Bradley Cooper appeared in a movie.
American Hustle is a 2013 American black comedy-crime film directed by David O. Russell . It stars Christian Bale and Amy Adams as two con artists who are forced by an FBI agent ( Bradley Cooper ) to set up an elaborate sting operation on corrupt politicians , including the mayor of Camden , New Jersey ( Jeremy Renner ) . Bradley Cooper . He found greater success with the romantic comedy-drama Silver Linings Playbook ( 2012 ) , the black comedy crime film American Hustle ( 2013 ) , and the biopic American Sniper ( 2014 ) . Limitless is a 2011 American thriller film directed by Neil Burger .