15-year-old Emmy nominee Owen Cooper is the youngest person to be nominated for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited Series for his compelling performance in the Netflix series Adolescence.
However, before he landed his breakout role and first-ever acting gig, he hadn't been in show business for very long. In fact, he only became interested in acting a few years ago after watching a Tom Holland film.
In this episode of I Never Knew That, editor Catherine details Cooper's meteoric rise to fame, leading up to his historic Emmy nomination.
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Catherine Caruso joined the Biography.com staff in August 2024, having previously worked as a freelance journalist for several years. She is a graduate of Syracuse University, where she studied English literature. When she’s not working on a new story, you can find her reading, hitting the gym, or watching too much TV.
