Rebecca Shaw (General Hospital) - Cooper Barrett

Cooper "Coop" Barrett is a fictional character on the ABC soap opera, General Hospital. Jason Gerhardt originated the role on February 1, 2007 on a recurring basis. Gerhardt originally auditioned for the role of Logan Hayes, and invited to audition for Coop after making an impression on the casting directors. Gerhardt was eventually put on contract status. There was often speculation the character would have a relation to fan favorite Brenda Barrett (Vanessa Marcil), but it is eventually stated on-screen that there is no relation. Gerhardt appeared on the General Hospital spin-off General Hospital: Night Shift as Cooper in 2007. He was let go from the series in 2008 and the character was killed off.

Cooper arrives in Port Charles in February 2007 as "Three," one of the seven assailants that take the Metro Court Hotel hostage. He bonds with Maxie Jones (Kirsten Storms) while they are trapped in the hotel vault during the crisis. After the hotel explodes, Maxie sneaks Coop out and hides his involvement. She helps him get a job working security until Sonny Corinthos (Maurice Benard) finds out he was one of the hostage takers. Sonny coerces Coop into becoming a cop at the PCPD to feed him information. Cooper and Maxie begin dating, but face tough times when Maxie cheats on him with Logan Hayes. Cooper is suspected to be the Text Message Killer, and when he is found dead in January 2008, it is initially believed to have been a suicidal hanging. It is later revealed that Cooper was murdered by the real killer, Diego Alcazar.