It wasn’t until his starring role in 2009’s The Hangover that Bradley Cooper became a leading man and, eventually, an Oscar-nominated actor, writer, producer, and director.
His character didn’t play a noteworthy part in the immensely popular series, but it was a good calling card for the up-and-coming actor.
Cooper would only continue to rise in the years that followed.
He also earned his first professional on-screen acting credit through an episode of HBO’s Sex and the City, where he played a guy named Jake, a potential love interest for Carrie for a very brief (one episode) time.