Blake Cooper
Birth dateOctober 10, 2001 (age 24)
Birth placeAtlanta, Georgia, U.S.
OccupationActor
Years active2012–present

Blake Cooper (born October 10, 2001) is an American actor, best known for playing the role of Chuck in The Maze Runner.[1][2][3] Cooper was born in Atlanta, Georgia on a small animal farm. He grew up as a Boy Scout and is well acquainted with animal training.

Cooper was signed to J Pervis Talent Agency by Joy Pervis when he was 10, after being seen performing at a local event. Immediately after signing, Cooper auditioned and landed his first co-star on BET's The Game. Shortly thereafter, he got a callback for the character of Ethan on USA Network's Necessary Roughness where he impressed and entertained the room, which led to booking the role.

In April 2013, Cooper was cast as Chuck in 20th Century Fox's The Maze Runner. Cooper related to the character of 'Chuck' in James Dashner's international bestselling adventure story, The Maze Runner. He contacted Wes Ball through Twitter for the role in the film.

Filmography

Films

YearTitleRoleNotes
2012Parental GuidanceSpeech Student
2014ProsperMicah Stubaker
2014The Maze RunnerChuck
2016The Late BloomerJosh
2018Measure of a ManBobby Marks
2020ChanceChance Smith

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2012The GameYoung Kid1 Episode
2012Necessary RoughnessEthan1 Episode
2012It's SupernaturalYoung Shane Warren1 Episode
2015CockedXander PaxsonTV Movie

References

  1. ^ Taylor, Ella (9 September 2014). "Film Review: 'The Maze Runner'". Variety. Archived 2014-09-11 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 14 September 2014.
  2. ^ Fleming, Mike (23 April 2013). "Tweets Lead Blake Cooper To 'Maze Runner' Role". Deadline Hollywood. Archived 2014-08-27 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 23 September 2014.
  3. ^ Sneider, Jeff (6 June 2013). "'Maze Runner' Actor Blake Cooper Joins Amazon Pilot 'Cocked' (Exclusive)". TheWrap.com. Archived 2014-06-12 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 23 September 2014.