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Darin Cooper

Darin Cooper

Actor · Born April 15, 1966 (60) · Oakley, Kansas, USA

Darin Cooper was born in the rural town of Oakley, Kansas, the son of a plumber and a beautician. He graduated with a BFA from Kansas State University and immediately moved to Los Angeles. Cooper began freelancing as an artist for advertising agencies, but quickly bored with the office life. Within three months he attended a commercial workshop with a college buddy and picked up an agent. Not able to get off for auditions he quit designing and became a bartender on the Third Street Promenade in Santa Monica, California, for most of the 1990's. From 1993-1997 he diligently studied with the legendary acting teacher, Larry Moss. He has been working consistently since his first role on J.A.G.

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Born
April 15, 1966 (60)
From
Oakley, Kansas, USA
Works as
Actor
Titles
45 on MovieCove · 60 credits in all
Links
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 155 days to Oct 26Down 9% in 30 days

What are Darin Cooper's films like?

Across their 11 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Survival and Morality.

Genres

Action3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 3rd percentile
: browse their Action movies
Comedy2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 51st percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy movies
Crime2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 8th percentile
: browse their Crime movies
Horror2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 9th percentile
: browse their Horror movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Survival
33%
Morality
25%
Bonds
18%
Self
11%
Power
8%
Ideas
3%
Society
2%
Survival7 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice2 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love2 titles, browse their movies with this themeRedemption3 titles, browse their movies with this themeObsession2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 11 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 2 · Serious 4 · Dark 5

Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 8 · Stylized 3 · Heightened 0

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 1 · Charged 6 · Intense 4

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 4 · Shifting 5 · Whiplash 2

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 9 · Some laughs 0 · Funny 2

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 4 · Even-paced 7 · Relentless 0

Casual: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their casual movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 7 · Engaged 4 · Full focus 0

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 8 · Open-ended 3 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

2 analyzed roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
10
Dread
7
Absurd
2
Melancholic
3
Romantic
1
Other
3

How their films linger

Fun6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 3 with a twist

  • Happy2
  • Bittersweet4
  • Tragic1
  • Ambiguous4

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Darin Cooper's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 41 of their 45 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (19).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Darin Cooper's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

60 credits, 45 with a MovieCove page.

  • Radio Sky (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    as James Newman

  • Cockroaches(2026)

    as Sheriff Carver

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Thieves Highway(2025)

    as Mack Warner

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • Monster: The Ed Gein Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Show 1 episode · as George Philip Gein

  • Catalyst (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    as Father Paul

  • The Pirate Bay (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Show 6 episodes · as John Malcolm

  • The Lincoln Lawyer(2022)

    Show 1 episode · as Truck Retrofitter

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all shows

  • Them(2021)

    Show 2 episodes · as Detective Marsh

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all shows

  • Bliss(2021)

    as Sketchy Man

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • Ford v Ferrari(2019)

    as Reporter - Sam

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • For All Mankind(2019)

    Show 1 episode · as Businessman

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all shows

  • Unbelievable(2019)

    Show 1 episode · as Creepy Diner Guy

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows

  • Behind the Movement (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    as Mr. Ball

  • Dick Dickster(2018)

    as Ed Lawler

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • Shangri-La: Near Extinction(2018)

    as CEO Hal Clark

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • Lizzie(2018)

    as Jury Foreman

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • Who? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    as Michael

  • The Resident(2018)

    Show 1 episode · as Timothy Buzzkirk

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all shows

  • Super High (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    as Lab Scientist

  • Snowfall(2017)

    Show 3 episodes · as Jacob

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • Shooter(2016)

    Show 1 episode · as Crawley

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all shows

  • Dream Corp LLC (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Show 1 episode · as Priest (voice)

  • Keeping Up with the Joneses(2016)

    as Detective

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • MacGyver(2016)

    Show 1 episode · as Security Manager

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all shows

  • Black Tar Road(2016)

    as Diner Owner

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • She and I (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    as Director

