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He's back at school after another incredible awards haul on Sunday evening, but Adolescence star Owen Cooper was still on cloud nine as he shared behind-the-scenes snaps from a night to remember at the BAFTAs.
Cooper has become one of the most decorated young actors of all time for his portrayal of a 13-year-old boy charged with the brutal murder of a female classmate in Stephen Graham's harrowing Netflix drama, inspired by the rise of Incel culture.
And it appeared to be another night at the office for the teenager - currently sitting his GCSEs - and the show's supporting cast as the 79th annual BAFTA Awards kicked off at London's Royal Festival Hall.
Having already claimed Best Supporting Actor awards at the Golden Globes and Emmy Awards, Cooper, 16, repeated the feat on Sunday evening - one of five wins for Adolescence, including Best Actor for Graham.
Taking to social media on Tuesday, the actor shared a handful of previously unseen photos from his night out on London's Southbank, among them a backstage shot of himself with his award.
Captioning the posts, he wrote: 'Obsession. A dream. The Beatles.'
He's back at school after another incredible awards haul, but Adolescence star Owen Cooper was still on cloud nine as he shared behind-the-scenes snaps from the BAFTAs on Tuesday
The Adolescence star still has a busy few weeks ahead though, as he is also in the middle of his GCSE exams, with the 2026 exam period running from May 4 until June 26.
Cooper was sitting his mock papers in January during the height of awards season, juggling the exams with travelling to the US to pick up gongs.
His performance, playing murder suspect Jamie Miller opposite Stephen Graham, has earned him critical praise and earlier this year he made history by becoming the youngest winner of the Best Supporting Actor award at both the Golden Globes and the Emmy Awards.
The actor has won an acting gong at all of the major American TV awards - the Emmys, Golden Globes and Critics Choice as well as the Gotham Awards and the Independent Spirit Awards and the National Television Awards in the UK.
Now with a BAFTA under his belt, he has become one of the most decorated young actors at just 16 years old, and for his first ever acting role.
Cooper was just 14 when Adolescence was filmed, receiving tutoring on set so he could keep up with his schoolwork.
And during an appearance on The Graham Norton Show in December, he explained how he plans to sit his GCSEs and then leave school.
'I've still got my GCSEs to do. I've only got about six months left and then I am gone – and then hopefully I am going to be an actor,' he said.
In September he confessed that school was going 'terribly' adding that his least favourite subject is maths.
'When you're sitting at the Emmys and you're with all these famous actors, are you thinking, "Do I really need to know algebra?",' US talk show host Jimmy Kimmel asked him.
'That's what I think about every morning before I go to school,' Cooper replied. 'Because I want to pass, I don't want to fail, but...'
Taking to social media on Tuesday, the actor shared a handful of previously unseen photos from his night out on London's Southbank
Cooper has become one of the most decorated young actors of all time for his portrayal of a 13-year-old boy charged with the murder of a female classmate in Stephen Graham's drama
'If you fail, who cares?' Kimmel said. 'You got a leather jacket already, you're a punk!'
Graham was awarded Best Actor. The British star revealed he has been nominated eight times for shows including Help, Time and This Is England '90 , before finally landing the gong for Adolescence.
Meanwhile, Christine Tremarco, who played Owen's mother in the show, won Best Supporting Actress in a surprise result beating co-star Erin Doherty, who previously took home the Golden Globe and Emmy Award.
The Netflix series also won in the Limited Drama category, beating the shows: Fought The Law (ITV), Trespasses (Channel 4) and What It Feels Like For A Girl (BBC Three).
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