Dalton Cooper

Dalton Cooper was born in raised in Houston, Texas. He attended college at Texas Tech University, where he earned a degree in Agricultural Economics and Applied Sciences. While attending Texas Tech, Dalton joined a pop-punk band called Downtown City Radio. While in the band, Dalton rediscovered his love of film through the scripting and shooting of Downtown City Radio's music videos. Dalton teamed up with his friend, Will Jackson, and founded Thunder-Jackson Productions as a way to help each other reach their mutual goal of being filmmakers. Together, Dalton and Will shot Hell's Gate as their first adventure together. Dalton went on to get a Master's Degree in Media Industry and Critical Studies from the University of North Texas. As of 2021, Dalton is a Ph.D. student in Visual and Performing Arts at the University of Texas at Dallas. Since Hell's Gate, he has expanded his roles behind and in front of, the camera.