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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 BBCradio 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 Pestleat Shakespeare's Globe. He performed in the 2015 London revival ofAs 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 andPride directed by Matthew Warchus.