Owen Cooper, 15, best known for his debut role in the Netflix crime drama , achieved a significant milestone Sunday night. He became the youngest male actor ever to receive an Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor In A Limited Or Anthology Series Or Movie.
During his acceptance speech, Cooper shared that he only began taking drama classes a couple of years prior, encouraging viewers to embrace new challenges and push beyond their comfort zones.
This achievement comes forty years after Roxana Zal, at age 14, became the youngest female Emmy winner. She won for Outstanding Supporting Actress In A Limited Series Or Special in 1984 for her role in Something About Amelia, according to the official Emmy Awards website.
Adolescence, the series starring Cooper as 13-year-old Jamie Miller, who is accused of stabbing a classmate, garnered 13 Emmy nominations this year.
Beyond the screen, the explores themes of boys’ mental health and incel culture. The character Miller’s behavior stems from experiencing cyber-bullying and being labeled as an incel, short for “involuntary celibate.”
U.K. Prime Minister Keith Starmer and his family watched Adolescence. He also participated in a discussion with charities and the show’s creators, Jack Thorne and Stephen Graham, to consider potential policy changes. Netflix also made the series accessible for free viewing in U.K. schools.
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