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Garry Cooper

Acting

Born June 2, 1955 · Hull, Yorkshire, England, UK

Biography

Hull born Garry Cooper is an actor who came to fame playing Peter, the flash boyfriend of Leslie Ash and rival to Phil Daniels' wannabe mod in cult 1979 hit Quadrophenia. Other film credits include Michael Radford's big screen adaptation of George Orwell's 1984, My Beautiful Launderette, Prick Up Your Ears and Derek Jarman's Caravaggio. TV credits include The Vice, The Bill, Soldier Soldier and Zen.

Filmography34 titles

Paul: The Emissary

1997as Saul / Paul

House of the Dragon

2022as Ryam Redwyne

The Sandman

2022as King Hades

The Darling Buds of May

1991as George

Gangs of London

2020as John Harks

Midsomer Murders

1997as James Griss

Vera

2011as Cliff Cringle

Lovejoy

1986as Kevin the Ponce

Beautiful Thing

1996as Ronnie Pearce

Heartbeat

1992as Len Brown

H Is for Hawk

2025as Charlie

I Fought the Law

2025as Lord Justice Harry Ognall

Zen

2011as Angelo

Hiroshima

2005as Groves

Quadrophenia

1979as Peter

Soldier Soldier

1991as RMP Duty Sergeant

1984

1984as Guard

Prick Up Your Ears

1987as Actor 1 – Mr Sloane

My Beautiful Laundrette

1985as Squatter

The Thing with Feathers

2025as Keith

The Pigeon Tunnel

2023as Ronnie Cornwell

The Ruth Rendell Mysteries

as Sergeant Holt

Mountains of the Moon

1990as Stroyan

At Home with the Braithwaites

as Colin Skidmore

Dalziel and Pascoe

1996as Frostrick

The Last King

2003as General Monck

Casualty

1986as Dominic 'Dom' Pearson

Hostile Waters

1997as Gennady

Caravaggio

1986as Davide

Better

2023as Peter 'Bulgey' Donovan

Dead Man Running

2009as Faceless Man

Universal Soldier: Regeneration

2009as Doctor Porter

The Vice

1999as Supt Jeff Callard

Broadside: Emerging Empires Collide

2009as Tromp