Scott Cooper

Biography

Scott Cooper is an American filmmaker who spent about a decade as an actor in film and television before turning to directing, having studied acting at the Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute. Born and raised in Abingdon, Virginia, he made his directorial debut with Crazy Heart (2009), starring Jeff Bridges, which won Academy Awards for Best Actor and Best Original Song and brought Cooper a CFCA Most Promising Director nomination plus Independent Spirit and Writers Guild nominations for its screenplay. He went on to direct Out of the Furnace (2013), the crime drama Black Mass (2015), the western Hostiles (2017), which critics praised for its performances and visual storytelling, Antlers (2021) and The Pale Blue Eye (2022), and he appeared as an actor in Get Low (2009).

56years old

Turns 57 on April 20in 190 days

Born April 20, 1970Abingdon
Star sign: TaurusFirst day of the sign, on the Aries cusp

Movie Career

Films: 3
Career span: 10 years1999 to 2009

Every film, newest first

2009Get LowIMDb rating 7.0
2000TakedownIMDb rating 6.2
1999Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged MeIMDb rating 6.7

Genres

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Early training
Scott Cooper studied acting at New York City's Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute. Hampden-Sydney College in Hampden Sydney, Virginia awarded him an undergraduate degree in 1992 and a Doctor of Humane Letters in 2014.
A change of course
Cooper moved from acting to directing with Crazy Heart, which won Academy Awards for Best Actor for Jeff Bridges and Best Original Song.

Scott Cooper movies on Netflix

Get Low2009IMDb rating 7.0as Carl
Takedown2000IMDb rating 6.2as Jake Cronin
Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me1999IMDb rating 6.7as Klansman's Son - Bobby

Worked with

Scott Cooper made one film with each of them. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.

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Robert Duvall

Christopher McDonald

Bill Murray

Heather Graham

Tom Berenger

Clint HowardJay RoachDirector, 1 film Aaron SchneiderDirector, 1 film Joe ChappelleDirector, 1 film

Films together

Robert Duvall1 film together, 2009
Robert Duvall's page
- Get Low2009IMDb rating 7.0Cooper as CarlDuvall as Felix Bush
Christopher McDonald1 film together, 2000
Christopher McDonald's page
- Takedown2000IMDb rating 6.2Cooper as Jake CroninMcDonald as Mitch Gibson
Bill Murray1 film together, 2009
Bill Murray's page
- Get Low2009IMDb rating 7.0Cooper as CarlMurray as Frank Quinn
Heather Graham1 film together, 1999
Heather Graham's page
- Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me1999IMDb rating 6.7Cooper as Klansman's Son - BobbyGraham as Felicity Shagwell
Tom Berenger1 film together, 2000
Tom Berenger's page
- Takedown2000IMDb rating 6.2Cooper as Jake CroninBerenger as McCoy Rollins
Clint Howard1 film together, 1999
Clint Howard's page
- Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me1999IMDb rating 6.7Cooper as Klansman's Son - BobbyHoward as Radar Operator Peters
Jay RoachDirector, 1 film, 1999
All films by Jay Roach
- Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me1999IMDb rating 6.7Cooper as Klansman's Son - Bobby
Aaron SchneiderDirector, 1 film, 2009
All films by Aaron Schneider
- Get Low2009IMDb rating 7.0Cooper as Carl
Joe ChappelleDirector, 1 film, 2000
All films by Joe Chappelle
- Takedown2000IMDb rating 6.2Cooper as Jake Cronin

Awards

One award and honor.

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Scott Cooper's awards and nominations, grouped by award
Year	Award	Film	Result
Other honors
2010	Independent Spirit Award for Best First Feature	Crazy Heart	Won

Online

Official profiles and reference pages.

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