News 42 Photos of Bradley Cooper Through the Years By Madeline Boardman Madeline Boardman Madeline Boardman is a former digital features director at Entertainment Weekly. She left EW in 2017. EW's editorial guidelines Updated on January 6, 2017 11:35AM EST Trending Videos Close this video player 01 of 42 Bradley Cooper Through the Years Jean-Paul Aussenard/WireImage Pictured here in January 2003, Bradley Cooper kicked off his acting career in the late '90s, picking up early work in episodes of Sex and the City and The $treet and hitting the big screen in Wet Hot American Summer and My Little Eye. In the years since, Cooper has made Oscar-nominated turns in films like Silver Linings Playbook, American Hustle, and American Sniper. See 42 photos of the actor through the years, ahead. 02 of 42 Bradley Cooper in West Hollywood on January 30, 2003 Jean-Paul Aussenard/WireImage 03 of 42 Bradley Cooper in Beverly Hills on September 5, 200 Amy Graves/WireImage 04 of 42 Bradley Cooper With Jennifer Esposito at the 12th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards onJanuary 29, 2006 Kevin Mazur/WireImage 05 of 42 Bradley Cooper With Jennifer Garner on Alias on February 17, 2006 Scott Garfield/ABC via Getty Images 06 of 42 Bradley Cooper at the 15th Annual Alzheimer's Benefit A Night At Sardi's in Beverly Hills on March 7, 2007 Michael Tran/FilmMagic 07 of 42 Bradley Cooper at the 2008 US Open USTA/Heineken Premium Light Official Players Party in New York City on August 22, 2008 Gustavo Caballero/WireImage 08 of 42 Bradley Cooper at the Sixth Annual Chrysalis Butterfly Ball on June 2, 2007 Gregg DeGuire/WireImage 09 of 42 Bradley Cooper in Los Angeles on September 22, 2008 10 of 42 Bradley Cooper at a Yes Man Press Conference in Beverly Hills on December 4, 2008 Vera Anderson/WireImage 11 of 42 Bradley Cooper at Cosmopolitan's 2009 Fun Fearless Awards in Beverly Hills on March 2, 2009 Kristian Dowling/WireImage 12 of 42 Bradley Cooper in Las Vegas onApril 3, 2009 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Denise Truscello/WireImage 13 of 42 Bradley Cooper in Las Vegas on May 16, 2009 Isaac Brekken/AP 14 of 42 Bradley Cooper at the Los Angeles Premiere of The Hangover on June 2, 2009 Michael Tran/FilmMagic 15 of 42 Bradley Cooper at Live With Regis And Kelly in New York City on June 4, 2009 Ray Tamarra/Getty Images 16 of 42 Bradley Cooper at the Louis Vuitton Menswear Fashion Show in Paris on June 25, 2009 Michel Dufour/WireImage 17 of 42 Bradley Cooper With Sandra Bullock at the Premiere of All About Steve in Los Angeles on August 26, 2009 Kevin Winter/Getty Images 18 of 42 Bradley Cooper at the 67th Annual Golden Globe Awards in Beverly Hills on January 17, 2010 Frazer Harrison/Getty Images 19 of 42 Bradley Cooper at The A-Team Press Conference in Beverly Hills on June 4, 2010 Vera Anderson/WireImage 20 of 42 Bradley Cooper With Jessica Biel at the 2010 MTV Movie Awards o June 6, 2010 Christopher Polk/Getty Images 21 of 42 Bradley Cooper on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon in New York City on March 18, 2011 Jason Kempin/Getty Images 22 of 42 Bradley Cooper at Scream 2011 at Universal Studios on October 15, 2011 in Universal City, California. (Photo by Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic) October 15, 2011 Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic 23 of 42 Bradley Cooper at the Moet British Independent Film Awards in London on December 4, 2011 Stuart Wilson/Getty Images 24 of 42 Bradley Cooper at the 2012 Sundance Film Festival o January 26, 2012 Danny Moloshok/AP 25 of 42 Bradley Cooper at the Tommy Hilfiger Men's Fall 2012 Fashion Show in New York City on February 10, 2012 Joe Corrigan/Getty Images 26 of 42 Bradley Cooper With Zoe Saldana at the Los Angeles Premiere of The Words on September 4, 2012 Gregg DeGuire/WireImage 27 of 42 Bradley Cooper With Jennifer Lawrence at the Silver Linings Playbook Press Conference at the 2012 Toronto International Film Festival on September 9, 2012 Jason Merritt/Getty Images 28 of 42 Bradley Cooper at a Silver Linings Playbook Screening in Beverly Hills on November 19, 2012 Frederick M. Brown/Getty Images 29 of 42 Bradley Cooper at the BAFTA Los Angeles 2013 Awards Season Tea Party on January 12, 2013 George Pimentel/BAFTA LA/Getty Images 30 of 42 Bradley Cooper With Jennifer Lawrence at the Oscars on February 24, 2013 Christopher Polk/Getty Images 31 of 42 Bradley Cooper on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon on May 13, 2013 Lloyd Bishop/NBC/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Images 32 of 42 Bradley Cooper on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno on May 20, 2013 Paul Drinkwater/NBC/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Images 33 of 42 Bradley Cooper at the 20th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards on January 18, 2014 Frederick M. Brown/Getty Images 34 of 42 Bradley Cooper at The Elephant Man Broadway Opening Night After Party in New York City on December 7, 2014 Ben Gabbe/Getty Images 35 of 42 Bradley Cooper at the American Sniper New York Premiere on December 15, 2014 Gary Gershoff/WireImage 36 of 42 Bradley Cooper at the 87th Annual Academy Awards in Hollywood on February 22, 2015 Jason Merritt/Getty Images 37 of 42 Bradley Cooper at the 2015 MTV Movie Awards in Los Angeles on April 12, 2015 Christopher Polk/MTV1415/Getty Images 38 of 42 Bradley Cooper at a Screening of Aloha in London on May 16, 2015 Tim P. Whitby/Getty Images 39 of 42 Bradley Cooper at the 2015 Tony Awards in New York City on June 7, 2015 Andrew H. Walker/Getty Images 40 of 42 Bradley Cooper at the launch of the Parker Institute for Cancer Immunotherapy in Los Angeles on April 13, 2016 Jesse Grant/Getty Images 41 of 42 Bradley Cooper at the 30th Annual American Cinematheque Awards Gala in Beverly Hills on October 14, 2016 42 of 42 Bradley Cooper at the InStyle Awards in Los Angeles on October 24, 2016 Todd Williamson/Getty Images