Chuck Cooper

Chuck Cooper

70 · Born: Nov 8, 1954

Personal Details

BornNov 8, 1954 Cleveland, Ohio, USA
Spouse
  • Deborah Suzanne Brevoort

    ( May 30, 2009 to Jul 8, 2025 )
  • Tisa C. Farley

Biography

Notable performer with a storied career in the entertainment industry. He won the esteemed 1996 Tony Award for Best Featured Actor for his captivating portrayal of Memphis in The Life. His impressive Broadway resume boasts a wide range of productions, including Chicago, Passion, Someone to Watch Over Me, Rumors, Amen Corner, Getting Away With Murder, and Badfoot in St. Louis Woman, as part of City Center's acclaimed Encore series.

He has also had the privilege of being a part of several national tours, including The Tap Dance Kid, Eubie, and Whistle Down the Wind. Off-Broadway, he has appeared in notable productions such as Thunder Knocking On The Door, Marco Polo Sings a Solo, Jawbone, Avenue X, Police Boys, and Colored People's Time.

His extensive regional theatre credits include starring roles in Paul Robeson at the Passage Theatre, Thunder Knocking On The Door at Trinity Repertory, The Doctor is Out, Othello at the New Jersey Shakespeare Festival, Brutus in Julius Caesar at the Philadelphia Drama Guild, Tullus Aufidius in Coriolanus at the Old Globe Theatre, and Caliban in The Tempest at the Alliance Theatre Company.

In television, he has made appearances on Law & Order, Oz, Strangers with Candy, NYPD Blue, Cosby, The Cosby Mysteries, New York Undercover, I'll Fly Away, The Bold and the Beautiful, and the A&E series 100 Centre Street. His recent film credits include _3 Days of Rain (2000)_, Our Song (2000),Gloria (1999),The Peacemaker (1997),The Juror (1996),and The Hurricane (1999).

Career

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2021
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tick, tick... BOOM!
tick, tick... BOOM! as "Sunday" Legend #1
{"id":103835560,"title":"Little Voice","year":2020,"character":"Percy","permalink":"https:\/\/streambutter.com\/us\/show\/little-voice","type":"show","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/90x135\/images\/fanart\/shows\/poster\/19u6cfftugjo.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/180x270\/images\/fanart\/shows\/poster\/19u6cfftugjo.jpg"},"released":1}
2020
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2019
A Vigilante
A Vigilante as Lawyer
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{"id":11485,"title":"Romeo and Juliet","year":"2014","character":"Lord Capulet","permalink":"https:\/\/streambutter.com\/us\/movie\/romeo-and-juliet","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_11485.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_11485.jpg"},"released":1}
2014
Romeo and Juliet
Romeo and Juliet as Lord Capulet
{"id":10950,"title":"Muhammad Ali's Greatest Fight","year":"2013","character":"Chauncey Eskridge","permalink":"https:\/\/streambutter.com\/us\/movie\/muhammad-alis-greatest-fight","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_10950.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_10950.jpg"},"released":1}
2013
{"id":13665,"title":"Chapter 27","year":"2007","character":"Cabbie","permalink":"https:\/\/streambutter.com\/us\/movie\/chapter-27","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/90x135\/images\/fanart\/movies\/poster\/6lp0s2opv5d0.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/180x270\/images\/fanart\/movies\/poster\/6lp0s2opv5d0.jpg"},"released":1}
2007
Chapter 27
Chapter 27 as Cabbie
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Noise
Noise as Judge Gibson
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Evening
Evening as Ray
{"id":111,"title":"American Gangster","year":"2007","character":"Private Doctor","permalink":"https:\/\/streambutter.com\/us\/movie\/american-gangster","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/90x135\/images\/fanart\/movies\/poster\/1o0856rgntto.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/180x270\/images\/fanart\/movies\/poster\/1o0856rgntto.jpg"},"released":1}
American Gangster
American Gangster as Private Doctor
{"id":48936,"title":"A Crime","year":"2006","character":"Will","permalink":"https:\/\/streambutter.com\/us\/movie\/a-crime","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_48936.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_48936.jpg"},"released":1}
2006
A Crime
A Crime as Will
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Find Me Guilty
Find Me Guilty as James Washington
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2004
Downtown: A Street Tale
Downtown: A Street Tale as Sergeant Williams
{"id":14530,"title":"Our Song","year":"2000","character":"Benjamin","permalink":"https:\/\/streambutter.com\/us\/movie\/our-song","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_14530.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_14530.jpg"},"released":1}
2000
Our Song
Our Song as Benjamin
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The Opportunists
The Opportunists as Arnon Morris
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1999
Gloria
Gloria as Male Guard
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The Hurricane
The Hurricane as Earl Martin
{"id":4521,"title":"The Peacemaker","year":"1997","character":"NYPD Cop","permalink":"https:\/\/streambutter.com\/us\/movie\/the-peacemaker","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/90x135\/images\/fanart\/movies\/poster\/7g6vn2dkpaj0.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/180x270\/images\/fanart\/movies\/poster\/7g6vn2dkpaj0.jpg"},"released":1}
1997
The Peacemaker
The Peacemaker as NYPD Cop
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1996
The Juror
The Juror as Stockbroker
{"id":7378,"title":"North","year":"1994","character":"Umpire","permalink":"https:\/\/streambutter.com\/us\/movie\/north","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_7378.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_7378.jpg"},"released":1}
1994
North
North as Umpire
{"id":4915,"title":"Malcolm X","year":"1992","character":"Customer","permalink":"https:\/\/streambutter.com\/us\/movie\/malcolm-x","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/90x135\/images\/fanart\/movies\/poster\/4lqvftbksng0.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/180x270\/images\/fanart\/movies\/poster\/4lqvftbksng0.jpg"},"released":1}
1992
Malcolm X
Malcolm X as Customer
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1990
Criminal Justice
Criminal Justice as Judge Whitney
{"id":161489,"title":"Action Family","year":"1987","character":"Cop","permalink":"https:\/\/streambutter.com\/us\/movie\/action-family","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_161489.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_161489.jpg"},"released":1}
1987