Chris Cooper Actor, Bio, Wiki, Age, Height, Movies, American Beauty, and Net Worth

Chris Cooper Bio | Wiki

Chris Cooper is a renowned American actor who has appeared in several films including October Sky, The Bourne Identity, Seabiscuit, Capote, Syriana, The Kingdom, and Where the Wild Things Are. He also portrayed Sheriff July Johnson in the acclaimed miniseries Lonesome Dove. Cooper received the Academy Award and Golden Globe Award for his role as John Laroche in the 2002 film Adaptation.

Moreover, he played Daniel Sloan in the 2012 political thriller The Company You Keep, and Norman Osborn in The Amazing Spider-Man 2. He had a role as Al Templeton on the 2016 Hulu miniseries 11.22.63. Additionally, he has frequently collaborated with director John Sayles, including Matewan, City of Hope, Lone Star, Silver City, and Amigo.

Chris Cooper Age

He was born on July 9, 1951, in Kansas City, Missouri, in the United States. Cooper is 71 years old.

Chris Cooper Height

He is a man of average stature. Cooper stands at a height of 5 ft 7 in (Approx 1.70 m).

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Chris Cooper Family

He was born to his father and mother in Kansas City, Missouri, in the United States. Cooper’s parents are Charles and Mary Ann Cooper. He also grew up with an older brother Chuck Cooper. His father served as a United States Air Force doctor and a cattleman, while his mother was a housewife.

Chris Cooper Wife

He married his loving wife Marianne Leone in July 1983. During their first date, Marianne helped him carry sheet rock up eight flights of stairs. They welcomed their son Jesse Lanier Cooper was born three months prematurely in October 1987. Jesse suffered a cerebral hemorrhage and developed cerebral palsy. He was in a wheelchair and he communicates only by computer. Further, Jesse Cooper died suddenly and unexpectedly from epilepsy on January 3, 2005. His parents built a memorial fund set up in his name, the Jesse Cooper Foundation. Additionally, Cooper and his wife Marianne adopt and live with rescue dogs in Hoboken, New Jersey, and Plymouth, Massachusetts.

Chris Cooper Education

He graduated from Southwest High School in Kansas City and worked for a local theater company. Cooper then enrolled at the University of Missouri in the theater program, originally majoring in set design. Also, he took dance classes at Stephens College. Further, he moved to New York City in 1976 after graduating from the University of Missouri.

Chris Cooper Movies

  • Matewan as Joe Kenehan in 1987
  • City of Hope as Riggs in 1991
  • Money Train as Torch in 1995
  • Breast Men as Dr. William Larson in 1997
  • The 24 Hour Woman as Ron Hacksby in 1999
  • American Beauty as Colonel Frank Fitts, USMC in 1999
  • Adaptation as John Laroche in 2002
  • Capote as Alvin Dewey in 2005
  • Breach as Robert Hanssen in 2007
  • The Tempest as Antonio in 2010
  • The Town as Stephen MacRay in 2010
  • August: Osage County as Charles Aiken in 2013
  • Coming Through the Rye as J. D. Salinger in 2015
  • A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood as Jerry Vogel in 2019
  • Irresistible as Marine Colonel Jack Hastings in 2020
  • True Value as Narrator (voice) in 2023

Chris Cooper American Beauty

He had a role as a closeted homophobic Marine Corps colonel in American Beauty in 1999. For his role, he recieved a Screen Actors Guild Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor. Also, he received the Online Film Critics Society Award and Screen Actors Guild Award.

Chris Cooper Adaptation

He had a starring role as John Laroche in the 2002 American meta comedy-drama film directed by Spike Jonze and written by Charlie Kaufman. The film contains elements adapted from the book, plus fictitious elements, including Kaufman’s twin brother and a romance between Orlean and Laroche. For his role, he received several nominations and awards too.

Chris Cooper Net Worth

He has worked as an actor for over there no doub, he has earned decent fortune over the year. Cooper’s net wotrth is $6 Million.

Who Is Chris Cooper

Cooper is a renowned American actor who has appeared in several films including October Sky, The Bourne Identity, Seabiscuit, Capote, Syriana, The Kingdom, and Where the Wild Things Are. He also portrayed Sheriff July Johnson in the acclaimed miniseries Lonesome Dove. Cooper received the Academy Award and Golden Globe Award for his role as John Laroche in the 2002 film Adaptation.

How Old Is Chris Cooper

Cooper is 71 years old born on July 9, 1951, in Kansas City, Missouri, in the United States.