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Biography
Scott Cooper (born April 20, 1970) is an American filmmaker and former actor. He is known for the films Crazy Heart (2009), Out of the Furnace (2013), Black Mass (2015), Hostiles (2017), Antlers (2021), The Pale Blue Eye (2022), and Springsteen: Deliver Me from Nowhere (2025). Description above from the Wikipedia article Scott Cooper (director), licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Awards & recognition
- Primetime Emmy Award — Outstanding Reality Program · 2013
- Independent Spirit Award — Best First Feature · 2010
- Primetime Emmy Award — Outstanding Reality Program · 2013 · nominated
- Independent Spirit Award — Best First Screenplay · 2010 · nominated
- Independent Spirit Award — Best First Feature · 2010 · nominated
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- Writers Guild of America Award — Best Adapted Screenplay · 2010 · nominated
Filmography14 titles

The X-Files
1993as Max Harden
1993as Max Harden

Hostiles
2017Director, Producer, Screenplay
2017Director, Producer, Screenplay

Crazy Heart
2009Director, Producer, Screenplay
2009Director, Producer, Screenplay

Broken Trail
as Gilpin
as Gilpin

The Pale Blue Eye
2022Director, Producer, Writer
2022Director, Producer, Writer

Springsteen: Deliver Me from Nowhere
2025Director, Producer, Screenplay
2025Director, Producer, Screenplay

Get Low
2009as Carl
2009as Carl

Out of the Furnace
2013Director, Screenplay
2013Director, Screenplay

Black Mass
2015Director, Producer
2015Director, Producer

Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me
1999as Klansman's Son - Bobby
1999as Klansman's Son - Bobby

Antlers
2021Director, Screenplay
2021Director, Screenplay

Pinky Dinky Doo
Storyboard
Storyboard

Takedown
2000as Jake Cronin
2000as Jake Cronin

Rain
2003as Pvt. Holland
2003as Pvt. Holland