Cooper Barnes

Cooper Barnes is a British-American actor, writer, producer, and director. He plays Ray Manchester (a.k.a. Captain Man) in the Nickelodeon television series, Henry Danger, and will reprise the role for its spinoff series Danger Force.

Cooper Barnes
Born (1979-04-15) April 15, 1979 (age 45)
OccupationActor
Writer
Producer
Director
Height5'10

Biography

Barnes was born in England and grew up in the US state of Michigan, where he attended Northville High School until 1997. Later, he moved to Los Angeles, dedicating himself professionally to acting.

From 2001 he started getting small film and television roles. He has appeared in various hit series such as Californication, Cold Case - Unresolved Crimes, Good Luck Charlie, Pair of Kings, Switched at Birth - In your place, Jessie and Suburgatory. Since 2014, he has also played the main role of Captain Man (aka Ray Manchester), co-star of the Nickelodeon series, Henry Danger.

Credits

Year Title Role Notes
2007 Californication Tyler Episode: "California Son"
2009 Cold Case Nick Vera Episode: "The Crossing"
2011 Victorious Silver Episode: "Terror on Cupcake Street"
2012 Good Luck Charlie Episode: "Special Delivery"
2012 Pair of Kings Episode: "Thumb & Thumber"
2013 Jessie Episode: "Caught Purple Handed"
2013 Switched at Birth Travis Episode: "As the Shadows Deepen"
2013 Kickin' It Eddie Episode: "The New Girl"
2014 Suburgatory Fred Episode: "About a Boy-Yoi-Yoing"
2015-2016 Henry Danger Motion Comic Ray/Captain Man Short/Lead Voice role
2016 The Mindy Project Josh Episode: "So You Think You Can Finance"
2017 The Loud House Steak Stanko Nickelodeon Original Series, guest star
2018 The Adventures of Kid Danger Ray/Captain Man Nickelodeon Original Series, series regular
2014—2020 Henry Danger Ray Manchester (Captain Man) Nickelodeon Original Series, series regular
2020— Danger Force Ray Manchester (Captain Man) Nickelodeon Original Series, series regular

Trivia

  • Of all the main cast, he is the only one that worked on a previous Dan Schneider show, for he did an appearance on the [[Victorious|]] episode "Terror on Cupcake Street".
  • He also played Vance on Disney's Kickin' It.
  • His favorite episodes are Tears of the Jolly Beetle, The Space Rock, Spoiler Alert, and Henry Danger: The Musical.
  • He is married to Liz Stewart. Together they have one daughter named Ripley.
  • The Shirt that Cooper wore in the episode The Danger Begins is the same shirt that he wore to the Kids Choice Awards in 2017.
  • He is one of only two main actors (the other is Ella Anderson) to portray another character in addition to their regular role on Henry Danger.
  • He has been collecting comics for 32 years.
  • He has no sense of smell.
  • He is an only child.

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