16-Year-Old Owen Cooper Completes Generational Awards Sweep At The BAFTAs

BusinessHollywood & Entertainment16-Year-Old Owen Cooper Completes Generational Awards Sweep At The BAFTAsByHannah Abraham,Contributor.Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Hannah Abraham covers entertainment, culture and business.Follow AuthorMay 11, 2026, 01:05am EDTMay 11, 2026, 01:06am EDT--:-- / --:--This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more.This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more.LONDON, ENGLAND - MAY 10: Owen Cooper accepts the Supporting Actor Award for 'Adolescence' onstage during the 2026 BAFTA Television Awards with P&O Cruises at The Royal Festival Hall on May 10, 2026 in London, England. (Photo by Jeff Spicer/BAFTA/Getty Images for BAFTA)Getty Images for BAFTAThere is a moment in most careers when the industry decides it has seen enough to make a verdict. For Owen Cooper, that moment arrived when he was 13 years old, cast without a single professional acting credit in a Netflix drama about a boy accused of murder. On Sunday night at the Royal Festival Hall in London, the BAFTA TV Award for Best Supporting Actor completed what is now one of the most extraordinary awards sweeps in television history. He is a hoary 16 years old.Owen Cooper Wins BAFTA TV Award For Best Supporting ActorCooper claimed the BAFTA TV Award for Best Supporting Actor for his performance as Jamie Miller in Adolescence, the Netflix four-part limited series co-created by Jack Thorne and Stephen Graham. The win completed a full sweep of every major television award available for a single performance. Cooper had already taken home the Primetime Emmy, the Golden Globe, the SAG (or Actor) Award, and the Critics’ Choice Award, becoming the youngest actor to claim all four American television prizes for a single performance. Victories at the Gotham Awards, the Independent Spirit Awards, and the Royal Television Society Awards filled in the rest. Sunday night was simply the last box to tick.LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - S...