At just 15 years old, British child actor Owen Cooper has made history as the youngest-ever male actor to win an Emmy.
On Sunday, Cooper took home the trophy for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie for his role in Netflix’s gripping and affecting limited series Adolescence, about a school-aged boy who’s arrested for the murder of a classmate.
He had been nominated in the category alongside his co-star Ashley Walters, Javier Bardem (Monsters: The Lyle And Erik Menendez Story), Bill Camp (Presumed Innocent), Rob Delaney (Dying For Sex), and Peter Sarsgaard (Presumed Innocent).
“Standing up here is so surreal,” Cooper said as he took the stage to accept the award. “Honestly, when I started these drama classes a couple years back, I didn’t even expect to be in the United States, never mind here.”
He continued: “But I think tonight proves that if you listen, and you focus and you step out your comfort zone, you can achieve anything in life.
“Like I was nothing about three years ago; I’m here now. So I think if you’re listening and you’re focusing, you’re just stepping out your comfort zone a little bit, who cares if you get embarrassed, you know. Anything can be possible.”
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