Robert C. Cooper

Robert C. Cooper is a Canadian writer and producer best known for his work in the Stargate franchise. He was formerly an executive producer of Stargate SG-1, Stargate Atlantis and Stargate Universe. He also co-created both Stargate Atlantis and Stargate Universe with Brad Wright. Cooper has written and produced many episodes of Stargate SG-1, Stargate Atlantis and Stargate Universe as well as directed a number of episodes.

Career Cooper started his writing career with a series of films, the first of which was Blown Away. He joined the crew of Psi Factor: Chronicles of the Paranormal as a story editor until he was promoted to a writer in 1996 where he worked until moving to Stargate SG-1 in 1997 as an executive story editor.

Whilst working on Stargate SG-1, Cooper is credited with writing 52 episodes.

Cooper made his directorial debut with "Crusade" a ninth season episode of Stargate SG-1. In the 10th season premiere episode "Flesh and Blood", Cooper's daughter Emma played the 4 year old Adria. Later in the tenth season of Stargate SG-1, in early scenes of the episode "Talion", his older daughter Megan Elizabeth Cooper played a jaffa girl. Cooper also directed "Unending" the final episode of Stargate SG-1. Following the conclusion of SG-1, Cooper wrote and directed the direct-to-DVD movie Stargate: The Ark of Truth.

After Stargate Atlantis was cancelled, Cooper and Brad Wright went on to create another spin-off, Stargate Universe which premiered on October 2, 2009. In June 2010, it was revealed that Cooper was "stepping back to ... a consulting role" for the end of Stargate Universe season 2, before leaving entirely.

Filmography Film Title Year Credited as Notes Director Producer Writer Blown Away 1992 The Dark 1993 No Contest 1994 The Club 1994 The Impossible Elephant 2001 Stargate: The Ark of Truth 2008 Stargate: Continuum 2008

Television The numbers in directing and writing credits refer to the number of episodes.

Title Year Credited as Network Notes Creator Director Writer Executiveproducer Psi Factor: Chronicles of the Paranormal 1996–97 (3) Flash Forward 1997 (1) Stargate SG-1 1997–2007 (2) (58) ShowtimeSyfy co-producer (1998–99: 12 episodes), supervising producer (1999–2000: 11 episodes), producer (1999: 11 episodes), co-executive producer (2000–01: 22 episodes), executive producer (2001–07: 126 episodes) Best Actress 2000 E! Television film Stargate Atlantis 2004–09 (3) (10) Syfy Stargate Universe 2009–11 (2) (9) Syfy Dark Matter 2015–16 (2) CTV Sci-Fi Channel consulting producer (12 episodes) Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency 2016–17 (2) BBC America Unspeakable 2019 (2) (4) CBC Television

Awards Out of fifteen nominations, Cooper has received four awards.

2009 – Leo Awards, Best Direction in a Dramatic Series: Stargate Atlantis: "Vegas" 2009 – Leo Awards, Best Dramatic Series: Stargate Atlantis (Shared) 2009 – Leo Awards, Outstanding Achievement Award – Individual (Shared with Brad Wright) 2006 – The Constellation Awards, Best Overall 2006 Science Fiction Film or Television Script: Stargate SG-1: "200" (Shared with Brad Wright)