Clayton Cooper(III)
- Actor
Clayton started modeling as a toddler and fell into acting less than a year later in a local commercial.
He made his TV debut on Mr. Mercedes (2017) working with director Laura Innes. He went on to work on the Abc pilot Salvage (2018) directed by Emmy nominated Uta Breisewitz and written by award winning Don Todd. This unfortunately never aired. The same year he filmed an indie horror film, followed by a comedic Costar role on BET's Bigger (2021) sharing the screen with Tristen Winger.
Clayton's projects include several feature films- his first lead role in A Nashville Country Christmas (2022) for Paramount Network- working alongside Oscar winner Keith Carradine, Grammy Winner Tanya Tucker and Olivia Sanabia. Followed by Stars Fell Again (2023) and the top Netflix's hit Rebel Ridge (2024) with a star studded cast and director Jeremy Saulnier as well as Red One (2024) with director Jake Kasdan, starring The Rock and Chris Evans.
He has filmed dozens of commercials including one for Applebees/NFL, Disneyworld, Google and this left handed kid could been seen in Geico's Shark week ad (2021) shooting hoops with his right hand after a couple of hours of dedication and help from the director.
Clayton has found a love of professional Theatre and has performed on stage in multiple shows at the Historic Dock Street Theatre as well as alongside Footlight Players at the Queen Street Playhouse, both in Charleston.
Clayton is wise beyond his years and has a maturity, awareness and understanding of people that surpasses most adults. His ability to empathize with others helps him in his character transformations and scene breakdown.
When Clayton was in kindergarten his teacher was asked to use one word to describe her students. For him she used "conscientious". This perfectly describes him. Not only does he possess an incredible natural ability to act, he treats everyone he meets with a genuine love and kindness and he is the hardest working child you may ever meet. He has impressed and connected to each and every person he has worked with. When he is not acting he enjoys sports, video games, his friends and playing with his siblings. He has a strong interest in history, specifically World War II as well as math, and social justice. He loves facts and learning all he can in general. Look out for more to come from him!
He made his TV debut on Mr. Mercedes (2017) working with director Laura Innes. He went on to work on the Abc pilot Salvage (2018) directed by Emmy nominated Uta Breisewitz and written by award winning Don Todd. This unfortunately never aired. The same year he filmed an indie horror film, followed by a comedic Costar role on BET's Bigger (2021) sharing the screen with Tristen Winger.
Clayton's projects include several feature films- his first lead role in A Nashville Country Christmas (2022) for Paramount Network- working alongside Oscar winner Keith Carradine, Grammy Winner Tanya Tucker and Olivia Sanabia. Followed by Stars Fell Again (2023) and the top Netflix's hit Rebel Ridge (2024) with a star studded cast and director Jeremy Saulnier as well as Red One (2024) with director Jake Kasdan, starring The Rock and Chris Evans.
He has filmed dozens of commercials including one for Applebees/NFL, Disneyworld, Google and this left handed kid could been seen in Geico's Shark week ad (2021) shooting hoops with his right hand after a couple of hours of dedication and help from the director.
Clayton has found a love of professional Theatre and has performed on stage in multiple shows at the Historic Dock Street Theatre as well as alongside Footlight Players at the Queen Street Playhouse, both in Charleston.
Clayton is wise beyond his years and has a maturity, awareness and understanding of people that surpasses most adults. His ability to empathize with others helps him in his character transformations and scene breakdown.
When Clayton was in kindergarten his teacher was asked to use one word to describe her students. For him she used "conscientious". This perfectly describes him. Not only does he possess an incredible natural ability to act, he treats everyone he meets with a genuine love and kindness and he is the hardest working child you may ever meet. He has impressed and connected to each and every person he has worked with. When he is not acting he enjoys sports, video games, his friends and playing with his siblings. He has a strong interest in history, specifically World War II as well as math, and social justice. He loves facts and learning all he can in general. Look out for more to come from him!
