- Born
- Birth nameDominic Edward Cooper
- Height5′ 9″ (1.75 m)
- Dominic Edward Cooper is a British actor known for his stage and screen role in The History Boys, as well as starring in AMC's Preacher. He has also appeared as young Howard Stark in several Marvel movies, and as Sky in the movie and sequel of Mamma Mia!
He was born and raised in Greenwich, London, England. His mother, Julie (Heron), is a nursery school teacher and a keen theater-goer. His father, Brian Cooper, is an auctioneer. They divorced when Dominic was age 5. His maternal great-grandfather was film enthusiast E.T. Heron, who published The Kinematograph Weekly. He has two older brothers, Nathan and Simon. He had a sister who died in a car crash when she was age 5, before Dominic was born. He also has a half-sister from an extramarital affair by his father and a half-brother from his father's second marriage.
He went to school in Kidbrooke, attending the Thomas Tallis School. He didn't know what to do afterwards, and his girlfriend at the time suggested that he should apply to drama school. He did his training at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art. He performed in the end of year play 'Waiting For Godot' and this performance landed him the renowned agent Pippa Markham.
He graduated in 2000 and started with a few minor roles in television and theater. In 2004, he landed a role at the National Theatre with 'The History Boys'. He originated the role of Dakin, as he was involved in the play from the very beginning. He played the role for two years on the stage and then, for the final time, in his breakthrough film role The History Boys (2006).
- IMDb mini biography by: Kad
- ChildrenNo Children
- ParentsJulie HeronBrian Cooper
- RelativesNathan Cooper(Sibling)Simon Cooper(Sibling)Sibling(Sibling)
- He was banned from the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Arts' final-year musical for having no sense of rhythm. He performed in the end of year play instead.
- Replaced Orlando Bloom in An Education (2009).
- Introduced friend and former roommate James Corden to his wife-to-be Julia Carey.
- Previously dated his Mamma Mia! (2008) co-star Amanda Seyfried for 2 1/2 years from shortly after filming Mamma Mia in September 2007 to May 2010. and have remained friends.
- Shared a house with James Corden who he co-starred with in The History Boys (2006).
- [on filming The Devil's Double (2011), with co-star Ludivine Sagnier] I think we both see the ridiculous nature of the business, and we can both laugh at it. I think that's what the key to survival is as an actor. You can never really take yourself too seriously. It's playing, even when the materials is this dark and this serious and this real.
- I remember, growing up, thinking James Bond was cool. He just drove fast cars and had great gadgets. I'm amazed he's survived, because in some ways he's quite an old-fashioned idea. But he lives a life that's rather alluring.
- Fleming (Ian Fleming) was actually a very brutal man, and a lot of the things he did were awful. So there has to be an element of James Bond to him, too, an element of lightheartedness and charm, that's what's fun to watch.
- I was working as a waiter in Blackheath and I was serving cappuccinos to some very nice old ladies and my winkle fell out of a hole in my trousers. It just kind of rested there on the table. I had to apologise and buy some new jeans.
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