Viewers took to X to comment on Owen Cooper's height increase since the release of Adolescence, starring Stephen Graham and Hannah, who also starred and produced the show. The sudden growth spurt attracted attention, with some joking he was '10ft taller' since the Netflix show came out.
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Viewers took to X to comment on the 16-year-old's growth spurt, joking he was '10ft taller' since the Netflix show came out in March last year. Owen cut a dashing figure in a quirky white shirt which was layered with a powder blue bomber jacket worn with black trousers, while Stephen, 52, opted for a classic black suit.
However fans were distracted by his 'insane' growth spurt as they compared his height to photos of him with Stephen over the past 12 months. Fans wrote on X: 'Owen Cooper has grown approximately ten feet taller since Adolescence came out' and 'I wonder how tall Owen Cooper is now?
' 'I’m sorry but Owen Cooper’s growth spurt??? Insane. Teens!
' 'Did he grow that much or is it just that Graham is that small? ' 'Two years ago he used to be shorter than him.
And now he’s much taller' Adolescence star Owen Cooper towered over Stephen Graham on the red carpet at the British Academy Television Awards at London's Royal Festival Hall on Sunday Viewers took to X to comment on the 16-year-old's growth spurt, joking he was '10ft taller' since the Netflix show came out in March last year 'Owen went from kid actor to straight-up giant between filming and awards season'. Stephen's wife Hannah, 52, who starred in and also produced Adolescence was the epitome of elegance in a Grecian-inspired burgundy gown.
The couple, who have been married since 2008, were also joined by their daughter Grace, 21, and their 19-year-old son Alfie. Each episode of Adolescence is filmed in one continuous shot and has been widely praised for addressing topics such as online radicalisation and misogyny. An emotional Stephen Graham was awarded Best Actor at the British Academy Television Awards, as his show Adolescence broke records at London's Royal Festival Hall on Sunday.
The actor revealed he had previously been nominated eight times for shows including Help, Time and This Is England '90 , before finally landing the gong for Adolescence. The four-part Netflix show, which received a staggering 11 nominations when it was announced in March, received the most ever wins for a series as it also took home Best Supporting Actor, Best Supporting Actress and Limited Drama.
Adolescence, which was created by actor Stephen and writer Jack Thorne, tells the story of British teenager Jamie Miller , who is found guilty of murdering a female classmate after being sucked in by the manosphere online. Each episode is filmed in one continuous shot and has been widely praised for addressing topics such as online radicalisation and misogyny. During his acceptance speech, Stephen, who played Jamie's father, said: 'I might take my time.
I've been nominated eight times and this is the first time I've won. I'd like to thank all my fellow nominees. Especially our James and our Ellis, both of you are magnificent. When I was a kid, I watched a television programme called Scully, written by Alan Bleasdale, and it had the wonderful Drew Schofield in it.
Fans wrote on X: 'Owen Cooper has grown approximately ten feet taller since Adolescence came out' and 'I wonder how tall Owen Cooper is now?
' Owen towered over married co-stars Stephen and Hannah as they took to the red carpet BAFTA TV AWARDS 2026: THE WINNERS AT A GLANCE Actor in a Comedy Steve Coogan - How Are You?
Its Alan Actress in a Comedy Katherine Parkinson - Here We Go Daytime Scam Interceptors Drama Series Code of Silence - WINNER Entertainment Last One Laughing International The Studio Leading Actor Stephen Graham - Adolescence Leading Actress Narges Rashidi - Prisoner 951 Limited Drama Adolescence Reality The Celebrity Traitors Scripted Comedy Amandaland Single Documentary Grenfell: Uncovered Entertainment Performance Bob Mortimer - Last One Laughing Soap EastEnders Sports Coverage The FA Cup Final UEFA Women’s Euro 2025 Supporting Actor Owen Cooper - Adolescence Supporting Actress Christine Tremarco - Adolescence Specialist Factual Simon Schama: The Road to Auschwitz Short Form Hustle and Run Factual Series See No Evil Children's Non-Scripted World. War.
Me Children's Scripted Crongton Live Event VE Day 80: A Celebration to Remember P&O Cruises Memorable Moment Award The Celebrity Traitors - Alan Carr wins The Celebrity Traitors - Studio Lambert Scotland / BBC One Owen cut a dashing figure in a quirky white shirt which was layered with a powder blue bomber jacket worn with black trousers Adolescence tells the story of British teenager Jamie Miller, who is found guilty of murdering a female classmate after being sucked in by the manosphere online The couple, who have been married since 2008, were also joined by their daughter Grace, 21, and their 19-year-old son Alfie Stephen, 57, who also hopes to continue his award winning streak with a nod for Best Actor, opted for a classic black suit Hannah, 52, who starred in and also produced Adolescence was the epitome of elegance in a Grecian Inspired burgundy gown Stephen and Owen pictured in Adolescence 'He lived across the road from my nannas house so he showed me then that I could be on the television.
Drew was such a wonderful man. He was my inspiration so for any young kid, no matter where you're from, anything is possible.
' Owen, 16, who has made history by becoming the youngest winner of the Best Supporting Actor award at both the Golden Globes and the Emmy Awards, continued his award-winning streak as he took home the BAFTA for Best Supporting Actor. 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.
Stephen wiped away tears as Christine took to the stage and said: 'I hold this BAFTA high to Hannah Walters and Stephen Graham, thank you so much.
