Anderson Cooper

Characters played by Anderson Cooper

Anderson Cooper — Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016)

News reporter covering the Superman controversy.

Anderson Cooper — Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (2022)

Real-life journalist appearing as himself in news broadcasts.

Anderson Cooper — Chappie (2015)

News personality reporting on robot violence.

Career Overview

Anderson Cooper has 63 screen credits in a career dating back to 1975. Their work spans 6 cinematic universes — most prominently Untold Collection with 2 titles. Signature works include Anderson Cooper 360°, Chappie, The Whole Story with Anderson Cooper. Explore the interactive character relationship maps on each title page to trace how their roles connect across franchises.

Personal Facts

Known For: Acting
Gender: male
Known Credits: 63
Birth Date: 1967-06-03
Birth Place: New York City, New York, USA

Known For

Associated Universes

Universe traveler — spans 6 universes

Untold Collection (2 titles)
MCU (1 titles)
Black Panther Collection (1 titles)
DCEU (1 titles)
Man of Steel Collection (1 titles)
Neill Blomkamp Trilogy (1 titles)

Frequent Collaborators

Sharlto Copley (1 collaborations)
Dev Patel (1 collaborations)
Hugh Jackman (1 collaborations)
Ninja (1 collaborations)
Yo-Landi Visser (1 collaborations)
Sigourney Weaver (1 collaborations)
Chris Shields (1 collaborations)
Jose Pablo Cantillo (1 collaborations)
Brandon Auret (1 collaborations)
Johnny Selema (1 collaborations)

Credits

actors (61 credits)
- Instadocs: The Decoy Plane
  Self (archive footage)
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2026
- Untold: The Shooting at Hawthorne Hill
  Self (archive footage)
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2026
- The Lady and The Legend
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2026
- Good Night, and Good Luck: Truth and Power
  Self - Host
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2025
- Untold: The Fall of Favre
  Self - Host, Anderson 360° (archive footage)
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2025
- The Secret of Me
  Self - Host (archive footage)
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2025
- Armed Only with a Camera: The Life and Death of Brent Renaud
  Self (archival footage)
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2025
- The Choice 2024: Harris vs. Trump
  Self (archive footage)
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2024
- MisinfoNation: The Trump Faithful
  Self - Host
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2024
- MiP: The Journey Across the Universe
  Anderson Cooper
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2024
- The Truth vs. Alex Jones
  Self (archive footage)
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2024
- The Whole Story with Anderson Cooper
  Self - Host
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  - MAGA Ever After? (2026) ... Self - Host actor actors
  
  - 30 Days Inside: Hospitals and the Immigrant Workforce (2026) ... Self - Host actor actors
  
  - Nepal's Deadly Floods (2026) ... Self - Host actor actors
  
  - The End of the World As We Know It (2026) ... Self - Host actor actors
  
  - Stacked: Inside the Enhancement Craze (2026) ... Self - Host actor actors
  
  2023
- Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
  Anderson Cooper
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2022
- Fatal Distraction
  Self (archive footage)
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2021
- Madame X Presents: Madame Xtra Q&A
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2021
- Christmas In Florida
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2021
- A Choice of Weapons: Inspired by Gordon Parks
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2021
- In Delusion: Trump and the American Catastrophe
  Self (archive footage)
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2020
- The Choice 2020: Trump vs. Biden
  Self (archive footage)
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2020
- A Private War
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2018
- Remembering Anthony Bourdain
  Self - Host
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2018
- Zero Weeks
  Self (archive footage)
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2017
- The Words That Built America
  Self - Reader: Declaration of Independence
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2017
- Madonna: Rebel Heart Tour
  Self - Unapologetic Bitch
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2016
- The Red Pill
  Self (archive footage)
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2016
- Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice
  Anderson Cooper
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2016
- Ana
  Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2016
- Nothing Left Unsaid: Gloria Vanderbilt & Anderson Cooper
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2016
- The Life of Adam
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2015
- #Being13: Inside The Secret World of Teens
  Self - Anchor
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2015
- The 33
  CNN Anchor
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2015
- The Making of 'American Sniper'
  Self - Archive Footage
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2015
- Chappie
  Anderson Cooper
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2015
- The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
  
  - Anderson Cooper, Patton Oswalt (2026) ... Self - Guest actor actors
  
  - Anderson Cooper, Andy Cohen, the Mountain Goats, Laura Benanti (2025) ... Self - Guest actor actors
  
  - Ted Danson, Alison Roman (2025) ... Self actor actors
  
  - Anderson Cooper, Mason Thames (2025) ... Self - Guest actor actors
  
  - Sandra Oh, Dave Franco (2025) ... Self - Guest actor actors
  
  2015
- State of Bacon
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2014
- Late Night with Seth Meyers
  
  - Alexander Skarsgård, Paula Pell (2026) ... Self (archive footage) actor actors
  
  - Joel McHale, Alison Oliver (2026) ... Self (archive footage) actor actors
  
  - Ice T, John Irving, Rina Sawayama (2022) ... Self (archive footage) (uncredited) actor actors
  
  - Vice President Kamala Harris, Geena Davis (2022) ... Self (archive footage) (uncredited) actor actors
  
  - Benedict Cumberbatch, David Arquette, Latto (2021) ... Self (archive footage) actor actors
  
  2014
- Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
  
  - The Lottery (2014) ... Self actor actors
  
  2014
- The Armstrong Lie
  Self (archive footage)
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2013
- Blackfish
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2013
- Finding Your Roots
  
