Owen Cooper completes historic awards sweep with BAFTA win for ‘Adolescence’

Owen Cooper has officially completed one of the most remarkable television awards runs in recent memory after winning the BAFTA TV Award for supporting actor for his breakout performance in Adolescence.

The 16-year-old actor collected the honour last week, adding a BAFTA to an already extraordinary list of achievements for what was his first professional screen role. With the victory, Cooper completed a clean sweep of the industry’s major television acting prizes, having already won a Primetime Emmy, Golden Globe, Critics Choice Award and SAG Award for the same performance.

The British actor rose to international prominence after starring in Netflix’s four part drama Adolescence, co-created by Jack Thorne and Stephen Graham. Cooper portrayed Jamie Miller, a 13-year-old boy accused of murdering a female classmate, in a performance that quickly became one of the most talked about television roles of the year.

His BAFTA victory arrived almost 14 months after the series first premiered and further cemented the cultural impact of the show, which has collected awards across both, Britain and the United States. The drama also earned recognition at the Gotham Awards, Independent Spirit Awards and Royal Television Society Awards during its acclaimed run.

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