Henry Cooper "Coop" Bradshaw

Cooper Bradshaw
John Driscoll as Cooper Bradshaw
Guiding Light character
Portrayed by	John Driscoll
Duration	1996–2000, 2004–09
First appearance	December 26, 1996
Last appearance	February 17, 2009
Created by	James Harmon Brown Barbara Esensten
Profile
Occupation	Author Teacher
Parents Buzz Cooper Jenna Bradshaw Siblings Frank Cooper Jr. Harley Cooper Lucy Cooper Cyrus Foley Rocky Cooper Grandparents Dante Cooper Clyde Wynant Nieces and nephews Marina Cooper Daisy Lemay Zach Spaulding Other relatives Stavros Kouperakis

Cooper Bradshaw is a fictional character on CBS's daytime drama Guiding Light. Since September 2, 2004, he has been portrayed by John Driscoll. He was previously portrayed by Michael Cugno (December 26, 1996 to early 1997), Christopher and Nicholas Consolo (early 1997 to December 11, 1998), and Zachary Noll (February 11, 1999 to July 17, 2000).

Known for his innocence as well as his intellect, Coop is a renowned writer, having been offered a prestigious writer's shop invitation at Oxford University and later a notable position at Stanford University. Ever the scholar, his father Buzz Cooper described him as having "the mind of Aristotle and the writing abilities of Homer" in early 2009.

Henry Cooper Bradshaw was nicknamed "Coop" by his mother, Jenna, a former jewel thief who raised him in South America. When she returned to Springfield with him, she finally admitted to Buzz Cooper that he was Coop's father. Sadly, soon after the couple's reconciliation, Jenna died in a car accident. His traumas continued when he was abducted by Holly Reade. Buzz sent him to England to live with his mother's family.Jenna's great Aunts Charlotte and Abigail Bradshaw.Charlotte died before Coop returned to Springfield as a teenager following news of Buzz's heart attack and was thrown into the family quarrels with Phillip Spaulding over Company, the restaurant owned by the Coopers. This would lead to a conflict-ridden relationship with Phillip's daughter, Lizzie. At first, he hated her, but forced to serve as her chauffeur, they gradually started to sympathize with one another. While family squabbled escalated, Lizzie and Coop grew closer, but their relationship broke down when she tried to trap him into an engagement by any means possible, including passing off Jonathan Randall's child as his own.