Owen Cooper gave a sly shoutout to his favorite soccer team at the Golden Globes.
The English actor, 16, made history by becoming the youngest person to win best supporting actor in a television series at the Jan. 11 ceremony for his performance in Adolescence, and he finished his acceptance speech by saying, “You’ll never walk alone.” (See all the winners here.)
While he certainly delivered a stirring message, Owen was also referencing the iconic anthem of Liverpool Football Club, which he is a known fan of.
His love for Liverpool runs so deep that Adolescence director Phil Barantini actually let Owen sneak an Easter egg about it into the series.
“Do you know the table in episode three?” Owen said during an appearance at the team’s Anfield stadium last May. “So, Phil gave a pencil to all the crew, and we could all draw something or write something.”
“And I wrote ‘LFC > MUFC,'” he added, referencing Liverpool’s rival Manchester United Football Club, “and it stayed in! Phil kept it in.”
Elsewhere in Owen’s acceptance speech at the Golden Globes, he expressed his gratitude for the wild ride he’s been on ever since skyrocketing to fame.
“Standing here at the Golden Globes does not feel real whatsoever,” he said. “What an incredible journey me and my family have been put through.”
What started off as what I thought I might be OK at,” Owen went on, “I might be awful at, I took a risk and I went to drama classes, I was the only boy there, it was embarrassing but I got through it.”
The Wuthering Heights star added that he’s eager to continue learning from those around him.
But I’m still very much an apprentice,” he shared, “I’m still learning every day, I’m still every day learning from the people sat in front of me who have inspired me.
I wouldn’t be here without you guys,” Owen added. “This is mad, what is going on?”
The teenager ended his speech with his Liverpool shoutout and, “Bring on 2026.
