Editing Chris Cooper

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{{short description|American actor}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2019}}
{{Infobox person
| name         = Chris Cooper
| image        = Chris Cooper at the 2009 Tribeca Film Festival.jpg
| imagesize    =
| caption      = Cooper at the 2009 [[Tribeca Film Festival]]
| birth_name   = Christopher Walton Cooper
| birth_date   = {{birth date and age|1951|7|9}}
| birth_place  = [[Kansas City, Missouri]], U.S.
| alma_mater   = [[University of Missouri]]
| occupation   = Actor
| years_active = 1977–present
| spouse       = {{marriage|[[Marianne Leone Cooper|Marianne Leone]]|1983}}
| children     = 1
}}
'''Christopher Walton Cooper'''<ref name=obituary/> (born July 9, 1951) is an American actor. Having made his debut as a stage actor, he made his [[Breakthrough role|breakthrough]] on television as Sheriff July Johnson in the acclaimed Western television miniseries ''[[Lonesome Dove (miniseries)|Lonesome Dove]]'' (1989). He has appeared in several major Hollywood films including ''[[A Time to Kill (1996 film)|A Time to Kill]]'' (1996), ''[[October Sky]]'' (1999), ''[[American Beauty (1999 film)|American Beauty]]'' (1999), ''[[The Bourne Identity (2002 film)|The Bourne Identity]]'' (2002), ''[[Seabiscuit (film)|Seabiscuit]]'' (2003), ''[[Capote (film)|Capote]]'' (2005), ''[[Syriana]]'' (2005), ''[[The Kingdom (2007 film)|The Kingdom]]'' (2007), ''[[Where the Wild Things Are (film)|Where the Wild Things Are]]'' (2009), ''[[The Town (2010 film)|The Town]]'' (2010), ''[[The Muppets (2011 film)|The Muppets]]'' (2011), ''[[Live by Night (film)|Live by Night]]'' (2016), ''[[Cars 3]]'' (2017), ''[[A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood]]'' (2019), and ''[[Little Women (2019 film)|Little Women]]'' (2019). He won both the [[Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor|Academy Award]] and [[Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture|Golden Globe Award]] for Best Supporting Actor for ''[[Adaptation (film)|Adaptation.]]'' 

Cooper also played a lead role in the historical and political thriller ''[[Breach (2007 film)|Breach]]'' (2007), playing FBI agent and traitor [[Robert Hanssen]]. He played Daniel Sloan in the 2012 political thriller ''[[The Company You Keep (film)|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 film)|City of Hope]]'' (1991), ''[[Lone Star (1996 film)|Lone Star]]'' (1996), ''[[Silver City (2004 film)|Silver City]]'' (2004) and ''[[Amigo (2010 film)|Amigo]]'' (2010).

Cooper's other accolades include a [[Screen Actors Guild Awards|Screen Actors Guild Award]], and nominations for a [[BAFTA Award]], a [[Primetime Emmy Awards|Primetime Emmy Award]], an [[Independent Spirit Awards|Independent Spirit Award]], and three [[Satellite Awards]]. In 2017, he was nominated for the [[Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play]] for his performance in ''[[A Doll's House, Part 2]]''.

