Who Is Addison Timlin’s Boyfriend? All About Actor and Director Cooper Raiff (and Which Set They Fell in Love On)

Mar. 15, 2025

Addison Timlin and her boyfriend Cooper Raiff.Photo:Addison Timlin/ Instagram

Addison Timlin/ Instagram

Addison Timlinhas found love with actor and directorCooper Raiff.TheCalifornicationactress made her romance with theCha Cha Real Smoothactor public in February 2025, when sheshared a collectionof photos and videos of Raiff on Instagram for his birthday. In the heartfelt caption, Timlin wrote about how “gentle and precious” it is to be with someone who understands her.“I never met anyone like me until I met you,” the actress wrote. “How gentle and precious to be understood. How earth shattering and life affirming to stand next to someone and know they are feeling the same thing.”Timlin continued, “You are other worldly and so important, leaving an indelible mark on everything you touch … You are my ghost. I love you.”Prior to her relationship with Raiff, Timlin was married to actorJeremy Allen White. The former couple — who married in 2019 and divorced in 2023 — share two children: Ezer Billie White and Dolores Wild White.So, who is Cooper Raiff? Here’s everything to know about Addison Timlin’s boyfriend and his relationship with the actress.He’s from TexasAddison Timlin with her boyfriend Cooper Raiff in January 2025.Cooper Raiff/ InstagramRaiff was born on Feb. 11, 1997, in Dallas. He toldCentral Trackin 2020 about the film education he received in the Texas city that jump started his career.“I went to this studio in Dallas called the Dallas Screen Actors studio, and the reason I joined that studio was because I was obsessed with movies like even13 Going on 30, and I was obsessed with the Duplass brothers,” Raiff said. “Then, my senior year of high school I wrote this play because it was for a class, and I really, really didn’t hate it, so I kept writing after my senior year.“He’s an actor and directorCooper Raiff attends the 2022 Newport Beach Film Festival honors program on October 16, 2022 in Newport Beach, California.Phillip Faraone/GettyIn 2019, Raiff dropped out of Occidental College, where he was studying media arts and culture, to complete his 2020 filmShithouse, which he wrote, starred in and directed. The move paid off when the film won the top prize at theSXSW Film Festivalthat same year.“There’s just no part of me that thought we’re going to win,” he toldOccidental Magazinein 2021. “I hung up the phone and screamed with my family.”Raiff’s other acting, writing and directing credits include the2022 Sundance Film Festivalaward-winning filmCha Cha Real Smooth,in which he starred oppositeDakota Johnson, and the 2025 comedy-drama seriesHal & Harper. The latter featuresLili Reinhart,Betty Gilpin,Mark Ruffaloand his girlfriend Timlin.Notably, the actress is also close friends with Raiff’s former costar Johnson.Timlin said she fell “in love” with Raiff while working onHal & HarperAddison Timlin and boyfriend Cooper Raiff hold hands in January 2025.Cooper Raiff/ InstagramTimlin also starred inHal & Harperandshared a few detailsabout her experience prior to announcing her relationship with Raiff, who created the series.“Falling in love with the script, its creator and every person who helped bring the show to life has brought me so much joy, transformation and healing and I’m just so grateful,” the actress wrote in a January 2025 Instagram post alongside photos from filmingHal & Harper. “So grateful for cooper’s brain for having all the deepest most knowing most truly important things tucked inside and for getting them out on the page.”Timlin continued, “I’ve never seen actors show up and go so hard like these guys did and I have never seen someone pour so much of their heart, soul, and body and be so unrelenting in the perfecting of every frame as Cooper has here.”Hal & Harperpremiered at theSundance Film Festivalin 2025.He started his own production companyCooper Raiff attends the drive-in premiere of IFC Film’s “S#!%HOUSE” on October 12, 2020 in Woodland Hills, California.In 2022, Raiff launched a production company with Clementine Quittner called Small Ideas that focuses on indie film and television shows, perDeadline. He hinted at this career move in June of that year when he talked tothe outletabout his love for making small, feel-good projects.“I feel really confident about small things,” Raiff said. “There’s a very good, lucrative market for making small things and flipping them, and if you’re okay with them being maybe like a streamer-theatrical duo, I think everyone should be really feeling great and confident about getting their stuff made that they want to make.”Timlin said Raiff “saved” her lifeAddison Timlin smiles with her boyfriend Cooper Raiff.Addison Timlin/ InstagramIn her February 2025 Instagram post, Timlin didn’t just wish Raiff a happy birthday. She also thanked him for introducing her to things she doesn’t want to live without — like Jersey Mikes and The Cheesecake Factory — and for saving her life.“Thank you for letting me [be] big and small and messy and anxious, and loving and true,” the actress wrote. “It has saved my life.”

