‘Obsession’ Actor Cooper Tomlinson Signs with CAA (Exclusive)

Cooper Tomlinson is capping his breakout year with an agency move. The Obsession actor has signed with CAA in a competitive situation.

A year ago, Tomlinson was relatively unknown, but had built a niche following with the sketch comedy channel That’s a Bad Idea with creative partner Curry Barker, amassing 1.5 million followers across platforms and releasing the viral found footage horror movie Milk & Serial, starring both men and directed by Barker.

Then came Obsession.

The $750,000 movie grossed more than $500 million globally and has emerged as an Oscar contender, with Barker a favorite for a best director nomination and star Inde Navarrette expected to land a best actress nom. Tomlinson has a supporting role in the project and was a key part of the promotional campaign, raising his profile exponentially overnight.

The spotlight will soon turn to Anything But Ghosts, which Tomlison co-wrote and leads opposite Barker, who directs. Blumhouse Atomic, Spooky Pictures and Focus Features are behind the project, due out May 7. Also starring Bryce Dallas Howard and Aaron Paul, it follows two “wannabe ‘ghosthunters’ who find themselves in over their heads as things spiral wildly and terrifyingly out of control,” per the logline. He executive produces with Barker.

Tomlinson has been biding his time in choosing his next moves, both as an actor, writer and producer. He is part of the hot AFM package Seeker, which has Jessica Rothe and Mika Abdalla starring for filmmaker Adam Rehmeier.

He continues to be repped by Chris Reid of Canopy Media Partners and Jeff Endlich and Mitchell Ostrove at Yorn Levine