- Born
- Birth nameDarin Lynn Cooper
- Nickname
- Coop
- Height6′ (1.83 m)
- Darin Cooper was born in the rural town of Oakley, Kansas, the son of a plumber and a beautician. He attended Fort Hays State University before transferring as a senior and graduating from Kansas State University with a Bachelor's of Fine Arts degree. However, knowing his true passion was to be an actor, he immediately moved to Los Angeles. Cooper began a career in graphic design working as a freelance artist but within three months attended a commercial workshop with a college buddy and quickly 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. as a young Terry O'Quinn.- IMDb Mini Biography By: B Cooper
- SpouseBeverly(January 9, 1999 - present) (2 children)
- Has a BFA in Graphic Design from Kansas State University.
- Created Big and Loud Video, LLC for children and produced, directed, and narrated its live-action DVDs, Big and Loud on a Construction Site (2008) and Big and Loud on a Farm (2008).
- In preparation for The Thin Dead Line (2001) he did a ride along with a patrol officer from the Santa Monica Police Department.
- Studied acting with the legendary acting teacher, Larry Moss, for 4 years in Santa Monica, California.
- Has worked numerous times with Silas Weir Mitchell in theatre productions, most notably "Hurlyburly" at the Met Theatre, summer 2004.
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