Dominic Cooper is an English actor. Dominic Cooper has worked in TV, film, theatre and radio, in productions including Mamma Mia!, The Duchess, and The History Boys. Dominic Cooper was born and brought up in Greenwich, London, the son of Julie, a nursery school teacher.

Dominic Cooper attended the Thomas Tallis School in Blackheath, and trained at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art, graduating in 2000. He also attended John Ball Primary school.

Dominic Cooper has shared a house with The History Boys co-star James Corden since 2008. He was in a relationship with fellow Mamma Mia! star Amanda Seyfried but in May 2010 he ended the relationship.