The 24 Hour Woman | Ron Hacksby | |
| October Sky | John Hickam | ||
| American Beauty | Col. Frank Fitts, USMC | Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture Nominated — Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role | |
| 2000 | Me, Myself & Irene | Lieutenant Gerke | |
| The Patriot | Colonel Harry Burwell | ||
| 2002 | Interstate 60: Episodes of the Road | Bob Cody | |
| The Bourne Identity | Alexander Conklin | ||
| Adaptation. | John Laroche | Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actor Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actor Florida Film Critics Circle Award for Best Supporting Actor Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture Kansas City Film Critics Circle Award for Best Supporting Actor Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actor National Board of Review Award for Best Supporting Actor Phoenix Film Critics Society Award for Best Supporting Actor San Diego Film Critics Society Award for Best Supporting Actor San Francisco Film Critics Circle Award for Best Supporting Actor Southeastern Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actor Toronto Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actor Vancouver Film Critics Circle Award for Best Supporting Actor Village Voice Film Poll – Best Supporting Performance Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actor Nominated — Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role Nominated — Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture Nominated — BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role Nominated — Chlotrudis Award for Best Supporting Actor Nominated — Satellite Award for Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture | |
| 2003 | My House in Umbria | Thomas Riversmith | Nominated — Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor - Miniseries or a Movie Nominated — Satellite Award for Best Supporting Actor – Series, Miniseries or Television Film |
| Seabiscuit | Tom Smith | Nominated — Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role Nominated — Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture | |
| 2004 | Silver City | Richard "Dicky" Pilager | |
| The Bourne Supremacy | Alexander Conklin | ||
| 2005 | Capote | Alvin Dewey | Nominated — Satellite Award for Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture Nominated — Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture |
| Jarhead | Lt. Col. Kazinski | ||
| Syriana | Jimmy Pope | ||
| 2007 | Breach | Robert Hanssen | |
| The Kingdom | Grant Sykes | ||
| Married Life | Harry Allen | ||
| 2008 | American Experience | Walt Whitman | Documentary |
| 2009 | New York, I Love You | Alex Simmons | |
| Where the Wild Things Are | Douglas (voice) | ||
| 2010 | The Tempest | Antonio | |
| The Company Men | Phil Woodward | Nominated — Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actor | |
| Remember Me | Neil Craig | ||
| The Town | Stephen MacRay | ||
| 2011 | The Muppets | Tex Richman | Nominated- MFCC Award for Best Supporting Actor Nominated- Atlas Award for Best Supporting Actor Nominated- ACA Award for Best Supporting Actor Nominated- MMPA Award for Best Supporting Actor |
References[]
- ↑ Biography for Chris Cooper at IMDb.
- ↑ Fee, Gayle and Laura Raposa with Nichole Gleisner. Son of Chris Cooper succumbs to cerebral palsy. The Boston Herald. 5 January 2005. reprinted on Cooperfan1.pitas.com.