Liam Cooper

Liam David Ian Cooper (born 30 August 1991) is a professional footballer who plays for Championship side Leeds United as a centre back, he can also play as a left back.

He is the current Vice-captain of Leeds United after being replaced as Club Captain by Sol Bamba. He has represented Scotland at Under 17 and 19 level.

Club career

Hull City

Born in Kingston upon Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, Cooper attended Malet Lambert school and joined Hull City at Under-12 level. He was in the youth team that won the Football League Youth Alliance Cup Final against Colchester 3–0, scoring the opening goal but later being sent off for a deliberate handball.

On 26 August 2008 he made his first team debut for Hull against Swansea City in the Football League Cup. On 30 August 2008, on his 17th birthday, he signed professional terms with the club, and featured on the bench as an unused substitute for the Premier League game against Wigan Athletic. He made his first Premier League start on 26 September 2009 at Anfield in the 6–1 defeat by Liverpool. Cooper signed a new three-year contract at the KC Stadium in March 2010.

Liam Spencer (The Bold and the Beautiful)

William "Liam" Spencer III (né Cooper) is a fictional character from the CBS Daytime soap opera, The Bold and the Beautiful, played by Scott Clifton. He made his first screen appearance during the episode broadcast on July 19, 2010.

Creation and casting

On May 21, 2010, Dan J Kroll from Soapcentral.com reported that actor Scott Clifton had joined the cast of The Bold and the Beautiful in the newly created role of Liam Cooper. Clifton was cast two months after leaving rival soap opera One Life to Live. The actor was initially unaware of who the character was when he auditioned for the role. On his first day on set, Clifton was told that his character would be called Liam. He then met with the executive producer Bradley Bell, who told him about Liam's backstory and that he would be Bill Spencer, Jr.'s (Don Diamont) long-lost son, which is why they decided to name him Liam, short for William. Clifton kept the information to himself, until it was revealed in the scripts. He filmed his first scenes on May 25, and made his screen debut as Liam on July 19, 2010.