
Chris Cooper
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), Silv…
Acting
- 2018HomecomingLeonard Geist7 ep.
- 201611.22.63Al Templeton8 ep.
- 1993Return to Lonesome DoveJuly Johnson4 ep.
- 1989Lonesome DoveJuly Johnson4 ep.
- 1988American ExperienceNarrator (voice)1 ep.
- 1982American PlayhouseEugene Debs3 ep.
Guest appearances
- 2008American ExperienceNarrator (voice)1 ep.
- 1996Law & OrderDefense Attorney Roy Payne1 ep.
- 1988American PlayhouseCharlie Bemis, Eugene Debs, Louis Halladay3 ep.
- 1988Miami ViceJimmy Yagovitch1 ep.
- 1987The EqualizerMichael1 ep.