==Early life==
Cooper was born on July 9, 1951, in [[Kansas City metropolitan area|Kansas City, Missouri]], the son of Charles and Mary Ann (Walton) Cooper.<ref name=obituary>{{cite web|title=Mary Ann Walton Cooper 1925 - 2015 Obituary|work=Muehlebach Funeral Care|url=http://www.muehlebachchapel.com/home/index.cfm/obituaries/view/fh_id/12016/id/3221273|access-date=August 21, 2016}}</ref><ref name=fr>{{cite web|title=Chris Cooper Biography (1951-)|work=Film Reference|url=http://www.filmreference.com/film/21/Chris-Cooper.html|access-date=August 16, 2016}}</ref>  He has an older brother, Chuck Cooper (born 1948).<ref name=hollywood>{{cite web|title=Chris Cooper|work=Hollywood.com|date=February 27, 2013 |url=http://www.hollywood.com/celebrities/chris-cooper-57250720/|access-date=August 16, 2016}}</ref> His father was both a [[United States Air Force]] doctor and a cattleman, and his mother was a housewife.<ref name=nyt/><ref name=ct2>{{cite news|last=Dutka|first=Elaine|title=For this role, Cooper was willing to adapt (Part 2 of 2)|date=January 3, 2003|newspaper=[[Chicago Tribune]]|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/2003/01/03/for-this-role-cooper-was-willing-to-adapt/|access-date=August 16, 2016}}</ref><ref name=mc>{{cite news|last=Longsdorf|first=Amy|title=Like Seabiscuit, Oscar winner Chris Cooper beats the odds|date=July 26, 2003|newspaper=[[The Morning Call]]|url=https://www.mcall.com/2003/07/26/like-seabiscuit-oscar-winner-chris-cooper-beats-the-odds/|access-date=August 16, 2016}}</ref>  Both of his parents were from [[Texas]].<ref name=nyt>{{cite news|last=Ryan|first=James|title=Mr. 'Last-Minute' Gets a Plum Role|date=June 30, 1996|newspaper=[[The New York Times]]|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1996/06/30/movies/mr-last-minute-gets-a-plum-role.html|access-date=August 16, 2016}}</ref> Cooper grew up in the suburbs of Kansas City, and spent his summers at his family's cattle ranch, located about 15 miles west of [[Leavenworth, Kansas]].<ref name=nyt/><ref name=mc/>  As his father was in the Air Force, he and his family moved to [[Las Vegas, Nevada]], [[Phoenix, Arizona]], and [[Houston, Texas]].<ref name=ivry>{{cite news|last=Ivry|first=Bob|title=Chris Cooper's New Role|date=March 10, 1999|newspaper=[[Lakeland Ledger]]|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1346&dat=19990310&id=r5JNAAAAIBAJ&pg=6420,6206203|access-date=September 5, 2016}}</ref>  While attending Southwest High School in Kansas City, Cooper worked for a local theater company: "I had a background in carpentry, so I could build sets and work in the wings and shift scenes in the evening."<ref name=pi>{{cite news|last=Rea|first=Steven|title=From Actor, Echoes Of Another Cooper Chris Cooper Isn't Related To Gary, But The Star Of 'Lone Star' Has A Similar Presence.|date=July 15, 1996|newspaper=[[The Philadelphia Inquirer]]|url=http://articles.philly.com/1996-07-15/entertainment/25622256_1_buddy-deeds-sam-deeds-lone-star|access-date=August 16, 2016|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150915123141/http://articles.philly.com/1996-07-15/entertainment/25622256_1_buddy-deeds-sam-deeds-lone-star|archive-date=September 15, 2015}}</ref> After he graduated from high school, Cooper became the shop foreman for another repertory company.<ref name=pi/> He also considered helping his father raise cattle for a living.<ref name=mc/> Cooper served in the [[U.S. Coast Guard Reserve|Coast Guard Reserve]].<ref name=nyt/><ref name=pringle>{{cite news|last=Pringle|first=Gill|title=Chris Cooper: The man who played a patriot in American Beauty is now turning traitor in Breach|date=August 17, 2007|newspaper=[[Belfast Telegraph]]|url=http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/entertainment/film-tv/news/chris-cooper-the-man-who-played-a-patriot-in-american-beauty-is-now-turning-traitor-in-breach-28061214.html|access-date=September 5, 2016}}</ref>

Cooper attended the [[University of Missouri]] and enrolled in the theater program, originally majoring in set design.<ref name=nyt/><ref name=pi/> It was during his sophomore year when Cooper changed his major to acting to overcome his "overpowering shyness."<ref name=nyt/> Cooper took acting classes at the University of Missouri.<ref name=mc/>  He recalled in a 1996 interview with ''[[The Philadelphia Inquirer]]'', "I started going in and watching some shows at the theater department. I started taking theater classes and auditioned for plays. And once I got into it, it was pretty immediate. I really felt right, felt at home."<ref name=pi/>  Cooper also took dance classes at [[Stephens College]].<ref name=ct2/><ref name=pringle/>

After he graduated from the University of Missouri, Cooper moved to [[New York City]] in 1976.<ref name=ct2/><ref name=nyt2/>  While living in New York, Cooper shared a one-bedroom railroad flat with four other aspiring actors and dancers.<ref name=nyt/> He supported himself by renovating apartments.<ref name=nyt/> In addition, he worked in construction and served as a janitor and a chauffeur.<ref name=ct2/> At the same time, he studied with [[Stella Adler]] and [[Wynn Handman]].<ref name=nyt/><ref name=ct2/><ref name=pi/> Prior to his film debut with ''[[Matewan]]'' (1987), Cooper spent the previous 12 years doing stage work with the [[Actors Theater of Louisville]] and the [[Seattle Repertory]].<ref name=ct2/><ref name=mc/>  In 1985, Cooper appeared in the [[London]] revival of ''[[Sweet Bird of Youth]]''.<ref name=nyt2>{{cite news|last=Blau|first=Eleanor|title=NEW FACE; FINDING A PERFECT FIT IN A ROLE IN 'MATEWAN'|date=September 4, 1987|newspaper=[[The New York Times]]|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1987/09/04/movies/new-face-finding-a-perfect-fit-in-a-role-in-matewan.html|access-date=August 21, 2016}}</ref>

==Career==
Cooper's early performances include [[John Sayles]]' 1987 film ''[[Matewan]]''; the 1989 CBS Western miniseries ''[[Lonesome Dove (miniseries)|Lonesome Dove]]''; the 1991 indie Western drama ''[[Thousand Pieces of Gold (film)|Thousand Pieces of Gold]]'', and the 1992 ABC docudrama ''Bed of Lies'', opposite [[Susan Dey]].

