Chris Cooper

Movie Actor

Birthday July 9, 1951

Birth Sign Cancer

Birthplace Kansas City, MO

Age 72 years old

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About

Dramatic character actor who won an Oscar for his role in the 2003 film Adaptation. He also played major roles in American Beauty, Capote, and Seabiscuit. In 2019, he starred in the bio pic A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood.

Before Fame

He earned a degree in agriculture and acting from the University of Missouri. He debuted as Joe Kenehan in the 1987 film, Matewan.

Trivia

He played the antagonist in The Bourne Identity.

Family Life

He married TV actress Marianne Leone Cooper in 1983. He has a daughter named Jesse.

Associated With

He starred in October Sky with Jake Gyllenhaal.