Cooper Andrews
Cooper Andrews | |
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| File:Cooper Andrews (49645733646).jpg Andrews at GalaxyCon Richmond in 2020 | |
| Born | Andrew Lawrence Cooper[1] March 10, 1985 |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 2006–present |
| Spouse |
Abin Shim (m. 2019) |
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Andrew Lawrence Cooper (born March 10, 1985), known professionally as Cooper Andrews, is an American actor. He is best known for his role as Jerry on The Walking Dead. In 2019, he was cast as Víctor Vásquez in Shazam! (2019) and returned for its sequel (2023) in the DC Extended Universe.
Early life
[edit | edit source]Andrews was born in Smithtown, New York on Long Island. His father is Samoan and his mother is of Hungarian Jewish descent.[2] He grew up with his mother, and was raised Jewish.[3] Andrews lived in Atlanta for many years and is a graduate of Dunwoody High School.[4]
Career
[edit | edit source]Andrews played the recurring character Yo-Yo Engberk in the first three seasons in AMC's Halt and Catch Fire.[2] He went on to be cast as Jerry in The Walking Dead and in Shazam! as Victor Vásquez, a role which he reprised in its 2023 sequel Shazam! Fury of the Gods.[5] Andrews has also worked behind the camera as boom operator, stunt coordinator and assistant director.[2]
Filmography
[edit | edit source]Film
[edit | edit source]| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Reference(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Death of Seasons | Guy | ||
| 2008 | Golgotha | Evil Guard | ||
| Faceless | Catwalk BodyGuard | Short film | ||
| 2009 | Mandie and the Secret Tunnel | Brother Cooper | ||
| 2014 | Ruins and Reckoning | Kavick | Short film | |
| 2015 | Assassinmas XVII | Buckets | ||
| 2016 | Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk | Grateful / Anxious American | [6] | |
| 2018 | Den of Thieves | Mack | [6] | |
| 2019 | Shazam! | Víctor Vásquez | [6] | |
| Going Up | Roger Branch | Short film | ||
| Darlin' | Nurse Tony | [6] | ||
| 2023 | Shazam! Fury of the Gods | Víctor Vásquez | [6] | |
| The Last Butterflies | Dad | Also producer Short film |
[7][8] |
Television
[edit | edit source]| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Reference(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014–2016 | Halt and Catch Fire | Yo-Yo Engberk | 17 episodes | [6] |
| 2015 | The Red Road | Rowtag | 2 episodes | |
| Your Pretty Face Is Going to Hell | Modok | Episode: "New-cronomicon" | ||
| Limitless | Kenny Sumida | Episode: "Arm-aggedon" | ||
| 2016 | Hawaii Five-0 | Vance Pekelo | Episode: "Kanaka Hahai" | [6] |
| 2016–2022 | The Walking Dead | Jerry | 49 episodes | [6] |
| 2017 | Thin Ice | Small Paul | Television film | |
| S.W.A.T. | Reggie Lee | Episode: "Radical" | [6] | |
| 2019 | NCIS: Los Angeles | Matt Saplou | Episode: "Decoy" | [6] |
| 2021 | Aquaman: King of Atlantis | Aquaman | 3 episodes Voice |
[6][9] |
| 2023 | Hailey's On It! | Kai Banks | 14 episodes Recurring Voice |
[9] |
Video games
[edit | edit source]| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Reference(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Madden 21 | Fetu Valtal | ||
| 2023 | Justice League: Cosmic Chaos | Aquaman | [9][10] |
References
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External links
[edit | edit source]- Cooper Andrews on TwitterLua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
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- 20th-century American Jews
- 20th-century American male actors
- 21st-century American Jews
- 21st-century American male actors
- 1985 births
- Actors of Samoan descent
- American male film actors
- American male television actors
- American male voice actors
- American people of Hungarian-Jewish descent
- American people of Samoan descent
- Jewish American male actors
- Living people
- Male actors from Suffolk County, New York
- People from Smithtown, New York