Overview

• Sam Fender shared a silent teaser for his single 'Little Bit Closer,' featuring a brief appearance by 15-year-old actor Owen Cooper.
• Fans quickly identified Cooper in the teaser, despite Fender not tagging or mentioning him in his social media posts.
• Cooper, who rose to fame in Netflix’s Adolescence, has also been cast in Emerald Fennell’s Wuthering Heights and Amy Lou Wood’s Film Club.
• The music video is directed by Phil Barantini, who previously directed Cooper in Adolescence, highlighting creative collaborations across entertainment formats.
• This marks another high-profile project for Cooper, whose career has rapidly expanded since Adolescence debuted in March 2025 to record-breaking viewership.