(AP) - In a piece of Emmys history, a 15-year-old was named the youngest male actor winner for his work as a troubled killer in “Adolescence.”
Owen Cooper, 15, shattered the Emmy record for youngest male acting winner when he won best supporting actor in a limited or anthology series Sunday night. “Adolescence,” a four-part Netflix series that traces the emotional fallout after a U.K. teenage stabbing, became a sensation, a sort of 2025 version of last year’s “Bad Reindeer.”
In his acceptance speech, Cooper revealed he only started acting classes a few years ago and encouraged those watching to step out of their comfort zones.
“A couple years back I didn’t expect to be in the United States, let alone here. Tonight proves if you listen, you focus and you step out of your comfort zone, yo