Jimmy Cooper (The O.C.)

Jimmy Cooper
The O.C. character
Tate Donovan as Jimmy Cooper
First appearance	"Premiere" (episode 1.01)
Last appearance	"The Case of the Franks" (episode 4.13)
Created by	Josh Schwartz
Portrayed by	Tate Donovan Graham Miller (flashbacks)
Information
Occupation	Ship captain Former: Financial planner Manager, The Lighthouse Co-owner, The Lighthouse
Family	Unnamed brother (brother)
Spouse(s)	Julie Cooper (ex-wife; 2 children)
Significant other(s)	Kirsten Cohen (ex-girlfriend [before pilot]) Hailey Nichol (ex-girlfriend)
Children	Unborn child (child, with Kirsten; aborted) Marissa Cooper (daughter, with Julie; deceased) Kaitlin Cooper (daughter, with Julie)
Residence	Formerly: Newport Beach, California

James "Jimmy" Cooper is a fictional character on the FOX television series The O.C., portrayed by Tate Donovan. He is often described as extremely unreliable, immature and cowardly, due to his actions. (e.g. stealing his client's money, borrowing money from dangerous men and failing to pay them back). However, he's also shown to be a loving father and was far closer to his daughter, Marissa, than her mother was. He was known to be talk of the town with his good looks and was Sandy Cohen's rival for his wife Kirsten Cohen.

Jimmy also has an off-screen brother in Phoenix, who was briefly mentioned in some episodes, including "The Nana". While in college, for two summers he managed The Lighthouse, a restaurant in Newport. It is also revealed in the episode "The Homecoming" that Jimmy is a big fan of sports, especially American Football (Miami Dolphins) and ESPN Classic.

Jimmy was a financial planner who managed the accounts and investments of many Newport Beach residents. He studied political science at the University of Southern California, but ended up with a career in high-profile investments. Jimmy had also taken part in these investments as well. However, after a series of bad investments he was left in a dire financial situation, and he began to siphon money out of his clients' accounts in an attempt to earn lost money back. He came under investigation by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and arrested by the FBI. Ultimately, lawyer Sandy Cohen, Jimmy's next-door-neighbor and husband of Jimmy's ex-fiancée Kirsten, defended Jimmy in court and, as a result, Jimmy avoided jail time. However, he had to repay his clients because of the scheme and eventually went bankrupt. At this time, Jimmy's wife Julie, a gold-digger, also filed for divorce.