With only 15 years and without previous experience, Owen Cooper managed to obtain one of the most prestigious statuettes in the entertainment world. Who is the teenager who embodied Jamie Miller.
At 15 years, Owen Cooper He took the stage and took the statuette turned into the youngest actor to achieve an Emmy. I had never acted professionally beforebut his role in Adolescencethe British series that reached Netflix And generated a global phenomenon, led him to break records in the television industry.
The young interpreter gave life to Jamie Miller, A teenager accused of a crime that shocks your school. The series proposal caught attention not only for its plot, but also because Each episode was recorded in one shot, without cutswhich demanded an unusual precision and delivery for such a young cast.
During filming, Cooper even improvised phrases that were left in the final version, something that, according to members of the production, “surprised even the most experienced directors.” The result was an intense, realistic and moving portrait, who conquered critics and catapulted it to the history of the Emmy.
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Owen Cooper: How did your role in adolescence achieve?
Owen was born on December 5, 2009 in Warrington, England. Until a few years ago, his life was between school and theater classes at the Drama Mob center, in Manchester. Unlike other actors that begin from very young in commercials or secondary papers, Cooper had no professional history on the screen.
The opportunity came almost fortuitously: sent a couple of recorded auditions For a project that was looking for a teenager of his age, without imagining that it was one of the series more commented from recent times. His freshness and naturalness in front of the camera convinced the creative team, and thus stayed with the role that changed his life.
In his thanks speech, in a trembling but determined voice, he said: “I was nothing three years ago. Now I am here.” And he added a message that resonated among his peers: “If you listen, concentrate and get out of your comfort zone, you can achieve anything”.
It is worth clarifying that while Owen is the youngest actor to receive an Emmy, the historical brand remains in the hands of Roxana Zalthat In 1984 he won at age 14although in the female category.
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Owen Cooper projects
The fury for Adolescence He immediately opened new doors for the British actor. The first of his confirmed works will be Film Club, A BBC Three production that mixes comedy and drama, with the direction and performance of Aimee Lou Woodknown by Sex Education and The White Lotus.
But the announcement that generated more noise in the international press was its participation in a new version of Borrash peaks. In this classic, he will share cast with Margot Robbie and Jacob ElordI, and will have the challenge of interpreting the young version of Heathcliff, the protagonist.
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