Preach For The Stars

How Dominic Cooper took a leap of faith and ended up with a divine career in Hollywood

- Keith Gordon

In an alternate universe, Dominic Cooper might not be an actor. In fact, he almost didn’t make it into an acting program at all. “It’s very lucky that I got in, because I left it up to the very last minute,” he remembers of his audition to the London Academy of Music & Dramatic Art. “I think there was only one drama school in London left taking applications.” Cooper, who had been a traditional university student, had a change of heart and decided to pursue the performing arts. And it’s a good thing he did: The 40-year-old is currently starring in the third season of AMC’s comic book adaptation Preacher, a series that’s equal parts thriller, action, horror, and dark comedy.