Addison Timlinhas found love with actor and directorCooper Raiff.

TheCalifornicationactress made her romance with theCha Cha Real Smoothactor public in February 2025, when sheshared a collectionof photos and videos of Raiff on Instagram for his birthday. In the heartfelt caption, Timlin wrote about how “gentle and precious” it is to be with someone who understands her.

“I never met anyone like me until I met you,” the actress wrote. “How gentle and precious to be understood. How earth shattering and life affirming to stand next to someone and know they are feeling the same thing.”

Timlin continued, “You are other worldly and so important, leaving an indelible mark on everything you touch … You are my ghost. I love you.”

Prior to her relationship with Raiff, Timlin was married to actorJeremy Allen White. The former couple — who married in 2019 and divorced in 2023 — share two children: Ezer Billie White and Dolores Wild White.

So, who is Cooper Raiff? Here’s everything to know about Addison Timlin’s boyfriend and his relationship with the actress.

He’s from Texas

Addison Timlin with her boyfriend Cooper Raiff in January 2025.Cooper Raiff/ Instagram

Cooper Raiff/ Instagram

Raiff was born on Feb. 11, 1997, in Dallas. He toldCentral Trackin 2020 about the film education he received in the Texas city that jump started his career.

“I went to this studio in Dallas called the Dallas Screen Actors studio, and the reason I joined that studio was because I was obsessed with movies like even13 Going on 30, and I was obsessed with the Duplass brothers,” Raiff said. “Then, my senior year of high school I wrote this play because it was for a class, and I really, really didn’t hate it, so I kept writing after my senior year.”

He’s an actor and director

Cooper Raiff attends the 2022 Newport Beach Film Festival honors program on October 16, 2022 in Newport Beach, California.Phillip Faraone/Getty

Phillip Faraone/Getty

In 2019, Raiff dropped out of Occidental College, where he was studying media arts and culture, to complete his 2020 filmShithouse, which he wrote, starred in and directed. The move paid off when the film won the top prize at theSXSW Film Festivalthat same year.

“There’s just no part of me that thought we’re going to win,” he toldOccidental Magazinein 2021. “I hung up the phone and screamed with my family.”

Raiff’s other acting, writing and directing credits include the2022 Sundance Film Festivalaward-winning filmCha Cha Real Smooth,in which he starred oppositeDakota Johnson, and the 2025 comedy-drama seriesHal & Harper. The latter featuresLili Reinhart,Betty Gilpin,Mark Ruffaloand his girlfriend Timlin.

Notably, the actress is also close friends with Raiff’s former costar Johnson.

Timlin said she fell “in love” with Raiff while working onHal & Harper

Addison Timlin and boyfriend Cooper Raiff hold hands in January 2025.Cooper Raiff/ Instagram

Timlin also starred inHal & Harperandshared a few detailsabout her experience prior to announcing her relationship with Raiff, who created the series.

“Falling in love with the script, its creator and every person who helped bring the show to life has brought me so much joy, transformation and healing and I’m just so grateful,” the actress wrote in a January 2025 Instagram post alongside photos from filmingHal & Harper. “So grateful for cooper’s brain for having all the deepest most knowing most truly important things tucked inside and for getting them out on the page.”

Timlin continued, “I’ve never seen actors show up and go so hard like these guys did and I have never seen someone pour so much of their heart, soul, and body and be so unrelenting in the perfecting of every frame as Cooper has here.”

Hal & Harperpremiered at theSundance Film Festivalin 2025.

He started his own production company

Cooper Raiff attends the drive-in premiere of IFC Film’s “S#!%HOUSE” on October 12, 2020 in Woodland Hills, California.

In 2022, Raiff launched a production company with Clementine Quittner called Small Ideas that focuses on indie film and television shows, perDeadline. He hinted at this career move in June of that year when he talked tothe outletabout his love for making small, feel-good projects.

“I feel really confident about small things,” Raiff said. “There’s a very good, lucrative market for making small things and flipping them, and if you’re okay with them being maybe like a streamer-theatrical duo, I think everyone should be really feeling great and confident about getting their stuff made that they want to make.”

Timlin said Raiff “saved” her life

Addison Timlin smiles with her boyfriend Cooper Raiff.Addison Timlin/ Instagram

In her February 2025 Instagram post, Timlin didn’t just wish Raiff a happy birthday. She also thanked him for introducing her to things she doesn’t want to live without — like Jersey Mikes and The Cheesecake Factory — and for saving her life.

“Thank you for letting me [be] big and small and messy and anxious, and loving and true,” the actress wrote. “It has saved my life.”

source: people.com