1 week Ago By Alex Marshall
In an interview, the actors Owen Cooper and Stephen Graham explore the social and personal impact of the Netflix hit about a teenager accused of murder, including Cooper’s newfound schoolyard stardom. In the three weeks since Adolescence arrived on Netflix, the drama about a 13-year-old boy accused of killing a schoolgirl after seeing misogynistic content online has soared in popularity. It has also made a star out of Owen Cooper for his portrayal of the teenager, Jamie Miller.
Even so, Cooper, 15, had to return to high school in northern England last Monday. In a video interview last week, Cooper said his first day back was “a bit mad,” with lots of attention from younger children. Tuesday was better, he said, with only “a bit of bother”.
As Cooper discussed the complexity of his newfound fame, Stephen Graham, the actor who plays Jamie’s father and was also taking part in the interview, sat up, alert. “What kind of ‘bother’?” Graham said, sounding like a concerned parent..
