Owen Cooper emphatically announced himself to the world in 2025. The “Adolescence” star became the youngest male acting winner at the Emmy Awards. He was just 15. It was his first professional job.

The young English actor's rocket-fueled arrival was just one of several notable career turns that got the world of entertainment talking this year.

“Severance” star Tramell Tillman also made Emmy history as the first Black man to win for supporting actor in a drama series, Chase Sui Wonders helped make Seth Rogen's “The Studio” a delicious satire, and Danny Ramirez captivated in Season 2 of “The Last of Us.” Plus, you couldn't miss Arden Cho, who voiced Rumi, star of Netflix’s chart-topping animated film, “KPop Demon Hunters.”

All five have ended 2025 with critical and popular attention and h

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