Which actor played Rooster Cogburn in the 2010 film 'True Grit'?

Jeff Bridges played Rooster Cogburn in the 2010 film True Grit.

The Coen brothers’ Western adapts Charles Portis’s 1968 novel and follows 14-year-old Mattie Ross as she hires the hard-drinking U.S. Marshal to pursue Tom Chaney, the outlaw who murdered her father. Bridges portrays Cogburn as dangerous, capable, stubborn, and unexpectedly protective, balancing the character’s brutality with dry humor.

The film is not simply a remake of the 1969 version starring John Wayne, although both films are based on the same novel. The Coens aimed for a closer adaptation of Portis’s narration and placed greater emphasis on Mattie’s perspective. Hailee Steinfeld made her theatrical debut as Mattie, while Matt Damon played Texas Ranger LaBoeuf and Josh Brolin played Chaney.

Bridges’s performance earned an Academy Award nomination for Best Actor. The film’s other major distinctions include Roger Deakins’s cinematography and Carter Burwell’s score. Barry Pepper, Matt Damon, and Josh Brolin are prominent cast members, but none plays Cogburn.