Cooper Thornton
Born and raised in Nashville, Tennessee, Cooper grew up focusing primarily on competitive swimming. He received his MFA in Dramatic Performance from the Univ. of Cincinatti College Conservatory of Music (CCM) and then went on for further study at the Welsh College of Music and Drama (Welsh National Conservatoire) in Cardiff, Wales where he was honored as a President's Scholar. He was also honored at the British National Student Drama Festival and the Edinburgh Fringe Festival for his one man multi-character show "Life on the Absolute Edge". He made his feature film debut in the independent film "Existo" and his Los Angeles theater debut in Arthur Miller's "After The Fall" at The Fountain Theatre for which he won Best Supporting Actor. He now resides in Los Angeles, California with his wife and family. - IMDb Mini Biography
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Credits
- 2025 · Something's More Than One Thing as Tim
- 2020 · 2 Minutes of Fame as Senior Advisor
- 2018 · The Resident as Ollie
- 2017 · El Camino Christmas as Stan the Weatherman
- 2016 · Sully as Jim Whitaker
- 2014 · Gone Girl as Doctor
- 2014 · NCIS: New Orleans as Captain Stark
- 2014 · Atlas Shrugged: Part III as Chick Morrison
- 2014 · Walk of Shame as Male Blooper Anchor #2
- 2013 · The Congress as Head Physician (voice)
- 2013 · A Good Day to Die Hard as S2
- 2011 · Red State as Plastic Wrap Man
- 2011 · I Am Number Four as Sarah's Dad
- 2010 · Jeffie Was Here as Minister Thompkins
- 2009 · NCIS: Los Angeles as Kevin Atley
- 2009 · Parks and Recreation as Dr. Harris
- 2008 · Changeling as Prison Guard
- 2007 · Samantha Who? as Instructor
- 2007 · Fracture as Public Defender
- 2007 · Zodiac as Internal Affairs Agent #1
- 2006 · Brothers and Sisters as Felix Newsome
- 2006 · Hannah Montana as Mr. Picker
- 2005 · Run as Priest
- 2005 · Flightplan as West
- 2005 · My Name Is Earl as Derrick Stone
- 2005 · Close to Home as Nathan Meeks
- 2005 · The Office as Dennis (uncredited)
- 2005 · The Ring Two as Father of Emily
- 2004 · House as John
- 2004 · Second Time Around as Martin Duran
- 2004 · Hawaii as Adam Taylor
- 2003 · House of Sand and Fog as Gary
- 2003 · Arrested Development as Baker
- 2003 · NCIS as Peter Vandevere
- 2003 · Las Vegas as Jerry Smoltz
- 2002 · American Dreams as Hotel Receptionist
- 2001 · The Bernie Mac Show as Stan
- 2001 · Scrubs as Tommy Tanner
- 2001 · The Guardian as Andrew Renton
- 2001 · One on One as Maitre'd
- 2001 · Grounded for Life as Chris
- 2000 · The Last Dance as Sean
- 2000 · Curb Your Enthusiasm as New Renter
- 2000 · CSI: Crime Scene Investigation as Ned Bookman
- 2000 · Going Home as Ray
- 1999 · Family Law as Roger Emerson
- 1998 · The King of Queens as Jeff
- 1997 · The Practice as Atty. Jeffrey Palmer
- 1995 · The Drew Carey Show as Male Passenger