1. Early in his career, Dominic Cooper was cast in significant roles in productions by the Royal National Theatre and Royal Shakespeare Company; he received acclaim for originating the role of Dakin in the 2004 play The History Boys with which, in 2006, he returned to the West End, transferred to Broadway, and adapted to film.
Dominic Cooper was born and brought up in Greenwich, London, the son of Julie, a nursery school teacher, and Brian Dominic Cooper, an auctioneer.
Dominic Cooper has two brothers, Simon and Nathan, a musician in the band The Modern, a half-brother, James, and a half-sister, Emma.
Dominic Cooper attended John Ball Primary School in Blackheath, London, followed by Thomas Tallis School in nearby Kidbrooke, then trained at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art in Professional Acting, graduating in 2000.
Dominic Cooper first worked in television and film before making his stage debut in Mother Clap's Molly House at the National Theatre in 2001.
Dominic Cooper was involved in Alan Bennett's play The History Boys, as the character Dakin, from its first reading.
Dominic Cooper toured with the production to Broadway, Sydney, Wellington and Hong Kong as well as appearing in the radio and film adaptations of the play.
Dominic Cooper starred in films An Education and Freefall in 2009 and played Hippolytus in Phedre at the National Theatre alongside Helen Mirren and Margaret Tyzack.
Dominic Cooper depicted James Bond author Ian Fleming in the television mini-series Fleming: The Man Who Would Be Bond in 2014.
Dominic Cooper played Jesse Custer, the lead role in AMC's Preacher; the programme debuted in May 2016.
Dominic Cooper co-starred in the Warcraft film adaptation, which was released in June 2016.
Dominic Cooper shared a flat with James Corden, his co-star in The History Boys and Starter for 10, until Corden started a family with his wife, Julia Carey.
Dominic Cooper was responsible for introducing Corden to Julia, whom he had known for years and who was working at Save the Children when he and Corden called in one night.
Dominic Cooper is the godfather of Corden's first child, Max.
Dominic Cooper has been in a relationship with actress Gemma Chan since 2018.