Jimmy Pope — Syriana Character Profile

About Jimmy Pope

CEO of Killen Oil involved in the controversial merger with Connex. When the DOJ requires a second executive to be sacrificed for corruption charges to approve the merger, Pope agrees to let Bennett Holiday sacrifice his law firm mentor instead.

Character Facts

Played by

Chris Cooper

Appears in

Syriana (2005)

Role

Supporting

Relationships (3)

• Jimmy Pope — Professional Corporate Investigator — Bennett Holiday (Jeffrey Wright)

  Holiday negotiates with Pope to find a scapegoat for the merger.

• Jimmy Pope — Alliance Business Partner — Dean Whiting (Christopher Plummer)

  Whiting and Pope align to push the Connex-Killen merger forward.

• Jimmy Pope — Alliance Merger Partner — Leland "Lee" Janus (Peter Gerety)

  Janus and Pope lead the two companies merging into a corporate giant.

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• Bryan Woodman (Matt Damon)
• Bennett Holiday (Jeffrey Wright)
• Tommy Barton (Robert Foxworth)
• Julie Woodman (Amanda Peet)
• Stan (William Hurt)
• Dean Whiting (Christopher Plummer)
• Riley Woodman (Nicholas Art)
• Leland "Lee" Janus (Peter Gerety)
• Sydney Hewitt (Nicky Henson)
• Rebecca (Daisy Tormé)
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