Adolescence star Owen Cooper will star in Sam Fender's music video for his new single 'Little Bit Closer'.
Earlier this year, the young actor made headlines for his impressive portrayal of Jamie Miller in the Netflix hit series. Now, Cooper has been revealed as the star of Fender's 'Little Bit Closer' music video.
Released in February, the song is included in Fender's album People Watching, which the singer said explored "colourful stories and observations of everyday characters living their everyday, but often extraordinary, lives".
Taking to Instagram, the musician teased Cooper's appearance with a black-and-white shot of the actor wrapped in a blanket and looking out at the landscape ahead, as well as a short clip from the finished video.
Despite the actor having his back to the camera, fans were quick to realise it was Cooper, after all.
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One person wrote, "is that owen cooper??", while another user referenced Fender's video with Stephen Graham and suggested the singer should work with another Adolescence star, Erin Doherty.
"If that's Owen, then you just need Erin Doherty in a vid now to complete the set," they wrote.
Fender previously starred alongside Adolescence co-creator and actor Graham in his music video for 'Spit Of You', released in 2021 and helmed by Adolescence director Philip Barantini.
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The filmmaker also commented on the new snippets from the 'Little Bit Closer' video, leaving a winking face and a red heart emoji on Instagram.
Cooper will next be seen as young Heathcliff in Emerald Fennell's adaptation of Emily Brontë's Wuthering Heights, also starring Margot Robbie and Jacob Elordi.
Adolescence is streaming on Netflix. Wuthering Heights will be released in cinemas on 13 February, 2026.
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