date of birth: January 5, 1975
place of birth: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Cooper began his professional acting career on the television series “Sex and the City" in 1998, and also served as a presenter for “Globe Trekker”. Cooper made his film debut in “Wet Hot American Summer” in 2001, before landing his best-known role as Will Tippin in the successful television drama “Alias”.
He played the popular villain Sack Lodge in the hit comedy “Wedding Crashers” and appeared in the film “Failure to Launch” as a friend of Matthew McConaughey's character. Cooper played the lead role in the Fox sitcom “Kitchen Confidential”, based on a memoir by chef Anthony Bourdain, which debuted in September 2005.
In 2009, Cooper starred in the film “He's Just Not That into You” together with Ben Affleck, Jennifer Aniston, Drew Barrymore, Jennifer Connelly, Kevin Connolly, Ginnifer Goodwin, Justin Long and Scarlett Johansson.
Cooper starred in the hit 2009 film “The Hangover” with Ed Helms and Heather Graham, as well as the 2010 film “Valentine's Day”, alongside Jessica Alba, That '70s Show alums Ashton Kutcher and Topher Grace, fellow Alias alum Jennifer Garner, Jamie Foxx, Anne Hathaway, Patrick Dempsey, Jessica Biel, Eric Dane and Julia Roberts.
Cooper has filmed a role opposite Renee Zellweger in the film “Case 39”. On June 9, 2009, he was cast to play the role of Templeton "Faceman" Peck in the feature film version of “The A-Team”, directed by Joe Carnahan. Cooper has also been cast in the novel adaption film “The Dark Fields”, replacing Shia LaBeouf. He is set to star in the $34-million thriller project “The Grey”, which is directed by Joe Carnahan.