Character actor Chris Cooper did a lot of theater before moving into films. There were drama classes at University of Missouri, and studying in New York with both Stella Adler and Sandy Meisner apostle Wynn Handman. There were roles on and off-Broadway, in Seattle and in London. His jump to films happened when he was 36, landing a lead role in John Sayles’ “Matewan.” Since then, he’s played heroes (“Lone Star”), villains (“Money Train”), [...]