{{Short description|English actor}} {{Hatnote group|{{Distinguish|text = the American actor, Gary Cooper}}{{Similar names|Gary Cooper (disambiguation)}}}} {{blpsources|date=March 2024}} [[File:Garry Cooper as Jean.jpg|alt=|thumb|Garry Cooper as Jean in Miss Julie Internationalist Theatre, 1984]] '''Garry Cooper''' (born 2 June 1955) is an English actor.
He was born in Hull, East Yorkshire, on 2 June 1955. Garry trained at Drama Centre, London and has worked extensively in film, television and theatre.<ref name=":0" /> On stage, he made his mark as Jean in the Internationalist Theatre production of Miss Julie <ref>{{cite web | title=Press File:Miss Julie reviews in 8 pages | url=https://archive.org/details/profoundconflictreviewbyjostanleyinmorningstarofmissjulie2feb1984_202001/Francis%20King%20Sunday%20Telegraph%20Miss%20Julie%20-%20Copy%20%282%29%20-%20Copy.jpeg }}</ref>
== Filmography == {| class="wikitable" |- ! Title !! Year !! Role !! Notes |- | ''Play for Today'' || 1979 || Billy / Young Chas || 2 episodes |- | ''My Son, My Son'' || 1979 || Man In Boiler Suit || 1 episode |- | ''Quadrophenia'' || 1979 || Peter ||<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Fear |first=Helen |date=2023-01-15 |title=Vera on ITV1: Holby City fave Hugh Quarshie joins cast of Vital Signs alongside Frances Grey |url=https://www.entertainmentdaily.com/tv/vera-episode-3-series-11-vital-signs-hugh-quarshie-frances-grey-issey-king/ |access-date=2024-03-31 |website=Entertainment Daily |language=en-GB}}</ref> |- | ''Secret Orchard'' || 1979 || Waiter on Train || TV movie |- | ''ITV Playhouse'' || 1980 || Red || Episode: "Looking for Vicky" |- | ''Mackenzie'' || 1980 || Ricky || Episode: "Sole Agent" |- | ''Metal Mickey'' || 1981 || Lance || 2 episodes |- | ''BBC2 Playhouse'' || 1981 || Orderly || Episode: "Going Gently" |- | ''Jackanory Playhouse'' || 1982 || Peter || Episode: "The Blacksmith's Son" |- | ''Bognor'' || 1982 || Harold Bazeley || Episode: "Just Desserts: Part 2 - A Health Warning" |- | ''The Brack Report'' || 1982 || Motorcyclist || Episode: "Chapter 8" |- | ''Walter'' || 1982 || Roger - Stockroom || TV movie |- | ''P'tang, Yang, Kipperbang'' || 1982 || Tommy || TV movie |- | ''Jemima Shore Investigates'' || 1983 || Barry Hatchett || Episode: "High Style" |- | ''Nineteen Eighty-Four'' || 1984 || Guard #1 || |- | ''Summer Season'' || 1985 || Second guard || Episode: "A Crack in the Ice" |- | ''My Beautiful Laundrette'' || 1985 || Squatter || |- | ''Full House'' || 1985 || Mate || Episode: "May the Best Man Win" |- | ''Prospects'' || 1986 || Pete || Episode: "Partners in Brine" |- | ''Caravaggio'' || 1986 || Davide || |- | ''Dramarama'' || 1986 || Father || Episode: "A Couple of Charlies" |- | ''Dempsey and Makepeace'' || 1986 || Swabey || Episode: "Out of Darkness" |- | ''Prick Up Your Ears'' || 1987 || Actor 1 - Mr Sloane || |- | ''The Bill'' || 1988-2003 || Neil Chambers / Frank Wilmot / Sgt. Kegan / Sgt. Kegan / Gary Andrews / Dave West || 8 episodes |- | ''Hannay'' || 1989 || Joe Morris || Episode: "That Rough Music" |- | ''Coronation Street'' || 1989-1991 || Detective Sergeant Richardson || 4 episodes |- | ''Mountains Of The Moon'' || 1990 || Stoyan || |- | ''Trainer'' || 1991 || Harry Smethurst || Episode: "Fight Night" |- | ''London Kills Me'' || 1991 || Mr. G || |- | ''Boon'' || 1991 || Dave Woolfe || Episode: "The Night Before Christmas" |- | ''Soldier Soldier'' || 1991-1996 || Sgt Griffiths, RMP || 4 episodes |- | ''Between the Lines'' || 1992 || D.S. Mercer || |- | ''Rumpole Of The Bailey'' || 1992 || Michael Mathieson || |- | ''Perfect Scoundrels'' || 1992 || Marty Hampton || |- | ''An Ungentlemanly Act'' || 1992 || Colour Sgt. Muir || |- | ''Spender'' || 1993 || Terry Armstrong || Episode: "Kid" |- | ''Darling Buds Of May'' || 1993 || George || |- | ''Harry'' || 1993 || Jo Jo || 1 episode |- | ''Casualty'' || 1993-1995 || Phil / Han Dybendak || 2 episodes |- | ''Men Of The World'' || 1994 || Mr. Royston || Episode: "The Assessment" |- | ''Lovejoy'' || 1994 || Kevin The Ponce || Episode: "Guns and Roses" |- | ''Jacob'' || 1994 || Canaanite || TV movie |- | ''Heartbeat'' || 1994-2006 || Arthur Jacobs / Len Brown || 2 episodes |- | ''Peak Practice'' || 1995 || Alan Davies || Episode: "A Normal Life" |- | ''Emmerdale'' || 1995 || Derek Simpson || 10 episodes |- | ''The Ruth Rendell Mysteries'' || 1996 || Sergeant Holt || Episode: "A Case of Coincidence": Part 1, 2 |- | ''The Writing On The Wall'' || 1996 || Fred || TV movie |- | ''Beautiful Thing'' || 1996 || Ronnie Pearce || |- | ''Breakout'' || 1997 || Andy Cresswell || TV movie |- | ''Dalziel and Pascoe'' || 1997 || Frostrick || Episode: "Exit Lines" |- | ''Screen One'' || 1997 || Gennady || Episode: "Hostile Waters" |- | ''Bugs'' || 1997 || Johns || Episode: "Buried Treasure" |- | ''The Fix'' || 1997 || Skipper || TV movie |- | ''The Emissary: A Biblical Epic'' || 1997 || Saul / Paul || |- | ''Dangerfield'' || 1998 || James Southel || Episode: "The Long Weekend" |- | ''The Children Of The New Forest'' || 1998 || Oswald Partridge || TV movie |- | ''Where the Heart Is'' || 1999 || Tom Lewis || Episode: "Not My Brother" |- | ''The Vice'' || 1999-2000 || Supt. Jeffrey Callard || 6 episodes |- | ''Holby City'' || 1999-2004 || George Keating / David Coombes || 11 episodes |- | ''At Home with the Braithwaites'' || 2000-2002 || Colin Skidmore || 8 episodes |- | ''In a Land of Plenty'' || 2001 || Stanley || 6 episodes |- | ''Ella and the Mothers'' || 2002 || DI Robertson || TV movie |- | ''Barbara'' || 2003 || Cynthia || Episode: "Queenie" |- | ''Murder in Mind'' || 2003 || DI Frank Slater || Episode: "Landlord" |- | ''Charles II: The Power and the Passion'' || 2003 || General Monck || 1 episode |- | ''Midsomer Murders'' || 2004 || James Griss || Episode: "Things That Go Bump in the Night" |- | ''Hiroshima'' || 2005 || Groves || TV movie documentary |- | ''Doctors'' || 2005 || Nigel Baines || Episode: "Herbaceous Borders" |- | ''Taggart'' || 2006 || Noah Buckland || Episode: "Law" |- | ''The Harvest'' || 2006 || Paul Stoichita || Short |- | ''Criminal Justice'' || 2008 || Ruddock || 3 episodes |- | ''Minder'' || 2009 || Jacko || Episode: "Till Debt Do Us Part" |- | ''Universal Soldier: Regeneration'' || 2009 || Dr. Porter || |- | ''Broadside'' || 2009 || Tromp || TV movie |- | ''Dead Man Running'' || 2009 || Faceless Man || |- | ''Bibliothèque Pascal'' || 2010 || The Professor || |- | ''Zen'' || 2011 || Angelo || 3 episodes |- | ''House of the Dragon'' || 2022 || Ryam Redwyne|| Episode: "The Heirs of the Dragon" |- |''Better'' |2023 |Peter 'Bulgey' Donovan |Police drama<ref>{{Cite web |last=Doherty |first=Réiltín |date=2023-02-08 |title=Everything we know about the BBC's new bent cop drama Better: Plot, star-studded cast and start date! |url=https://www.entertainmentdaily.com/tv/better-bbc-plot-cast-episodes-trailer-start-date-leila-farzad-andrew-buchan/ |access-date=2024-03-31 |website=Entertainment Daily |language=en-GB}}</ref> |}
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==External links== * {{IMDb name|0178041}}
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Cooper, Garry}} Category:1955 births Category:Living people Category:Male actors from Kingston upon Hull