Chris Cooper

Chris Cooper is an American actor. He was born as Christopher W. Cooper on July 9, 1951, in Kansas City, Missouri, USA. Her mother, Mary Ann, is a homemaker, while his father, Charles Cooper is a doctor from the US Air Force and a ranch operator. While Chris was still in Kansan, he used to perform in The Barn Players Community Theater. Later on, he has served the US Coast Guard Reserve. He studied at Stephens College, where he took a Ballet class and later attended the University of Missouri, where he majored drama and agriculture. Post graduation, he shifted to New York City and pursued his career in acting. He was debuted in the 1987 American drama film, Matewan, which was directed by John Sayles. Although the film earned positive reviews, it didn’t do well at the box office. In 1989, he appeared in the Western adventure TV miniseries, Lonesome Dove on CBS channel and the Western drama film, Thousand Pieces of Gold in 1991. Chris also did the fact-based docudrama, Bed of Lies, opposite Susan Dey in 1992. Chris was notable for his performances in films like Money Train (1995), Lone Star (1996), A Time to Kill (1996), and The Horse Whisperer (1998). His performance as a homophobic Marine Corps colonel in the 1999 drama film, American Beauty, earned him a nomination at the Screen Actor Guild. In the year 2000, he acted as Colonel Harry Burwell in the historical fiction war film, The Patriot, along with Mel Gibson Mel Gibson is an American multitalented filmmaker >> Read More... , Heath Ledger “Why so serious?” This is just one his intimidatin >> Read More... and Jason Isaacs Patriarch of a pure-blood “Lucius Malfoy,” ruthles >> Read More... . In 2002, he played the role of John Laroche in the comedy metafilm, Adaptation, which stars Nicholas Cage and Meryl Streep She’s not just Hollywood giant but also a winner o >> Read More... in the lead roles. His performance in this film brought him several nominations for the BAFTA Award, Chicago Film Critics, Screen Actors Guild and more. He also won several awards including the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor and Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor. In the same year, he starred as Alexander Conklin, a ruthless director of the CIA special operations, in the action spy thriller film, The Bourne Identity Click to look into! >> Read More... . After two years, he reprised his role in The Bourne Supremacy. He received another Screen Actors Guild Award for his role as a racehorse trainer in Gary Ross Gary Ross is an American screenplay writer, film d >> Read More... ’ Seabiscuit in 2003. He was also seen in the political satire film, Silver City, in 2004.

In 2005, he had three acclaimed film releases. The first one was the biographical drama military film, Jarhead; the second is another biographical film about the life of Truman Capote ‘titled Capote, and the geopolitical thriller film, Syriana. Chris later starred as Robert Hanssen in the box office historical and political thriller film, Breach. He noted that this was the first film that he was considered as the lead actor. Also in 2007, he made a performance in the action thriller film, The Kingdom, together with Jamie Foxx and Jennifer Garner. He also voiced Douglas in the 2009 fantasy drama, Where the Wild Things Are. In 2010, he appeared in John Wells’ drama film, The Company Men Click to look into! >> Read More... , along with Ben Affleck From man-of-steel “Superman in Hollywoodland” to “ >> Read More... and became notable for his role as Norman Osborn in The Amazing Spiderman 2 in 2014. Chris is currently working on the sci-fi series, 11.22.63 and also filming the upcoming crime film, Live by Night, helmed by Ben Affleck. Chris got married to film and TV actress, Marianne Leone Cooper, in the year 1983. They have a son named Jesse Lanier Cooper, who was born prematurely. He had a cerebral hemorrhage and cerebral palsy, which led the couple to move to Kingston so that Jesse can pursue his studies. He became an honor student at the Silver Lake Regional High School, but on January 3, 2005, he unexpectedly died due to epilepsy.