Oliver Cooper


Oliver Cooper is an American actor. He is best known for his roles as Costa in the 2012 comedy film Project X, as Levon on the comedy-drama series Californication, and as Wheeler on the cult Amazon series Red Oaks.

Early life

Cooper was born in Sylvania Township, Ohio, where he attended Sylvania Northview High School. He grew up with his parents, Wendy and Mike, and two older siblings, a brother and a sister. At age 17, Cooper performed stand up comedy in Toledo, Ohio. After high school, he attended Arizona State University for one year. He then dropped out of college to pursue his acting career in Los Angeles. Cooper is Jewish.

Career

At the age of 20, Cooper was offered one of the lead roles in the film Project X. He, Thomas Mann and Jonathan Daniel Brown were three unknown actors when cast in the film. However, Mann had a role in the indie film It's Kind of a Funny Story. Cooper got the audition because of his friend, Shaun Weiss. In addition, for his role in Project X, he was nominated for two MTV awards.
In 2013, he appeared in the film Runner, Runner.
In 2019 he appeared in the second season of the Netflix series Mindhunter as serial killer David Berkowitz.

Personal life

Cooper's inspirations are Bill Murray, Robin Williams and John Goodman. Cooper lived with his aunt and her four dogs in Encino when he moved to LA.

Filmography

Film

Television

Web series

Awards and nominations