Dominic Cooper

Milton Greene

Dominic Cooper is steadily emerging as one of the most exciting talents in the industry. Equally successful on stage and screen, Cooper continues to demonstrate his creative versatility.

Most recently, Cooper could be seen in the independent drama, THE DEVIL'S DOUBLE, which premiered at the 2011 Sundance Film Festival and was screened at the 2011 Berlin Film Festival. Directed by Lee Tamahori and written by Michael Thomas, THE DEVIL’S DOUBLE is a taut action tale about the life of Latif Yahia, who was forced against his will to be the body double for Uday Hussein. Through his role, Yahia gained access to Hussein's inner sanctum and witnessed corruption, violence, and debauchery. Cooper plays the challenging dual roles of Yahia and Hussein.

Concurrently, Cooper could also be seen in the highly-anticipated comic book adaptation, CAPTAIN AMERICA: THE FIRST AVENGER, directed by Joe Johnston and co-starring Chris Evans, Tommy Lee Jones, and Hugo Weaving, in which he plays the eccentric inventor, Howard Stark. He also recently completed production on ABRAHAM LINCOLN: VAMPIRE HUNTER. Directed by Timur Bekmambetov and co-starring Benjamin Walker and Anthony Mackie, the film is an adaptation of the best-selling Seth Grahame-Smith novel of the same name.

Cooper recently starred in Stephen Frears’ TAMARA DREWE, a modern reworking of Thomas Hardy's nineteenth century novel, Far From the Madding Crowd, which co-starred Gemma Arterton. In addition, Cooper was recently seen in the coming-of-age drama, AN EDUCATION. Directed by Lone Scherfig and written by Nick Hornby, AN EDUCATION follows a 16 year-old girl’s self-discovery in 1960's London as she begins a relationship with a 30 year-old playboy. The film, co-starring Carey Mulligan, Peter Sarsgaard, Alfred Molina, and Emma Thompson, screened at the 2009 Sundance, Berlin, and Toronto Film Festivals, and was nominated for Best Picture by both the Academy Awards and BAFTA Awards.

Cooper also starred in the box-office sensation MAMMA MIA!, the feature film adaptation of the beloved stage musical. With an all-star cast including Meryl Streep, Pierce Brosnan, Colin Firth, Stellan Skarsgård, Christine Baranski, Julie Walters, and Amanda Seyfried, MAMMA MIA! set box office records worldwide and became one of the highest grossing films of all time in the UK. Moreover, Cooper was seen in THE DUCHESS, a film based on Amanda Foreman’s biography of the scandalous 18th century English aristocrat, Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire. Directed by Saul Dibb, the period drama co-stars Keira Knightley and Ralph Fiennes.

Cooper’s additional film credits include THE ESCAPIST, directed by Rupert Wyatt and co- starring Brian Cox and Joseph Fiennes; BRIEF INTERVIEWS WITH HIDEOUS MEN, directed by John Krasinski; the Tom Hanks-produced STARTER FOR TEN, co-starring James McAvoy; BOUDICA; I’LL BE THERE; Neil Jordan’s THE GOOD THIEF; and the Hughes Brothers’ FROM HELL.

Cooper received his professional training at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art (LAMDA). Upon completion, he landed a role in “Mother Clap’s Molly House” at the prestigious National Theatre under resident director Nicholas Hytner. He then starred in the Royal Shakespeare Company’s ”A Midsummer Night’s Dream” before rejoining Hytner at the National Theatre for ”His Dark Materials” and “The History Boys,” which went on to win three Olivier Awards, including Best New Play.

Written by Alan Bennett, “The History Boys” later landed on Broadway, where it was the recipient of six Tony Awards, including Best Play. Cooper garnered Drama Desk and Evening Standard Award nominations for his lauded stage performance as the confident and seductive Dakin. Cooper also reprised the role in the acclaimed film adaptation of the play, where he was subsequently nominated for the Best Newcomer Award by the British Independent Film Awards and the Best Supporting Actor Award by the London Film Critics Circle.

Furthermore, Cooper starred on stage as Hippolytus in the heralded National Theatre production of Jean Racine’s ”Phèdre,” with Dame Helen Mirren in the titular role. The production, directed by Nicholas Hytner, was also presented at Epidaurus in Greece, and The Shakespeare Theatre Company in Washington D.C.

In addition to his stage and film work, Cooper has also produced a number of acclaimed performances for television. Most recently, Cooper starred as Dave, the corrupt, smooth- talking mortgage salesman in the BBC Two production of FREEFALL, a timely drama focusing on the now imploding world of finance and its devastating impact on the people at each end of the scale. He also starred as the dashing and handsome Willoughby in the recent BBC production of SENSE & SENSIBILITY. Based on the beloved Jane Austen novel of the same name, the two-part television mini-series was directed by John Alexander and adapted by Andrew Davies.

Cooper’s additional television credits include the Holocaust drama, GOD ON TRIAL, BBC’s DOWN TO EARTH, SPARKLING CYANIDE, BBC’s THE GENTLEMAN THIEF, Hallmark’s DAVISON’S EYES, and Steven Spielberg’s acclaimed ‘BAND OF BROTHERS’.

Cooper currently resides in London.