Cooper, who is 15, is being tipped for Bafta victory for his debut acting performance as Jamie Miller, a child accused of murder, in the sleeper Netflix hit, which has become the most-streamed title in both the UK and the US within its first week of release.

In an interview this morning with Jordan North, Chris Stark and Sian Welby, Stephen broke down in tears while discussing how supportive his own father was to him. ‘[As a child]

The British actor wrote and stars in Netflix's new limited series, shot as a series of oners, that captures the aftermath of a child's violent crime.