Robert C. Cooper is a

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writer and producer best known for his work in the ''Stargate'' franchise. He was formerly an executive producer of ''

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'', ''

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'' and ''

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''. He also co-created both ''Stargate Atlantis'' and ''Stargate Universe'' with

Brad Wright Brad Wright (born May 2, 1961) is a Canadian television producer and screenwriter. He is best known as the co-creator of the television series ''Stargate SG-1'' (with Jonathan Glassner), '' Stargate Atlantis'' (with Robert C. Cooper) and '' Sta ...

. Cooper has written and produced many episodes of ''Stargate SG-1'', ''Stargate Atlantis'' and ''Stargate Universe'' as well as directed a number of episodes.

Career

Cooper started his writing career with a series of films, the first of which was '' Blown Away''. He joined the crew of '' Psi Factor: Chronicles of the Paranormal'' as a story editor until he was promoted to a writer in 1996 where he worked until moving to ''Stargate SG-1'' in 1997 as an executive story editor. Whilst working on ''Stargate SG-1'', Cooper is credited with writing 52 episodes. Cooper became a co-executive producer of ''Stargate SG-1'' in season 4, and a full executive producer in season 5. He made a cameo appearance in the ''Stargate SG-1'' fifth season episode " Wormhole X-Treme!", in which he was a staff writer who was told to get back to work. Cooper was responsible for creating much of the

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of the Stargate universe. According to ''Stargate SG-1: The Essential Scripts'', Cooper's ideas about the history of the Stargate universe were his own; he wasn't working from ideas in a series bible. Cooper created the Ancients, the race that built the

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. He also developed the idea of the Alliance of Four Races, even though two of the races had been invented by other writers (the Nox and the

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created by Hart Hanson and Katharyn Powers respectively). In December 2003, it was announced that Cooper and

had been working on a ''Stargate SG-1'' spin-off series titled ''Stargate Atlantis''. Cooper made his directorial debut with "

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" a ninth season episode of ''Stargate SG-1''. In the 10th season premiere episode " Flesh and Blood", Cooper's daughter Emma played the 4 year old

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. Later in the tenth season of ''Stargate SG-1'', in early scenes of the episode "Talion", his older daughter Megan Elizabeth Cooper played a jaffa girl. Cooper also directed " Unending" the final episode of ''Stargate SG-1''. Following the conclusion of ''SG-1'', Cooper wrote and directed the direct-to-DVD movie '' Stargate: The Ark of Truth''. After ''Stargate Atlantis'' was cancelled, Cooper and Brad Wright went on to create another spin-off, ''

'' which premiered on October 2, 2009. In June 2010, it was revealed that Cooper was "stepping back to ... a consulting role" for the end of ''Stargate Universe'' season 2, before leaving entirely.

Filmography

Film

Television

The numbers in directing and writing credits refer to the number of episodes.

Awards

Out of fifteen nominations, Cooper has received four awards. * 2009 – Leo Awards, Best Direction in a Dramatic Series: ''

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" * 2009 – Leo Awards, Best Dramatic Series: ''

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) * 2006 – The Constellation Awards, Best Overall 2006 Science Fiction Film or Television Script: ''

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References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Cooper, Robert C. 21st-century Canadian screenwriters 21st-century Canadian male writers Canadian male screenwriters Living people 1968 births