Garry Cooper (born 2nd June 1955 in Hull, East Yorkshire) appeared in Emmerdale as reclusive farmer Derek Simpson between March and May 1995.
His other television credits include Metal Mickey, Dempsey and Makepeace, The Bill, Coronation Street, Soldier Soldier, Boon, Rumpole of the Bailey, Between the Lines, The Darling Buds of Mickey, Lovejoy, Peak Practice, The Chief, Casualty, Dalziel and Pascoe, Bugs, Dangerfield, Where the Heart Is, Holby City, The Vice, Always and Everyone, At Home with the Braithwaites, Midsomer Murders, Doctors, Taggart, Minder, New Tricks, Britannia and Gangs of London.
Film credits include Quadrophenia, 1984, My Beautiful Laundrette, Caravaggio, Beautiful Thing and Universal Soldier: Regeneration.