Skyler Cooper

Skyler Cooper is an American actor and activist.[1] Cooper is known for playing both male and female roles.[2][3] Cooper stated that after being gender neutral for most of his life, "As I launch my website as a transgender person, I identify as 'He' and with masculine pronouns."[4]

Education

Cooper was mentored by acting coach Phil Bennett. He also went to his Theatre Labs to learn contemporary theater.[5]

Career

An acting coach once told Cooper he would need to stay in the closet for the sake of his career.[6] He switched coaches and subsequently had success performing in queer specific film and theatre. He first performed on stage with the 2000 production of Liquid Fire.[6] Then, in 2003 he starred in the documentary, Butch Mystique. In 2012, he wrote, directed, produced and acted in the short film Hero Mars (2013 release).[7]

Cooper starred in the short film Frederica, as well as Hooters, a documentary about the making of The Owls.[2]Cooper appeared in the “Lesbians Gone Wild” episode of RuPaul’s Drag U in 2011. Cooper was also featured in movies including Cheryl Dunye’s The Owls,[8] Insomniacs and Elena Undone. On stage, Cooper was cast as Othello in the Impact Theatre's Performance of Othello Staged Reading (which purposefully subverted gender and race dynamics by casting a Black queer actor).[9][10]

In 2018, he played the role of Trish in Lasso.[11]

Hero Mars

Hero Mars won the 2014 Best Short Film at the Bronze Lens Film Festival.[12][13][14]

Personal life

Cooper has a bodybuilding background and is described as muscular. He has done work at Gold's Gym as a personal trainer.[15] He was a fitness coordinator in the military.[5] Cooper is originally from New York. His father is a Baptist minister.[16]

References
  1. Terrace, Vincent (2015-09-01). Internet Lesbian and Gay Television Series, 1996–2014. McFarland. ISBN 9781476621265.
  2. "Skyler Cooper Is Smokin Hot on RuPauls Drag U". 2011-07-22. Retrieved 2018-08-27.
  3. "Two lesbian actresses are "Hellbent for Hollywood" - AfterEllen". AfterEllen. 2009-08-26. Retrieved 2018-08-27.
  4. Cooper, Sklyer. "About". Skyler Cooper. Retrieved October 18, 2018.
  5. "Skyler Cooper Has Arrived - Page 2 of 2 - AfterEllen". AfterEllen. 2007-05-23. Retrieved 2018-08-27.
  6. "Skyler Cooper Has Arrived - AfterEllen". AfterEllen. 2007-05-23. Retrieved 2018-08-27.
  7. "100+ LGBTQ Black Women You Should Know: The Epic Black History Month Megapost". Autostraddle. 2014-02-26. Retrieved 2018-08-27.
  8. "Top 10 Hottest Butches of 2012". 2013-01-02. Retrieved 2018-08-27.
  9. Daniels, Patsy J. (2014-06-02). Constructing the Literary Self: Race and Gender in Twentieth-Century Literature. Cambridge Scholars Publishing. ISBN 9781443861113.
  10. Drostova, Lisa. "Othello Is a Butch". East Bay Express. Retrieved 2018-08-27.
  11. "Locking horns with Lasso director Evan Cecil in advance of the film's Arrow Films FrightFest UK premiere | Live for Films". www.liveforfilm.com. Retrieved 2018-08-27.
  12. "Filmmaker". Skyler Cooper. Retrieved 2018-08-27.
  13. "BronzeLens Film Festival Announces Best of Festival Honorees". PRWeb. Retrieved 2018-08-27.
  14. "Skyler Cooper, Director/Writer/Actor: HERO MARS". Popcorn and Vodka. 2014-02-25. Retrieved 2018-08-27.
  15. "Have You Heard The One About Incompatibility of Military Heroism & Love?". SFist. Retrieved 2018-08-27.
  16. "Mapping Privilege: Skyler Cooper on Fighting for One's Very Existence". KQED. 2017-02-22. Retrieved 2018-08-27.
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