ACTOR

Chris Cooper

1951 - Today

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Christopher Walton Cooper (born July 9, 1951) is an American actor. His breakthrough role was as Sheriff July Johnson in the acclaimed Western television miniseries Lonesome Dove (1989). He has appeared in several major Hollywood films including A Time to Kill (1996), October Sky (1999), American Beauty (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), Live by Night (2016), Cars 3 (2017), A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood (2019), and Little Women (2019). Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Chris Cooper has received more than 6,202,793 page views. His biography is available in 48 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 46 in 2019). Chris Cooper is the 876th most popular actor (up from 882nd in 2019), the 1,559th most popular biography from United States (up from 1,609th in 2019) and the 420th most popular American Actor.

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  • 6.2M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 59.72

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 48

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.23

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.56

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Chris Cooper ranks 876 out of 13,578. Before him are Peter Lorre, Marty Feldman, Frank Langella, Michael Dudikoff, Andy Lau, and Sara Montiel. After him are Holland Taylor, Dolores del Río, Mark Strong, Peter Dinklage, Don Ameche, and Mark Harmon.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1951, Chris Cooper ranks 61. Before him are Jean-Luc Mélenchon, Arturo Pérez-Reverte, Michèle Mouton, Zdravko Čolić, Javier Marías, and Chesley Sullenberger. After him are Mark Harmon, Karen Allen, Roberto Durán, Don Rosa, Glenn Hughes, and Fatmir Sejdiu.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Chris Cooper ranks 1,559 out of 20,380. Before him are Frank Langella (1938), Thomas A. Steitz (1940), Danielle Steel (1947), Michael Dudikoff (1954), Jordan Belfort (1962), and Eleanor H. Porter (1868). After him are Burt Bacharach (1928), Ken Kesey (1935), Vint Cerf (1943), Louis Ignarro (1941), Peter Agre (1949), and Holland Taylor (1943).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Chris Cooper ranks 420. Before him are Sam Elliott (1944), Richard Jenkins (1947), Jan-Michael Vincent (1944), Helen Hunt (1963), Frank Langella (1938), and Michael Dudikoff (1954). After him are Holland Taylor (1943), Peter Dinklage (1969), Don Ameche (1908), Mark Harmon (1951), Jessica Chastain (1977), and Brad Dourif (1950).

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Television and Movie Roles

The Bourne Identity
Alexander Conklin
Wounded to the brink of death and suffering from amnesia, Jason Bourne is rescued at sea by a fisherman. With nothing to go on but a Swiss bank account number, he starts to reconstruct his life, but finds that many people he encounters want him dead. However, Bourne realizes that he has the combat and mental skills of a world-class spy—but who does he work for?
Jun 14th 20027.468 / 10
Cars 3
Smokey Yunick (voice)
Blindsided by a new generation of blazing-fast racers, the legendary Lightning McQueen is suddenly pushed out of the sport he loves. To get back in the game, he will need the help of an eager young race technician with her own plan to win, inspiration from the late Fabulous Hudson Hornet, and a few unexpected turns. Proving that #95 isn't through yet will test the heart of a champion on Piston Cup Racing’s biggest stage!
Jun 15th 20176.9 / 10
American Beauty
Colonel Fitts
Lester Burnham, a depressed suburban father in a mid-life crisis, decides to turn his hectic life around after developing an infatuation with his daughter's attractive friend.
Sep 15th 19998.014 / 10