Some of his more notable later performances include: ''[[Money Train (film)|Money Train]]'', as a psychotic [[pyromania]]c who terrifies [[Toll house|toll booth]] operators; ''[[Lone Star (1996 film)|Lone Star]]'', in a leading role as a Texas [[sheriff]] charged with solving a decades-old case; as Deputy Dwayne Looney in director [[Joel Schumacher]]'s 1996 film ''[[A Time to Kill (1996 film)|A Time to Kill]]'' (based on the John Grisham novel); as Frank Booker in 1998's ''[[The Horse Whisperer (film)|The Horse Whisperer]]''; and as a closeted homophobic [[United States Marine Corps|Marine Corps]] colonel in ''[[American Beauty (1999 film)|American Beauty]]'', a role that garnered him a [[Screen Actors Guild Award]] nomination for Best Supporting Actor. To get into character, Cooper said he "depended on a friend who'd fought in Vietnam. I asked him to go deep. What would this man have done? What would be on his walls? On his desk?"<ref name=parade>{{cite news | title = In Step With: Chris Cooper | magazine = Parade | date = October 24, 2004 | url = http://www.parade.com/articles/editions/2004/edition_10-24-2004/in_step_with_0 }}</ref>

In 2000, Cooper played Colonel Harry Burwell (inspired by Lieutenant Colonel [[Henry Lee III|Henry "Light Horse Harry" Lee]]) in ''[[The Patriot (2000 film)|The Patriot]]''. He was nominated for another Screen Actors Guild Award, a [[BAFTA Award]], and won an [[Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor]] and a [[Golden Globe Award]] in 2003 for playing the role of John Laroche in ''[[Adaptation (film)|Adaptation.]]'' In 2002, Cooper also appeared in ''[[The Bourne Identity (2002 film)|The Bourne Identity]]'' as a ruthless [[CIA]] [[special ops]] director, a role he reprised (in flashbacks) in ''[[The Bourne Supremacy (film)|The Bourne Supremacy]]''.

Cooper received another Screen Actors Guild Award nomination for his supporting role as racehorse trainer Tom Smith in 2003's ''[[Seabiscuit (film)|Seabiscuit]]''. In 2004, Cooper starred in ''[[Silver City (2004 film)|Silver City]]'', playing an inept [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] gubernatorial candidate, a character noted for similarities to U.S. President [[George W. Bush]].{{citation needed|date=December 2019}}Also the ineptitude of the character has been compared to Joseph Biden.

Cooper appeared in three acclaimed films in 2005: ''[[Jarhead (film)|Jarhead]]'' (which reunited him with ''[[American Beauty (1999 film)|American Beauty]]'' director [[Sam Mendes]] and ''[[October Sky]]'' actor [[Jake Gyllenhaal]]); ''[[Capote (film)|Capote]]''; and ''[[Syriana]]''. He also acted in the thriller ''[[Breach (2007 film)|Breach]]'', playing real-life [[FBI]] agent and traitor [[Robert Hanssen]]. Cooper commented that ''Breach'' was "the first studio film where they've considered me the lead [actor]". In 2007, he appeared as a government agent in dangerous territory in the action thriller ''[[The Kingdom (2007 film)|The Kingdom]]'' and voiced the character Douglas in the film adaptation of [[Maurice Sendak]]'s book, ''[[Where the Wild Things Are (film)|Where the Wild Things Are]]'' (2009).

At the 2010 Sundance Film Festival, Cooper appeared alongside [[Ben Affleck]] in ''[[The Company Men]]'', early reviews of which praised Cooper's performance as "pitch-perfect".<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.film.com/features/story/review-company-men-sundance-film/31894447 |title=Review: The Company Men – Sundance Film Festival |work=film.com |first=Aaron |last=Peck |date=January 24, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100131065058/http://www.film.com/features/story/review-company-men-sundance-film/31894447 |archive-date=January 31, 2010}}</ref>

In 2011, Chris Cooper appeared in ''[[The Muppets (2011 film)|The Muppets]]'' as Tex Richman, the antagonistic oil tycoon who is unable to laugh. In the musical film, Cooper performed the rap and dance number "Let's Talk About Me".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.digitalspy.com/movies/a352377/chris-cooper-muppets-hip-hop-number-went-well/|title=Chris Cooper: 'Muppets hip-hop number went well'|first=Tara|last=Fowler|website=[[Digital Spy]]|date=November 22, 2011|access-date=February 10, 2021}}</ref>

In 2013, he played Charles Aiken, Sr. in ''[[August: Osage County (film)|August: Osage County]]'' alongside an all-star cast that included [[Meryl Streep]] and [[Julia Roberts]]. 

Cooper portrayed [[Norman Osborn]] in the 2014 film ''[[The Amazing Spider-Man 2]]''. He appeared in an uncredited role in Ben Affleck's crime drama ''[[Live by Night (film)|Live by Night]]'', which was released in December 2016.

