Cooper Andrews
Andrews at GalaxyCon Richmond in 2020
Born
Andrew Lawrence Cooper

(1985-03-10) March 10, 1985 (age 38)
Smithtown, Long Island, New York, U.S.
NationalitySamoan
OccupationActor
Years active2006–present
Spouse
Abin Shim
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(m. 2019)​

Andrew Lawrence Cooper (born March 10, 1985), known professionally as Cooper Andrews, is an American actor. He is best known for his role as Jerry on The Walking Dead. In 2019, he was cast as Víctor Vásquez in Shazam! (2019) and returned for its sequel (2023) in the DC Extended Universe.

Early life

Andrews was born in Smithtown, New York on Long Island. His father is Samoan and his mother is of Hungarian Jewish descent.[1] He grew up with his mother, and was raised Jewish.[2] Andrews lived in Atlanta for many years and is a graduate of Dunwoody High School.[3]

Career

Andrews played the recurring character Yo-Yo Engberk in the first three seasons in AMC's Halt and Catch Fire.[1] He went on to be cast as Jerry in The Walking Dead and in Shazam! as Victor Vásquez, a role in which he reprised in its 2023 sequel Shazam! Fury of the Gods.[4] Andrews has also worked behind the camera as boom operator, stunt coordinator and assistant director.[1]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
2006 Death of Seasons Guy
2008 Golgotha Evil Guard
Faceless Catwalk BodyGuard Short film
2009 Mandie and the Secret Tunnel Brother Cooper
2014 Ruins and Reckoning Kavick Short film
2015 Assassinmas XVII Buckets
2016 Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk Grateful / Anxious American
2018 Den of Thieves Mack
2019 Shazam! Víctor Vásquez
Going Up Roger Branch Short film, post-production
Darlin' Nurse Tony
2023 Shazam! Fury of the Gods Víctor Vásquez
The Last Butterflies Dad Short film, also producer[5]

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2014–2016 Halt and Catch Fire Yo-Yo Engberk 17 episodes
2015 The Red Road Rowtag 2 episodes
Your Pretty Face Is Going to Hell Modok 1 episode
Limitless Kenny Sumida
2016 Hawaii Five-0 Vance Pekelo
2016–2022 The Walking Dead Jerry 49 episodes
2017 Thin Ice Small Paul Television film
S.W.A.T. Reggie Lee Episode: "Radical"
2021 Aquaman: King of Atlantis Aquaman Voice, 3 episodes
2023 Hailey's On It! Kai Banks Voice, Recurring

Video games

Year Title Role Notes
2020 Madden 21 Fetu Valtal
2023 Justice League: Cosmic Chaos Aquaman [6]

References

  1. ^ a b c Miller, Victoria Leigh (October 12, 2017). "The Walking Dead: 5 things you didn't know about Cooper Andrews". Yahoo. Retrieved July 14, 2021.
  2. ^ Davis, Brandon (September 6, 2017). "The Walking Dead: Cooper Andrews Reveals How He Got The Part Of Jerry". ComicBook. Retrieved July 14, 2021.
  3. ^ Ho, Rodney (November 13, 2017). "Cooper Andrews relishes role as Jerry on 'The Walking Dead'". Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Archived from the original on April 6, 2019. Retrieved April 6, 2019.
  4. ^ Anderson, Jenna (December 19, 2017). "The Walking Dead's Cooper Andrews Joins Shazam!". ComicBook. Retrieved July 14, 2021.
  5. ^ Mackie, Michael (November 16, 2022). "Apocalypse Wow: Walking Dead fan favorite Cooper Andrews films in the metro". The Pitch. Retrieved November 20, 2023.
  6. ^ Legacy, Spencer (February 24, 2023). "Justice League: Cosmic Chaos Gameplay Trailer Spotlights Voice Cast". ComingSoon. Retrieved February 24, 2023.

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