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Chris Cooper

Christopher Walton Cooper (born July 9, 1951) is an American actor. He has appeared in several major Hollywood films, including ''A Time to Kill'' (1996), ''October Sky'' (1999), ''American Beauty'' (1999), ''The Bourne Identity'' (2002), ''Seabiscuit'' (2003), ''Capote'' (2005), ''Syriana'' (2005), ''The Kingdom'' (2007), ''Where the Wild Things Are'' (2009), ''The Town'' (2010), ''The Muppets'' (2011), ''Live by Night'' (2016), ''Cars 3'' (2017), ''A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood'' (2019), and ''Little Women'' (2019). He also portrayed Sheriff July Johnson in the acclaimed miniseries ''Lonesome Dove'' (1989), which became one of the most successful Westerns in history.

Cooper won both the Academy Award and Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role as John Laroche in the 2002 film ''Adaptation.'' He played a lead role in the historical and political thriller ''Breach'' (2007), playing FBI agent and traitor Robert Hanssen. He played Daniel Sloan in the 2012 political thriller ''The Company You Keep'', and Norman Osborn in ''The Amazing Spider-Man 2'' (2014). He also portrayed Al Templeton on the 2016 Hulu miniseries ''11.22.63''.

He is a frequent collaborator with director John Sayles, including ''Matewan'' (1987), ''City of Hope'' (1991), ''Lone Star'' (1996), ''Silver City'' (2004) and ''Amigo'' (2010). Provided by Wikipedia