| Johnny Cooper | |||||
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| Home and Away character | |||||
| Portrayed by | Callan Mulvey | ||||
| Introduced by | Julie McGauran | ||||
| Duration | 2006-2007, 2008 | ||||
| First appearance | 19 October 2006 | ||||
| Last appearance | 25 March 2008 | ||||
| Classification | Former, recurring | ||||
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Johnathan "Johnny" Cooper is a fictional character from the Australian soap opera Home and Away, played by Callan Mulvey. He made his first on-screen appearance on 19 October 2006.
First appeared in a car at Summer Bay High to warn brother Rocco that he had made a commitment to the gang and therefore couldn't back out. He immediately clashed with Brad Armstrong, who ordered him off school premises but not before Johnny threatened to teach Brad a thing or two. Ordering his brother to move drugs for him and planting them on him he then headed to the Diner with his gang and caused chaos, stealing a tip from one of the tables before finally giving it up to a furious Irene. He has a chinstrap beard.
Receiving the drug money from his brother and the suggestion that Brad was interfering, Johnny headed straight to Summer Bay High to threaten Brad and then later threatened Rocco that death was the only escape from the gang. Later he trashed Brad's flat and made Rocco give him an alibi before outlining his plan to rob the Caravan Park House. Rocco talked him out of it suggesting Amanda's place as an alternative so the gang robbed the mansion with Amanda and Peter inside. After the robbery Johnny suggested they lie low for a while and told Rocco to integrate himself at the Caravan Park House but after a warning from Brad, Sally refused his request to move in so Johnny took action. Leaving Rocco severely beaten, Brad found him and convinced that Rocco genuinely wanted out, Sally agreed to let him stay.
Johnny forced Rocco to steal a necklace from Sally and continued to clash with Brad, finally forcing him off the road in a four wheel drive but with no evidence, Johnny got away with it again. He continued to torment Brad, showing up at the school, suggesting he was about to attack Sally and then leaving messages about Emily on the blackboards of the school until Brad eventually snapped and attacked Johnny. He then set Brad up by paying a pupil to claim that Brad sold him drugs at the same time as forcing Rocco to transfer money from the Caravan Park Bank Account to Johnny.
Johnny began to lay down plans to rob the Credit Union whilst at the same time continuing to torment Brad who spotted the Ute that forced him off the road and on following it, overheard Johnny's plans for a robbery. He informed the Police but Johnny beat him to it, removing the Ute. He was clearly apprehensive when the police searched his house and relieved when they find nothing, thanks to Rocco revealing he took the plans before the police could see them.
Still determined that the Police missed something, Brad sneaked back into Johnny's house and found a bag of jewellery stolen from Amanda's house and covered in Johnny's fingerprints but somehow, the jewellery mysteriously disappeared in transit.
Overhearing Rocco betray him to the police Johnny changed the plans but was busted by a suspicious Sally who found the real plans and shopped him to the police, leaving Johnny to be arrested. Furious with his brother's betrayal Johnny insisted that Rocco either kill Sally or dies himself. Before Rocco could do it though, Sally remembered and Rocco ran to Johnny for help. Johnny sent Rocco to a safehouse and later sent Ric to the same location. On arriving there Ric found Rocco badly beaten and concluded that Johnny was responsible but Johnny had cleverly set Ric up and when Rocco later died Ric found himself on a murder charge.
When Ric was arrested Johnny terrorised him. Ric was released when his friends were able to prove him innocent and had evidence of Johnny being responsible for Rocco's death. In February 2008 Johnny escaped from prison and returned to Summer Bay to murder Ric and Sally.
Johnny managed to sneak into Summer Bay undetected under the disguise of chauffeur. upon returning the authorities quickly put on an alert, however he hid in the bush. After lurking around Summer Bay caravan park for a few days, Johnny made his move. He held Colleen hostage and a startled Miles opened the door unaware Johnny was behind it. Once inside Johhny forced Sally to come downstairs and after a tense confrontation he stabbed her and ran back to the bush.
However the police saw him and Jack managed to shoot him in the arm, although he escaped. Once hidden Johnny called an anonymous person to come and assist him unless otherwise revealing their "dirty little secret". The mystery accompolice was revealed to be Sam Tolhurst she provided him with medicine, food and shelter in a spare room at the Holden House.
Johnny stayed at the Holdens for a few day waiting for his next opportunity, his next attack was when he heard Ric inside the Holden home. Johnny snuck in and confronted Ric and a big fight erupted between the two, as Johnny subdued Ric he was about to kill him until Sam hit him in the back of the head with a cricket bat.
Johnny was then sent to hospital where the medics were unsure if he would survive. Johnny managed to survive the blow to the head but was announced paralysed. He was murdered by Sam on 7 March 2008. Afterwards the guilt of Sams actions caught up with her, starting with visions of Johnny's ghost in her dreams.
British newspaper The Sun included Johnny in their "Who's the worst soap villain?" feature in 2008. They said "Dark, brooding and menacing, when it comes to soap villains, Johnny is up there with the best."[1]
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