{"id":2537,"date":"2025-03-18T13:55:13","date_gmt":"2025-03-18T14:55:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pilotshopworld.com\/?p=2537"},"modified":"2025-03-19T18:40:10","modified_gmt":"2025-03-19T18:40:10","slug":"star-of-netflixs-adolescence-next-role-revealed-and-it-includes-a-list-hollywood-icons","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/pilotshopworld.com\/index.php\/2025\/03\/18\/star-of-netflixs-adolescence-next-role-revealed-and-it-includes-a-list-hollywood-icons\/","title":{"rendered":"Star of Netflix\u2019s Adolescence next role revealed \u2013 and it includes A-list Hollywood icons"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Owen Cooper has blown audiences away in the gripping Netflix drama (Picture: Courtesy of Netflix)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Netflix<\/a>\u2019s thrilling new drama Adolescence<\/a> has received rave reviews<\/a> for its \u2018terrifying\u2019 portrayal of social media<\/a> and toxic masculinity.<\/p>\n

Directed by Philip Barantini and starring the likes of Stephen Graham<\/a> and Ashley Walters<\/a>, the haunting one-shot drama<\/a> is already being tipped for Bafta success.<\/p>\n

But taking the nation by storm is the monumental performance of 15-year-old Owen Cooper<\/a>, who was acting in his first-ever professional project.<\/p>\n

Starring as schoolboy Jamie Miller, his character is arrested inside his home during a dawn raid after he is accused of murdering a young girl.<\/p>\n

Now, after already being dubbed the \u2018Lionel Messi of the acting game\u2019 by his co-star Walters, the 15-year-old has secured his next acting project alongside Hollywood stars Jacob Elordi<\/a> and Margot Robbie<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Who is Adolescence star Owen Cooper?<\/h2>\n

Aged only 14 years old at the time of filming, Cooper was plucked from relative obscurity to overnight stardom after Graham saw something unique in the young actor, resulting in him landing his first-ever professional acting role.<\/p>\n

Speaking in an interview on Heart radio, Graham, 51, explained how Cooper was up against 500 other boys to play the role of Jamie Miller.<\/p>\n

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lot of experience, we wanted someone who is fresh and not used to the whole way that we work.’<\/p>\n<p>Graham explained how they narrowed the 500 contenders down to five… and Cooper was ‘one of those lads that was brilliant’.<\/p>\n<p>‘Normally, you know, in our industry it\u2019s \u201csorry you didn\u2019t get the part well done see you later\u201d, but these last five, we offered them all a role, because they all had such wonderful talent,’ he stated.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018But going back to the one and only Owen, he just stood out, he had this unique ability just like what I saw in <a href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/tag\/jodie-comer\/\">Jodie Comer<\/a>.\u2019<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What is Owen Cooper’s next role after Adolescence?<\/h2>\n<p>Following his breakout performance in Adolescence, Cooper has joined the all-star cast of <a href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2024\/09\/25\/new-wuthering-heights-hollywood-still-making-mistake-2024-21669340\/\"><strong>Emerald Fennell\u2019s adaptation of Wuthering Heights<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"img-container shareable-item wp-caption\">\n<div class=\"img-wrap\">\n\t\t<img width=\"646\" height=\"431\" src=\"http:\/\/pilotshopworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/SEI_244309927-2ea1.jpg\" class=\"article-image wp-image-22747292\" alt=\"Jacob Elordi posting against a blue background wearing black top\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t<\/div><figcaption>Euphoria star Jacob Elordi is set to star in the upcoming Wuthering Heights adaptation (Picture: Stephane Cardinale – Corbis\/Corbis via Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Cooper is believed to be playing the <a href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2024\/09\/24\/jacob-elordis-wuthering-heights-casting-sparks-backlash-fans-point-major-flaw-21660852\/\">younger version of Jacob Elordi\u2019s character, Heathcliff<\/a>, in the classic gothic novel.<\/p>\n<p>He will also be starring alongside Barbie and Wolf of Wall Street star Margot Robbie, who is playing Catherine Earnshaw.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking to <a href=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/2025\/tv\/global\/adolescence-owen-cooper-netflix-wuthering-heights-1236333144\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Variety <\/a>close to the time that Adolescence was being released, Cooper said the Wuthering Heights shoot had been going \u2018really well\u2019 and described director Fennell as \u2018lovely\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>He also said Elordi and Robbie would regularly talk to him while they were having their makeup done for the film.<\/p>\n<p>The 15-year-old has his co-star Graham to thank for helping him land the role after the Liverpudlian personally recommended his own agent to work for him.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What have Adolescence fans said about Owen’s performance?<\/h2>\n<p>It\u2019s hard to believe that Cooper\u2019s captivating role in Adolescence was his first-ever on-screen performance.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"img-container shareable-item wp-caption\">\n<div class=\"img-wrap\">\n\t\t<img width=\"646\" height=\"344\" src=\"http:\/\/pilotshopworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/SEI_243710438-99ca-e1742047042863.jpg\" class=\"article-image wp-image-22722029\" alt=\"Stephen Graham as Eddie Miller and Owen Cooper as Jamie Miller, in Adolescence, both looking stressed in a police interview room.\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t<\/div><figcaption>Stephen Graham stars as Jamie’s father Eddie in Adolescence (Picture: Courtesy of Netflix)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Following the fictional story of a 13-year-old boy who is accused of murder, the four episodes in the series chart the impact the tragedy has on the boy\u2019s family.<\/p>\n<p>It also delves into the impact that harmful ideologies from influences like Andrew Tate can have on young men.<\/p>\n<p>Filmed in a spellbinding one-take style, fans have raved over the series, calling it \u2018one of the most heartbreaking series I have watched in decades\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>Central to all this praise is Cooper\u2019s performance, which was hailed as \u2018spectacular\u2019 by his psychologist co-star Briony, played by <a href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/tag\/erin-doherty\/\">Erin Doherty<\/a>, in episode three.<\/p>\n<section class=\"metro-comment-cta\">\n<div class=\"metro-comment-cta__inner\"><span class=\"metro-comment-cta__text-wrap\"><title>Comment now<\/title><span class=\"metro-comment-cta__text\">What did you think of Owen Cooper’s performance in Adolescence?<\/span><\/span><a class=\"metro-comment-cta__button\" href=\"#metro-comments-container\">Comment Now<\/a><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p>Doherty, 32, told the <strong>Metro<\/strong>: \u2018I keep talking about how incredible he is, but I just think it\u2019s a real marker of his emotional intelligence and his ability to do this job. I just think he\u2019s supposed to do this job, because he just was able to dive in and let this quite terrifying personality take over.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Cooper\u2019s fellow co-star Walters, 42, similarly praised the youngster, adding that Owen is a \u2018generational talent\u2019. <\/p>\n<p>\u2018It\u2019s like the Lionel Messi of the acting game. It\u2019s true,\u2019 the Top Boy star said.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018You watch him and you\u2019re like, I don\u2019t get how you\u2019re doing this without hardly any life experience. How are you finding these emotions and these pockets and these places? And he\u2019s doing it all naturally.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018We had to decompress coming off set, like you\u2019re crying\u2026 This guy was going to play table tennis, paddle ball and stuff. It\u2019s just so easy. 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