Dominic Cooper's Main TV Roles Show Character(s) Sense And Sensibility (UK) Byronic Wil…

Main Movie Roles 2009 - An Education 2009 - Brief Interviews with Hideous Men 2008 - Mamma Mia! 2008 - The Duchess 2008 - The Escapist 2006 - The History Boys 2005 - Breakfast on Pluto 2001 - From Hell

BIOGRAPHY:

Dominic grew up in Greenwich, London, England. His mother is a nursery school teacher and a keen theater-goer. His father is an Auctioneer. They divorced when Dominic was age 5. He has two older brothers, Nathan and Simon. He had a sister who died in a car accident when she was age 5, which happened before Dominic was born. He also has a half-sister from an extramarital affair by his father and a half-brother from his father's second marriage.

He went to school in Kidbrooke, attending the Thomas Tallis School. He didn't know what to do afterwards and his girlfriend, at the time, suggested that he should apply to drama school. He did his training at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art. He performed in the end of year play 'Waiting For Godot' and this performance landed him the renowned agent Pippa Markham.

He graduated in 2000 and started with a few minor roles in television and theater. In 2004, he landed a role at the National Theatre with 'The History Boys'. He originated the role of Dakin, as he was involved in the play from the very beginning. He played the role for two years on the stage and then, for the final time, in his breakthrough film role 'The History Boys'


TRIVIA:

• Dominic was nominated for the Drama Desk Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play in 2006 for the role of Dakin in the Broadway production of Alan Bennett's "The History Boys."
• Trained professionally at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art
• Attended the Thomas Tallis School in Kidbrooke.