Who is Dominic Cooper, when did the Mamma Mia 2 star date Amanada Seyfried and has he split from Ruth Negga
DOMINIC Cooper caught film fans' attention in The History Boys and Mamma Mia back in the early 00's.
But more recently the actor's been fronting gritty action-packed series Preacher and he's also back as Sky in the long-awaited Mamma Mia 2. Here's the lowdown on the Brit actor.
Who is Dominic Cooper and where do I know him from?
Dominic Cooper rose to fame when he starred in The History Boys.
The role followed a string of smaller parts in flicks like Starter For 10, Breakfast On Pluto, and Agatha Christie adaptation Sparkling Cyanide.
His turn as Oxford University hopeful Dakin, who took extra history lessons with eccentric suspected paedophile teacher Hector, opened doors to blockbuster roles.
He played Howard Stark in Captain America: The First Avenger and Agent Carter, Milton Greene in My Week With Marilyn, and Jesse Custer in Preacher, not to mention playing Sky in the hilarious movie musical Mamma Mia.
You may also have seen him socialising with the likes of Kate Middleton at Wimbledon.
Who does Dominic Cooper play in Preacher?
Dominic stars as the titular character, a preacher in a small town in Texas called Annville named Jesse Custer who escapes a criminal past when he returns to Texas to take over his dead father's parish. But becoming a faithful preacher is not an escape from the drama of his past life.
During a sermon, he is possessed and bonded with a supernatural entity named Genesis, created after an angel and a demon mated.
Custer gains the power of persuasion after the encounter, quickly realising this is more than just the gift of the gab - he can command people to do exactly as he says.
While during the first season he is grappling with his powers, in the second season he brings ex-girlfriend Tulip O'Hare, played by Dominic Cooper's ex-girlfriend Ruth Negga, and a vampire named Cassidy, played by Joseph Gilgun, on a road trip to find God, who has disappeared from heaven.
Both series have been received very positively with Rotten Tomatoes scores in the 90% range.
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What is Mamma Mia 2 about and when's it released?
In Mamma Mia 2, Sophie (played by Amanda Seyfried), returns to her childhood home pregnant and single.
With the help of her mother Donna's childhood friends, she is told the story of how her own mum prepared for a life with a daughter in a series of flashbacks.
It will also go into more depth about the tricky situation Donna (played by Meryl Streep and, in flashback, Lily James) found herself in that left any one of three men Sophie's father.
Just when she thinks things can't get any more complicated, her Nan (played by Cher) also makes an unexpected appearance on the island.
The film is subtitled Here We Go Again and is released on July 20.
Does Dominic Cooper have a girlfriend?
Dominic Cooper is reportedly now single after splitting from his Preacher co-star Ruth Negga, who he's been in a long-term relationship with since 2010.
According to , the relationship had 'run its course' and the two stars are said to be moving on.
They met when they were both in a stage production on Phedre with Helen Mirren in 2009. But they've also worked together in films like Warcraft and Breakfast on Pluto.
Dominic was previously in a two-year relationship with his Mama Mia! co-star Amanda Seyfried.