Risteárd Cooper (/ˈrɪʃtɑːrd/; born February 1969) is an Irish actor, comedian, singer and writer and is one third of comedy trio Après Match.
Risteárd attended Scoil Bhríde, an Irish speaking primary school in Ranelagh, Dublin, and St Michael's College, Ballsbridge.
[citation needed] In September 2014 he appeared as Sir Henry Coverly in the ITV drama The Suspicions of Mr Whicher "The Ties That Bind", while in 2015 he portrayed Dermot Nally in RTÉ's "Charlie" and Laurie Gaskell in the critically acclaimed comedy-drama "No Offence" for Channel 4.
[citation needed] Cooper has since appeared in such shows as “Delicious” with English comedienne Dawn French and “Quiz” directed by Stephen Frears.
[citation needed] More recently he played Lawrence in the UK premiere of Anne Washburn's play "Shipwreck" directed by Rupert Goold at The Almeida Theatre, London, while TV and Film projects include ITV's "Too Close" opposite Emily Watson, the Amazon Prime series "The Power", Channel 5's "The Inheritance", Hallmark's "Murder in G Major" and a new comedy called "Fran the Man" to be released in late 2024.