Coronation Street Tina O'Brien's unlikely link to huge Netflix star
Coronation Street star Tina O'Brien, famed for her role as Sarah Platt, has a surprising link to an Adolescence star marking a key role in their career.
Coronation Street fans have been left stunned after discovering a surprising link between actress Tina O'Brien and popular Netflix star Owen Cooper. Famed for his role in Adolescence, the rising child actor shot to fame for his leading role.
Cobbles actress Tina, who is known for her long-running role as Sarah Platt on the ITV soap, has an unlikely connection to Owen, 15. The young star was just 14 years old when he was filming alongside Stephen Graham for the Netflix show.
Adolescence, which amassed global audiences and broke Netflix streaming records when it was released earlier this year, details the story of a tragic murder as a 13-year-old boy is accused of brutally killing an older female classmate.
In harrowing events, his family, the school, and a therapist are left in complete turmoil as the detective in charge of the case is looking into the details of what really happened.
The short Netflix series has been a smash-hit and is currently the number one programme on the global platform, becoming the most-watched streaming TV show in the UK in a single week. It also reached the top 10 most-watched lists in numerous countries.
Owen Cooper plays the lead role of 13-year-old Jamie Miller in Adolescence, which also stars Ashley Walters and Stephen Graham, who plays the role of his dad, Eddie Miller.
Marking his first ever on-screen debut on Adolescence has been a huge milestone for the child actor. However before this, he did attend acting classes run by a Corrie legend.
Coronation Street actress Tina O'Brien revealed that Owen honed his skills at The Drama MOB, the Manchester-based acting school she co-founded in 2013, according to reports in the Sun.
Tina, who has similarly been in the showbiz spotlight since the age of 10, runs the school alongside her pal Esther Morgan, helping local talent break into TV and film.
It comes after another actor gave The Drama MOB a shout-out for its key part in Owen's journey, as Tina shared the praise whilst also targeting the industry's London-centric bias.
The school has since posted its own tribute to Owen, calling his Adolescence performance 'incredible' and celebrating the work of their teaching team.
They posted a message saying: "Where do we even begin?! We are beyond proud of Owen for absolutely smashing this role and tackling such a challenging and sensitive subject.
"Being able to secure such a major role is incredible in itself, but Owen has completely blown everyone away – and the reviews say it all!"
Meanwhile, Tina posted on her Instagram: "Elitist mentality that anything in the North isn't worth mentioning. Thank you for highlighting this @ricomorris2020.
"We work incredibly hard at the @thedramamob and we are very proud of the work we do and will continue to do."
Despite only breaking into acting a few years ago, Owen has taken Hollywood by storm. The 15-year-old has now landed a huge new role with an award-winning actor.
He will star in Emerald Fennel's remake of Wuthering Heights, which is based on the 1847 novel by Emily Brontë. When Owen stars in the remake, he will be playing young Heathcliff, with the older version of Heathcliff played by Jacob Elordi.
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