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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 .
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Chris Cooper. Actor: Adaptation.. Christopher Walton Cooper was born in Kansas City, Missouri, to Mary Ann (Walton), a homemaker, and Charles Sherwood Cooper, a cattleman and internist who served as a doctor in the US Air Force.
- January 1, 1
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- Kansas City, Missouri, USA
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- 'Adaptation' (2002) Role: John Laroche. Adaptation is a hilarious and surprisingly incisive examination of how challenging the search for inspiration can be for writers.
- 'Lone Star' (1996) Role: Sam Deeds. Lone Star is a brilliant neo-Western and one of the few films where Cooper actually plays the lead. The 1996 mystery follows small-town sheriff Sam Deeds, who's investigating a mystery tied to his father (Matthew McConaughey).
- 'American Beauty' (1999) Role: Colonel Frank Fitts. American Beauty is a film about misjudged expectations; each of the characters in the film proves to be more than what they initially seem.
- 'The Company Men' (2010) Role: Phil Woodward. The Company Men is an underrated film about the financial crisis and shows the human cost that the economic depression had on working-class men.
Chris Cooper. Actor: Adaptation.. Christopher Walton Cooper was born in Kansas City, Missouri, to Mary Ann (Walton), a homemaker, and Charles Sherwood Cooper, a cattleman and internist who served as a doctor in the US Air Force.
- July 9, 1951
Jul 5, 2024 · Chris Cooper, American character actor who, because of his rugged visage and calm yet tough demeanor, was frequently cast in outdoorsman or military roles. His notable movies included A Time to Kill, American Beauty, The Bourne Identity, and Adaptation. Learn more about Cooper’s life and career.
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May 5, 2020 · Boston’s most talented and unassuming Academy Award–winning actor, Chris Cooper, is also the ultimate…well, you just have to meet him.
Jul 5, 2024 · Chris Cooper is an Oscar-winning actor who has brought his laconic, folksy presence to dozens of movies, many of which have become modern classics. Let’s take a look back at 17 of his...