' The Netflix series also won in the Limited Drama category, beating the shows; Fought The Law , Trespasses and What It Feels Like For A Girl . Owen said of his win: 'Every time we are at these events and your name gets called out your mind flashes back to your first audition, the first time on set, the first time you met the cast, it's been an unreal two years.
I'm just grateful to everyone who is here today.
' When asked how it's changed his life and what he wants to do next he said: 'I don't know what I want to do next. It's changed my life because I've met all these beautiful people, me and my family have travelled the world, so it's just amazing.
'Erin was the first person that I ever worked with so it was a dream to film. It was hard to do, I'm not doing to stand here and say it was easy, it was hard to do that in front of a stranger I have never met but Erin and the crew were so kind.
' Producer Mark Herbert of Warp films, added: 'Big thanks to Stephen Graham for bringing this gang together. The script ripped our hearts and it punched us in the guts'. He also thanked Netflix boss Anne Mensah who had picked up the project after Amazon Prime Video had passed on it.
' BAFTA TV AWARDS 2026: THE WINNERS Actor in a Comedy Jim Howick - Here We Go Jon Pointing - Big Boys Lenny Rush - Am I Being Unreasonable? Mawaan Rizwan - Juice Oliver Savell - Changing Ends Steve Coogan - How Are You?
Its Alan - WINNER Actress in a Comedy Diane Morgan - Mandy Jennifer Saunders - Amandaland Katherine Parkinson - Here We Go - WINNER Lucy Punch - Amandaland Philippa Dunne - Amandaland Rosie Jones - Pushers Daytime The Chase Lorraine Richard Osman’s House of Games Scam Interceptors - WINNER Drama Series A Thousand Blows Blue Lights Code of Silence - WINNER This City is Ours Entertainment The Graham Norton Show Last One Laughing - WINNER Michael McIntyre’s Big Show Would I Lie to You Entertainment Performance Amanda Holden - Alan Carr Amanda & Alan’s Spanish Job Bob Mortimer - Last One Laughing - WINNER Claudia Winkleman - The Celebrity Traitors Lee Mack - The 1% Club Rob Beckett - Romesh Ranganathan Rob & Romesh vs… Romesh Ranganathan - Romesh: Can’t Knock the Hustle International The Bear The Diplomat Pluribus Severance The Studio - WINNER The White Lotus Leading Actor Colin Firth - Lockerbie: A Search for Truth Ellis Howard - What It Feels Like for a Girl James Nelson-Joyce - This City is Ours Matt Smith - The Death of Bunny Munro Stephen Graham - Adolescence - WINNER Taron Egerton - Smoke Leading Actress Aimee Lou Wood - Film Club Erin Doherty - A Thousand Blows Jodie Whittaker - Toxic Town Narges Rashidi - Prisoner 951 - WINNER Sheridan Smith - I Fought The Law Siân Brooke - Blue Lights Limited Drama Adolescence - WINNER Fought The Law Trespasses What It Feels Like for a Girl News Coverage BBC Newsnight - Grooming Survivors Speak Production Team Channel 4 News - Israel-iran: The Twelve Day War - WINNER Production Team Sky News: Gaza - Fight for Survival Production Team Reality The Celebrity Traitors - WINNER The Jury: Murder Trial Squid Game: The Challenge Virgin Island Scripted Comedy Amandaland - WINNER Big Boys How Are You?
Its Alan Things You Should Have Done Single Documentary Grenfell: Uncovered - WINNER Louis Theroux: The Settlers One Day in Southport Unforgotten: The Bradford City Fire Soap Casualty Coronation Street EastEnders - WINNER Sports Coverage The 2025 Ryder Cup Production Team The FA Cup Final UEFA Women’s Euro 2025 - WINNER Wimbledon 2025 Supporting Actor Ashley Walters - Adolescence Fehinti Balogun - Down Cemetery Road Joshua Mcguire - The Gold Owen Cooper - Adolescence - WINNER Paddy Considine - Mobland Rafael Mathé - The Death of Bunny Munro Supporting Actress Aimee Lou Wood - The White Lotus Christine Tremarco - Adolescence - WINNER Chyna Mcqueen - Get Millie Black Emilia Jones - Task Erin Doherty - Adolescence Rose Ayling-Ellis - Reunion Specialist Factual Belsen: What They Found Simon Schama: The Road to Auschwitz - WINNER Surviving Black Hawk Down Vietnam: The War That Changed America Short Form Donkey Hustle and Run - WINNER Rocket Fuel Zoners Factual Series Bibaa & Nicole: Murder in the Park Educating Yorkshire See No Evil - WINNER The Undercover Police Scandal: Love and Lies Exposed Children's Non-Scripted A Real Bug’s Life BooSnoo!
Deadly 60: Saving Sharks World. War.
Me - WINNER Children's Scripted Crongton - WINNER Horrible Science Shaun the Sheep The Wonderfully Weird World of Gumball Live Event Holocaust Memorial Day 2025 Last Night of the Proms: Finale VE Day 80: A Celebration to Remember - WINNER P&O Cruises Memorable Moment Award Adolescence - Jamie snaps at the psychologist Big Boys - I didn’t make it, did I?
Blue Lights - The police are warned of an ambush to plot to silence a key witness The Celebrity Traitors - Alan Carr wins The Celebrity Traitors - Studio Lambert Scotland / BBC One - WINNER Last One Laughing - Bob Mortimer and Richard Ayoade’s speed date What It Feels Like for a Girl - Byron leaves for Brighton to start Uni, where she introduces herself as Paris
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