Oliver Cooper | |
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Born | 1989or1990(age 34–35) Sylvania Township, Ohio, U.S. |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 2009–present |
Oliver Cooper (born 1989or1990) is an American actor. He is best known for his roles as Costa in the 2012 comedy film Project X , as Levon on the comedy-drama series Californication , as Wheeler on the cult Amazon series Red Oaks and as David Berkowitz (a.k.a. "The Son of Sam") on the critically-acclaimed Netflix series Mindhunter .
Cooper was born in Sylvania Township, Ohio, where he attended Sylvania Northview High School. He grew up with his parents, Wendy and Mike, and two older siblings, a brother (Jason) and a sister (Nikki). At age 17, Cooper performed stand up comedy in Toledo, Ohio. After high school, he attended Arizona State University for one year. He then dropped out of college to pursue his acting career in Los Angeles. [1] Cooper is Jewish. [2]
At the age of 20, Cooper was offered one of the lead roles in the film Project X. He, Thomas Mann and Jonathan Daniel Brown were three unknown actors when cast in the film. However, Mann had a role in the indie film It's Kind of a Funny Story. Cooper got the audition because of his friend, Shaun Weiss. [3] In addition, for his role in Project X, he was nominated for two MTV awards. [4]
In 2013, he appeared in the film Runner, Runner .
In 2019 he appeared in the second season of the Netflix series Mindhunter as serial killer David Berkowitz. [5]
Year | Film | Role | Notes |
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2011 | Rick White | Rick | Short |
2012 | Marriage Drama with Virginia Madsen | Dusty/Steve | Short |
2012 | Project X | Costa (Oliver) | |
2013 | The Hangover Part III | Pharmacy Assistant | |
2013 | Runner Runner | Andrew Cronin | |
2013 | Four Dogs | Oliver | |
2014 | Burying the Ex | Travis | |
2015 | Mojave | Nick | |
2016 | Office Christmas Party | Drew | |
2018 | The Front Runner | Joe Trippi | |
2020 | Echo Boomers | Stewart | |
2021 | Ghostbusters: Afterlife | Dr. Egon Spengler | Body double |
2023 | Clawfoot | Samuel | |
2023 | Helen's Dead | Garret | |
2023 | R | David Winkler | |
2024 | Sleuthhound Screwball | Matthew |
Year | Series | Role | Notes |
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2009 | iCarly | Kato | Episode: ¨iDate a Bad Boy¨ |
2014–2017 | Red Oaks | Wheeler | 25 episodes |
2014 | Californication | Levon | Season 7 |
2016 | MacGyver | Ralph | Episode: "Awl" |
2017 | The Goldbergs | Other Adam | Episode: "The Kara-te Kid" |
2017 | White Famous | TMZ Guy | Episode: "Scandal" |
2019 | Valley of the Boom | Todd Krizelman | |
2019 | Mindhunter | David “Son of Sam” Berkowitz | 1 Episode |
Year | Series | Role | Notes |
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2017 | Good Game | Steamin' Semen |
Year | Title | Work | Result |
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2012 | MTV Movie Award for Best Comedic Performance | Project X | Nominated |
MTV Movie Award for Best Villain | Nominated |
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