He wowed fans with a breakout performance playing a child killer in hit Netflix drama Adolescence.
And now Owen Cooper, 15, is back in the limelight as he stars in rock star Sam Fender’s new music video in his first role since the wildly popular mini-series.
In a sneak preview of the video for Sam’s latest single Little Bit Closer posted to his Instagram on Tuesday, the teenage actor could be seen staring intensely into the distance as the song played over the clip.
The star, sporting the same short brown haircut his character Jamie had in the show, wore a dark green blanket over a light grey t-shirt in the short video.
Credits revealed the clip was directed by Adolescence director Philip Barantini and the post featured the caption: ‘Little Bit Closer @owencoooper @barantini Thursday 5pm BST x’
It comes after Owen appeared in another teaser music video for the single on Saturday.
Owen Cooper starred in rock musician Sam Fender’s new music video in his first role since the wildly popular mini-series in a clip shared to the rock star’s Instagram page on Tuesday
It offered a sneak preview of the full video for Sam’s latest single Little Bit Closer (pictured in April)
Geordie singer Sam shared a black and white image of Owen looking out upon a rural landscape with a blanket wrapped around his shoulders.
He captioned the post, ‘I get a little bit closer,’ in reference to the name of his single.
Owen has been going from strength to strength in his career ever since securing his debut role as Jamie in Stephen Graham’s creation, which saw each episode filmed in one sH๏τ.
He has since landed himself a role as young Heathcliff in Emerald Fennell’s Wuthering Heights adaptation, and is also set to feature in White Lotus star Amy Lou Wood’s upcoming series Film Club.
The breakout star was just 13 when he landed the role of Jamie, a schoolboy accused of brutally murdering a female classmate.
In an interview with The New York Times, Owen admitted his return to normality at school was ‘a bit mad’ after his newfound fame.
Chatting to the publication alongside co-star Stephen, who plays his dad Eddie in the show, the young actor revealed he had lots of attention from younger children as he returned to class last week.
He then said his return to school was better with only ‘a bit of bother’, which caused Stephen to chime in with: ‘What kind of bother?’
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It comes after Owen appeared in another teaser music video for the single on Saturday
Geordie singer Sam shared a black and white image of Owen looking out upon a rural landscape with a blanket wrapped around his shoulders
The breakout star was just 13 when he landed the role of Jamie, a schoolboy accused of brutally murdering a female classmate (pictured in the drama)
Owen then reᴀssured that it wasn’t anything serious – just children coming up to him, shouting his name and then running away.
His on-screen father Stephen smiled as he responded: ‘Ah, just some silly b*******.’
Adolescence hit Netflix’s Top 10 Global chart, gaining a jaw-dropping 96.7million views in its first three weeks.
The four-part series also landed a spot on Netflix’s all-time Most Popular English TV list and made British TV history, becoming the first streaming show ever to become the most-watched programme of the week.
While the show is already being tipped for a string of BAFTA nominations, figures published by ratings body BARB on Sunday showed that the first episode was watched by 6.45 million people in its first week.
Top Boy legend Ashley Walters also featured in the role of DI Luke Bascombe and Erin Doherty plays psychiatrist Briony Ariston.
Within days of its release, to almost universal acclaim, prime minister Keir Starmer announced the hit Netflix drama will be made available for free at secondary schools across Britain.
Director Philip posted a celebratory Instagram story saying, ‘We did it’, as the show sparked conversation on how to protect young boys from misogny on social media.
Stephen Graham’s creation saw each episode filmed in one sH๏τ and broke a flurry of records (Pictured: Stephen in the show)
Adolescence director Philip Barantini celebrated in March after it was announced that the hit Netflix drama will be made available for free at all schools across Britain
The decision comes after Prime Minister Keir Starmer met with creators of Adolescence at Downing Street (pictured L-R: Sarah Simpkin from the Children’s Society, Sir Keir, and Adolescence writer Jack Thorne)
Mr Starmer, who admitted he ‘found it really hard’ to watch the programme with his teenage children, said he supported the decision to make the ‘groundbreaking’ series available at schools.
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‘As a father, watching this show with my teenage son and daughter, I can tell you – it hit home hard,’ he said in a statement after the meeting with co-writer Jack Thorne.
‘As I see from my own children, openly talking about changes in how they communicate, the content they’re seeing, and exploring the conversations they’re having with their peers is vital.’
Showing the series will ‘help students better understand the impact of misogyny, dangers of online radicalization and the importance of healthy relationships,’ his office added.
The drama explores how online influencers, such as self-described misogynist Andrew Tate, can impact children’s views and lead them to violence.
