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Cooper Andrews
Andrews at GalaxyCon Richmond in 2020
Born	Andrew Lawrence Cooper (1985-03-10) March 10, 1985 (age 39) Smithtown, Long Island, New York, U.S.
Nationality	Samoan
Occupation	Actor
Years active	2006–present
Spouse	Abin Shim ​(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. He grew up with his mother, and was raised Jewish. Andrews lived in Atlanta for many years and is a graduate of Dunwoody High School.

Career

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

Filmography

Film

Television

Video games

References

1. ^ 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. ^ "Cooper Andrews List of Movies and TV Shows". TV Guide. Archived from the original on September 14, 2024. Retrieved September 14, 2024.
6. Mackie, Michael (November 16, 2022). "Apocalypse Wow: Walking Dead fan favorite Cooper Andrews films in the metro". The Pitch. Retrieved November 20, 2023.
7. ^ "Cooper Andrews (visual voices guide)". Behind The Voice Actors. Archived from the original on September 14, 2024. Retrieved September 14, 2024.A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its credits or other reliable sources of information.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: postscript (link)
8. Legacy, Spencer (February 24, 2023). "Justice League: Cosmic Chaos Gameplay Trailer Spotlights Voice Cast". ComingSoon. Retrieved February 24, 2023.

External links

• Cooper Andrews on Twitter
• Cooper Andrews at IMDb 

• 20th-century American Jews
• 20th-century American male actors
• 21st-century American Jews
• 21st-century American male actors
• 1985 births
• Actors of Samoan descent
• American male film actors
• American male television actors
• American male voice actors
• American people of Hungarian-Jewish descent
• American people of Samoan descent
• Jewish American male actors
• Living people
• Male actors from New York (state)
• People from Smithtown, New York