Netflix Adolescence's Owen Cooper shares career update and close bond with Hollywood star - Liverpool Echo
- Owen Cooper, a 15-year-old actor from Northern England, stars in Netflix's miniseries Adolescence, portraying Jamie, a boy accused of murder, marking his first professional role.
- Adolescence's first episode became the first UK streaming show to top the weekly ratings chart, attracting nearly 6.5 million viewers in its opening week.
- Owen Cooper is set to appear alongside Margot Robbie in a film adaptation of Wuthering Heights, scheduled for release in 2026.
- Stephen Graham, who co-created and co-wrote Adolescence, praised Cooper's talent, comparing him to actress Jodie Comer.
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The simplest setup in “Adolescence” is just two people talking in a room — but even that looks different than it might if the Netflix series had been made five years ago. Episode 3 follows psychologist Briony Ariston (Erin Doherty) in real time as she assesses Jamie Miller (Owen Cooper), a 13-year-old boy accused of stabbing his classmate Katie Leonard (Emilia Holliday) to death. The camera is rarely static over the chess match between the two,…
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