Chris Cooper

July 9, 1951 (age 74) Kansas City, Missouri, USA
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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), Silver City (2004) and Amigo (2010). Description above from the Wikipedia article Chris Cooper, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Their titles like The Bourne Identity, American Beauty, and Cars 3 - their biggest roles first.
Last updated: June 14, 2026

58 titles
Community avg: 8.13 /10
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    2002June 2002 by Doug Liman
    Action, Drama, Mystery
    Action, Drama, Mystery
    8.40 Excellent++
  • 2
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    1999September 1999 by Sam Mendes
    Drama
    Drama
    8.93 Masterpiece
  • 3
    3
    2017June 2017 by Brian Fee
    Animation, Drama, Family
    Animation, Drama, Family
    7.79 Excellent-
  • 4
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    2019December 2019 by Greta Gerwig
    Drama, Romance
    Drama, Romance
    8.82 Masterpiece-
  • 5
    5
    2000June 2000 by Roland Emmerich
    Drama, History, War
    Drama, History, War
    8.13 Excellent+
  • 6
    6
    2010September 2010 by Ben Affleck
    Crime, Drama, Thriller
    Crime, Drama, Thriller
    8.15 Excellent+
  • 7
    7
    2000June 2000 by Peter Farrelly
    Comedy
    Comedy
    7.56 Excellent--
  • 8
    8
    2010March 2010 by Allen Coulter
    Drama, Romance
    Drama, Romance
    8.03 Excellent
  • 9
    9
    2002December 2002 by Spike Jonze
    Comedy, Crime, Drama
    Comedy, Crime, Drama
    8.26 Excellent+
  • 10
    10
    2016April 2016 by Jean-Marc Vallée
    Comedy, Drama
    Comedy, Drama
    7.73 Excellent-
  • 11
    11
    2005November 2005 by Sam Mendes
    Drama, War
    Drama, War
    7.64 Excellent--
  • 12
    12
    2007August 2007 by Peter Berg
    Thriller, Action, Drama
    Thriller, Action, Drama
    7.67 Excellent--
  • 13
    13
    2019September 2019 by Marielle Heller
    History, Family, Drama
    History, Family, Drama
    7.90 Excellent
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    1999February 1999 by Joe Johnston
    Drama, History
    Drama, History
    8.58 Masterpiece--
  • 15
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    2016
    Drama, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
    Drama, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
    8.66 Masterpiece--
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    2011November 2011 by James Bobin
    Comedy, Family, Music
    Comedy, Family, Music
    7.61 Excellent--
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    1996July 1996 by Joel Schumacher
    Crime, Drama, Thriller
    Crime, Drama, Thriller
    8.31 Excellent++
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    2009October 2009 by Spike Jonze
    Fantasy, Drama, Adventure
    Fantasy, Drama, Adventure
    7.45 Good++
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    2005November 2005 by Stephen Gaghan
    Drama, Thriller
    Drama, Thriller
    7.38 Good++
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    2007February 2007 by Billy Ray
    Drama, Thriller, Crime
    Drama, Thriller, Crime
    7.58 Excellent--
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    2013December 2013 by John Wells
    Comedy, Drama
    Comedy, Drama
    7.83 Excellent-
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    2016December 2016 by Ben Affleck
    Crime, Drama, Thriller
    Crime, Drama, Thriller
    7.24 Good+
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    2005September 2005 by Bennett Miller
    Crime, Drama
    Crime, Drama
    7.91 Excellent
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    1998February 1998 by Robert Redford
    Adventure, Drama, Romance
    Adventure, Drama, Romance
    7.83 Excellent-
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    2023March 2023 by Matt Ruskin
    Crime, Mystery, Thriller
    Crime, Mystery, Thriller
    7.59 Excellent--
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    2010October 2010 by John Wells
    Drama
    Drama
    7.49 Good++
  • 27
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    2003July 2003 by Gary Ross
    Drama, History
    Drama, History
    7.98 Excellent
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    1993April 1993 by Michael Caton-Jones
    Drama
