Happy Birthday: Chris Cooper

Happy Birthday actor Chris Cooper

Born: July 9, 1951 in Kansas City, Missouri, USA

Married to: Marianne Leone (1983 – present) (1 child)

Said he was afraid of taking the role in American Beauty (1999); his wife convinced him to take the role of the repressed soldier.

His parents were from Texas. His mother, Mary Ann (Walton), was a homemaker, and his father, Charles Sherwood Cooper, was an internist who served as a doctor in the US Air Force, and a cattleman.

Darrow 1991 dir. John David Coles Starring Kevin Spacey Rebecca Jenkins

A Time to Kill 1996 dir. Schumacher starring Matthew McConaughey Sandra Bullock

American Beauty 1999 dir. Sam Mendes Starring Kevin Spacey Annette Bening

The Patriot 2000 dir. Emmerich starring Mel Gibson Heath Ledger

The Bourne Identity 2002 dir. Doug Liman Starring Matt Damon Franka Potente Adaptation 2002 dir. Spike Jonze Starring Nicholas Cage Meryl Streep Cooper Breach