{"id":64528,"date":"2025-03-21T22:24:58","date_gmt":"2025-03-22T02:24:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/?p=64528"},"modified":"2025-03-31T22:26:03","modified_gmt":"2025-04-01T02:26:03","slug":"who-is-owen-cooper","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/who-is-owen-cooper\/64528\/","title":{"rendered":"Who is Owen Cooper?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Owen Cooper, the breakout star of Netflix\u2019s <em>Adolescence<\/em>, is receiving widespread acclaim for his role as Jamie Miller, a troubled teenager accused of stabbing a classmate. The UK series has been praised for its gritty storytelling and ambitious one-take format, and Cooper\u2019s powerful performance has quickly made him a standout, even at just 15 years old. His portrayal of Jamie, who grapples with toxic masculinity and the influences of incel culture, is being lauded for its emotional depth and complexity.<\/p>\n<p>Cooper, who hails from Warrington near Manchester, originally dreamed of becoming a footballer. However, after watching Tom Holland\u2019s performance in <em>The Impossible<\/em> (2012), he was inspired to pursue acting, joining a drama club and ultimately finding his passion on screen. He now aspires to follow in Holland\u2019s footsteps, even joking about wanting to play Spider-Man in future Marvel movies.<\/p>\n<p>In a recent interview with <em>Variety<\/em>, Cooper expressed his surprise at the positive feedback he\u2019s received, admitting that he doesn\u2019t watch his own performances the way others do. \u201cI don\u2019t really watch it like I\u2019m watching a normal show,\u201d he said. Despite his modesty, praise from industry figures has been overwhelming, with director Phillip Baranti calling Cooper\u2019s acting skills \u201cextraordinary\u201d and noting his natural ability to stay \u201cin the moment\u201d and be authentic on screen.<\/p>\n<p>The show\u2019s focus on toxic masculinity and the influence of provocative figures like Andrew Tate has resonated with viewers, and Cooper\u2019s nuanced performance has contributed to the show\u2019s success. Director Baranti was especially impressed by Cooper\u2019s innate talent, saying that many trained actors still struggle to achieve the authenticity Cooper brings effortlessly.<\/p>\n<p>Looking ahead, Cooper will star alongside Margot Robbie and Jacob Elordi in an adaptation of <em>Wuthering Heights<\/em>, directed by Emerald Fennell. The film, in which Cooper will portray a younger version of Heathcliff, is set to be released on February 13, 2026. With his career on the rise, it seems Cooper\u2019s star is only getting brighter.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Owen Cooper, the breakout star of Netflix\u2019s Adolescence, is receiving widespread acclaim for his role as Jamie Miller, a troubled\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":294,"featured_media":64529,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[67],"tags":[24910],"class_list":["post-64528","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-celebrity-news","tag-owen-cooper"],"reading_time":"2 min read","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/64528","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/294"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=64528"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/64528\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/64529"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=64528"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=64528"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=64528"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}