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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Entertainment
Lanre Bakare Arts and culture correspondent

Owen Cooper: how schoolboy conquered Golden Globes and changed acting for a generation

Owen Cooper holds his Golden Globe trophy aloft after winning it for his role in Adolescence
Owen Cooper was the only boy in his class at drama school. Photograph: CBS Photo Archive/CBS/Getty Images

Standing on stage at the Golden Globes in front of Hollywood’s elite, Owen Cooper said that the experience simply “did not feel real”.

The 16-year-old from Warrington picked up best supporting male actor for his performance in Netflix’s “incel” drama, Adolescence, which was one of the big winners at the ceremony and dominated the cultural conversation around male toxicity for much of 2025.

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