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 Chapel Hill, NC with his family.
Had won several Junior Olympic Swimming events by the age of 12.
After graduating college, he took one hundred days to travel solo
around the globe.
His professional (stipend plus free dinners) acting debut was at 15 as
an abusive alcoholic father in an original work at Nashville's First
Baptist Church Downtown.