  - Decoding Our Past Through DNA (2014) ... Self actor actors
  
  - Our American Storytellers (2014) ... Self actor actors
  
  2012
- The Craigslist Killer
  Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2011
- South of the Border
  Self (archive footage)
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2009
- Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
  
  - Patti Lupone and Anderson Cooper (2025) ... Self - Guest actor actors
  
  - Julianne Moore and Anderson Cooper (2024) ... Self - Guest actor actors
  
  - Gayle King and Anderson Cooper (2023) ... Self - Guest actor actors
  
  - Anderson Cooper and Kerry Washington (2023) ... Self - Guest actor actors
  
  - Bob Weir and Anderson Cooper (2022) ... Self - Guest actor actors
  
  2009
- Jerry Seinfeld: The Comedian Award
  Self - Host
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2007
- Ghosts of Abu Ghraib
  Self (archive footage)
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2007
- The Colbert Report
  
  - Anderson Cooper (2005) ... Self actor actors
  
  - Jim Cramer (2005) ... Self (archive footage) actor actors
  
  2005
- Journalists: Killed in the Line of Duty
  Self - Host
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2003
- Anderson Cooper 360°
  Self - Host
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  - Episode 1 (2025) ... Self - Host actor actors
  
  - Episode 12 (2024) ... Self - Host actor actors
  
  - Episode 11 (2024) ... Self - Host actor actors
  
  - Episode 10 (2024) ... Self - Host actor actors
  
  - Episode 9 (2024) ... Self - Host actor actors
  
  2003
- Jimmy Kimmel Live!
  
  - Joel McHale, Ali Wentworth (2023) ... Self (archive footage) actor actors
  
  - Anderson Cooper, Emily VanCamp, Zoe Wees (2021) ... Self - Guest actor actors
  
  - Ryan Gosling; Brad Paisley (2013) ... Self - "Mean Tweets" actor actors
  
  2003
- The Ellen DeGeneres Show
  
  - Anderson Cooper, Howie Mandel, Derek Martinez, Deanna Pappas (2007) ... Self actor actors
  
  2003
- Real Time with Bill Maher
  
  - September 02, 2005 (2005) ... Self actor actors
  
  2003
- The View
  
  - Anderson Cooper, Paul Anka (2007) ... Self actor actors
  
  - Anderson Cooper, Nina Garcia, guest co-hosts Caroline Rhea and Melissa Claire Egan (2007) ... Self actor actors
  
  1997
- The Daily Show
  
  - June 22, 2026 - Maggie Haberman & Jonathan Swan (2026) ... Self (archive footage) actor actors
  
  - November 17, 2025 - Christiane Amanpour (2025) ... Self (archive footage) (uncredited) actor actors
  
  - Barack Obamas Acceptance Speech (2008) ... Self actor actors
  
  - Anderson Cooper (2006) ... Self actor actors
  
  - Anderson Cooper (2005) ... Self actor actors
  
  1996
- Late Night with Conan O'Brien
  
  - Anderson Cooper, Rob Corddry, Son Volt (2007) ... Self - Guest actor actors
  
  - Halle Berry, Anderson Cooper, Peeping Tom (2006) ... Self - Guest actor actors
  
  - Jimmy Fallon, Anderson Cooper, Lewis Black (2005) ... Self - Guest actor actors
  
  1993
- The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
  
  - Conan O'Brien, Anderson Cooper, Allison Moorer (2008) ... Self actor actors
  
  1992
- The Simpsons
  
  - The Kid Is All Right (2013) ... Anderson Cooper (voice) actor actors
  
  1989
- LIVE with Kelly and Mark
  
  - Anderson Cooper and Suleika Jaouad (2025) ... Self - Guest actor actors
  
  - Tyra Banks and Anderson Cooper (2022) ... Self - Guest actor actors
  
  - Anderson Cooper (2022) ... Self - Guest actor actors
  
  - Anderson Cooper, Dulé Hill (2021) ... Self - Guest actor actors
  
  - Anderson Cooper, Dulé Hill (2021) ... Self actor actors
  
  1988
- Jeopardy!
  
  - Show #8390 (2021) ... Self - Host actor actors
  
  - Show #8389 (2021) ... Self - Host actor actors
  
  - Show #8388 (2021) ... Self - Host actor actors
  
  - Show #8387 (2021) ... Self - Host actor actors
  
  - Show #8386 (2021) ... Self - Host actor actors
  
  1984
- Saturday Night Live
  
  - Ben Affleck with Kanye West (2013) ... Self - Cameo (uncredited) actor actors
  
  - Gwyneth Paltrow/Cee Lo Green (2011) ... Self (uncredited) actor actors
  
  1975
- Sesame Street
  
  - Oscar hosts Grouch News Network (2007) ... actor actors
  
  1969
- 60 Minutes
  
  - Disaster Tourists; Birds of War; Perfume Capital of the World (2026) ... Self - Correspondent actor actors
  
  - Polymarket; CRISPR Kids; Lamine Yamal (2025) ... Self actor actors
  
  - Zelenskyy; Greenland; Banana Ball (2025) ... Self actor actors
  
  - The Prosecution of January 6th; Danger in the South China Sea; Dua Lipa (2024) ... Self actor actors
  
  - The Hostage Story; Looting of Cambodia; Gnawa (2023) ... Self actor actors
  
  1968
production (2 credits)
- MisinfoNation: The Trump Faithful
  executive producer
  
  production
  
  2024
- Nothing Left Unsaid: Gloria Vanderbilt & Anderson Cooper
  executive producer
  
  production
  
  2016

Content sources

Related entry on Wikidata (Q316997), public domain (CC0).