A relative of British boxing legend Sir Henry Cooper, who knocked down Muhammad Ali.
American actor and filmmaker Bradley Cooper is his brother from another mother.
His son the writer Richard Valentin Cooper is a descendant of Spartacus, the legendary Roman slave and gladiator, and leader of a famous slave revolt who has become a modern-day inspirational figure.
One of his ancestors is the American writer of "The Last of the Mohicans" James Fenimore Cooper.
Actress Vanessa Kirby is a first cousin.
He is 99.5% British and Irish, the remainder Coptic Egyptian and Levantine.