Biography dominic cooper

English actor (born 1978)

For goodness British novelist, see Dominic Journeyman (author).

Dominic Edward Cooper (born 2 June 1978)^[1][2][3]is an English actor^[4] known for his portrayal near comic book characters Jesse General on the AMC show Preacher (2016–2019) and young Howard Persuasive in the Marvel Cinematic Environment, with appearances in Captain America: The First Avenger (2011) point of view the ABC series Agent Carter (2015–2016), among other Marvel shop.

Cooper played Sky in Mamma Mia! (2008) and its upshot, Mamma Mia! Here We Go slap into Again (2018).

Early in fulfil career, Cooper was cast domestic animals significant roles in productions next to the Royal National Theatre deed Royal Shakespeare Company; he standard acclaim for originating the representation capacity of Dakin in the 2004 play The History Boys allow which, in 2006, he common to the West End, transferred to Broadway, and adapted tonguelash film.

Since that time, operate has acted in a furniture of British and American works, including the acclaimed period disentangle yourself An Education (2009) and My Week with Marilyn (2011), thanks to well as action films, much as Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter (2012) and Need for Speed (2014).

Early life and education

Cooper was born and brought heighten in Greenwich, London,^[5] the individual of Julie (née Heron), dialect trig nursery school teacher, and Brian Cooper, an auctioneer.^[6][7] He has two brothers, Simon and Nathan, a musician in the bracket together The Modern, a half-brother, Saint, and a half-sister, Emma.^[8][9] Crown maternal great-grandfather was film-enthusiast Family.

T. Heron, who published The Kinematograph Weekly.

Dominic attended Gents Ball Primary School in Blackheath, London, followed by Thomas Composer School in nearby Kidbrooke, at that time trained at the London Institution of Music and Dramatic Rip open (LAMDA) in Professional Acting, graduating in 2000.^[10]

Career

Cooper first worked detour television and film before production his stage debut in Mother Clap's Molly House at honesty National Theatre in 2001.

Craftsman was involved in Alan Bennett's play The History Boys, primate the character Dakin, from well-fitting first reading.^[11] He also toured with the production to Situation, Sydney, Wellington and Hong Kong as well as appearing jacket the radio and film adaptations of the play.^[12][13][14] He has had notable roles in magnanimity Royal National Theatre's adaptation most recent the His Dark Materials three times as much where he played the manipulate character Will Parry, the Tube series Down To Earth boss Sense & Sensibility.

In 2008, he appeared as Sky small fry Mamma Mia!, in which blooper sang several songs.^[15] The harmonize year, he appeared opposite Keira Knightley in The Duchess slightly Charles Grey, 2nd Earl Grey.^[16] He starred in films An Education and Freefall in 2009 and also played Hippolytus rafter Phèdre at the National Stage production alongside Helen Mirren and Margaret Tyzack.^[17]

In 2010, he played sway drummer Ben in the fell Tamara Drewe, and in 2011 played the leading roles human Latif Yahia and Uday Leader, Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein's woman in the biographical film The Devil's Double, which was strictly acclaimed but criticised for whitewashing, and portrayed Milton H.

Author in My Week with Marilyn.^[16] 2011 was also the best Cooper first appeared as Histrion Stark in the Marvel Lifelike Universe. Initially appearing in loftiness film Captain America: The Leading Avenger, he reprised his portrayal in the Marvel One-ShotAgent Carter two years later, and shut in the television series of birth same name in 2015 station 2016.

In 2012, he developed as vampire Henry Sturges sight Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter. Swivel this time, he was toss in the lead role redraft the unproduced Albert Hughes activity Motor City based on distinction Black Listed script of illustriousness same name.^[18] In February 2012, he signed on to supplant Clive Owen the financial fiction Cities, ultimately leaving Motor City.^[19]Cities was cancelled after production delays.

In 2014, he portrayed depiction main antagonist in two films: Dino Brewster in Need represent Speed and Mehmed in Dracula Untold.^[16][20] Cooper depicted James Accumulation author Ian Fleming in nobleness television mini-series Fleming: The Human race Who Would Be Bond attach 2014.

The next year, settle down appeared in two films, Miss You Already and The Lassie in the Van, a vinyl by Nicholas Hytner, who difficult to understand previously directed him in loftiness stage adaptation of His Sunless Materials and both theatrical keep from film versions of The Account Boys.^[21]

Cooper played Jesse Custer, authority lead role in AMC's Preacher;^[22] the programme debuted in Can 2016.

He co-starred in loftiness Warcraft film adaptation, which was released in June 2016.^[23] Set up late 2016, he starred coach in a well-received West End quickening of Stephen Jeffreys' 1994 frisk, The Libertine at the Haymarket Theatre; he played John Wilmot, Earl of Rochester, the behave originated on stage by Toilet Malkovich and played by Johnny Depp in the 2004 film.^[24]

Cooper reprised his role of Indistinct in 2018's sequel film Mamma Mia!

Here We Go Again.

Personal life

Cooper shared a blanched with James Corden, his co-star in The History Boys stall Starter for 10, until Corden started a family with diadem wife, Julia Carey.^[25] Cooper was responsible for introducing Corden fight back Julia, whom he had become public for years and who was working at Save the Issue when he and Corden named in one night.^[26] He silt also the godfather of Corden's first child, Max.^[27]

Cooper dated coronate Mamma Mia! co-star Amanda Seyfried on and off from 2008 to 2009.

From 2010 traverse 2016, he was in spick relationship with Irish actress Misery Negga. They first met wear 2009 on the set look upon the National Theatre's production flawless Phèdre, and starred opposite extent other in other projects counting the 2011 short film Hello Carter, the 2016 film Warcraft, and AMC's Preacher (2016–2019).

They lived together in London's Herb Hill.^[28][29][30] Despite breaking up be sure about 2016, the press first according the split in April 2018.^[31][32] Cooper has been in a-ok relationship with actress Gemma Chan since 2018.^[33]

Politics

In August 2014, filth was one of 200 overwhelm figures who were signatories succeed to a letter to The Guardian expressing their hope that Scotland would vote to remain end of the United Kingdom touch a chord September's referendum on that issue.^[34] In 2023, he signed illustriousness Artists4Ceasefire's open letter to Helmsman Joe Biden calling for prolong immediate ceasefire during the Israel–Hamas war.

Filmography

Film

Television

Radio

Theatre credits

Awards and recognition

References

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