Date of Birth: November 08, 1954 (68)
Birth Place: Cleveland, OH, USA
Chuck won the Tony Award for his performance in Cy Coleman's The Life. He has been featured in 15 Broadway shows in every theatrical genre from Shakespeare to musical comedy. His most recent guest starring TV appearances include "Bull," "Power," "The Good Wife," "House of Cards" and "Madam Secretary." Other awards: Lucille Lortel Award, San Diego Critics' Circle Award, Audelco Award and two Drama Desk nominations. His favorite role is Eddie, Alex and Lilli's father. He is gratefully married to playwright Deborah Brevoort. www.chuckcooper.net
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[1989]Collision Course Drag Race Psenger
[1992]Malcolm X Customer
[1994]North Umpire
[1995]Sweet Nothing Mark the Cop
[1996]The Juror Stockbroker
[1997]The Peacemaker NYPD Cop
[1999]The Opportunists Arnon Morris
[1999]The Hurricane Earl Martin
[1999]Gloria Male Guard
[2000]Our Song Benjamin
[2002]Three Days of Rain Jim
[2004]Downtown: A Street Tale Sergeant Williams
[2006]A Crime Will
[2006]Find Me Guilty James Whington
[2006]The Immaculate Misconception Butch
[2007]Noise Judge Gibson
[2007]American Gangster Private Doctor
[2007]Evening Ray
[2007]Chapter 27 Cabbie
[2010]Boy Wonder Bill Baldwin
[2013]Chasing Taste Noah, Owner of Luke's Lobster
[2013]Muhammad Ali's Greatest Fight Chauncey Eskridge
[2014]Romeo and Juliet Lord Capulet
[2016]The Karma Club Dr. Brock
[2018]A Vigilante Lawyer
[2019]The Public's Much Ado About Nothing Leonato
[2021]Vacation Friends Larry
[2021]tick, tick... BOOM! Sunday Legend #1
100 Centre Street Charlie the Bridgeman
Gossip Girl Horace Rogers
House of Cards Barney Hull
Law & Order Judge Lester Poole, Rolando August, Walters' Attorney
NYPD Blue Lowell Griffin, Bus Driver
Power Rev. Maverick Macedon, Reverend Macedon, Reverend Maverick Macedon
Chuck Cooper, Trouble in Mind
Chuck Cooper, Trouble in Mind
Chuck Cooper, Trouble in Mind
Chuck Cooper, Choir Boy
Chuck Cooper, The Piano Lesson
Chuck Cooper, The Piano Lesson
Chuck Cooper, The Life
Chuck Cooper, The Life
TheaterWorksUSA will present an invite-only Industry presentation of the new musical BLOCKED, A New Musical with a book by Sinead Daly and music and lyrics by Ben Wexler on June 8 & 9, 2023.
Theater Resources Unlimited will present a virtual evening of awareness featuring five short new plays that speak to social issues that affect us all.
Theatre Resources Unlimited (TRU) has announced the star-studded cast of TRUSPEAK… HEAR OUR VOICES!, an evening to raise awareness of current social issues, as well as awareness of the work TRU has been doing for the theater community for over 30 years.
TheaterWorksUSA has been approved for a $40,000 Grants for Arts Projects award from the National Endowment for the Arts to support the development, world premiere production, and tour of DOT DOT DOT: A New Musical.
This year, that recipient is the Tony Award winner Lillias White, who will be honored on May 22nd in a glitzy gala filled with show business greats.
Tony Award winner Lillias White has been chosen by the American Songbook Association to receive the second annual Darrell Henline Award during a star-studded gala to occur at Chelsea Table + Stage on May 22nd at 7 pm
TheaterWorksUSA performed at The White House Easter Egg Roll on April 10, 2023. Check out photos here!
Following the success of Dog Man: The Musical, TheaterWorkUSA’s new musical adaptation of Dav Pilkey’s acclaimed and bestselling Cat Kid Comic Club series will debut at the Lucille Lortel Theatre.
TheaterWorksUSA, currently presenting the hit family show Dog Man The Musical at New World Stages, will host its annual Spring Gala on Monday, April 24 (cocktails begin at 6 PM) at The Current at Chelsea Piers.
Parade is back on Broadway! The revival, starring Tony Award winner Ben Platt and Micaela Diamond, directed by two-time Tony nominee Michael Arden, opened last night, March 16, at the Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre. BroadwayWorld was there and you can check out our photos of attendees Sara Bareilles, Celia Keenan-Bolger, Jeremy Jordan, Rachel Zegler, and more as they walk the red carpet here!
The August Wilson African American Cultural Center invites you to join in for the Spring edition of AWCommunity Day, a fun-filled day of sports, arts, and entertainment. The event will take place on March 18th from 12:00 pm until 4:00 pm at the Center. This quarterly event is sponsored by UPMC and UPMC Health Plan.
Just last night, Roundabout Theatre Company celebrated its 2023 Gala honoring Amy Sherman-Palladino, Daniel Palladino, Scott Ellis, and Black Theatre United. Check out photos from the red carpet!
Check out photos from opening night of Marcus Gardley's black odyssey at Classic Stage Company!
TheaterWorksUSA has announced the cast and creative team for Dog Man: The Musical as its returns to New York. See how to purchase tickets!
DISRUPTION, a new play written by Andrew Stein and directed by Hersh Ellis will have two special reading presentations on Thursday, February 16 at 12:00PM and 3:00PM at Open Jar Studios.
TheaterWorksUSA will bring Dog Man: The Musical back to New York, beginning its limited eight-week run on March 4 through April 30 at New World Stages.
Last night, shortly before the show was about to begin, the official opening night of The Collaboration was cancelled due to a case of Covid-19 in the cast detected during pre-show testing. However, the red carpet was still held prior to the announcement. BroadwayWorld was there and you can check out the photos here!
TheaterWorksUSA in association with The Apollo, will present an invite only staged reading of Jason Reynolds’ New York Times best-selling young adult novel Long Way Down in a compelling new musical by Dahlak Brathwaite and Khiyon Hursey, directed and choreographed by Ken-Matt Martin on November 21 at Pearl Studios.
The Museum of Broadway officially opened yesterday, November 13, ahead of its official public opening tomorrow. BroadwayWorld was there and you can check out photos from the red carpet event here! Among the stars in attendance were Shoshana Bean, Jason Robert Brown, Jane Krakowski, Anthony Rapp, Telly Leung, and many more!
New York City Center is presenting Jason Robert Brown and Alfred Uhry's 1998 Tony Award-winning musical Parade, starring Ben Platt and Micaela Diamond, with direction by Michael Arden. Check out photos from the opening night red carpet here!
Chuck Cooper has appeared on Broadway in 18 shows.
Chuck Cooper has not appeared in the West End
Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play (Drama Desk Awards) for Trouble in Mind , Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play (Outer Critics Circle Awards) for Trouble in Mind , Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Play (Tony Awards) for Trouble in Mind , Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play (Drama Desk Awards) for Choir Boy , Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play (Drama Desk Awards) for The Piano Lesson , Outstanding Featured Actor (The Lortels) for The Piano Lesson Best Featured Actor - Musical (Outer Critics Circle Awards) for The Life and Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Musical (Tony Awards) for The Life .
Outstanding Featured Actor (The Lortels) for The Piano Lessonand Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Musical (Tony Awards) for The Life.
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