Trevor Cooper (born 21 September 1953) is an English actor.

Background

Born 21 September 1953, Cooper studied law at Kingston Polytechnic and graduated with a master's degree in law from the

University of Warwick The University of Warwick ( ; abbreviated as ''Warw.'' in post-nominal letters) is a public research university on the outskirts of Coventry between the West Midlands and Warwickshire, England. The university was founded in 1965 as part of ...

. He taught for two years at

London South Bank University London South Bank University (LSBU) is a public university in Elephant and Castle, London. It is based in the London Borough of Southwark, near the South Bank of the River Thames, from which it takes its name. Founded in 1892 as the Borough Po ...

before becoming an actor training at the

Drama Studio London Drama Studio London (often abbreviated as DSL) is a British drama school in London. It is accredited by the Federation of Drama Schools. The principal is Emma Lucia Hands. The Drama Studio London was started in 1966 by Peter Layton. It focus ...

. He is known for portraying, in his words, "bald fat blokes".

Career

Having won a Carleton Hobbs Award in 1979, Cooper had his first lead role in a 1980 radio production of ''The File on Leo Kaplan''. Cooper appeared in the films '' The Whistle Blower'' and ''

The Ruby in the Smoke ''The Ruby in the Smoke'' is a mystery novel for young adults by the English author Philip Pullman published in 1985. The story is set in the Victorian era, where 16-years-old Sally Lockhart discovers the reason of her father's mysterious death ...

''. He is also known for playing Colin Devis on the television series '' Star Cops'' and Gurth in the 1997 BBC dramatisation of ''

Ivanhoe ''Ivanhoe: A Romance'' ( ) by Walter Scott is a historical novel published in three volumes, in December 1819, as one of the Waverley novels. It marked a shift away from Scott's prior practice of setting stories in Scotland and in the more ...

''. His other television roles include appearances in ''

A Very Peculiar Practice ''A Very Peculiar Practice'' is a British surreal black-comedy drama set in the health centre of a university, produced by the BBC, which ran for two series in 1986 and 1988. The two series were followed by a 90-minute made-for-television film ...

'', ''

The Singing Detective ''The Singing Detective'' is a six-part BBC television serial drama, written by Dennis Potter, starring Michael Gambon and directed by Jon Amiel. Its six episodes are "Skin", "Heat", "Lovely Days", "Clues", "Pitter Patter" and "Who Done It". ...

'', '' The Woman in Black'', ''

Our Friends in the North ''Our Friends in the North'' is a British television drama Serial (radio and television), serial produced by the BBC. It was originally broadcast in nine episodes on BBC2 in early 1996. Written by Peter Flannery, it tells the story of four frie ...

'', '' Outnumbered'', '' Ballot Monkeys'', ''

Doctor Who ''Doctor Who'' is a British science fiction television series broadcast by the BBC since 1963. The series, created by Sydney Newman, C. E. Webber and Donald Wilson (writer and producer), Donald Wilson, depicts the adventures of an extraterre ...

Revelation of the Daleks ''Revelation of the Daleks'' is the sixth and final serial of the 22nd season in the British science fiction television series ''Doctor Who'', which was first broadcast in two weekly parts on 23 and 30 March 1985. This was the final serial to b ...

'', '' Doctors'', '' Kingdom'', '' Trial & Retribution'', ''

The Bill ''The Bill'' is a British police procedural television series, broadcast on ITV (TV network), ITV from 16 October 1984 until 31 August 2010. The programme originated from a one-off drama, "Woodentop (The Bill), Woodentop" (part of the ''Storyb ...

'', '' Spooks'', ''

Vikings Vikings were seafaring people originally from Scandinavia (present-day Denmark, Norway, and Sweden), who from the late 8th to the late 11th centuries raided, pirated, traded, and settled throughout parts of Europe.Roesdahl, pp. 9� ...

'', '' Casualty'', '' Wizards vs Aliens'', '' The Wrong Mans'' and ''

Inside No. 9 ''Inside No. 9'' is a British black comedy Anthology series, anthology television programme written and created by Steve Pemberton and Reece Shearsmith. It aired on BBC Two from 5 February 2014 to 12 June 2024, running for 9 series and 55 episo ...

'' (" The Trial of Elizabeth Gadge"). He has also worked on the '' Kaldor City'' series of audio plays, and had a part in '' Chimerica'' at the Harold Pinter Theatre 2013. In 2014, Cooper portrayed Simeon Swann in the third series of the CBBC science-fantasy series '' Wizards vs Aliens''. Cooper starred alongside his brother Paul in the 2017

BBC Three BBC Three is a British free-to-air Public service broadcasting in the United Kingdom, public broadcast television channel owned and operated by the BBC. It was first launched on 9 February 2003 with programmes for a 16 to 34-year-old target aud ...

mockumentary A mockumentary (a portmanteau of ''mock'' and ''documentary'') is a type of film or television show depicting fictional events, but presented as a Documentary film, documentary. Mockumentaries are often used to analyze or comment on current event ...

, '' This Country''. The show also starred, and was written and created by, his niece and nephew, Daisy May and Charlie Cooper. From 2017 to 2020, Cooper portrayed Sergeant Aubrey Woolf in the

BBC One BBC One is a British free-to-air public broadcast television channel owned and operated by the BBC. It is the corporation's oldest and flagship channel, and is known for broadcasting mainstream programming, which includes BBC News television b ...

drama, ''

Call the Midwife ''Call the Midwife'' is a British period drama television series about a group of nurse midwives working in the East End of London in the late 1950s, 1960s and 1970s. The principal cast of the show has included Jessica Raine, Miranda Hart, ...

'', leaving after the second episode in Series 9.https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0178430/ From 2018 Cooper has revisited the character of ISPF Inspector Colin Devis in the continuing Star Cops audio dramas from Big Finish Productions.

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