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Chris Cooper

Christopher Walton Cooper is well known for his roles in films such American Beauty (1999), October Sky (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), 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.

English

11.22.63

2016
as Al Templeton

Homecoming (2018)

2018
as Leonard Geist

Lonesome Dove

1989
as July Johnson

Guest Star

Episode Nature
The Good, the Bad and the Grizzly
2004
Episode Return to Lonesome Dove
The Vision
1993
Episode Law & Order
Blood Libel
1996
Episode Miami Vice
Mirror Image (2)
1988
Episode Working in the Theatre
LIVE: 'A Doll's House, Part 2'
2017
Episode Return to Lonesome Dove
The Forge
1993
Episode American Experience
The Assassination of Abraham Lincoln
2009
Episode American Experience
Walt Whitman
2008
Episode Attack of the Show
Chris Cooper
2012
Episode Return to Lonesome Dove
The Legacy
1993
Episode The Equalizer
The Rehearsal
1987
Episode Return to Lonesome Dove
The Passing
1993