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.
His most recent role was as Daniel Sloan in the 2012 film The Company You Keep.
Filmography Chris Cooper
May 2013
The Company you Keep
Thriller, Drama Directed by: Robert RedfordWith: Robert Redford, Shia LaBeouf, Susan Sarandon,...Jim Grant (Robert Redford) is a civil rights lawyer and single father raising his daughter in the tranquil suburbs of Albany, New York. His world is turned upside down, when a brash young reporter named Ben Shepard (Shia LaBeouf), exposes Grant's true identity as a former 1970s antiwar radical... Read more...
February 2012
The Muppets
Family, Comedy Directed by: James BobinWith: Kermit the Frog, Miss Piggy, Fozzie Bear, Gonzo,...When Walter, the world's biggest Muppet fan, and friends Gary (Jason Segel) and Mary (Amy Adams) discover the nefarious plan of oilman Tex Richman (Chris Cooper) to raze the Muppet Theater, they help Kermit reunite the Muppets to stage The Greatest Muppet Telethon Ever and raise the $10 million... Read more...
October 2007
The Kingdom
Action, Thriller, Drama Directed by: Peter BergWith: Jamie Foxx, Jennifer Garner, Chris Cooper,...When a terrorist bomb detonates inside a Western housing compound in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, an international incident is ignited. While diplomats slowly debate equations of territorialism, FBI Special Agent Ronald Fleury (Foxx) quickly assembles an elite team (Oscar winner Chris Cooper and Golden... Read more...
March 2006
Capote
Biographical, Drama Directed by: Bennett MillerWith: Philip Seymour Hoffmann, Catherine Keener,...
October 2003
September 2002