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Scott Cooper(III)

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  • Director
  • Writer
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Scott Cooper at an event for 127 Hours (2010)
The true story of Whitey Bulger, the brother of a state senator and the most infamous violent criminal in the history of South Boston, who became an FBI informant to take down a Mafia family invading his turf.
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Black Mass (2015)
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Scott Cooper was born on 20 April 1970 in Abingdon, Virginia, USA. He is an actor and director, known for Crazy Heart (2009), Hostiles (2017) and The Pale Blue Eye (2022).
BornApril 20, 1970
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BornApril 20, 1970
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    • Awards
      • 3 wins & 10 nominations total

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    Known for

    Jeff Bridges in Crazy Heart (2009)
    Crazy Heart
    7.2
    • Director
    • 2009
    Christian Bale, Rosamund Pike, and Wes Studi in Hostiles (2017)
    Hostiles
    7.2
    • Director
    • 2017
    Christian Bale in The Pale Blue Eye (2022)
    The Pale Blue Eye
    6.6
    • Director
    • 2022
    Christian Bale in Out of the Furnace (2013)
    Out of the Furnace
    6.7
    • Director
    • 2013

    Credits

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    Actor



    • For Sale by Owner (2009)
      For Sale by Owner
      3.8
      • Will Custis
      • 2009
    • Bill Murray and Robert Duvall in Get Low (2009)
      Get Low
      7.0
      • Carl
      • 2009
    • Robert Duvall and Thomas Haden Church in Broken Trail (2006)
      Broken Trail
      7.7
      TV Mini Series
      • Gilpin
      • 2006
    • Attitude (2003)
      Attitude
      7.2
      • Rails
      • 2003
    • Gabrielle Anwar and Scott Cooper in Water Under the Bridge (2003)
      Water Under the Bridge
      6.0
      • Jake O'Connor
      • 2003
    • Gods and Generals (2003)
      Gods and Generals
      6.2
      • Lt. Joseph Morrison
      • 2003
    • Bill's Gun Shop (2001)
      Bill's Gun Shop
      4.7
      • Dillion McCarthy
      • 2001
    • The District (2000)
      The District
      7.2
      TV Series
      • Michael Barrett
      • 2001
    • Rain (2001)
      Rain
      5.3
      • Pvt. Holland
      • 2001
    • Maria Ford and Alexander Polinsky in Perfect Fit (2000)
      Perfect Fit
      5.0
      • Guy in bar
      • 2000
    • Skeet Ulrich, Tom Berenger, and Russell Wong in Takedown (2000)
      Takedown
      6.2
      • Jake Cronin
      • 2000
    • Gillian Anderson and David Duchovny in The X-Files (1993)
      The X-Files
      8.6
      TV Series
      • Max Harden
      • 1999
    • Mike Myers and Heather Graham in Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me (1999)
      Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me
      6.7
      • Klansman's Son - Bobby
      • 1999
    • Michelle Forbes and Charles Rocket in Dry Martini (1998)
      Dry Martini
      4.6
      Short
      • Robert
      • 1998

    Director



    • Deliver Me from Nowhere
      • Director
      • Post-production
      • 2025



    • Christian Bale in The Pale Blue Eye (2022)
      The Pale Blue Eye
      6.6
      • Director
      • 2022
    • AstraZeneca: What I've Missed (2022)
      AstraZeneca: What I've Missed
      TV Special
      • Director
      • 2022
    • Jeremy T. Thomas in Antlers (2021)
      Antlers
      5.9
      • Director (directed by)
      • 2021
    • Christian Bale, Rosamund Pike, and Wes Studi in Hostiles (2017)
      Hostiles
      7.2
      • Director
      • 2017
    • Kevin Bacon, Johnny Depp, Joel Edgerton, Dakota Johnson, Jesse Plemons, Peter Sarsgaard, Corey Stoll, and Benedict Cumberbatch in Black Mass (2015)
      Black Mass
      6.8
      • Director
      • 2015
    • Christian Bale in Out of the Furnace (2013)
      Out of the Furnace
      6.7
      • Director
      • 2013
    • Jeff Bridges in Crazy Heart (2009)
      Crazy Heart
      7.2
      • Director
      • 2009

    Writer



    • Deliver Me from Nowhere
      • Writer
      • Post-production
      • 2025
    • A Head Full of Ghosts
      • screenplay by
      • Pre-production



    • Christian Bale in The Pale Blue Eye (2022)
      The Pale Blue Eye
      6.6
      • written for the screen by
      • 2022
    • Jeremy T. Thomas in Antlers (2021)
      Antlers
      5.9
      • screenplay by
      • 2021
    • Christian Bale, Rosamund Pike, and Wes Studi in Hostiles (2017)
      Hostiles
      7.2
      • written for the screen by
      • 2017
    • Christian Bale in Out of the Furnace (2013)
      Out of the Furnace
      6.7
      • written by
      • 2013
    • Jeff Bridges in Crazy Heart (2009)
      Crazy Heart
      7.2
      • written by
      • 2009
    • For Sale by Owner (2009)
      For Sale by Owner
      3.8
      • writer
      • 2009

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    Videos8

    Crazy Heart
    Interview 0:49
    Crazy Heart
    Trailer
    Trailer 2:05
    Trailer
    Trailer
    Trailer 2:05
    Trailer
    Trailer #2
    Trailer 2:33
    Trailer #2
    Featurette
    Featurette 2:51
    Featurette
    The Envelope Screening Series
    Featurette 5:00
    The Envelope Screening Series
    Crazy Heart: The Origin of "The Weary Kind"
    Promo 2:59
    Crazy Heart: The Origin of "The Weary Kind"

    Personal details

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    • Born
      • April 20, 1970
      • Abingdon, Virginia, USA
    • Children
        Stella Cooper
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      • 1 Interview

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      Has directed two actors in Oscar nominated performance: Jeff Bridges and Maggie Gyllenhaal. Bridges won for his performance in Crazy Heart (2009).
    • Trademark
        Frequently casts Christian Bale and Jesse Plemons

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