In 2017, he and [[Laurie Metcalf]] starred in ''[[A Doll's House, Part 2]]'', a Broadway play by Lucas Hnath based on [[Henrik Ibsen]]'s ''[[A Doll's House]]'', for which he received a [[Tony Award]] nomination. Cooper played [[Nora Helmer]]'s husband, Torvald.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/08/theater/a-dolls-house-part-2-to-open-on-broadway.html|title='A Doll's House, Part 2' to Open on Broadway|first=Joshua|last=Barone|work=The New York Times |date=October 7, 2016|via=www.nytimes.com}}</ref>

In 2019, Cooper starred in two acclaimed films, [[Marielle Heller]]'s ''[[A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood]]'', with [[Tom Hanks]],<ref>{{cite news |last1=Kroll |first1=Justin |title=Chris Cooper Joins Tom Hanks in Mr. Rogers Film 'You Are My Friend' (Exclusive) |url=https://variety.com/2018/film/news/chris-cooper-you-are-my-friend-tom-hanks-mr-rogers-1202912851/ |access-date=September 6, 2018 |magazine=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |date=August 21, 2018}}</ref> and [[Greta Gerwig]]'s [[Little Women (2019 film)|adaptation]] of ''[[Little Women]]'' with an ensemble cast featuring [[Saoirse Ronan]], [[Emma Watson]], [[Florence Pugh]], [[Timothée Chalamet]], [[Laura Dern]], and [[Meryl Streep]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2018/09/chris-cooper-greta-gerwig-little-women-adaptation-sony-1202473284/|title=Oscar Winner Chris Cooper Boards Greta Gerwig's 'Little Women' Adaptation|website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|first=Amanda|last=N'Duka|date=September 28, 2018|access-date=October 1, 2018}}</ref>

In 2024, Cooper served as an executive producer of the documentary ''My Own Normal'' about [[Alexander Freeman (film director)|Alexander Freeman]], a filmmaker from [[Newton, Massachusetts]] who has [[cerebral palsy]], following his journey of becoming a partner and father and confronting the pain of his parents' reaction. The documentary premiered at [[Independent Film Festival Boston]]. <ref>{{cite web |last1=Ertischek |first1=David |title=Emerson-Directed Films Aplenty at IFFBoston |url=https://today.emerson.edu/2024/04/30/emerson-directed-films-aplenty-at-iffboston/ |website=Emerson Today |access-date=6 August 2024 |date=30 April 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Propes |first1=Richard |title=Movie Review: My Own Normal |url=https://theindependentcritic.com/my_own_normal |website=The Independent Critic |access-date=23 August 2024}}</ref>

==Personal life==
[[File:Chris Cooper and Marianne Leone Cooper by David Shankbone.jpg|thumb|Cooper and wife [[Marianne Leone Cooper]], April 2007]]
Cooper met his future wife, [[Marianne Leone Cooper|Marianne Leone]], in 1979 at an acting class in New York City.<ref name=hollywood/><ref name=nyt/><ref name=pi/>  On their first date, she helped him carry sheet rock up eight flights of stairs: "That's when I knew this was the girl for me."<ref name=nyt/> They married in July 1983.<ref name=fr/><ref name=hollywood/>  Their son, Jesse Lanier Cooper,<ref name=bgo>{{cite news|title=Son of actor Chris Cooper dead at 17 in Kingston|date=January 5, 2005|newspaper=[[The Boston Globe]]|url=http://archive.boston.com/news/local/articles/2005/01/05/son_of_actor_chris_cooper_dead_at_17_in_kingston/|access-date=August 16, 2016}}</ref> was born three months prematurely in October 1987.<ref name=people>{{cite magazine|last=Lehner|first=Marla|title=Oscar Winner Chris Cooper's Son Dies at 17|date=January 6, 2005|magazine=[[People (magazine)|People]]|url=http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,1014799,00.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080320023151/http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,1014799,00.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=March 20, 2008|access-date=August 16, 2016}}</ref> Three days after he was born, Jesse suffered a cerebral hemorrhage and developed cerebral palsy.<ref name=mc/><ref name=people/><ref name=lat>{{cite news|last=Oney|first=Steve|title=Book review: 'Knowing Jesse' by Marianne Leone|date=September 16, 2010|newspaper=[[Los Angeles Times]]|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2010-sep-16-la-et-book-20100916-story.html|access-date=August 16, 2016}}</ref> Jesse was eventually mainstreamed into [[Silver Lake Regional High School]], where he became an honor student.<ref name=bgo/><ref name=people/> Cooper recalled in a 2003 interview with ''[[The Morning Call]]'', "(Jesse) is the best thing that ever happened to us. He's in a wheelchair and he communicates only by computer, but he's taught me so much because he's just so incredibly focused.  Now he's in a regular school, which we fought to get him into. He's an honors student, and he's doing great."<ref name=mc/> On January 3, 2005, Jesse Cooper [[SUDEP|died suddenly and unexpectedly from epilepsy]].<ref name=bgo/><ref name=people/>  A memorial fund was set up in his name, the Jesse Cooper Foundation.<ref>{{cite magazine|title=Jesse Lanier Cooper memorial|date=January 5, 2005|magazine=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|url=https://variety.com/2005/scene/people-news/jesse-lanier-cooper-memorial-1117915851/|access-date=July 24, 2016|archive-date=August 18, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160818085129/http://variety.com/2005/scene/people-news/jesse-lanier-cooper-memorial-1117915851/|url-status=dead}}</ref> Cooper has said that the death of his son has somewhat helped him understand several characters he played, such as Charles Aiken in ''[[August: Osage County (film)|August: Osage County]]'' (2013)<ref>{{cite web|title=Chris Cooper Brings A Lifetime Of Experience To 'August: Osage County'|date=January 10, 2014|publisher=[[WBUR-FM]]|url=http://www.wbur.org/hereandnow/2014/01/10/chris-cooper-osage|access-date=August 16, 2016}}</ref> and Phil Eastwood in ''[[Demolition (2015 film)|Demolition]]'' (2015).<ref>{{cite news|last=Shanahan|first=Mark|title=For Chris Cooper, a study in grief|date=April 1, 2016|newspaper=[[The Boston Globe]]|url=https://www.bostonglobe.com/arts/movies/2016/03/31/for-chris-cooper-study-grief/Yd6xMo61Ob0zYCRQfqcgKI/story.html|access-date=August 16, 2016}}</ref>

