
Educated at the University of Missouri school of drama, Cooper has appeared on Broadway in 'Of the Fields Lately (1980)', off-Broadway in 'The Ballad of Soapy Smith (1983)' and 'A Different Moon (1983)'. He debuted in films in the John Sayles movie Matewan (1987). Although his performance was well received, the picture was not successful. Other films he has appeared in include Guilty by Suspicion (1991), Money Train (1995) and A Time to Kill (1996). On television, Cooper has been featured in the mini-series "Lonesome Dove" (1989) and "Return to Lonesome Dove" (1993), as July Johnson. He has also appeared in a number of Television Movies. In 1996, he appears in his third John Sayles movie Lone Star (1996), where he plays Sam Deeds, the sheriff whose lawman father becomes a posthumous suspect in a murder investigation.
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Breach 2007 DownloadGenres: Mystery, Crime, Thriller, Drama Director: Billy Ray Artists: Kathleen Quinlan, Chris Cooper, Caroline Dhavernas, Gary Cole Show description |
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Breach 2007 DownloadGenres: Mystery, Crime, Thriller, Drama Director: Billy Ray Artists: Kathleen Quinlan, Chris Cooper, Caroline Dhavernas, Gary Cole Show description |
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Married Life 2007 DownloadDirector: Ira Sachs Artists: Harry Allen, Chris Cooper, Annabel Kershaw, Rachel McAdams Show description |
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Breach2007 DownloadGenres: Comedy, Drama, Thriller Director: Billy Ray Artists: Gary Cole, Caroline Dhavernas, Laura Linney, Ryan Phillippe Show description |
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Married Life2007 DownloadDirector: Ira Sachs Artists: Rachel McAdams, Patricia Clarkson, Pierce Brosnan, Annabel Kershaw Show description |