Chris Cooper

2003 Emmy Nominated: Supporting Actor, My House in Umbria

Cooper's interest in the theater began in his late teens, when he designed and constructed sets for a community group. Following high school, he studied agriculture and acting at the University of Missouri before moving to New York City in hopes of making it on the stage.

He got is big break when he stared in Lone Star, for which he won great acclaim playing the enigmatic Sam Deeds, the prodigal son of a tiny Texas town's sheriff who solves a mystery and comes to grips with his relationship with his late father.

Subsequently, Cooper appeared as a deputy in a A Time to Kill, Robert Redford's younger brother in The Horse Whisperer, and Ethan Hawke's brother-in-law in Great Expectations. In 1999, the actor again demonstrated his impressive range, first playing a coalminer in October Sky and then turning in a chilling performance as Kevin Spacey's unbalanced neighbor in American Beauty. He then went on to win his first Oscar for his performance in 2002's Adaptation as a lively orchid hunter. Cast opposite Meryl Streep, Cooper's toothless performance was in turns hilarious, sad and poetic.

Chris Cooper is nominated for 2003's Supporting Actor in a Mini series or Movie for his work in"My House in Umbria".

Chris Cooper Videography

Conquistadora, 2006
The Road Back, 2006
Breach, 2006
Syriana, 2005
Jarhead, 2005
Capote, 2005
The Bourne Supremacy, 2004
Silver City, 2004
Seabiscuit, 2003
My House in Umbria, 2003
Adaptation., 2002
The Bourne Identity, 2002
Interstate 60, 2002
The Patriot, 2000
Me, Myself & Irene, 2000
American Beauty, 1999
October Sky, 1999
The 24 Hour Woman, 1999
The Horse Whisperer, 1998
Great Expectations, 1998
Alone, 1997/I
Breast Men, 1997
A Time to Kill, 1996
Lone Star, 1996
Boys, 1996
The Deliverance of Elaine, 1996
Money Train, 1995
Pharaoh's Army, 1995
One More Mountain, 1994
"Return to Lonesome Dove", 1993
This Boy's Life, 1993
Ned Blessing: The True Story of My Life, 1992
Bed of Lies, 1992
City of Hope, 1991
Darrow, 1991
Thousand Pieces of Gold, 1991
Guilty by Suspicion, 1991
In Broad Daylight, 1991
A Little Piece of Sunshine, 1990
To the Moon, Alice, 1990
"Lonesome Dove", 1989
Journey Into Genius, 1988
Matewan, 1987
Non date da mangiare agli animali, 1987

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