Age: 16
male
Owen Patrick Cooper was born on December 5, 2009, in Warrington, England. The third son of a nanny mother and an IT father, Owen wanted to be a footballer. However, after seeing Tom Holland's performance in the film “The Impossible,” he decided to pursue acting. A big fan of Tom Holland, Cooper began taking drama lessons. Stephen Graham, co-producer of the murder-themed series, was looking for an unknown British face for this role. Selected from over 500 auditions, Cooper's first project was filmed between July and October 2024. The series, which aired in March 2025, made a splash worldwide. Renowned critic Evening Standard wrote, “This performance is the best debut performance by a child actor to date.” With his series, which aired in early 2025, he won an Emmy Award at the end of 2025, earning him the title of “Youngest Person to Win an Emmy Award in History.” Almost immediately after, Cooper also won the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor, becoming world-famous with two major awards before reaching adulthood. Lacking the high ego often found in his peers, Cooper responded to reporters' questions at the awards ceremony, “What will you do after the ceremony?” with, “I'll go to school after I sleep.” Following Adolescence, Cooper appeared in supporting roles in the Film Club series, Whispering Hills, and Cry to Heaven. He also featured in a music video released in 2025 and has won a total of 11 awards, including an Emmy and a Golden Globe.
Owen Cooper
Melvin Dorsey
for Melvin Dorsey in Superboy: A Clark Kent story
Suggested by matthewfenner
Set in the quiet heart of Smallville, this R-rated origin story follows 15-year-old Clark Kent at the end of his freshman year—a kid learning to balance adolescence, secrets, and the growing burden of being different. For two months, he’s been secretly fighting low-level criminals as Superboy, hiding behind a mask and a homemade costume: a blue longsleeve T-shirt with a painted Superman logo, jeans, and red Converse shoes. But Clark’s world changes when his shy, reclusive classmate Matthew Thomson begins to change. After enduring years of relentless bullying, Matthew’s mind snaps the moment his telekinetic powers emerge, transforming his pain into pure rage. One by one, his tormentors die—thrown, crushed, torn apart by invisible force—until six are dead and four remain. Now, Smallville is gripped by fear, and Clark is forced into his first true test as a hero. Facing Matthew means confronting someone his own age, someone not born evil but broken by cruelty. Their showdown is raw and tragic, filled with moral conflict and devastating power. Clark must decide how far he’ll go to stop his friend before he kills again—and whether justice means saving Matthew or ending him. The battle leaves Smallville scarred, and Clark forever changed, realizing that being a hero isn’t about glory—it’s about sacrifice, compassion, and the heavy cost of doing what’s right.
