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Manchester Evening News
|January 13, 2026
DRAMA TEACHER SAYS GOLDEN GLOBE WINNING ACTOR OWEN COOPER SHOWED PROMISE FROM A VERY EARLY AGE
OWEN Cooper has been hailed as “absolutely fantastic” at acting even as a young boy, after he won best supporting actor at the Golden Globes for Adolescence.
The drama teacher who taught the young star said the now-16-year-old always listened to instructions, focused and took directions really well. Esther Morgan, co-founder of the Drama MOB in Manchester alongside Coronation Street star Tina O’Brien, was asked what Cooper was like when she taught him.
She told BBC Radio 4’s Today pro-gramme: “Lovely. I’d probably say one of the lads, if that makes sense. You know, always up for a laugh, listened really well and took direction really well.”
Owen made his screen debut in Adolescence, which was released on Netflix last year and saw him play the role of Jamie Miller, a 13-year-old accused of murdering a classmate.
This story is from the January 13, 2026 edition of Manchester Evening News.
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