Christopher Walton Cooper (born July 9, 1951) is an American actor. He has appeared in supporting performances in several major Hollywood films, including American Beauty (1999), October Sky (1999), The Bourne Identity (2002), Seabiscuit (2003), Capote (2005), Syriana (2005), The Kingdom (2007), Where the Wild Things Are (2009), The Town (2010), The Muppets (2011), Cars 3 (2017), A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood (2019), and 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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| 1 | Boston Strangler (2023) | Jack Maclaine | 6.4 | |
| 2 | Irresistible (2020) | Jack Hastings | 6.9 | |
| 3 | It Takes a Lunatic (2019) | Self | 3 | |
| 4 | Little Women (2019) Oscars winners 2020 | Mr. Laurence | 7.7 | |
| 5 | A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood (2019) | Jerry Vogel | 7.6 | |
| 6 | Cars 3 (2017) | Smokey (voice) | 7 | |
| 7 | Live by Night (2016) | Chief Irving Figgis | 7 | |
| 8 | Demolition (2016) | Phil Eastwood | 6.5 | |
| 9 | Fastball (2016) | Clifford Blankenship (voice) | 7.5 | |
| 10 | Coming Through the Rye (2016) | J.D. Salinger | 7 | |
| 11 | The Amazing Spider-Man 2 (2014) | Norman Osborn (uncredited) | 6.8 | |
| 12 | August: Osage County (2013) Oscars 2014 | Charlie Aiken | 7.6 | |
| 13 | Letters to Jackie: Remembering President Kennedy (2013) | Self - Narrator (voice) | - | - |
| 14 | The Company You Keep (2012) | Daniel Sloan | 6.8 | |
| 15 | Mea Maxima Culpa: Silence in the House of God (2012) | Gary (voice) | 9 | |
| 16 | The Muppets (2011) Oscars 2012 | Tex Richman | 7 | |
| 17 | Remember Me (2010) | Neil Craig | 7.1 | |
| 18 | The Town (2010) Oscars 2011 | Stephen MacRay | 7.4 | |
| 19 | The Tempest (2010) Oscars 2011 | Antonio | 6.3 | |
| 20 | Jake Gyllenhaal Challenges the Winner of the Nobel Peace Prize (2010) | Lt. Col. Kazinski (archive footage) | - | - |
| 21 | The Company Men (2010) | Phil Woodward | 7.1 | |
| 22 | Where the Wild Things Are (2009) | Douglas (voice) | 6.8 | |
| 23 | New York, I Love You (2008) | Alex | 5.9 | |
| 24 | Extreme Movie (2008) | FBI Agent Mike (uncredited) | 7 | |
| 25 | Married Life (2008) | Harry Allen | 4.7 | |
| 26 | The Kingdom (2007) | Grant Sykes | 7.1 | |
| 27 | Breach (2007) | Robert Hanssen | 7.3 | |
| 28 | Capote (2005) Oscars 2006 | Alvin Dewey | 6.5 | |
| 29 | Jarhead (2005) | Lt. Col. Kazinski | 6.8 | |
| 30 | Syriana (2005) Oscars 2006 | Jimmy Pope | 6.4 | |
| 31 | The Bourne Supremacy (2004) | Alexander Conklin (uncredited) | 7.8 | |
| 32 | Silver City (2004) | Dickie Pilager | 7 | |
| 33 | Seabiscuit (2003) Oscars 2004 | Tom Smith | 6.3 | |
| 34 | My House in Umbria (2003) | Thomas 'Tom' Riversmith | - | - |
| 35 | The Bourne Identity (2002) Top 30 in 2000s | Alexander Conklin | 8.1 | |
| 36 | Interstate 60 (2002) | Bob Cody | 8.2 | |
| 37 | Adaptation. (2002) Oscars 2003 | John Laroche | 7.4 | |
| 38 | Me, Myself & Irene (2000) | Lieutenant Gerke | 6.7 | |
| 39 | The Patriot (2000) Oscars 2001 | Col. Harry Burwell | 7 | |
| 40 | American Beauty: Look Closer... (2000) | Self | 6 | |
| 41 | October Sky (1999) | John Hickam | 7 | |
| 42 | American Beauty (1999) Oscars 2000 | Colonel Fitts | 8.2 | |
| 43 | Great Expectations (1998) | Joe | 7 | |
| 44 | The Horse Whisperer (1998) Oscars 1999 | Frank Booker | 6.7 | |
| 45 | Breast Men (1997) | Dr. William Larson | - | - |
| 46 | Lone Star (1996) | Sam Deeds | 6 | |
| 47 | Boys (1996) | Mr. John Baker | 7 | |
| 48 | A Time to Kill (1996) | Dwayne Looney | 7.4 | |
| 49 | Money Train (1995) | Torch | 6.1 | |
| 50 | This Boy's Life (1993) | Roy | 7.9 | |
| 51 | Guilty by Suspicion (1991) | Larry Nolan | 6 | |
| 52 | City of Hope (1991) | Riggs | 6 | |
| 53 | In Broad Daylight (1991) | Jack Wilson | - | - |
| 54 | Matewan (1987) | Joe Kenehan | 8 |
