Overview
- Owen Cooper, 16, won Best Supporting Actor at the Golden Globes for Netflix’s Adolescence last weekend.
- Reports claim Coronation Street actor and Drama Mob co-founder Tina O’Brien felt forgotten after receiving no mention in his acceptance speech.
- Co-founder Esther Morgan told ITV’s Lorraine she recognised his talent early and rejected reviews suggesting he had no training.
- Drama Mob says it enrolled Cooper on Spotlight, prepared him for auditions, and submitted him to casting director Shaheen Baig for Adolescence.
- The school has praised his achievements on social media, O’Brien has not commented publicly, and coverage notes he is set to appear as young Heathcliff in a forthcoming Wuthering Heights film.