Christopher Walton "Chris" Cooper (born July 9, 1951 in Kansas City, Missouri) is an American film actor. He began his career with strong supporting performances in film and television, becoming relatively well-known among critics and audiences during the 1980s. Following his role as troubled military patriarch Colonel Fitts in Sam Mendes' American Beauty, he became critically acclaimed and would go on to win an Academy Award for his role as orchid thief John Laroche in Charlie Kaufman's Adaptation.. Cooper is generally known for playing authority figures with Hidden Depths, his intense yet restrained performances, and his gravelly voice.
Filmography
- 1987 — Matewan as Joe Kenehan
- 1989 — Lonesome Dove as Sheriff July Johnson
- 1995 — Money Train as Torch
- 1996 — Lone Star (1996) as Sam Deeds
- 1996 — A Time to Kill as Deputy Dwayne Powell Looney
- 1998 — Great Expectations as Joe
- 1998 — The Horse Whisperer as Frank Booker
- 1999 — October Sky as John Hickam
- 1999 — American Beauty as Colonel Fitts
- 2000 — Me, Myself & Irene as Lieutenant Gerke
- 2000 — The Patriot as Col. Harry Burwell
- 2002 — The Bourne Identity as Conklin
- 2002 — Adaptation. as John Laroche
- 2003 — Seabiscuit as Tom Smith
- 2004 — Silver City as Dickie Pilager
- 2005 — Capote as Alvin Dewey
- 2005 — Jarhead as Lt. Col. Kazinski
- 2005 — Syriana as Jimmy Pope
- 2007 — Breach as Robert Hanssen
- 2007 — The Kingdom as Grant Sykes
- 2008 — New York I Love You as Alex
- 2009 — Where the Wild Things Are as Douglas
- 2010 — The Company Men as Phil Woodward
- 2010 — Remember Me as Sgt. Neil Craig
- 2010 — The Town as Stephen MacRay
- 2010 — The Tempest as Antonio
- 2011 — The Muppets as Tex Richman
- 2012 — Mea Maxima Culpa Silence In The House Of God as Gary (voice)
- 2013 — August: Osage County as Charlie Aiken
- 2014 — The Amazing Spider-Man 2 as Norman Osborn
- 2016 — Live by Night as Chief Figgis
- 2017 — Cars 3 as Smokey
- 2019 — A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood as Jerry Vogel
- 2019 — Little Women as Mr. Laurence
- 2020 — Irresistible as Colonel Jack Hastings