Cooper formerly maintained residences in [[Hoboken, New Jersey]], and [[Plymouth, Massachusetts]].<ref name=pi/>  As of 2003, he resides in [[Kingston, Massachusetts]].<ref name=ac>{{cite news|title=Chris Cooper gives 'Seabiscuit' the silent treatment|date=July 28, 2003|newspaper=[[The Augusta Chronicle]]|url=http://chronicle.augusta.com/stories/2003/07/28/mov_382374.shtml#.V7OFV9QrKAl|access-date=August 16, 2016|archive-date=October 31, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171031033833/http://chronicle.augusta.com/stories/2003/07/28/mov_382374.shtml#.V7OFV9QrKAl|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name=bg>{{cite news|last1=Shanahan|first1=Mark|last2=Goldstein|first2=Meredith|title=Chris Cooper to play J.D. Salinger|date=November 6, 2014|newspaper=[[The Boston Globe]]|url=https://www.bostonglobe.com/lifestyle/names/2014/11/06/chris-cooper-play-salinger/v3xswI85ohVTBLlDVQVcKI/story.html|access-date=August 16, 2016}}</ref>  He has been close friends with frequent collaborator [[John Sayles]] since 1985.<ref name=pi/><ref name=os>{{cite news|last=Moore|first=Roger|title=Chris Cooper: One tough character|date=April 7, 2008|newspaper=[[Orlando Sentinel]]|url=https://www.orlandosentinel.com/2008/04/07/chris-cooper-one-tough-character/|access-date=August 16, 2016}}</ref>  On May 14, 2016, Cooper received an honorary doctorate from the [[University of Massachusetts Lowell]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Actor Chris Cooper honored at UMass Lowell|date=May 14, 2016|publisher=[[WHDH (TV)]]|url=http://whdh.com/news/local/actor-chris-cooper-honored-at-umass-lowell/|access-date=August 16, 2016}}</ref>

He and his wife Marianne adopt and live with rescue dogs.<ref>[https://www.bostonglobe.com/2021/06/18/magazine/fathers-soothing-ways/ Cooper ML. A father's soothing ways: Boston Globe June 18, 2021, 5:19 a.m. Accessed June 20, 2021]</ref>

