Garry Cooper
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.
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Acting History
2025
The Thing with Feathers as Keith
2023The Pigeon Tunnel as Ronnie Cornwell
2023Better as Peter 'Bulgey' Donovan
2022House of the Dragon as Ryam Redwyne
2022The Sandman as King Hades
2021Landscapers as Lancing's Dad (voice)
2020Gangs of London as John Harks
2013Henry VI, Part 2: The Houses of York and Lancaster as Humphrey, Duke of Gloucester
2013Henry VI: Harry The Sixth as Humphrey, Duke of Gloucester
2011Vera as Cliff Cringle
2011Zen as Angelo
2010Bibliothèque Pascal as The Professor
2010Universal Soldier: Regeneration as Doctor Porter
2009Broadside: Emerging Empires Collide as Tromp
2009Dead Man Running as Faceless Man
2006The Harvest
2005Hiroshima as Groves
2003Charles II: The Power and The Passion as General Monck
2001Murder in Mind as DI Frank Slater
2001In a Land of Plenty as Stanley
1999The Vice as Supt. Jeff Callard
1997Hostile Waters as Gennady
1997Breakout as Andy Cresswell
1997Midsomer Murders as James Griss
1997The Fix as Skipper
1997Paul: The Emissary as Saul / Paul
1996The Writing on the Wall as Fred
1996Beautiful Thing as Ronnie Pearce
1994Jacob as Kanaaniter # 1
1993Peak Practice as Alan Davis
1992An Ungentlemanly Act as Colour Sgt. Muir
1992Heartbeat as Arthur Jacobs
1992Heartbeat as Len Brown
1991London Kills Me as Mr. G.
1991Soldier Soldier as RMP Sergeant
1991Soldier Soldier as Sgt, RMP
1991Soldier Soldier as RMP Duty Sergeant
1991The Darling Buds of May as George
1990Perfect Scoundrels as Marty Hampton
1990The Chief as DS Thurlow
1990Mountains of the Moon as Stroyan
1987The Ruth Rendell Mysteries as Sergeant Holt
1987Prick Up Your Ears as Actor 1 – Mr Sloane
1986Casualty as Han Dybendak
1986Casualty as Dominic 'Dom' Pearson
1986Caravaggio as Davide
1986Lovejoy as Kevin the Ponce
1985My Beautiful Laundrette as Squatter
1985A Crack in the Ice as 2nd Guard
1985Dempsey and Makepeace as Swabey
1984Nineteen Eighty-Four as Guard
1982P'tang, Yang, Kipperbang as Tommy
1981Going Gently as Orderly
1980Looking for Vicky as Red
1979Quadrophenia as Peter
1979Secret Orchards
1979Degree of Uncertainty as Billy
1979Ploughman's Share as Young Chas
1974Playhouse as Orderly
1970Play for Today as Billy