Chris Cooper

Chris Cooper in Universal's Seabiscuit - 2003

Biography

Born 07/09/1951

A rangy and intense character actor with a knack for playing taciturn authority figures, Chris Cooper found favor with audiences in the late 1990s and 2000s in such films as “Seabiscuit” (2003), “The Bourne Supremacy” (2004), and “Breach” (2007). His turn as an ex-military officer with...
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Awards

  • In 2003, received Academy Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role
  • In 2003, received Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actor
  • In 2003, received Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor

Highlights

  • In 2008, Co-starred in the 1950's drama, "Married Life"
  • In 2007, Portrayed a government agent investigating the bombing of an American facility in Saudi Arabia in Peter Berg's "The Kingdom"
  • In 2007, Portrayed American traitor Robert Hanssen in the drama, "Breach"

Family & Companions

  • Charles Cooper: father (Served as a doctor in the US Air Force; also operated a cattle ranch)
  • Chuck Cooper: brother (Born c. 1948)

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