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Dominic Cooper
Cooper at the 2009 Toronto International Film FestivalBorn Dominic Edward Cooper
2 June 1978
Greenwich, London, EnglandOccupation Actor Years active 2000–present Dominic Edward Cooper (born 2 June 1978) is an English actor. He has worked in TV, film, theatre and radio, in productions including Mamma Mia!, The Duchess, The History Boys, and The Devil's Double.
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Early life
Cooper was born and brought up in Greenwich, London, the son of Julia (née Heron), a nursery school teacher, and Brian Cooper, an auctioneer.[1][2][3] His maternal great-grandfather was film enthusiast E.T. Heron, who published The Kinematograph Weekly. He attended the Thomas Tallis School in Blackheath, and trained at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art (LAMDA), graduating in 2000. He also attended John Ball Primary school, the same school that actor Jude Law attended.
Career
He 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 from its first reading.[4] 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.[5][6][7][8]
In 2005, Cooper also appeared in a commercial for condom company Durex.[9]
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. He is possibly best known for his work in Mamma Mia!, in which he sang several songs. In the film, his character was engaged to the daughter (played by Amanda Seyfried) of the lead (Meryl Streep). He appears opposite Keira Knightley in The Duchess and can also be seen in An Education.
He guest stars in the "Aspinol" sketch in his The History Boys co-star James Corden's BBC3 show Horne & Corden. In 2009 he played Hippolytus in Phedre at the National Theatre alongside Helen Mirren and Margaret Tyzack.
Recognition and awards
Cooper was nominated for a 2006 Drama Desk Award for his work on the Broadway production of The History Boys.[10]
He was nominated for the for Most Promising Newcomer (On Screen) award at the 2006 British Independent Film Awards[11] and has been nominated for the British Film Critics Circle's 2006 award for British actor in support[12] for his work on the film version of The History Boys.
Personal life
He was in a relationship with fellow Mamma Mia! star Amanda Seyfried but in May 2010 they ended the relationship on account of their living in different countries. Seyfried is quoted as saying 'never date someone who does not live in the same country as you'. He is good friends with his former The History Boys co-star, James Corden. Cooper lived for a while in Corden's house until Corden started a family with his girlfriend. [13]
Selected credits
Theatre
- 2001: Mother Clap's Molly House (Lyttelton Theatre, Royal National Theatre, 2001), Thomas/ Josh
- 2002: Caryl Churchill Events (Royal Court Theatre, 2002)
- 2002: A Midsummer Night's Dream (Royal Shakespeare Company, 2002), Puck
- 2003: His Dark Materials Parts I & II (Olivier Theatre, Royal National Theatre, 2003/04), Will
- 2003: Call To Prayer (RADA/ Operating Theatre Company, 2003 – rehearsed reading)
- 2004: The History Boys (Lyttelton Theatre, Royal National Theatre, 2004), Dakin
- 2006: The History Boys (Broadhurst Theatre, Broadway, 2006), Dakin
- 2006: The History Boys (Sydney Theatre, Sydney, 2006), Dakin
- 2006: The History Boys (St James, Wellington, 2006), Dakin
- 2006: The History Boys (Lyric Theatre, Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts, Hong Kong, 2006)
- 2009: Phèdre (Royal National Theatre, London (NT Live), June 2009), Hippolytus
- 2009: Phèdre (Shakespeare Theatre Company, Washington DC, September 2009), Hippolytus
Film
- 2001: From Hell – Constable #3
- 2001: Anazapta – Clerk
- 2002: The Gentleman Thief – PC Merrifield
- 2002: The Final Curtain – Young Priest
- 2003: Boudica – Unknown
- 2003: I'll Be There – Boyfriend
- 2005: Breakfast on Pluto – Squaddie at Disco
- 2006: Starter for 10 – Spencer
- 2006: The History Boys – Dakin
- 2008: The Duchess – Grey
- 2008: Mamma Mia! – Sky
- 2008: The Escapist – Lacey
- 2009: Brief Interviews with Hideous Men – Daniel/Subject #46
- 2009: An Education – Danny
- 2010: Tamara Drewe – Ben
- 2011: A Turtle's Tale: Sammy's Adventures – Sammy
- 2011: Captain America: The First Avenger – Howard Stark
- 2011: Hello Darkness – Mark Cooper
- 2011: The Devil's Double – Latif Yahia/Uday Hussein
- 2011: My Week with Marilyn – Milton Greene
- 2012: Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter – Henry Sturgess
Television
- 2001: The Infinite Worlds of H.G. Wells: Davidson's Eyes Sidney Davids
- 2003: Sparkling Cyanide, adaptation of the Agatha Christie book, Andy Hoffman
- 2004: Down To Earth Danny Wood
- 2008: Sense and Sensibility Mr Willoughby
- 2008: Never Mind The Buzzcocks (09/10/2008) Himself
- 2008: God on Trial Moche
- 2009: Friday Night with Jonathan Ross Himself
- 2009: Freefall Dave
- 2010: Chris Moyles' Quiz Night Himself
Radio
- 2005: The All-Colour Vegetarian Cookbook Damien
- 2006: The History Boys Dakin
References
- ^ http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/lifestyle/article-23754196-super-dominic-cooper.do
- ^ Hardy, Rebecca (11 January 2008). "Secrets of the new Mr Darcy: Rising star Dominic Cooper". The Daily Mail (UK). http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-507470/Secrets-new-Mr-Darcy-Rising-star-Dominic-Cooper.html. Retrieved 20 July 2008.
- ^ "Dominic Cooper, Fresh Face: Broadway.com Buzz". http://www.broadway.com/gen/Buzz_Story.aspx?ci=527884. Retrieved 17 October 2006.
- ^ Bennett, Alan; Nicholas Hytner (14 November 2006)). The History Boys The Film. Faber & Faber. p. viii. ISBN 0865479712.
- ^ "Internet Broadway Database: Dominic Cooper Credits on Broadway". http://www.ibdb.com/person.asp?ID=412501. Retrieved 17 October 2006.
- ^ "National Theatre : Productions : The History Boys 2004". http://www.nationaltheatre.org.uk/?lid=7785. Retrieved 17 October 2006.
- ^ "The History Boys". The Sydney Morning Herald. 9 March 2006. http://www.smh.com.au/news/arts-reviews/the-history-boys/2006/02/13/1139679513099.html. Retrieved 17 October 2006.
- ^ "John Smythe: theatre reviews: NZIAF-THE HISTORY BOYS: More is more". http://nbr.co.nz/smythe/2006/02/nziaf-history-boys-more-is-more.html. Retrieved 17 October 2006.[dead link]
- ^ Durex Commercial on YouTube
- ^ "2006 – Drama Desk Awards – Nominations". Archived from the original on 7 October 2006. http://web.archive.org/web/20061007194137/http://www.dramadesk.com/nom01.htm. Retrieved 17 October 2006.
- ^ "British Independent Film Awards Announce Nominations". 26 October 2006. Archived from the original on 28 April 2007. http://web.archive.org/web/20070428040755/http://www.bifa.org.uk/news_story.php?news=26. Retrieved 11 November 2006.
- ^ Dawtrey, Adam (15 December 2006). "London critics favor 'Queen'". Variety. http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117955834.html?categoryid=19&cs=1. Retrieved 16 December 2006.
- ^ http://www.guardian.co.uk/culture/2011/aug/07/dominic-cooper-devils-double-uday
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- English stage actors
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- Royal National Theatre Company members
- Royal Shakespeare Company members
- Shakespearean actors
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