In the 2014 film Interstellar, astronaut Cooper’s first name is Joseph.
Joseph Cooper is a former NASA pilot and engineer who lives with his children, Murphy and Tom, on a farm in a future where Earth’s crops are failing. The story begins when Cooper discovers evidence of a gravitational anomaly and is recruited for a space mission seeking a new home for humanity.
Cooper’s relationship with Murphy is central to the film. He leaves Earth partly because he believes the mission could protect his children’s future, but Murphy experiences his departure as abandonment. Their bond later becomes crucial to the film’s solution to the gravitational problem.
A common mix-up is confusing Cooper’s first name with actor Matthew McConaughey’s name. McConaughey plays Cooper, while the character’s full name is Joseph Cooper. The film was directed by Christopher Nolan and released in 2014.