==Acting credits==
=== Film ===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Title
! Role
! class="unsortable" | Notes
|-
| 1987
| ''[[Matewan]]''
| Joe Kenehan
|
|-
| rowspan="3" | 1991
| ''[[Guilty by Suspicion]]''
| Larry Nolan
|
|-
| ''[[Thousand Pieces of Gold (film)|Thousand Pieces of Gold]]''
| Charlie
|
|-
| ''[[City of Hope (1991 film)|City of Hope]]''
| Riggs
|
|-
| 1993
| ''[[This Boy's Life]]''
| Roy
|
|-
| rowspan="2" | 1995
| ''[[Pharaoh's Army]]''
| Captain John Hull Abston
|
|-
| ''[[Money Train]]''
| Torch
|
|-
| rowspan="3" | 1996
| ''[[Boys (1996 film)|Boys]]''
| John Baker
|
|-
| ''[[Lone Star (1996 film)|Lone Star]]''
| Sheriff Sam Deeds
| Nominated–[[Independent Spirit Award for Best Male Lead]]
|-
| ''[[A Time to Kill (1996 film)|A Time to Kill]]''
| Deputy Dwayne Powell Looney
|
|-
| 1997
| ''[[Breast Men]]''
| Dr. William Larson
|
|-
| rowspan="2" | 1998
| ''[[Great Expectations (1998 film)|Great Expectations]]''
| Joe
|
|-
| ''[[The Horse Whisperer (film)|The Horse Whisperer]]''
| Frank Booker
|
|-
| rowspan="3" | 1999
| ''[[The 24 Hour Woman]]''
| Ron Hacksby
|
|-
| ''[[October Sky]]''
| John Hickam
|
|-
| ''[[American Beauty (1999 film)|American Beauty]]''
| Colonel Frank Fitts, USMC
| [[Online Film Critics Society Award for Best Cast]]<br>[[Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture]]<br />Nominated–[[Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role]]
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2000
| ''[[Me, Myself & Irene]]''
| Lieutenant Gerke
|
|-
| ''[[The Patriot (2000 film)|The Patriot]]''
| Colonel Harry Burwell
|
|-
| rowspan="4" | 2002
| ''[[Interstate 60]]''
| Bob Cody
|
|-
| ''[[The Bourne Identity (2002 film)|The Bourne Identity]]''
| Alexander Conklin
|
|-
| ''[[The Ring (2002 film)|The Ring]]''
| Child Murderer
| Deleted role<ref name="MFloss">{{Cite web |last=Cormier |first=Roger |date=2017-10-18 |title=15 Must-Watch Facts About The Ring |url=https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/70025/15-must-watch-facts-about-ring |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220808103257/https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/70025/15-must-watch-facts-about-ring |archive-date=August 8, 2022 |access-date=2022-08-08 |website=[[Mental Floss]]}}</ref>
|-
| ''[[Adaptation (film)|Adaptation]]''
| [[John Laroche]]
| [[Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor]]<br />[[Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actor]]<br />[[Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actor]]<br />[[Florida Film Critics Circle Award for Best Supporting Actor]]<br />[[Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture]]<br />Kansas City Film Critics Circle Award for Best Supporting Actor<br />[[Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actor]]<br />[[National Board of Review Award for Best Supporting Actor]]<br />[[San Diego Film Critics Society Award for Best Supporting Actor]]<br />San Francisco Film Critics Circle Award for Best Supporting Actor<br />[[Toronto Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actor]]<br />[[Vancouver Film Critics Circle Award for Best Supporting Actor]]<br />[[Village Voice Film Poll]] for Best Supporting Performance<br />[[Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actor]]<br />Nominated–[[BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role]]<br />Nominated–[[Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actor]]<br />Nominated–[[National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Supporting Actor]]<br>Nominated–[[New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Supporting Actor]]<br />Nominated–[[Online Film Critics Society Award for Best Cast]]<br>Nominated–[[Online Film Critics Society Award for Best Supporting Actor]]<br>Nominated–[[Satellite Award for Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture]]<br />Nominated–[[Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture]]<br />Nominated–[[Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role]]
|-
| 2003
| ''[[Seabiscuit (film)|Seabiscuit]]''
|[[Tom Smith (horse trainer)|Tom Smith]]
| Nominated–[[Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role]]<br />Nominated–[[Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture]]
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2004
| ''[[Silver City (2004 film)|Silver City]]''
| Richard 'Dicky' Pilager
|
|-
| ''[[The Bourne Supremacy (film)|The Bourne Supremacy]]''
| Alexander Conklin
|
|-
| rowspan="3" | 2005
| ''[[Capote (film)|Capote]]''
| [[Alvin Dewey]]
| Nominated–[[Satellite Award for Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture]]<br />Nominated–[[Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture]]
|-
| ''[[Jarhead (film)|Jarhead]]''
| Lieutenant Colonel Kazinski
|
|-
| ''[[Syriana]]''
| Jimmy Pope
|
|-
| rowspan="3" | 2007
| ''[[Breach (2007 film)|Breach]]''
| [[Robert Hanssen]]
|
|-
| ''[[The Kingdom (2007 film)|The Kingdom]]''
| FBI Agent Grant Sykes
|
|-
| ''[[Married Life (2007 film)|Married Life]]''
| Harry Allen
|
|-
| 2008
| ''[[New York, I Love You]]''
| Alex Simmons
|
|-
| 2009
| ''[[Where the Wild Things Are (film)|Where the Wild Things Are]]''
| Douglas (voice)
|
|-
| rowspan="5" | 2010
| ''[[The Tempest (2009 film)|The Tempest]]''
| Antonio
|
|-
| ''[[The Company Men]]''
| Phil Woodward
| Nominated–[[Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Awards 2010|Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actor]]
|-
| ''[[Remember Me (2010 film)|Remember Me]]''
| Neil Craig
|
|-
| ''[[Amigo (2010 film)|Amigo]]''
| Colonel Hardacre
|
|-
| ''[[The Town (2010 film)|The Town]]''
| Stephen MacRay
|[[National Board of Review Award for Best Cast]]<br>[[Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Award for Best Ensemble]]<br>Nominated–[[Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Cast]]
|-
| 2011
| ''[[The Muppets (2011 film)|The Muppets]]''
| Tex Richman
|
|-
| 2012
| ''[[The Company You Keep (film)|The Company You Keep]]''
| Daniel Sloan
|
|-
| 2013
| ''[[August: Osage County (film)|August: Osage County]]''
| Charles Aiken
|[[AARP The Magazine|AARP Annual Movies for Grownups Award for Best Supporting Actor]]<br>[[History of Capri|Capri Ensemble Cast Award]]<br>[[Hollywood Film Festival|Hollywood Film Award for Ensemble of the Year]]<br>Nominated–[[Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture]]
|-
| 2014
| ''[[The Amazing Spider-Man 2]]''
| [[Norman Osborn]]
| Uncredited
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2015
| ''[[Demolition (2015 film)|Demolition]]''
| Phil
|
|-
| ''[[Coming Through the Rye (film)|Coming Through the Rye]]''
| [[J. D. Salinger]]
|
|-
| 2016
| ''[[Live by Night (film)|Live by Night]]''
| Irving Figgis
|
|-
| 2017
| ''[[Cars 3]]''
| Smokey (voice)
|
|-
|2018
|''Intelligent Lives''
|Narrator<ref>{{Cite web |last=Warner |first=Kara |date=October 25, 2019 |title=Oscar Winner Chris Cooper and Wife Marianne Leone Celebrate Late Son's Legacy in New Documentary |url=https://people.com/movies/oscar-winner-chris-cooper-and-wife-marianne-leone-celebrate-late-sons-legacy-in-new-documentary/ |access-date=2025-05-07 |website=People |language=en}}</ref>
|
|-
| rowspan="3" | 2019
| ''[[A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood]]''
| Jerry Vogel
|
|-
| ''[[Little Women (2019 film)|Little Women]]''
| Mr. Laurence
|
|-
| ''Henrietta Bulkowski''
| Danny Wilcox (voice)
| Short film
|-
| 2020
| ''[[Irresistible (2020 film)|Irresistible]]''
| Marine Colonel Jack Hastings
| 
|-
| 2021
| ''[[With/In|With/In: Volume 2]]''
|
| Segment: "Nuts"; also director
|-
| 2023
| ''[[Boston Strangler (film)|Boston Strangler]]''
| Jack MacLaine
|
|-
| 2024
| ''My Own Normal''
|
| Documentary, executive producer
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2025
| ''[[The History of Sound]]''
| Older Lionel
| 
|-
| ''[[Everything's Going to Be Great]]''
| Walter
| ''Completed''
|}

