Watch : Nico Parker’s bandage dress is a total throwback momentCooper Hoffman and Nico Parker have an impossibly sweet connection. Indeed, the I Want Your Sex star—whose dad is the late Philip Seymour Hoffman—is giving insight into how his love story with the How to Train Your Dragon actress, whose mom is Thandiwe Newton, began. It all started when Cooper, 23, and Nico, 21, met on the set of Maude Apatow’s directorial debut Poetic License in November 2024. The meeting was a big deal for more than one reason, as Cooper has been open about how close he is with his mother. “Back in New York, I have my mom and my friends,” he continued, “and if some s--t went down, I’d always have someone to call.”