Oliver Cooper

Oliver Cooper (born 1989 or 1990) 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.