He was nominated for a Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical and a Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Musical for his role as Seth in the off-Broadway and Broadway theatre productions of Kimberly Akimbo in 2022 and 2023.
[1] He grew up in Overland Park, Kansas,[4] where he attended Olathe East High School.
[4] He enrolled at Texas Christian University, but received an offer to join the cast of Kimberly Akimbo and quickly deferred school for one semester to join the production off-Broadway as Seth.
[2][5] Cooley made his Broadway debut when Kimberly Akimbo moved to the Booth Theatre.
[4] He was nominated for a Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Musical for his performance.