Giles Cooper

Giles Cooper (born 11 August 1982) is a British actor. He is best known for playing Fred Silvester in the 2018 UK Tour of This House and food writer Nigel Slater in the 2019 London premiere of Toast.

Early life Giles Cooper was born in Bath, UK. He is the grandson of BBC radio dramatist Giles Cooper.

Career Giles Cooper trained at the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama. He has appeared in numerous stage plays including After the Dance at the Royal National Theatre in 2010, People and Henry V in 2012, The Duchess of Malfi and Knight of the Burning Pestle at Shakespeare's Globe in 2014. He performed in the 2015 London revival of As Is. In 2018, he performed the role of Fred Silvester in the first national UK tour of This House. In 2019, it was announced that he would play food writer Nigel Slater in the stage adaption of Toast. In 2020, he reprised the role of Nigel for an audio version of Toast recorded during lockdown. The production raised money for the Lawrence Batley Theatre in Huddersfield.

Cooper's film credits include The Lady in the Van, directed by Nicholas Hytner, and Pride, directed by Matthew Warchus.

Filmography

Film and television Year Film Role Notes 2005 The Nun Harley 2007 Consenting Adults Philip French TV movie 2011 Killing Adam James Short 2012 Hollyoaks Business Man TV series – 1 Episode 2013 Pride Steward 2014 The Duchess of Malfi Silvio BBC Broadcast 2015 The Lady in the Van Passer-by 2017 Oska Bayte Writer Short Film 2017 The Forbidden Door Writer Short Film 2017 Airport Hotel Young Man Music Video

Stage Year Production Role Theatre 2003 Rafts and Dreams Alex Manchester Royal Exchange Theatre 2004 Across Oka Nikolai Manchester Royal Theatre Exchange 2004 Twelfth Night Sebastian Bolton Octagon 2004 The Witches Boy Birmingham Rep 2005 The Witches Boy Wyndham's Theatre 2006 Rafts and Dreams Alex Royal Court Theatre 2006 A Touch of the Sun John Salisbury Playhouse 2008 Think Global, F**k Local Pip Royal Court Theatre 2009 Dreams of Violence Carl/Simon Soho Theatre 2010 Little Billee Trilby Finborough Theatre 2010 The Talented Mr Ripley Pip Royal & Derngate Northampton 2011 After the Dance Dr George Banner Royal National Theatre 2011 Great Expectations Herbert Pocket English Touring Theatre 2012 People Nigel Royal National Theatre 2012 Henry V Montjoy/Monsier le Fer/Sir Thomas Grey Shakespeare's Globe 2014 The Knight of the Burning Pestle Michael Shakespeare's Globe 2014 The Duchess of Malfi Silvio Shakespeare's Globe 2015 As Is Chet Trafalgar Studios 2017 A Princess Undone Tristan National Tour 2018 This House Fred Silvester National Tour 2019 Toast Nigel Slater London's West End 2019 Toast Nigel Slater National Tour