Portrait of Garry Cooper

Acting

Garry Cooper

Career

Active from 1979 to 2025, busiest in 1979 and 2013 with 2 main titles each.

Leading roles
6
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score71/100
Highest rated
Poster for Beautiful Thing
Beautiful Thing
GoodWatch score86/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 41 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.3 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.4 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.3 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.1 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.9 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.0 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Garry Cooper Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Absurdist Humor
    1.1, average 2.0
  • Physical Comedy
    1.5, average 2.4
  • Pop Culture
    1.5, average 2.2
  • Fantasy
    1.0, average 1.7

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Coming-of-Age 2
  • Social Commentary 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

64
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2020s

9 titles · average score 72
The Thing with Feathers
The Thing with Feathers (2025)
GoodWatch score 53

as Keith

I Fought the Law
I Fought the Law (2025)
GoodWatch score 69

TV show · as Lord Justice Harry Ognall

H Is for Hawk
H Is for Hawk (2025)
GoodWatch score 70

as Charlie

The Pigeon Tunnel
The Pigeon Tunnel (2023)
GoodWatch score 78

as Ronnie Cornwell

Better
Better (2023)
GoodWatch score 78

TV show · as Peter 'Bulgey' Donovan

House of the Dragon
House of the Dragon (2022)
GoodWatch score 77

TV show · as Ryam Redwyne

The Sandman
The Sandman (2022)
GoodWatch score 72

TV show · as King Hades

Landscapers
Landscapers (2021)
GoodWatch score 80

TV show · as Lancing's Dad (voice)

Gangs of London
Gangs of London (2020)
GoodWatch score 73

TV show · as John Harks

2010s

6 titles · average score 67
Henry VI: Harry The Sixth
Henry VI: Harry The Sixth (2013)

as Humphrey, Duke of Gloucester

Henry VI, Part 2: The Houses of York and Lancaster
Henry VI, Part 2: The Houses of York and Lancaster (2013)

as Humphrey, Duke of Gloucester

Vera
Vera (2011)
GoodWatch score 60

TV show · as Cliff Cringle

Zen
Zen (2011)
GoodWatch score 82

TV show · as Angelo

Universal Soldier: Regeneration
Universal Soldier: Regeneration (2010)
GoodWatch score 61

as Doctor Porter

Bibliothèque Pascal
Bibliothèque Pascal (2010)
GoodWatch score 66

as The Professor

2000s

7 titles · average score 65
Broadside: Emerging Empires Collide
Broadside: Emerging Empires Collide (2009)

as Tromp

Dead Man Running
Dead Man Running (2009)
GoodWatch score 35

as Faceless Man

Hiroshima
Hiroshima (2005)
GoodWatch score 74

as Groves

Charles II: The Power and The Passion
Charles II: The Power and The Passion (2003)
GoodWatch score 69

TV show · as General Monck

In a Land of Plenty
In a Land of Plenty (2001)

TV show · as Stanley

Murder in Mind
Murder in Mind (2001)
GoodWatch score 79

TV show · as DI Frank Slater

At Home with the Braithwaites
At Home with the Braithwaites (2000)
GoodWatch score 68

TV show · as Colin Skidmore

1990s

22 titles · average score 68
The Vice
The Vice (1999)
GoodWatch score 43

TV show · as Supt Jeff Callard

Midsomer Murders
Midsomer Murders (1997)
GoodWatch score 80

TV show · as James Griss

Paul: The Emissary
Paul: The Emissary (1997)

as Saul / Paul

Beautiful Thing
Beautiful Thing (1996)
GoodWatch score 86

as Ronnie Pearce

Dalziel and Pascoe
Dalziel and Pascoe (1996)
GoodWatch score 69

TV show · as Frostrick

Peak Practice
Peak Practice (1993)
GoodWatch score 65

TV show · as Alan Davis

Wilderness Edge
Wilderness Edge (1992)

TV show · as Peter Kingham

Heartbeat
Heartbeat (1992)
GoodWatch score 80

TV show · as Arthur Jacobs / Len Brown

Soldier Soldier
Soldier Soldier (1991)
GoodWatch score 68

TV show · as RMP Sergeant / Sgt, RMP

The Darling Buds of May
The Darling Buds of May (1991)
GoodWatch score 78

TV show · as George

The Chief
The Chief (1990)

TV show · as DS Thurlow

Mountains of the Moon
Mountains of the Moon (1990)
GoodWatch score 69

as Stroyan

1980s

13 titles · average score 64
The Ruth Rendell Mysteries
The Ruth Rendell Mysteries (1987)
GoodWatch score 45

TV show · as Sergeant Holt

Prick Up Your Ears
Prick Up Your Ears (1987)
GoodWatch score 68

as Actor 1 – Mr Sloane

Caravaggio
Caravaggio (1986)
GoodWatch score 67

as Davide

Casualty
Casualty (1986)
GoodWatch score 62

TV show · as Han Dybendak / Dominic 'Dom' Pearson

Lovejoy
Lovejoy (1986)
GoodWatch score 50

TV show · as Kevin the Ponce

Dempsey and Makepeace
Dempsey and Makepeace (1985)
GoodWatch score 70

TV show · as Swabey

My Beautiful Laundrette
My Beautiful Laundrette (1985)
GoodWatch score 77

as Squatter

Nineteen Eighty-Four
Nineteen Eighty-Four (1984)
GoodWatch score 69

as Guard

Video Stars
Video Stars (1983)

as Joseph K.

P'tang, Yang, Kipperbang
P'tang, Yang, Kipperbang (1982)
GoodWatch score 69

as Tommy

Going Gently
Going Gently (1981)

as Orderly

Looking for Vicky
Looking for Vicky (1980)

as Red

1970s

6 titles · average score 77
Quadrophenia
Quadrophenia (1979)
GoodWatch score 82

as Peter

Degree of Uncertainty
Degree of Uncertainty (1979)

as Billy

Ploughman's Share
Ploughman's Share (1979)

as Young Chas

Rumpole of the Bailey
Rumpole of the Bailey (1975)
GoodWatch score 77

TV show · as Michael Mathieson

Playhouse
Playhouse (1974)

TV show · as Orderly

Play for Today
Play for Today (1970)
GoodWatch score 72

TV show · as Billy

1960s

1 title
ITV Playhouse
ITV Playhouse (1967)

TV show · as Red