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Dominic Edward Cooper (born 2 June 1978)[1] is an English actor[2] known for his portrayal of comic book characters Jesse Custer on the AMC show Preacher (2016–2019) and young Howard Stark in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, with appearances in Captain America: The First Avenger (2011) and the ABC series Agent Carter (2015–16), among other Marvel productions. Cooper played Sky in Mamma Mia! (2008) and its sequel, Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again (2018).

Dominic Cooper
Cooper in 2015
Born	Dominic Edward Cooper (1978-06-02) 2 June 1978 (age 44) Greenwich, London, England
Alma mater	London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art
Occupation	Actor
Years active	2000–present

Early in his career, Cooper was cast in significant roles in productions by the Royal National Theatre and Royal Shakespeare Company; he received acclaim for originating the role of Dakin in the 2004 play The History Boys with which, in 2006, he returned to the West End, transferred to Broadway, and adapted to film. Since that time, he has acted in a series of British and American productions, including the acclaimed period pieces An Education (2009) and My Week with Marilyn (2011), as well as action films, such as Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter (2012) and Need for Speed (2014).

Early life and education

Cooper was born and brought up in Greenwich, London,[3] the son of Julie (née Heron), a nursery school teacher, and Brian Cooper, an auctioneer.[4][5] He has two brothers, Simon and Nathan, a musician in the band The Modern, a half-brother, James, and a half-sister, Emma.[6][7] His maternal great-grandfather was film-enthusiast E. T. Heron, who published The Kinematograph Weekly.

Dominic attended John Ball Primary School in Blackheath, London, followed by Thomas Tallis School in nearby Kidbrooke, then trained at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art (LAMDA) in Professional Acting, graduating in 2000.[8]

Career

Cooper first worked in television and film before making his stage debut in Mother Clap's Molly House at the National Theatre in 2001. Cooper was involved in Alan Bennett's play The History Boys, as the character Dakin, from its first reading.[9] He also toured with the production to Broadway, Sydney, Wellington and Hong Kong as well as appearing in the radio and film adaptations of the play.[10][11][12] He has had notable roles in the Royal National Theatre's adaptation of the His Dark Materials trilogy where he played the lead character Will Parry, the TV series Down To Earth and Sense & Sensibility.

In 2008, he appeared as Sky in Mamma Mia!, in which he sang several songs.[13] The same year, he appeared opposite Keira Knightley in The Duchess as Charles Grey, 2nd Earl Grey.[14] He starred in films An Education and Freefall in 2009 and also played Hippolytus in Phèdre at the National Theatre alongside Helen Mirren and Margaret Tyzack.[15]

In 2010, he played rock drummer Ben in the film Tamara Drewe, and in 2011 played the leading roles of Latif Yahia and Uday Hussein, Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein's son in the biographical film The Devil's Double, which was critically acclaimed but criticized for whitewashing and portrayed Milton H. Greene in My Week with Marilyn.[14] 2011 was also the year Cooper first appeared as Howard Stark in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Initially appearing in the film Captain America: The First Avenger, he reprised his role in the Marvel One-Shot Agent Carter two years later, and in the television series of the same name in 2015 and 2016.

In 2012, he appeared as vampire Henry Sturges in Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter. Around this time, he was cast in the lead role in the unproduced Albert Hughes project Motor City based on the Black Listed script of the same name.[16] In February 2012, he signed on to replace Clive Owen the financial thriller Cities, ultimately leaving Motor City.[17] Cities was cancelled after production delays.

In 2014, he portrayed the main antagonist in two films: Dino Brewster in Need for Speed and Mehmed in Dracula Untold.[14][18] Cooper depicted James Bond author Ian Fleming in the television mini-series Fleming: The Man Who Would Be Bond in 2014. The next year, he appeared in two films, Miss You Already and The Lady in the Van, a film by Nicholas Hytner, who had previously directed him in the stage adaption of His Dark Materials and both Theatrical and film versions of The History Boys.[19]

Cooper played Jesse Custer, the lead role in AMC's Preacher;[20] the programme debuted in May 2016. He co-starred in the Warcraft film adaptation, which was released in June 2016.[21] In late 2016, he starred in a well-received West End revival of Stephen Jeffreys' 1994 play, The Libertine at the Haymarket Theatre; he played John Wilmot, Earl of Rochester, the role originated on stage by John Malkovich and played by Johnny Depp in the 2004 film.[22]

Cooper reprised his role of Sky in 2018's sequel film Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again.

