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Scott Cooper (born April 20, 1970) is an American director, screenwriter, producer and actor. He is known for writing and directing Crazy Heart (2009), Out of the Furnace (2013), Black Mass (2015), Hostiles (2017). His latest film was Antlers (2021).

Scott Cooper
Cooper at the 25th Independent Spirit Awards in March 2010
Born	(1970-04-20) April 20, 1970 (age 52) Abingdon, Virginia, U.S.
Alma mater	Hampden–Sydney College
Occupation	Actor, screenwriter, director, producer
Years active	1998–present
Spouse	Jocelyne Cooper
Children	2
Relatives	Todd Cooper (brother)

Early life and education

Cooper was born in Abingdon, Virginia.[1] He is a 1988 graduate of Abingdon High School. Cooper trained as an actor at Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute in New York City.[2] He received both his undergraduate degree in 1992 and his Doctor of Humane Letters in 2014 from Hampden–Sydney College in Hampden Sydney, Virginia.[3]

Career

Cooper spent a decade working as an actor in film and television.[4]

He made the switch to directing with 2009's Crazy Heart,[5] starring Jeff Bridges and Maggie Gyllenhaal.[6] The film, released by Fox Searchlight Pictures, received widespread critical acclaim and a number of accolades, including the Academy Awards for Best Actor (Bridges) and Best Original Song.

Among Crazy Heart's fans were director Ridley Scott and producer Michael Costigan, as well as executives at Leonardo DiCaprio's production company, Appian Way. Cooper was offered the opportunity to develop The Low Dweller, a spec script written by Brad Ingelsby that had DiCaprio and Scott attached, as actor and director respectively.[7] Cooper rewrote the script, drawing on his experience of growing up in Appalachia and losing a sibling at a young age.[8]

Relativity Media put the film, now titled Out of the Furnace, into production in 2012, with Christian Bale, Woody Harrelson and Casey Affleck leading the ensemble cast. Cooper directed the film, and shared writing credit with Ingelsby. DiCaprio and Scott remained as producers.[9]

In January 2014, Cooper became attached to rewrite and direct Black Mass,[10] a crime drama based the book of the same name by Dick Lehr and Gerard O'Neill,[11] described as the "true story of Billy Bulger, Whitey Bulger, FBI agent John Connolly and the FBI's witness protection program that was created by J. Edgar Hoover."[12] Barry Levinson had previously been involved with the project.[13] Johnny Depp, who had been on and off the project for a number of years, came back on board to play the infamous Boston crime boss Whitey Bulger,[14] alongside Joel Edgerton as Connolly and Benedict Cumberbatch as Billy Bulger.[15] The film was released in 2015.[16] In 2016, he sold his home in Brentwood for $3.6 million and it was widely covered in the media.[17][18]

Cooper wrote, directed and produced the 2017 western Hostiles, based on a decades old manuscript by the late screenwriter Donald E. Stewart.[19] The film reteamed Cooper with his Out of the Furnace star, Bale, alongside Rosamund Pike. It had its world premiere at the Telluride Film Festival, with US distribution rights picked up by Entertainment Studios Motion Pictures.[20] Cooper's next film was the supernatural horror story Antlers, starring Keri Russell and Jesse Plemons and co-produced by Guillermo del Toro, which was released in 2021.[21][22]

In 2019, actor Christian Bale announced that Cooper will direct his upcoming Valhalla, which Joel Edgerton might star in, as well as the film adaptation of Jess Walter’s Over Tumbled Graves.[23][24] He has also started a scholarship program for students to access high-quality education in the US and Canada colleges.^{[citation needed]}

Influences

Thomas Wolfe and William Faulkner are literary influences.[25][4]

Films that have influenced Cooper include: Robert Altman's Nashville, Terrence Malick's Badlands, John Huston's Fat City and Peter Bogdanovich's The Last Picture Show.[4]

His principal film-making mentor has been veteran actor, producer and director, Robert Duvall. He and Duvall met on the set of Gods and Generals and struck up a friendship. Cooper was married on Duvall's 300-acre (1.2 km²) Virginia estate.[26] The two appeared together in Broken Trail and Duvall produced and appeared in Cooper's film Crazy Heart.

Personal life

Cooper is married and lives in Los Angeles with his wife, Jocelyne Cooper, and their two daughters, Ava Stella and one boy Aria.

Filmography

Year	Title	Director	Writer	Producer
2009	Crazy Heart	Yes	Yes	Yes
2013	Out of the Furnace	Yes	Yes	No
2015	Black Mass	Yes	No	Yes
2017	Hostiles	Yes	Yes	Yes
2021	Antlers	Yes	Yes	No
2023	The Pale Blue Eye	Yes	Yes	Yes

Acting roles

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1998	Dry Martini	Robert
1999	Perfect Fit	Guy in bar
	Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me	Klansman's Son – Bobby
2000	Takedown	Jake Cronin	Also known as Hackers 2: Takedown
2001	Bill's Gun Shop	Dillion McCarthy
	Rain	Pvt. Holland
2003	Gods and Generals	Lt. Joseph Morrison
	Save It for Later	Jake O'Connor	Also known as Water Under the Bridge
	Attitude	Rails
2009	For Sale by Owner	Will Custis
	Get Low	Carl

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1999	The X-Files	Max Harden	Episode: "Rush"
2001	The District	Michael Barrett	Episode: "Lost and Found"
2006	Broken Trail	Gilpin	Miniseries

Awards and nominations

• Nominated for Most Promising Director for Crazy Heart at CFCA Award 2009
• Nominated for Best Screenplay for Crazy Heart at 2010 Independent Spirit Awards
• Nominated for Best Screenplay for Crazy Heart at 2010 Writers Guild of America Awards

References

External links

• Scott Cooper at IMDb
• L.A. Times Blogs: "The Body and Soul Behind Crazy Heart"

На других языках

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[de] Scott Cooper (Regisseur)

Scott Cooper (* 1970 in Abingdon, Virginia) ist ein US-amerikanischer Filmregisseur, -produzent, Drehbuchautor und Schauspieler.

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- [en] Scott Cooper (director)

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[es] Scott Cooper

Scott Cooper (22 de junio de 1970) es un actor, escritor, director y productor estadounidense. Es conocido por escribir, dirigir y producir la película de 2009 Crazy Heart, protagonizada por Jeff Bridges. La cinta, distribuida por Fox Searchlight Pictures, recibió numerosas alabanzas, incluyendo premios por parte del Chicago Film Critics Association e Independent Spirit Awards. Tuvo sus primeros papeles acreditados como actor en proyectos como Gods and Generals y la miniserie de televisión Broken Trail.

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[ru] Купер, Скотт

Скотт Купер (англ. Scott Cooper; род. 20 апреля 1970 в Абингдоне, Виргиния, США) — американский режиссёр, продюсер, сценарист и актер. Наиболее известен по таким работам, как «Чёрная месса», «Из пекла», «Сумасшедшее сердце» и «Недруги».

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