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Intro | British actor born 1982 | |
Places | United Kingdom Great Britain | |
is | Actor | |
Work field | Film, TV, Stage & Radio | |
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Birth | 1982 | |
Age | 42 years |
Biography
Giles Cooper (born 11 August 1982) is a British actor. He is best known for playing Fred Silvester in the 2018 UK Tour of This House (play) and food writer Nigel Slater in the 2019 London premiere of Toast.
Early life
Giles Cooper was born in Bath, UK. He is the grandson of BBC radio dramatist Giles Cooper.
Career
Giles Cooper trained at Royal Central School of Speech and Drama. He has appeared in numerous stage plays including the After the Dance at the Royal National Theatre in 2012, People (play) in 2014, The Duchess of Malfi and Knight Of the Burning Pestle at Shakespeare's Globe. He performed in the 2015 London revival of As Is. In 2018, he performed the role of Fred Silvester in the first national UK tour of This House (play).. In 2019, it was announced that he would play food writer Nigel Slater in the stage adaption of Toast.
Cooper's film credits include The Lady in the Van directed by Nicholas Hytner and Pride directed by Matthew Warchus.