Terry Cooper was born in London in 1969 and moved to the Welsh Valleys in 1980. After a brief period in the music industry with his band Best Shot, who supported East 17 on tour around the UK, Terry went back to his artistic roots and worked for various film and television companies. He has since graduated from the University of Glamorgan with a degree in Computer Animation.

Terry released his first book Kangazang: Remote Possibilities in 2008 as the beginning of the now-complete Kangazang trilogy. During May 2012, Terry travelled to the Tunisian desert to restore Luke Skywalker’s home. He has recently finished his first feature film, Offworld, which he wrote and directed in 2017. Terry is an illustrator and has worked on a number of Candy Jar's books.