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Emerald Fennell’s ‘Wuthering Heights’ Find Its Young Heathcliff and Cathy in ‘Adolescence’ Breakout Owen Cooper and ‘Matilda’ Stage Star Charlotte Mellington (EXCLUSIVE)
Owen Cooper, breakout star of Netflix series 'Adolescence,' will play the young Heathcliff, while Charlotte Mellington will play the young Cathy
Variety understands that Owen Cooper, the British actor who is already making waves for his debut performance in Netflix’s limited series “ Adolescence ” even before its launch, is to play the teenage Heathcliff, the tortured antihero and one of the literary world’s most famous characters. For 15-year-old Cooper, “Wuthering Heights” marks his first feature and the next step in a dramatic entry into the industry for the still-in-school youngster, who from his very first audition tape was cast by “Boiling Point” director Philip Barantini for the key lead role in “Adolescence” despite having zero previous acting experience. In the hard-hitting and deeply emotional four-part series, Cooper play a 13-year-old murder suspect in a story that traverses knife crime, incel culture and the influences of toxic masculinity and social media.
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