Personal life

Cooper shared a flat with James Corden, his co-star in The History Boys and Starter for 10, until Corden started a family with his wife, Julia Carey.[23] Cooper was responsible for introducing Corden to Julia, whom he had known for years and who was working at Save the Children when he and Corden called in one night.[24] He is also the godfather of Corden's first child, Max.[25]

Cooper dated his Mamma Mia! co-star Amanda Seyfried on and off from 2008 to 2009. From 2010 to 2016, he was in a relationship with actress Ruth Negga. They first met in 2009 on the set of the National Theatre's production of Phèdre, and starred opposite each other in other projects including the 2011 short film Hello Carter, the 2016 film Warcraft, and AMC's Preacher (2016–2019). They lived together in London's Primrose Hill.[26][27][28] Despite breaking up in 2016, the press first reported the split in April 2018.[29][30] Cooper has been in a relationship with actress Gemma Chan since 2018.[31]

In August 2014, he was one of 200 public figures who were signatories to a letter to The Guardian expressing their hope that Scotland would vote to remain part of the United Kingdom in September's referendum on that issue.[32]

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2001	From Hell	Constable
2002	The Gentleman Thief	PC Merrifield
2002	Anazapta	Clerk
2002	The Final Curtain	Young Priest
2003	I'll Be There	Boyfriend
2003	Boudica
2005	Breakfast on Pluto	Squaddie at disco
2006	The History Boys	Dakin	Nominated – ALFS Award for British Supporting Actor of the Year Nominated – British Independent Film Award for Most Promising Newcomer Nominated – Empire Award for Best Male Newcomer
2006	Starter for 10	Spencer	Nominated – Empire Award for Best Male Newcomer
2008	The Escapist	Lacey
2008	Mamma Mia!	Sky
2008	The Duchess	Charles Grey, 2nd Earl Grey
2009	An Education	Danny	Nominated – Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
2009	Brief Interviews with Hideous Men	Daniel / Subject 46
2009	Freefall	Dave Matthews
2010	Tamara Drewe	Ben
2011	A Turtle's Tale: Sammy's Adventures	Sammy	Voice
2011	Captain America: The First Avenger	Howard Stark
2011	The Devil's Double	Latif Yahia / Uday Hussein	Nominated – Saturn Award for Best Actor
2011	My Week with Marilyn	Milton H. Greene	Capri Ensemble Cast Award
2011	Hello Carter	Carter	Short film
2012	Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter	Henry Sturges
2013	Dead Man Down	Darcy
2013	Summer in February	AJ Munnings
2013	Agent Carter	Howard Stark	Short film
2014	Reasonable Doubt	Mitch Brockden
2014	Need for Speed	Dino Brewster
2014	Dracula Untold	Mehmed II
2015	Miss You Already	Kit
2015	The Lady in the Van	Theatre Actor
2016	Warcraft	King Llane Wrynn
2017	Stratton	John Stratton
2017	The Escape	Mark
2018	Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again	Sky
2022	The Princess	Julius

