Oliver Cooper (born ) is an American actor and filmmaker. He made his film debut as Costa in the found footage teen comedy film Project X (2012), which earned him two MTV Movie & TV Award nominations.
Following his breakout role in Project X, Cooper starred in the film Burying the Ex (2014) and had a main role as Wheeler on the Amazon Prime Video television series Red Oaks (2014–2017), as well as a recurring role as Levon on season 7 of the Showtime series Californication (2014). He had supporting roles in the films The Hangover Part III (2013), Runner Runner (2013), and Office Christmas Party (2016).
In the late 2010s and 2020s, Cooper had a main role as Todd Krizelman on the National Geographic docudrama miniseries Valley of the Boom (2019) and starred in the films The Ultimate Playlist of Noise (2021) and Stealing Pulp Fiction (2024). He portrayed Joe Trippi in the political drama film The Front Runner (2018).
Cooper has frequently worked with childhood friend and director Joe Burke on projects, including the films Four Dogs (2013) and Burt (2025), both of which Cooper wrote, produced, and starred in.
Early life Cooper was born in Sylvania Township, Ohio, where he attended Sylvania Northview High School. He grew up with his parents, Wendy and Mike, and two older siblings, a brother (Jason) and a sister (Nikki). At age 17, Cooper performed stand up comedy in Toledo, Ohio. After high school, he attended Arizona State University for one year. He then dropped out of college to pursue his acting career in Los Angeles. Cooper is Jewish.
Career At the age of 20, Cooper was offered one of the lead roles in the film Project X. He, Thomas Mann and Jonathan Daniel Brown were three unknown actors when cast in the film. However, Mann had a role in the indie film It's Kind of a Funny Story. Cooper got the audition because of his friend, Shaun Weiss. In addition, for his role in Project X, he was nominated for two MTV awards.
In 2013, he appeared in the film Runner, Runner.
In 2019 he appeared in the second season of the Netflix series Mindhunter as serial killer David Berkowitz.
Filmography
Film Year Title Role Notes 2011 Rick White Rick Short 2012 Marriage Drama with Virginia Madsen Dusty/Steve Short Project X Costa (Oliver) 2013 The Hangover Part III Pharmacy Assistant Four Dogs Oliver Also writer and producer Runner Runner Andrew Cronin 2014 Burying the Ex Travis 2015 Mojave NickCindy's New BoyfriendSpencerShort 2016 Office Christmas Party Drew2017The PretenderGaryShort2018Another Cancer MoviePhilShort The Front Runner Joe Trippi2020The Swing of ThingsIraJazzberryCroweShortDesert QuarantineJacobShort Echo Boomers Stewart2021The Ultimate Playlist of NoiseDennisTake Me to TarzanaCharles Ghostbusters: Afterlife Security Guard Scenes cutThe CleanerBusboyBeyond ParanormalChaz Gold2023 R David WinklerAs We Know ItBruceBaby BlueMo Clawfoot Samuel Helen's Dead Garret2024 I Love You Forever Harrison Sleuthhound Screwball Matthew Stealing Pulp Fiction Dusty 2025 Burt Sammy Also writer and producer The Lemurian Candidate Stan 2026 Soulm8te Ultima Robotix technician
Television Year Title Role Notes 2009 iCarly Kato Episode: "iDate a Bad Boy" 2014–2017 Red Oaks Wheeler Main role2014CalifornicationLevonRecurring role (season 7) 2016 MacGyver Ralph Episode: "Awl" 2017–2022 The Goldbergs Other Adam 3 episodes 2017 White Famous TMZ Guy Episode: "Scandal" 2019 Valley of the Boom Todd KrizelmanMain role Mindhunter David “Son of Sam” Berkowitz Episode: "Episode 2"2020Better ThingsCurlyEpisode: "She's Fifty"
Web series Year Series Role Notes 2017Good Game Steamin' Semen4 episodes2019The CoopBlake15 episodes; interactive
Awards and nominations Year Title Work Result 2012 MTV Movie Award for Best Comedic Performance Project X MTV Movie Award for Best Villain
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