Emrhys Cooper (born 14 February 1985)[1] is a British actor, singer, dancer, and filmmaker, best known for playing cult leader Rowan Cunliffe on Coronation Street, and Alastair on the Emmy nominated StyleHaul Drama Series Vanity (2015)[2] in which he stars alongside Denise Richards and Karrueche Tran.

[4] He has an older sister called Fleur who runs a successful Travel and Lifestyle company and starred in the ITV series Million Dollar Babes.

In addition to appearing in West End musicals, Cooper also worked as a dancer with many of the world's biggest recording artists including Madonna, Christina Aguilera, Pussycat Dolls and the Sugababes, (in the video for "Push the Button") as the Geeky Guy directed by Matthew Rolston.

Whilst dancing, Cooper appeared on TV shows such as X Factor, America's Got Talent, Stars in Their Eyes and the MTV European Music Awards.

[8] In 2008, he moved to Los Angeles where he quickly started working on many of the US's biggest shows including Desperate Housewives, CSI:NY, Touch and Blackish.

[16] In 2023, Cooper appeared as the Cowboy The Bents highly acclaimed production of Mart Crowley's The Boys in the Band at the Camelot Theatre, Palm Springs.

[17] In February 2016, whilst shooting The Temple[18] in Bhutan, Cooper visited the Neyphug (Heyphug) Monastery & School for orphaned and underprivileged boys.

He supports Urology Care Foundation,[20] hoping to build awareness and urge people to get regular health check ups.