Chris Cooper
Christopher Walton Cooper (born July 9, 1951) is an American actor. He has appeared in several major Hollywood films, including ''
A Time to Kill'' (1996), ''
October Sky'' (1999), ''
American Beauty'' (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), ''
Live by Night'' (2016), ''
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'' (1989), 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
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).
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