    Drama
    8.05 Excellent
  • 29
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    1996June 1996 by John Sayles
    Drama, Mystery, Romance
    Drama, Mystery, Romance
    7.95 Excellent
  • 30
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    1995November 1995 by Joseph Ruben
    Action, Comedy, Crime
    Action, Comedy, Crime
    6.88 Good-
  • 31
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    2002April 2002 by Bob Gale
    Adventure, Fantasy, Drama
    Adventure, Fantasy, Drama
    8.29 Excellent+
  • 32
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    1998January 1998 by Alfonso Cuarón
    Comedy, Drama, Romance
    Comedy, Drama, Romance
    7.60 Excellent--
  • 33
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    2012December 2012 by Robert Redford
    Drama, Thriller
    Drama, Thriller
    7.16 Good+
  • 34
    34
    2020July 2020 by Jon Stewart
    Comedy, Drama
    Comedy, Drama
    7.06 Good
  • 35
    35
    2008September 2008 by Jiang Wen
    Comedy, Drama, Romance
    Comedy, Drama, Romance
    6.98 Good
  • 36
    36
    2018–2020 by Sam Esmail
    Drama
    Drama
    7.92 Excellent
  • 37
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    1987August 1987 by John Sayles
    Drama, History
    Drama, History
    8.20 Excellent+
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    2008March 2008 by Ira Sachs
    Crime, Drama, Romance
    Crime, Drama, Romance
    6.98 Good
  • 39
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    1991March 1991 by Irwin Winkler
    Drama, Thriller
    Drama, Thriller
    7.53 Excellent--
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    1989
    Drama, Western
    Drama, Western
    8.65 Masterpiece--
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    2010September 2010 by Julie Taymor
    Drama, Fantasy, Comedy
    Drama, Fantasy, Comedy
    6.73 Good-
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    1997December 1997 by Lawrence O'Neil
    Drama, Comedy
    Drama, Comedy
    6.93 Good
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    2025September 2025 by Oliver Hermanus
    Drama, Romance, Music
    Drama, Romance, Music
    7.79 Excellent-
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    2012November 2012 by Alex Gibney
    Documentary
    Documentary
    8.08 Excellent
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    2004September 2004 by John Sayles
    Comedy, Drama, Mystery
    Comedy, Drama, Mystery
    7.39 Good++
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    2003May 2003 by Richard Loncraine
    Drama, Mystery
    Drama, Mystery
    7.51 Excellent--
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    2016October 2016 by James Steven Sadwith
    Drama
    Drama
    7.61 Excellent--
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    1996May 1996 by Stacy Cochran
    Romance, Drama, Mystery
    Romance, Drama, Mystery
    7.13 Good+
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    1995April 1995 by Robby Henson
    Drama, War
    Drama, War
    7.77 Excellent-
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    2025June 2025 by Jon S. Baird
    Comedy, Drama
    Comedy, Drama
    7.46 Good++
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    1993
    Drama, Western
    Drama, Western
    7.89 Excellent-
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    1991June 1991 by John David Coles
    Drama, History
    Drama, History
    7.45 Good++
  • 53
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    1991April 1991 by Nancy Kelly
    Drama, Romance, Western
    Drama, Romance, Western
    7.86 Excellent-
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    2000October 2000 by Barbara Toennies
    Documentary, Drama
    Documentary, Drama
    8.06 Excellent
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    2019May 2019 by Billy Lyons
    Documentary
    Documentary
    7.63 Excellent--
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    2013June 2013 by Bill Couturié
    Documentary
    Documentary
    7.83 Excellent-
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    57
    1992January 1992 by William A. Graham
    Drama
    Drama
    Needs more reviews
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    1992April 1992 by Peter Werner
    Crime, Drama, Western
    Crime, Drama, Western
    Needs more reviews