Blake Cooper (born October 10, 2001) is an American actor, best known for playing the role of Chuck in ''
The Maze Runner
''The Maze Runner'' is a 2009 dystopian novel by American author James Dashner. It takes place in a world suffering from a coronal mass ejection and whose surviving civilians fight to avoid an apocalyptic illness called the Flare. It is writt ...
''.
Cooper was born in
Atlanta, Georgia
Atlanta ( ) is the List of capitals in the United States, capital and List of municipalities in Georgia (U.S. state), most populous city in the U.S. state of Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia. It is the county seat, seat of Fulton County, Georg ...
on a small animal farm. He grew up as a
Boy Scout
A Scout, Boy Scout, Girl Scout or, in some countries, a Pathfinder is a participant in the Scout Movement, usually aged 10–18 years, who engage in learning scoutcraft and outdoor and other special interest activities. Some Scout organizatio ...
and is well acquainted with animal training.
Cooper was signed to J Pervis Talent Agency by Joy Pervis when he was 10, after being seen performing at a local event. Immediately after signing, Cooper auditioned and landed his first co-star on BET's ''
The Game''. Shortly thereafter, he got a callback for the character of Ethan on USA Network's ''
Necessary Roughness'' where he impressed and entertained the room, which led to booking the role.
In April 2013, Cooper was cast as Chuck in 20th Century Fox's ''
The Maze Runner
''The Maze Runner'' is a 2009 dystopian novel by American author James Dashner. It takes place in a world suffering from a coronal mass ejection and whose surviving civilians fight to avoid an apocalyptic illness called the Flare. It is writt ...
''. Cooper related to the character of 'Chuck' in
James Dashner
James Smith Dashner (born November 26, 1972) is an American writer known for speculative fiction. Many of his books are primarily aimed at children or young adults. He is best known for ''The Maze Runner'' series and the young adult fantasy seri ...
's international bestselling adventure story, ''
The Maze Runner
''The Maze Runner'' is a 2009 dystopian novel by American author James Dashner. It takes place in a world suffering from a coronal mass ejection and whose surviving civilians fight to avoid an apocalyptic illness called the Flare. It is writt ...
''. He contacted
Wes Ball
Wes Ball (born October 28, 1980) is an American film director and producer. He is best known for directing the ''Maze Runner'' film trilogy (2014–2018), based on James Dashner's series of novels of the same name, as well as ''Kingdom of the P ...
through Twitter for the role in the film.
Filmography
Films
Television
References
External links
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American male film actors
American male television actors
American male child actors
Male actors from Atlanta
Living people
2001 births
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