English actor

Owen Cooper

Owen Patrick Cooper is an English actor. He gained international recognition for his debut role portraying teenage murder suspect Jamie Miller in the Netflix miniseries Adolescence (2025). For the role, he won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie, making him the youngest male actor to win a Primetime Emmy Award. Cooper also won the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Series, Miniseries or Television Film, making him the youngest winner in that category, and the Actor Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Television Movie or Limited Series for the same role.

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2009

December 5

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Owen, in brief

Owen Patrick Cooper is an English actor. He gained international recognition for his debut role portraying teenage murder suspect Jamie Miller in the Netflix miniseries Adolescence (2025). For the role, he won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie, making him the youngest male actor to win a Primetime Emmy Award. Cooper also won the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Series, Miniseries or Television Film, making him the youngest winner in that category, and the Actor Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Television Movie or Limited Series for the same role.

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