Biography
Anderson Hays Cooper is an American journalist, television personality, and author. He is the primary anchor of the CNN news show Anderson Cooper 360°.
Known For
Complete Filmography
Good Night, and Good Luck: Truth and Power
2025
as Self - Host
Anderson Cooper discusses the critically acclaimed production and state of global journalism in front of a live audience of journalism students

The Choice 2024: Harris vs. Trump
2024
as Self (archive footage)
The documentary investigates the lives and characters of Kamala Harris and Donald Trump as they seek the presidency. In a historic election, those who...
MisinfoNation: The Trump Faithful
2024
as Self - Host
Just over six months out from the next presidential election, a battle for facts, decency, and democracy is playing out far from debate stages and TV ...
MisinfoNation: The Trump Faithful
2024
Executive Producer
Just over six months out from the next presidential election, a battle for facts, decency, and democracy is playing out far from debate stages and TV ...

The Truth vs. Alex Jones
2024
as Self (archive footage)
Filmed over four years with unprecedented access, this documentary chronicles the riveting courtroom drama of two defamation lawsuits brought by Sandy...

Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
2022
as Anderson Cooper
Queen Ramonda, Shuri, M’Baku, Okoye and the Dora Milaje fight to protect their nation from intervening world powers in the wake of King T’Challa’s dea...

Madame X Presents: Madame Xtra Q&A
2021
as Self
A follow-up special to Madonna's recently released concert documentary film MADAME X. This special features questions from very special guests Ariana ...

Christmas In Florida
2021
A canceled Thanksgiving parade and no options professionally or personally, Kimberly DiPersia and Alex R. Wagner decide it would be a perfect opportun...

A Choice of Weapons: Inspired by Gordon Parks
2021
as Self
This documentary chronicles renaissance man Gordon Parks’ stellar career from staff photographer for LIFE magazine, through his artistic development p...

In Delusion: Trump and the American Catastrophe
2020
as Self (archive footage)
In 2020, the USA experienced a multiple catastrophe: No other country in the world was hit so badly by the coronavirus pandemic, the economic slump wa...

The Choice 2020: Trump vs. Biden
2020
as Self (archive footage)
A look into what has shaped President Donald Trump and presidential candidate Joe Biden, where they came from and how they lead.

A Private War
2018
as Self
One of the most celebrated war correspondents of our time, Marie Colvin is an utterly fearless and rebellious spirit, driven to the frontlines of conf...

Remembering Anthony Bourdain
2018
as Self - Host
CNN pays tribute and honors the life of celebrity chef Anthony Bourdain.

Zero Weeks
2017
as Self (archive footage)
What do the United States and Papua New Guinea have in common? They are the only countries in the world without paid family leave. American families a...

The Words That Built America
2017
as Self - Reader: Declaration of Independence
In recognition of the 4th of July, several celebrities and politicians of differing ideologies join to read the historic documents which laid the foun...

Risk
2017
as Self (archive sound)
Capturing the story of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange with unprecedented access, director Laura Poitras finds herself caught between the motives and...

Madonna: Rebel Heart Tour
2016
as Self - Unapologetic Bitch
Concert special featuring the iconic superstar as she performs in packed arenas around the globe. Featuring new hits and beloved classics that showcas...

The Red Pill
2016
as Self (archive footage)
When a feminist filmmaker sets out to document the mysterious and polarizing world of the Men’s Rights Movement, she begins to question her own belief...

Amanda Knox
2016
as Self (archive footage)
This gripping, atmospheric documentary recounts the infamous trial, conviction and eventual acquittal of Seattle native Amanda Knox for the 2007 murde...

Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice
2016
as Anderson Cooper
Fearing the actions of a god-like Super Hero left unchecked, Gotham City’s own formidable, forceful vigilante takes on Metropolis’s most revered, mode...

Nothing Left Unsaid: Gloria Vanderbilt & Anderson Cooper
2016
as Self
Born into one of the wealthiest and best-known families in American history, Gloria Vanderbilt has lived in the public eye for more than 90 years, una...

Nothing Left Unsaid: Gloria Vanderbilt & Anderson Cooper
2016
Executive Producer
Born into one of the wealthiest and best-known families in American history, Gloria Vanderbilt has lived in the public eye for more than 90 years, una...

The Life of Adam
2015
An independent group of journalists examine the official accounts and media reports of the Newtown shooter, Adam Lanza and discover fallacies, contrad...

#Being13: Inside The Secret World of Teens
2015
as Self - Anchor
In this CNN Special Report, we discover what it means to be 13 in the age of social media. Most adolescents with access to smart phones are living the...

The 33
2015
as CNN Anchor
Based on the true story of the collapse of a mine in San Jose, Chile—that left 33 miners isolated underground for 69 days.

The Making Of 'American Sniper'
2015
as Self - Archive Footage
A piece that, with a different rhythm and through interviews, offers another look at the movie, including cast and crew's early work on the script and...

Chappie
2015
as Anderson Cooper
Every child comes into the world full of promise, and none more so than Chappie: he is gifted, special, a prodigy. Like any child, Chappie will come u...

State of Bacon
2014
as Self
State of Bacon tells the kinda real but mostly fake tale of an oddball group of characters leading up to the annual Blue Ribbon Bacon Festival. Bacon-...

Drew Peterson: Untouchable
2014
as Hinself (Archivefootage)
The story of Drew Peterson, who is charged with the death of his third wife after the mysterious disappearance of his fourth wife.

The Armstrong Lie
2013
as Self (archive footage)
In 2009, Alex Gibney was hired to make a film about Lance Armstrong’s comeback to cycling. The project was shelved when the doping scandal erupted, an...

Blackfish
2013
as Self
Notorious killer whale Tilikum is responsible for the deaths of three individuals, including a top killer whale trainer. Blackfish shows the sometimes...

The Craigslist Killer
2011
as Himself
Based on a true story. Philip Markoff, a charismatic and popular med student at Boston University, leads a double life as a brutal and cruel sexual de...
Jerry Seinfeld: The Comedian Award
2007
as Self / Host
Hosted by Anderson Cooper, Jerry is honored by fellow comedians Chris Albrecht, Anderson Cooper, Robert Klein, Chris Rock, and Garry Shandling.

Ghosts of Abu Ghraib
2007
as Self (archive footage)
An examination of the prisoner abuse scandal involving U.S. soldiers and detainees at Iraq's Abu Ghraib prison in the fall of 2003.

Journalists: Killed in the Line of Duty
2003
as Self - Host
Around the world, journalists are increasingly being killed. They die in the crossfire. They die at the hand of criminals and corrupt governments. The...

MiP: The Journey Across the Universe
N/A
as Anderson Cooper
A distance planet in a distant star system has a plan: to construct highly advanced miniature robots to send to a wide number of planets in need of an...