Dominic Cooper Archives

Rising hottie Dominic Cooper enjoys a day out and about with fellow British actor Colin Firth on Sydney Harbour in Australia on Monday.

Both Dominic, 30, and Colin, 47, star in the upcoming frothy musical, Mamma Mia! Cooper plays Sky the fiance of main character Sophie (Amanda Seyfried). Firth plays Harry Bright, one of Sophie’s possible dads and a British banker. Meryl Streep, Pierce Brosnan, Julie Walters and Christine Baranski also star.

Other pictures include sexy Dominic promoting Mamma Mia! this past month. The movie musical will be released on July 10 in the U.K. and on July 18 in the U.S.

30+ pictures inside of Sydney sexy Dominic Cooper… More Here! »

Dominic Cooper is dripping wet in the July 2008 issue of UK’s Attitude Magazine.

The 30-year-old British actor will soon be heating up the silver screen in Mamma Mia!, the upcoming film adaptation of the musical of the same name based on the songs of pop group ABBA.

In the movie, Dominic plays Sky, the fiance of the main character, Sophie (Amanda Seyfried), who is on the quest to learn the identity of her father so he can give her away at the wedding.

Cooper also originated the role of Dakin in the original London stage production of Alan Bennett’s play The History Boys. More Here! »

The Duchess trailer is up!

Keira Knightley plays Georgina, Duchess of Devonshire, a controversial real-life figure from the 18th century. She has an affair with Charles Grey, 2nd Earl Grey (Dominic Cooper).

“You can’t ask me to battle nature and my own heart!” Keira exclaims in the trailer. And yes, ladies, there’s a shirtless scene of Dominic making out with Keira!

Pictures of Keira and Dominic filming on the set of The Duchess can be found here, here and here.

Watch the The Duchess trailer below or at Moviefone! The film is set for a Fall 2008 release. Bigger promo pic inside…

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Keira Knightley chats up costar Dominic Cooper (History Boys) in between scenes Thursday in Bath, England on the film set for their upcoming film The Duchess.

The Assembly Rooms, the Royal Crescent and Holburne Museum were all used as backdrops in the production, based on the real life story of Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire, who was a frequent visitor to the city.

Keira’s actor boyfriend, Rupert Friend, is also staying in Bath with her.

15+ pictures inside of Keira Knightley taking a Bath… More Here! »

The film version of Alan Bennett’s play The History Boys premiered yesterday in London. Prince Charles and the Duchess of Cornwall Camilla Parker-Bowles were both present. If the The History Boys on Broadway is any indication, the movie will score straight A’s from critics and viewers alike.

Top right: Sacha Dhawan, Dominic Cooper, Russell Tovey, James Corden, and Playwright Alan Bennett. Bottom right: Andrew Knott, Samuel Barnett, Jamie Parker, and Sam Anderson. The History Boys also stars Frances de la Tour and Richard Griffiths (they played Madame Olympe Maxime and Uncle Vernon, respectively in the Harry Potter film series).

The History Boys will open in limited platform release on Tuesday, Nov. 21.

Speaking of Dominic Cooper, Alan Bennett’s highly-acclaimed The History Boys is set to hit the silver screen November 24, 2006 in limited theaters nationwide.  It features the original cast of the play (Frances de la Tour, Richard Griffiths, Dominic Cooper, Samuel Barnett) and is directed by Nicholas Hytner. Check out the promo pictures in the gallery!

WATCH :: The History Boys Trailer
READ :: The History Boys Broadway Review

British boys Jude Law and Dominic Cooper were spotted at The Spotted Pig (above) in the West Village, NYC earlier this month.  Twentysomething actor Dominic hails from the Broadway hit "History Boys" and has gotten him so many rave reviews that his versatile acting has been compared to Jude’s. Dominic and Jude are "old family friends" but Dominc says, "Unfortunately, I know full well I don’t have his looks.  But being the one in the cast who’s sort of the center of attention of both boys and the one girl that’s mentioned is…well…it’s very nice!" More pictures in the gallery!

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GO FOR :: English accents! A farcical French brothel scene! Dominic Cooper as the dreamy Dakin! Samuel Barnett as the uncomfortably homosexual Posner! Two actors from the Harry Potter movies! A smattering of song and dance (accompanied by the very talented Jamie Parker-as-Scripps on the piano)! Unusually perceptive (yet still hilarious) one-liners!

THE GIST :: 8 smart (and smart-assed) boys at grammar school in the North of England return to school for extra cramming and classes to prep themselves for the rigorous entrance exam that will get them accepted at Oxford and Cambridge. They’re guided in this by Hector (played by Harry Potter’s Uncle Vernon, Richard Griffiths), who is filled with deep appreciation of literature, culture, and motorbiking (among other things); Irwin, a young teacher hired because he knows just how to twist history into a standout essay; the Headmaster who’s only interested in the bottom-line; and Frances De La Tour (HP6’s Madame Maxine) as the sensible female voice.

THE TAKEAWAY :: Well-acted (and well-staged if you do not sit in the first 20 rows on the far-right), History Boys shouldn’t be missed while it’s on Broadway with its current cast. It’s a really wonderful play that illuminates what our views on culture have become in a way that is both perceptive and witty, heartbreaking and hopeful.  And no, you don’t have to go see the play twice like I did! 

Dominic Cooper makes his Broadway debut as the dreamy Dakin.
Many more pictures of The History Boys in the gallery!