Cooper began his career in his early 20s as a model while studying sports science at
Exeter University for two years. He was signed to
Elite Model Management in London. He grew dissatisfied with modelling shortly afterward and returned home to
Cirencester with his parents and worked a series of odd jobs, including positions at retailers
Argos and
Topshop and in a sausage factory. In 2014 he and his sister Daisy May, with the support of
ITV and
NBC, wrote and shot a pilot episode of what would later become
This Country titled
Kerry. However, the resulting episode was "horrible" and it was quickly dropped. Later he became an actor and co-writer of the
BBC comedy
This Country with Daisy May, writing the characters Kerry and Kurtan based on their own life experiences living in the
Cotswolds. In 2018 he was nominated for and won three Royal Television Awards for best Scripted Comedy, Comedy Performance and Comedy Writing. He was also nominated for and won best Scripted Comedy at the 2018
BAFTA awards for his work in
This Country, as well as winning Breakthrough Talent at the BAFTA Craft Awards. In 2020, he co-wrote and produced the teleplay for an episode of
Avenue 5, an
HBO series that features his sister in a recurring role. He starred alongside
Steve Coogan in a scene in the 2019 film
Greed. In 2019
The Guardian described his portrayal of Kevin, boyfriend of
Sian O'Callaghan, in
A Confession, ITV's dramatisation of the investigation of her murder, as "a fine performance that channels the role in
This Country ... without repeating it". In 2021 Cooper took on a role in the third series of
Stath Lets Flats, playing Gregory - a rival letting agent. Also in 2021, Cooper was a guest on Episode 6, Series 4 of
Mortimer & Whitehouse: Gone Fishing. In September 2022, Cooper played his first "big film role" as Dennis Corrigan in
See How They Run. In 2023, Cooper began voicing Trevor the dinosaur in an advertising campaign for retailer
Argos. In November 2023 it was announced by
Paramount+ that Cooper would star in a new original drama series
Stags, filming on location in
Tenerife which has since released in 2024. In October 2024 ''Charlie Cooper's Myth Country
was released by BBC Three on BBC iPlayer. The programme was an exploration of traditional British myths, legends and folk rituals. He has said that it was inspired by his work on This Country''. In February 2025, Cooper guest starred in
Am I Being Unreasonable?, which was co-created by his older sister Daisy May. ==Personal life==