===Television===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Title
! Role
! class="unsortable" | Notes
|-
| 1987
| ''[[The Equalizer (1985 TV series)|The Equalizer]]''
| Michael
| Episode: "[[The Equalizer (1985 TV series) season 3#ep54|The Rehearsal]]"
|-
| rowspan="2" | 1988
| ''[[American Playhouse]]''
| Louis Halladay
| Episode: "Journey Into Genius"
|-
| ''[[Miami Vice]]''
| Jimmy Yagovitch
| Episode: "Mirror Image"
|-
| 1989
| ''[[Lonesome Dove (miniseries)|Lonesome Dove]]''
| July Johnson
| [[Miniseries]]
|-
| rowspan="2" | 1990
| ''[[Lifestories]]''
| Mr. Hawkins
| Episode: "The Hawkins Family"
|-
| ''To the Moon, Alice''
| Frank Wiliker
| rowspan="6" | [[Television film]]
|-
| rowspan="2" | 1991
| ''[[In Broad Daylight (1991 film)|In Broad Daylight]]''
| Jack Wilson
|-
| ''Darrow''
| [[Eugene V. Debs]]
|-
| rowspan="2" | 1992
| ''Bed of Lies''
| [[Price Daniel Jr.]]
|-
| ''[[Ned Blessing: The True Story of My Life]]''
| Anthony Blessing
|-
| 1994
| ''One More Mountain''
| James Reed
|-
| 1996
| ''[[Law & Order]]''
| Roy Payne
| Episode: "[[Law & Order (season 6)#ep120|Blood Libel]]"
|-
| 2003
| ''[[My House in Umbria]]''
| Thomas Riversmith
| Television film<br />Nominated–[[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor – Miniseries or a Movie]]<br />Nominated–[[Satellite Award for Best Supporting Actor – Series, Miniseries or Television Film]]
|-
| 2008
| ''[[American Experience]]''
| [[Walt Whitman]] (voice)
| Episode: "Walt Whitman"
|-
| 2009
| ''[[American Experience]]''
| rowspan="3" |Narrator (voice)
| Episode: "The Assassination of Abraham Lincoln"
|-
| 2010
| ''Bloom: The Plight of Lake Champlain''
| rowspan="2" |Documentary
|-
| 2012
| ''Bloom: The Emergence of Ecological Design''
|-
| 2016
| ''[[11.22.63]]''
| Al Templeton
| Miniseries
|-
| 2020
| ''[[Homecoming (TV series)|Homecoming]]''
| Leonard Geist
| 6 episodes (season 2)
|}

===Stage===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Title
! Role
! class="unsortable" | Notes
|-
| 1980
| ''[[Of the Fields, Lately]]''
| Ben Mercer
| Broadway debut<ref>{{cite web |title=Chris Cooper, Playbill |url=https://www.playbill.com/person/chris-cooper-vault-0000073133 |website=Playbill.com |access-date=4 December 2020}}</ref>
|-
| 2017
| ''[[A Doll's House, Part 2]]''
| Torvald Helmer
| Nominated–[[Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play]]
|}

