Stephen Graham has gone as far as comparing him to Robert De Niro - and now Netflix has revealed the moment where it all began for the breakout star of Adolescence. Owen Cooper had never worked as an actor before auditioning to play the central character in the hit British series,

Adolescence star Owen Cooper is in the running for an Emmy Award. At just 15 years old, he is competing for the accolade, with Robert De Niro also among the contenders, according to Mirror. The news follows his standout portrayal of Jamie Miller,

Owen Cooper looks set to pip Hollywood legend Robert De Niro to the Emmy award for Best Actor in a Limited Series for his work on Adolescence, only released on Netflix last week