Bradley Cooper

Biography

Bradley Charles Cooper (born January 5, 1975) is an American actor and filmmaker. He has received various accolades, including a British Academy Film Award and three Grammy Awards. In addition, he has been nominated for twelve Academy Awards, six Golden Globe Awards, and a Tony Award. Cooper appeared on the ForbesCelebrity 100 list three times and on Time's list of the 100 most influential people in the world in 2015. His films have grossed $13 billion worldwide, and he has been placed in annual rankings of the world's highest-paid actors four times. Cooper began his television and film career in 1999 with a guest role in Sex and the City. In 2000, he enrolled in the Master of Fine Arts (MFA) program at the Actors Studio. Shortly after, he made his film debut with a starring role in the comedy Wet Hot American Summer (2001) and gained some recognition as Will Tippin in the television series Alias (2001–2006). After his role in the show was demoted, he began to have career doubts; however, he quickly gained additional recognition with a supporting part in the comedy film Wedding Crashers (2005). Cooper had his breakthrough in The Hangover (2009), a critically and commercially successful comedy that spawned sequels in 2011 and 2013. His career progressed by starring in Limitless (2011) and The Place Beyond the Pines (2012). Cooper found greater success with the romantic comedy Silver Linings Playbook (2012), the black comedy American Hustle (2013), and the war biopic American Sniper (2014), which he also produced. In 2014, he portrayed Joseph Merrick in a Broadway revival of The Elephant Man. He began voicing Rocket in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Cooper produced, wrote, directed, and starred in the musical romance A Star Is Born (2018). He won a BAFTA Award and two Grammys for his contributions to the film's U.S. Billboard 200 number-one soundtrack and its chart-topping lead single "Shallow". He has since produced the thrillers Joker (2019) and Nightmare Alley (2021) and co-wrote and directed the biographical drama Maestro (2023), in which he also starred as Leonard Bernstein. Cooper was named People magazine's Sexiest Man Alive in 2011. He supports several charities that help fight cancer. Cooper was briefly married to actress Jennifer Esposito and has a daughter from his relationship with model Irina Shayk.

Known For

Ben Gunders

He's Just Not That Into You

Leon Kaufman

The Midnight Meat Train

Trash

The Rocker

Ben

Wet Hot American Summer

Peter

Yes Man

Cowboy

The Comebacks

Demo

Failure to Launch

Steve

All About Steve

Sack Lodge

Wedding Crashers

Holden Wilson

Valentine's Day

Face

The A-Team

Douglas J. Ames

Case 39

Marlamin

Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves

Phil Wenneck

The Hangover Part II

Luke

Older Than America

Phil Wenneck

The Hangover

Jeff

Bending All the Rules

Edward Morra

Limitless

Todd Doherty

The Reality of Love

Pat Solatano Jr.

Silver Linings Playbook

Rory Jansen

The Words

Is This Thing On?

Avery Cross

The Place Beyond the Pines

Alex Dmitri

Hit & Run

Phil Wenneck

The Hangover Part III

Rocket (voice)

Guardians of the Galaxy

George Pemberton

Serena

Richie DiMaso

American Hustle

Rocket (voice)

Thor: Love and Thunder

Self (Archive Footage) (uncredited)

A Documentary on Documentaries

Rocket (voice)

Magnum Opus

Gus

New York, I Love You

Adam Jones

Burnt

Jack Platt

Best Of Enemies

Chris Kyle

American Sniper

Neil Walker

Joy

Brian Gilcrest

Aloha

Rocket (voice)

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2

Self

The Making Of 'American Sniper'

Self

Die Clint Eastwood Story

Ice (voice)

IF

Self

Hurricane of Fun: The Making of Wet Hot

Self

Wolfpack Only: The Hangover Retrospective

Ben (voice)

10 Cloverfield Lane

Henry Girard

War Dogs

Jackson Maine

A Star Is Born

Rocket (voice)

Avengers: Infinity War

Self

Guide to the Galaxy with James Gunn

Self / Dwight Sage

Brother's Justice

Morgan Murphy

The Last Cowboy

Self

One Soldier's Story: The Journey of American Sniper

Man

Making a Scene

Travis Patterson

My Little Eye

Leonard Bernstein

Maestro

Agent Colin Bates

The Mule

Rocket (voice)

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3

Self

The Road to Stardom: The Making of A Star Is Born

Stanton Carlisle

Nightmare Alley

Karl

Baby, Baby, Baby

Self

BET Presents Love & Happiness: An Obama Celebration

Self

The Making of 'Making a Scene'

Dad

Kaylien

Rocket (voice)

Avengers: Endgame

Jon Peters

Licorice Pizza

Rocket (voice)

The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special

Self

Joker: Put on a Happy Face

Atlantic Wall

Self

Lady Gaga - Encore

(archive footage)

The Paley Center Salutes Law & Order: SVU

Self

Mark Ronson: From the Heart

Yoga Student / Satan

Stella Shorts 1998-2002

Jor-El

Superman

Self

The Making of American Hustle