Rising 'Adolescence' Star Owen Cooper Joins Sam Fender’s Latest Music Video

Rising British actor Owen Cooper recently sparked excitement among fans by appearing in a teaser for Sam Fender’s upcoming music video, Little Bit Closer. Fender shared a brief black-and-white snippet featuring Cooper on Instagram, and though the actor wasn’t officially tagged, his fans quickly recognized him and flooded the comments hyping up this unexpected crossover.

Cooper gained widespread recognition as Jamie Miller in Netflix’s critically acclaimed miniseries Adolescence, where he portrayed a schoolboy accused of murder. Remarkably, this challenging role was Cooper’s acting debut, filmed entirely in demanding one-take sequences. Despite his inexperience, Cooper’s authentic performance earned high praise from critics and viewers, propelling the series into Netflix’s global Top 10 and amassing nearly 100 million views in its first weeks.

The new Fender video collaboration likely stems from Cooper’s ongoing partnership with director Phil Barantini, who directed both Adolescence and this latest music video. The 15-year-old continues his rapid career ascent, soon appearing as young Heathcliff in Emerald Fennell’s upcoming adaptation of Wuthering Heights.