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Chris Cooper

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

42 films

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). C-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Awards

2 wins, 5 nominations

Filmography 42

Drop (2025) movie poster
Drop2025
The History of Sound (2025) movie poster
The History of Sound2025
Boston Strangler (2023) movie poster
Boston Strangler2023
Irresistible (2020) movie poster
Irresistible2020
A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood (2019) movie poster
A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood2019
Cars 3 (2017) movie poster
Cars 32017
Demolition (2016) movie poster
Demolition2016
Fastball (2016) movie poster
Fastball2016
Live by Night (2016) movie poster
Live by Night2016
August: Osage County (2013) movie poster
August: Osage County2013
Mea Maxima Culpa: Silence in the House of God (2012) movie poster
Mea Maxima Culpa: Silence in the House of God2012
The Company You Keep (2012) movie poster
The Company You Keep2012
The Muppets (2011) movie poster
The Muppets2011
Remember Me (2010) movie poster
Remember Me2010
The Company Men (2010) movie poster
The Company Men2010
The Tempest (2010) movie poster
The Tempest2010
The Town (2010) movie poster
The Town2010
Where the Wild Things Are (2009) movie poster
Where the Wild Things Are2009
Married Life (2008) movie poster
Married Life2008
New York, I Love You (2008) movie poster
New York, I Love You2008
Breach (2007) movie poster
Breach2007
The Kingdom (2007) movie poster
The Kingdom2007
Capote (2005) movie poster
Capote2005
Jarhead (2005) movie poster
Jarhead2005
Syriana (2005) movie poster
Syriana2005
Silver City (2004) movie poster
Silver City2004
Seabiscuit (2003) movie poster
Seabiscuit2003
Adaptation. (2002) movie poster
Adaptation.2002
Interstate 60 (2002) movie poster
Interstate 602002
The Bourne Identity (2002) movie poster
The Bourne Identity2002
Me, Myself & Irene (2000) movie poster
Me, Myself & Irene2000
The Patriot (2000) movie poster
The Patriot2000
American Beauty (1999) movie poster
American Beauty1999
October Sky (1999) movie poster
October Sky1999
Great Expectations (1998) movie poster
Great Expectations1998
The Horse Whisperer (1998) movie poster
The Horse Whisperer1998
Breast Men (1997) movie poster
Breast Men1997
Lone Star (1996) movie poster
Lone Star1996
Money Train (1995) movie poster
Money Train1995
This Boy's Life (1993) movie poster
This Boy's Life1993
Guilty by Suspicion (1991) movie poster
Guilty by Suspicion1991
Matewan (1987) movie poster
Matewan1987