Owen Cooper Makes History As Youngest Male Emmy Winner Ever

Owen Cooper just unlocked a new level of Emmys history.

On Sunday night, the 15-year-old “Adolescence” breakout star won the award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited/Anthology Series or TV Movie, making him the youngest male winner of any acting Emmy ever.

The British actor beat out the record previously held by Scott Jacoby, who was 16 when he won Best Supporting Actor in a Drama for 1972’s “That Certain Summer.”

Cooper went up against his co-star Ashley Walters in his category, as well as Javier Bardem (“Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story”), Rob Delaney (“Dying for Sex”), Peter Sarsgaard and Bill Camp (“Presumed Innocent”).

“Adolescence” marks Cooper’s first on-screen role. He played a 13-year-old student named Jamie Miller who was arrested for murdering his classmate. In the four-episode series, the allegations turn his family’s world upside down and force them to confront every parent’s worst nightmare.

Cooper’s TV father, Stephen Graham, also picked up an Emmy nomination for Best Actor in a Limited/Anthology Series or TV Movie, while Christine Tremarco (Jamie’s mother) and Erin Doherty (Jamie’s psychologist) were both nominated for Best Supporting Actress. The show itself was up for Outstanding Limited or Anthology Series.

So far this awards season, Cooper has been on a roll, nabbing his first Emmy win shortly after taking home another best supporting actor honor at the Gotham TV Awards in June.

Cooper reacted to his history-making Emmy nomination last month in an interview with People, saying, “It’s just crazy, really. And the youngest in my category is just … Do you know what? It’s not even sunk in yet, to be fair, but that’s just something else to think about.”

He added, “It’s my first role — it’ll be the best role of my life.”