Bradley Cooper found great success with a black comedy crime film.
Bad Santa is a 2003 American Christmas black comedy crime film directed by Terry Zwigoff , and starring Billy Bob Thornton , Tony Cox , Lauren Graham , Brett Kelly , Lauren Tom , John Ritter , and Bernie Mac . Bradley Cooper . He first gained recognition as Will Tippin in the spy-action television show Alias ( 2001 -- 2006 ) , and achieved minor success with a supporting part in the comedy film Wedding Crashers ( 2005 ) . The Hangover , a commercially successful comedy which spawned two sequels in 2011 and 2013 . El Infierno ( Hell ) is a 2010 Mexican black comedy crime film produced by Bandidos Films , directed by Luis Estrada and following the line of La ley de Herodes .