Oliver Jackson-Cohen
Oliver Mansour Jackson-Cohen (born 24 October 1986) is an English actor and model. He is best known for his role as Adrian Griffin in the 2020 adaptation of "The Invisible Man" and for his roles as Luke Crain and Peter Quint in the Netflix television programmes "The Haunting of Hill House" (2018) and "The Haunting of Bly Manor" (2020) respectively. He also had a recurring role in the 2013 television series "Dracula". Early life. Jackson-Cohen was born in Westminster, London. His mother, Betty Jackson, is a fashion designer, and his father, David Cohen, is his  mother's business partner. His mother is English and from a Protestant background. His father is from an Egyptian Jewish family that moved to France in the 1950s; they were Orthodox Jews. Jackson-Cohen attended a French-language school, and says he has a slight French accent. He attended the Youngblood Theatre Company during weekends, then began washing vases for a florist as a job to financially support himself between auditions. He attended the Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute in New York City due to not getting into drama school in London. His aim was to "do a foundational  year and then reapply in London" but left after four months because he was offered a job. Career. Jackson-Cohen landed a small role in the television series "Hollyoaks" when he was 15, and he later appeared in the ITV series "The Time of Your Life" in 2007. In 2008, he played Phillip White in the BBC adaptation of "Lark Rise to Candleford" and in the first episode of "Bonekickers". He also played Marcus in the short film "The Rooftopsmiths" by Len Rowles with Natasha Freeman as Imogen and Philip Marden as Joel. In 2010, he played Damon in the  romantic comedy film "Going the Distance" starring Drew Barrymore and Justin Long. and a hitman in the action film "Faster", opposite Dwayne Johnson. In 2011, he starred as Prince William, Duke of Cambridge in a series of Funny or Die videos with Allison Williams as newlywed Kate Middleton. Jackson-Cohen starred opposite Cynthia Nixon in the miniseries "World Without End" as Ralph. He appears in "Mr Selfridge" with Jeremy Piven where he plays the role of Roddy Temple. In 2013, Jackson-Cohen was cast as journalist Jonathan Harker in the NBC series "Dracula". In 2014, he was cast as Misha  in the film adaptation of Shamim Sarif's 2004 novel "Despite the Falling Snow". In March 2014, Jackson-Cohen was cast as James, Duke of York in ITV's four-part period drama miniseries "The Great Fire". It was announced in July 2014 that he would star opposite Sarah Snook in the 2015 ABC convict miniseries "The Secret River", an adaptation of Kate Grenville's 2005 novel of the same name. In 2015, Jackson-Cohen also starred in "The Healer" as Alec Bailey. In the same year, Jackson-Cohen was cast as Lucas in "Emerald City", which premiered in 2017  and was cancelled after one season. Beginning in 2018, he stars in the anthology web television series "The Haunting of Hill House". The first season of the series received critical praise. He next starred opposite Elisabeth Moss in the science fiction horror film "The Invisible Man", portraying the titular role; the film was released in 2020 to positive reviews. In 2021, he appeared in the drama film "The Lost Daughter", directed by Maggie Gyllenhaal. He is also set to co-star in the romantic comedy "Mr. Malcolm's List", a film adaptation of the novel of the same name. Personal  life. Jackson-Cohen resides in London. Since 2013, he has been in a relationship with actress Jessica De Gouw.