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2001	The Infinite Worlds of H. G. Wells	Sidney Davidson	Episode: "Davidson's Eyes"
2001	Band of Brothers	Allington	Episode: "Currahee"
2003	Sparkling Cyanide	Andy Hoffman	Television film
2004	Down To Earth	Danny Wood	Episode: "First Love"
2008	Sense and Sensibility	Mr. Willoughby	3 episodes
2008	God on Trial	Moche	Television film
2014	Fleming: The Man Who Would Be Bond	Ian Fleming	Miniseries; Lead role, 4 episodes Nominated – Satellite Award for Best Actor in a Miniseries or a Motion Picture Made for Television
2015–16	Agent Carter	Howard Stark	5 episodes Nominated – Saturn Award for Best Guest Performance in a Television Series (2015)
2016–19	Preacher	Jesse Custer	Lead role, also executive producer (season 3–4); 43 episodes
2018	The Grand Tour	Himself (guest)	Series 2, Episode 5
2020	Spy City	Fielding Scott	Miniseries; Lead role, 6 episodes; released in USA in 2021
2021	What If...?	Howard Stark (voice)	Episode: "What If... Captain Carter Were the First Avenger?"
2022	That Dirty Black Bag	Arthur McCoy

Radio

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2005	The All-Colour Vegetarian Cookbook	Damien
2006	The History Boys	Dakin

Theatre credits

Year	Title	Role	Venue	Run	Notes
1999	Charley's Aunt		Repertory Theatre	August 1999
2001–02	Mother Clap's Molly House	Thomas / Josh	National Theatre – Lyttelton	Sept – Nov 2001	Original production
2002	Caryl Churchill Events	Cliff / Young Man	Royal Court Theatre	October 2002	Off-West End readings
2002	A Midsummer Night's Dream	Puck	Royal Shakespeare Theatre	Feb – Mar 2002
			England, Spain, U.S.	Mar – June 2002	International tour
			Barbican Theatre	Apr – May 2002	London residency during tour
2003	Call to Prayer		Operating Theatre Company	—	RADA reading
2003–04	His Dark Materials	Will	National Theatre – Olivier	Dec 2003 – Mar 2004	Original production
2004–06	The History Boys	Dakin	National Theatre – Lyttelton	May – July 2004	Original production
				Nov 2005 – Feb 2006
			HKAPA	February 2006	International tour
			St. James Theatre	February 2006
			Sydney Theatre	March 2006
			Broadhurst Theatre	Apr – Oct 2006	Broadway transfer Nominated – Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play
2009	Phèdre	Hippolytus	Lyttelton Theatre	June 2009
			Shakespeare Theatre Company	September 2009	Washington, D.C. transfer
2016	The Libertine	John Wilmot, 2nd Earl of Rochester	Theatre Royal	Aug – Sep 2016
			Theatre Royal Haymarket	Sep – Dec 2016	West End transfer

Awards and recognition

Cooper was nominated for a 2006 Drama Desk Award for his work on the Broadway production of The History Boys.[33] Additionally, he received nominations for the British Independent Film Award, British Film Critics' Circle Award, London Critics' Circle Film Award, and an Empire Award for his role in the film adaption of the play.[34]

In 2010, his film An Education received a Screen Actors Guild Award nomination for "Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture". His turn as Sadaam Hussein's son and his body double in The Devil's Double was praised by critics and, in turn, he was nominated for the 2012 Saturn Award for Best Actor.

Cooper's television work has also been recognised; in 2014 he was nominated for a Satellite Award for "Best Actor in a Miniseries or a Motion Picture Made for Television" for Fleming and in 2015 his guest performance as Howard Stark on Agent Carter was nominated for a Saturn Award.

References

External links

• Dominic Cooper at IMDb
• Dominic Cooper at the Internet Broadway Database
• eFilmCritic.com interview with Dominic Cooper by Dan Lybarger Archived 26 October 2020 at the Wayback Machine
• Dominic cooper interview The Telegraph

На других языках

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[de] Dominic Cooper

Dominic Edward Cooper (* 2. Juni 1978 in Greenwich, London) ist ein britischer Schauspieler.

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[es] Dominic Cooper

Dominic Cooper (Greenwich, Inglaterra, 2 de junio de 1978) es un actor británico. Ha trabajado en televisión, cine, teatro y radio en producciones como Mamma Mia! y The History Boys.

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[ru] Купер, Доминик

До́миник Э́двард Ку́пер (англ. Dominic Edward Cooper, род. 2 июня 1978, Гринвич, Лондон, Великобритания) — английский актёр.

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