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BAFTA TV Awards: Owen Cooper Wins Supporting Actor for ‘Adolescence,’ Completing Historic Full Set of Major Honors

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BAFTA TV Awards: Owen Cooper Wins Supporting Actor for ‘Adolescence,’ Completing Historic Full Set of Major Honors
May 10, 2026 9:02am PT BAFTA TV Awards: Owen Cooper Wins Supporting Actor for ‘Adolescence,’ Completing Historic Full Set of Major Honors

By Alex Ritman, Naman Ramachandran Still from "Adolescence," featured in Netflix's new FYSEE LA festival. Netflix

Adolescence” breakout Owen Cooper has won the BAFTA TV Award for supporting actor, a win that completes an astonishing full set of major awards for the 16-year-old’s first-ever screen role.

The win on Sunday night — aptly on home soil for the fast-rising British star — cements Cooper’s place in TV history, with him already having become the youngest actor to win the four major U.S. TV awards — Primetime Emmy, Golden Globe, Actor Award and Critics Choice — for a single performance.

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