Christopher Walton Cooper (born July 9, 1951) is an American actor. He
has appeared in supporting performances in several major Hollywood
films, including the drama American Beauty (1999), the biopic titled
October Sky (1999), the action spy film The Bourne Identity (2002),
the biographical sports film Seabiscuit (2003), the biographical film
about Truman Capote, Capote (2005), the geopolitical thriller Syriana
(2005), the action-thriller The Kingdom (2007), the crime drama The
Town (2010), the musical comedy film The Muppets (2011), the
biographical film about Fred Rogers, A Beautiful Day in the
Neighborhood (2019), and the coming-of-age film 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).
has appeared in supporting performances in several major Hollywood
films, including the drama American Beauty (1999), the biopic titled
October Sky (1999), the action spy film The Bourne Identity (2002),
the biographical sports film Seabiscuit (2003), the biographical film
about Truman Capote, Capote (2005), the geopolitical thriller Syriana
(2005), the action-thriller The Kingdom (2007), the crime drama The
Town (2010), the musical comedy film The Muppets (2011), the
biographical film about Fred Rogers, A Beautiful Day in the
Neighborhood (2019), and the coming-of-age film 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).
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