  • The Wrong Boyfriend(2015)

    as Priest

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films

  • Gone Girl(2014)

    as Mustached Man

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • Asteroid vs Earth(2014)

    as Chief of the Boat

    Midcredits score: 2nd percentile of all films

  • Battledogs(2013)

    as Defense Secretary Woods

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • Layover(2012)

    as Officer O'Hearne

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films

  • Hold Your Breath(2012)

    as Warden Wilkes

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • Super Cyclone(2012)

    as Colonel Lee Chadwick

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • Playdate(2012)

    as Robert Johnson

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • Air Collision(2012)

    as Colonel Chuck Lawler

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • Battle of Los Angeles(2011)

    as Capt. Hadron

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • Mega Shark vs. Crocosaurus(2010)

    as Commander Vail

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • The Walking Dead(2010)

    Show 1 episode · as Wade

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all shows

  • The Social Network(2010)

    as Facebook Lawyer

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Sugar Boxx (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    as Captain Greene

  • Choose Connor(2007)

    as Investigator

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • Criminal Minds(2005)

    Show 1 episode · as Sid Rutledge

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all shows

  • NCIS(2003)

    Show 1 episode · as Roy Evans

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all shows

  • Without a Trace(2002)

    Show 1 episode · as Officer Watson

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all shows

  • Monk(2002)

    Show 1 episode · as Shawn Metzger

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all shows

  • The Tick(2001)

    Show 1 episode · as General's Aide

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all shows

  • 24(2001)

    Show 1 episode · as Don

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all shows

  • Strong Medicine (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Show 1 episode · as Dr. Mark Lantana

  • The Prophet's Game(2000)

    as Detective Olson

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • Angel(1999)

    Show 1 episode · as Police Officer

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all shows

  • Charmed(1998)

    Show 2 episodes · as Cleaner

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all shows

  • The Setting Son (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    as Max

  • Ally McBeal(1997)

    Show 1 episode · as Pedestrian

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all shows

  • JAG(1995)

    Show 2 episodes · as Young Cag · as Young Tom Boone

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all shows

  • Diagnosis Murder(1993)

    Show 1 episode · as Troy Griffin

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all shows

  • The X-Files(1993)

    Show 1 episode · as Deputy Ray Hoese

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • Star Trek: Deep Space Nine(1993)

    Show 1 episode · as Cardassian Officer

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all shows

  • Golden State Killer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Council

  • Hedda Gabler (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Dr. Brack

  • The Hacks (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as David

Career shape

Star power in the 93rd percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 60 titles, 56 of them dated from 1993 to 2026; peak year 2013.

Highest rated

Thieves Highway (2025)

Midcredits 26th

Film career

19932026

Peak 2013 · fewer prominent film roles lately. Top draw in 1 MovieCove title. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

  • 2011Screen debut· Battle of Los Angeles
  • 2014Career best· Gone Girl

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting60 of 60: 60 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score51st

By decade

1990s8 · acting2000s10 · acting2010s30 · acting2020s8 · acting

Billing

usually 11th · top billed in 0% of 16 roles
1116

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

How do Darin Cooper's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 13th percentile, the median of all 23; across their 11 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 13th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

13thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 11

Approval · how many liked their films

10thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 11

Reach · how many have seen their films

43rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 11

Midcredits score across 45 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up17
  • 50th to 74th6
  • 25th to 49th7
  • Below 25th15

Shape of the crowd

16 of their 45 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved11
  • Universally Panned2
  • Divisive2
  • Cult Classic2
  • Crowd Pleaser11
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed16

Most divisive · actor

Dick Dickster (2018)

97th percentile spread · 30% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Ford v Ferrari (2019)

Midcredits 99th · 94% liked

Reviewers score the acting 44/100 in their films, across 9 reviewed titles; fans 70, detractors 26. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Darin Cooper's work okay for kids?

Across a limited sample of up to 3 MovieCove titles with content scores.

Their medianMedian of all films
Sex & Nudity3 titlesmedian 62 · intenseMedian of all films: 32

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.

Who does Darin Cooper work with?

People who share at least 2 of Darin Cooper's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Christopher Ray shares the most, 5.

Directors

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles