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Christopher W. Cooper (born July 9, 1951) is an American film actor.

Cooper was born in Kansas City, Missouri to Charles Cooper, a doctor and cattleman, and Mary Ann Cooper. Cooper attended the University of Missouri - Columbia where he dual majored in the school of agriculture and the school of drama. After graduation, Cooper moved to New York City to pursue his career.

His early notable performances include Matewan
, the 1987 picture by John Sayles, and the 1989 miniseries Lonesome Dove. Some of his standout performances include Money Train
as a psychotic pyromaniac who terrifies toll booth operators, Lone Star in a rare leading role as a Texas sheriff charged with solving a decades old case, and American Beauty
as a homophobic ex-marine hiding the fact that he is gay. While many felt that Cooper should have been nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor in that film, he eventually won an Academy Award and a Golden Globe Award in 2003 for playing the role of John Laroche in Adaptation.
.

Cooper is a notable graduate of Stephens College and the University of Missouri - Columbia, both located in Columbia, Missouri.

Cooper currently resides in Kingston, Massachusetts, with his wife, Marianne Leone Cooper.

2005 has been a busy year for the character actor, having appeared in three well-received and acclaimed films: Jarhead
(reuniting him with American Beauty
director Sam Mendes), Capote
and Syriana
.

Partial filmography

Matewan
(1987) - Joe Kenehan

...

Lone Star (1996) - Sam Deeds
A Time to Kill
(1996)
Breast Men
(1997) - Dr. William Larson
October Sky
(1999) - John Hickam
American Beauty
(1999) – Col. Frank Fitts
The Patriot
(2000) – Col. Harry Burwell
The Bourne Identity
(2002) - Alexander Conklin
Adaptation.
(2002) – John Laroche
My House in Umbria (2003) – Thomas 'Tom' Riversmith
Seabiscuit
(2003) – Tom Smith
Silver City
(2004) – Dickie Pilager
Jarhead
(2005) - Lt. Col. Kazinski
Capote
(2005) - Alvin Dewey
Syriana
(2005) – Jimmy Pope

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Actors - Chris Cooper

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