===Video games===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Title
! Voice role
! class="unsortable" | Notes
|-
| 2017
| ''[[Cars 3: Driven to Win]]''
| Smokey
|
|}

==Awards and nominations==
{| class="wikitable"
!Year
!Award
!Category
!Nominated work
!Result
!Ref.
|-
|rowspan= "2"|2000
| rowspan= "2"|[[6th Screen Actors Guild Awards|Screen Actors Guild Awards]]
| [[Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role|Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role]]
| rowspan= "2"|''[[American Beauty (1999 film)|American Beauty]]''
| {{nom}}
|rowspan="2"|<ref>{{cite web |title=The 6th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards |url=https://www.sagawards.org/awards/nominees-and-recipients/6th-annual-screen-actors-guild-awards |website=sagawards.org |access-date=4 December 2020}}</ref>
|-
|[[Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture|Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture]]
|{{won}}
|-
|rowspan="6"|2003
|[[75th Academy Awards|Academy Awards]]
|[[Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor|Best Supporting Actor]]
|rowspan="5"| ''[[Adaptation (film)|Adaptation]]''
|{{won}}
|<ref>{{cite web |title=2003 Oscars |url=https://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/2003 |website=oscars.org|date=October 5, 2014 |access-date=4 December 2020}}</ref>
|-
|[[60th Golden Globe Awards|Golden Globe Awards]]
|[[Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture|Best Supporting Actor]]
|{{won}}
|<ref>{{cite web |title=Winners & Nominees Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in any Motion Picture |url=https://www.goldenglobes.com/winners-nominees/best-performance-actor-supporting-role-any-motion-picture/all-years#year-2003 |website=goldenglobes.com|access-date=4 December 2020}}</ref>
|-
|[[56th British Academy Film Awards|BAFTA Film Awards]]
|[[BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role|Best Actor in a Supporting Role]]
|{{nom}}
|<ref>{{cite web |title=Film Actor in a Supporting Role in 2003 |url=http://awards.bafta.org/award/2003/film/actor-in-a-supporting-role |website=bafta.org|access-date=4 December 2020}}</ref>
|-
|rowspan="2"| [[9th Screen Actors Guild Awards|Screen Actors Guild Awards]]
| [[Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role|Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role]]
|{{nom}}
|rowspan="2"|<ref>{{cite web |title=The 9th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards |url=https://www.sagawards.org/awards/nominees-and-recipients/9th-annual-screen-actors-guild-awards |website=sagawards.org |access-date=4 December 2020}}</ref>
|-
|[[Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture|Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture]]
|{{nom}}
|-
|[[55th Primetime Emmy Awards|Primetime Emmy Awards]]
|[[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or Movie|Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or Movie]]
|''[[My House in Umbria]]''
|{{nom}}
|<ref>{{cite web |title=F55th Emmy Awards Nominees and Winners |url=https://www.emmys.com/awards/nominees-winners/2003/outstanding-supporting-actor-in-a-miniseries-or-a-movie |website=emmys.com|access-date=4 December 2020}}</ref>
|-
|rowspan="2"|2004
|rowspan="2"|[[10th Screen Actors Guild Awards|Screen Actors Guild Awards]]
|[[Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role|Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role]]
|rowspan="2"|''[[Seabiscuit (film)|Seabiscuit]]''
|{{nom}}
|rowspan="2"|<ref>{{cite web |title=The 10th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards |url=https://www.sagawards.org/awards/nominees-and-recipients/10th-annual-screen-actors-guild-awards |website=sagawards.org |access-date=4 December 2020}}</ref>
|-
|[[Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture|Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture]]
|{{nom}}
|-
|2006
|[[12th Screen Actors Guild Awards|Screen Actors Guild Awards]]
|[[Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture|Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture]]
|''[[Capote (film)|Capote]]''
|{{nom}}
|<ref>{{cite web |title=The 12th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards |url=https://www.sagawards.org/awards/nominees-and-recipients/12th-annual-screen-actors-guild-awards |website=sagawards.org |access-date=4 December 2020}}</ref>
|-
|2014
|[[20th Screen Actors Guild Awards|Screen Actors Guild Awards]]
|[[Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture|Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture]]
|''[[August: Osage County (film)|August: Osage County]]''
|{{nom}}
|<ref>{{cite web |title=The 20th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards |url=https://www.sagawards.org/awards/nominees-and-recipients/20th-annual-screen-actors-guild-awards |website=sagawards.org |access-date=4 December 2020}}</ref>
|-
|2017
|[[71st Tony Awards|Tony Awards]]
|[[Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play|Best Actor in a Play]]
|''[[A Doll's House, Part 2]]''
|{{nom}}
|<ref>{{cite web |title=The Tony Award Nominations 2017 |url=https://www.tonyawards.com/nominees/year/2017/category/any/show/any/ |website=tonyawards.com |access-date=4 December 2020}}</ref>
|}

==References==
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==External links==
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