Dominic Cooper facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Dominic Cooper
Cooper at the 2015 San Diego Comic-Con
Born	(1978-06-02) 2 June 1978 (age 47) Greenwich, London, England
Alma mater	London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art
Occupation	Actor
Years active	2001–present
Partner(s)	Ruth Negga (2010–2016) Gemma Chan (2018–present)

Dominic Edward Cooper (born 2 June 1978) is an English actor. He is well-known for playing comic book characters like Jesse Custer in the TV show Preacher (2016–2019). He also played a younger Howard Stark in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. You might have seen him as Howard Stark in Captain America: The First Avenger (2011) and the TV series Agent Carter (2015–2016).

Dominic Cooper also starred as Sky in the popular musical movie Mamma Mia! (2008) and its sequel, Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again (2018). Early in his career, he acted in important plays for the Royal National Theatre and Royal Shakespeare Company. He became famous for his role as Dakin in the 2004 play The History Boys. This play later became a movie. Since then, he has appeared in many British and American films. These include An Education (2009) and My Week with Marilyn (2011). He also acted in action movies like Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter (2012) and Need for Speed (2014).

Early life and education

Dominic Cooper was born and grew up in Greenwich, London. His mother, Julie, was a nursery school teacher. His father, Brian, was an auctioneer. Dominic has two brothers, Simon and Nathan. Nathan is a musician in the band The Modern. He also has a half-brother, James, and a half-sister, Emma. His great-grandfather, E. T. Heron, loved films and published a film magazine.

Dominic went to John Ball Primary School and then Thomas Tallis School in London. He later studied acting at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art (LAMDA). He finished his training in 2000.

Career

Cooper at the 2011 Berlin Film Festival for The Devil's Double

Dominic Cooper first worked in TV and film. Then, in 2001, he performed on stage for the first time. This was in the play Mother Clap's Molly House at the National Theatre. He was part of Alan Bennett's play The History Boys from the very beginning. He played the character Dakin. He also toured with the play to Broadway, Sydney, and Hong Kong. He appeared in the radio and film versions of the play too.

He had important roles in the Royal National Theatre's play His Dark Materials. In this play, he was the main character, Will Parry. He also acted in the TV series Down To Earth and Sense & Sensibility.

In 2008, he played Sky in the movie Mamma Mia!. He sang several songs in this film. That same year, he was in The Duchess with Keira Knightley. In 2009, he starred in the films An Education and Freefall. He also played Hippolytus in the play Phèdre at the National Theatre. He acted alongside famous actress Helen Mirren in that play.

In 2010, he played a rock drummer named Ben in the film Tamara Drewe. In 2011, he had leading roles in the movie The Devil's Double. He played both Latif Yahia and Uday Hussein, who was the son of Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein. He also played Milton H. Greene in My Week with Marilyn. Also in 2011, Cooper first appeared as Howard Stark in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. He was in the movie Captain America: The First Avenger. He played Howard Stark again in a short film called Agent Carter and in the TV series the television series of the same name in 2015 and 2016.

In 2012, he was in Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter as a vampire named Henry Sturges.

Cooper at the 2016 San Diego Comic Con to promote Preacher

In 2014, he played the main bad guy in two films. He was Dino Brewster in Need for Speed and Mehmed in Dracula Untold. Cooper also played James Bond author Ian Fleming in the TV mini-series Fleming: The Man Who Would Be Bond in 2014. The next year, he was in two films: Miss You Already and The Lady in the Van.

Cooper played Jesse Custer, the main character in AMC's Preacher. This show started in May 2016. He also co-starred in the Warcraft movie, which came out in June 2016. In late 2016, he starred in a play called The Libertine in London's West End. He played John Wilmot, Earl of Rochester.

In 2018, Cooper played Sky again in the sequel movie Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again.

Personal life

Dominic Cooper used to share a flat with James Corden. James Corden was his co-star in The History Boys and Starter for 10. They lived together until Corden started a family. Cooper actually introduced Corden to his wife, Julia Carey. Cooper is also the godfather of Corden's first child, Max.

Cooper dated his Mamma Mia! co-star Amanda Seyfried for a while. From 2010 to 2016, he was in a relationship with Irish actress Ruth Negga. They met in 2009 while working on a play. They also acted together in the film Warcraft and the TV show Preacher. They lived together in London. Since 2018, Cooper has been in a relationship with actress Gemma Chan.

Politics

In August 2014, Dominic Cooper was one of 200 famous people who signed a letter. The letter hoped that Scotland would vote to stay part of the United Kingdom. In 2023, he signed another letter called Artists4Ceasefire. This letter asked President Joe Biden to help stop fighting during the Israel–Hamas war.

Filmography

Film

Television

Radio

Theatre credits

Awards and recognition

See also

In Spanish: Dominic Cooper para niños