Oliver Jackson-Cohen

Oliver Mansour Jackson-Cohen (born 24 October 1986)[3] is an English actor and model.[2] He is best known for his role as Adrian Griffin in the 2020 remake of The Invisible Man and for his role in the Netflix series The Haunting of Hill House, which will receive a second season, titled The Haunting of Bly Manor.

Oliver Jackson-Cohen
Jackson-Cohen in 2018
Born
Oliver Mansour Jackson-Cohen[1]

(1986-10-24) 24 October 1986
Westminster, London, England
Alma materLycée Français Charles de Gaulle
Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute
OccupationActor, model
Years active2002–present
Height6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)[2]
Parent(s)Betty Jackson
David Cohen

Early life

Jackson-Cohen was born in Westminster, London.[4] 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.[5] Jackson-Cohen attended French school at the Lycée Français Charles de Gaulle in London and says he has a slight French accent.[6][7]

He attended the Youngblood Theatre Company at weekends, then began washing vases for a florist as a job to financially support himself between auditions, stating: "It wasn't great but when you're that broke you'll do anything."[8] 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.[9]

Career

Jackson-Cohen landed a small role in the television series Hollyoaks when he was 15,[10] and he later appeared in the ITV series The Time of Your Life in 2007.[11] In 2008, he played Phillip White in the BBC adaptation of Lark Rise to Candleford[11] and in the first episode of Bonekickers. He also played Marcus in the short film The Rooftopsmiths by Helen Rowles with Natasha Freeman as Imogen and Philip Marden as Joel.[12] In 2010, he played Damon in the romantic comedy film Going the Distance starring Drew Barrymore and Justin Long.[13] 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.[14] Jackson-Cohen starred opposite Cynthia Nixon in the miniseries World Without End as Ralph.[15][16] He appears in Mr Selfridge with Jeremy Piven where he plays the role of Roddy Temple.[17][18]

In 2013, Jackson-Cohen was cast as journalist Jonathan Harker in the NBC series Dracula.[19][20][21] In 2014, he was cast as Misha in the film adaptation of Shamim Sarif's 2004 novel Despite the Falling Snow.[22][23] In March 2014, Jackson-Cohen was cast as James, Duke of York in ITV's four-part period drama miniseries The Great Fire.[24]

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.[25][26] In 2015, Jackson-Cohen also starred in The Healer as Alec Bailey.[27] In the same year, Jackson-Cohen was cast as Lucas in Emerald City, which premiered in 2017 and was cancelled after one season.[28][29] Beginning in 2018, he stars in the anthology web television series The Haunting of Hill House.[30] The first season of the series received critical praise.[31] He next starred opposite Elisabeth Moss in the science fiction horror film The Invisible Man, portraying the titular role;[32] the film was released in 2020 to positive reviews.[33]

Filmography

Film
Year Title Role Notes
2008 The Rooftopsmiths Marcus Short film
2010 Going the Distance Damon
2010 Faster Killer
2011 What's Your Number? Eddie Vogel
2012 Destinée Nick Short film
2012 The Raven John Cantrell
2016 Despite the Falling Snow Misha
2016 The Healer Alec Bailey
2019 Mr. Malcolm's List Short film
2020 The Invisible Man Adrian Griffin

Television
Year Title Role Notes
2002 Hollyoaks Jean-Pierre
2007 The Time of Your Life Marcus Episode: "#1.4"
2008 Lark Rise to Candleford Phillip White 8 episodes
2008 Bonekickers Colm Episode: "Army of God"
2012 World Without End Ralph Fitzgerald 8 episodes
2013 Mr Selfridge Roderick 'Roddy' Temple 6 episodes
2013–2014 Dracula Jonathan Harker 10 episodes
2014 The Great Fire James, Duke of York 4 episodes
2015 The Secret River William Thornhill 2 episodes
Nominated – AACTA Award for Best Lead Actor in a Television Drama
2017 Emerald City Roan / Lucas 10 episodes
2017 Man in an Orange Shirt Michael Berryman 2 episodes
2018 The Haunting of Hill House Adult Luke Crain Main cast
2020 The Haunting of Bly Manor Peter Main cast
Web
Year Title Role Notes
2011 Will & Kate: Before Happily Ever After Prince William 4 episodes
gollark: PotatOS infects signs, and disks, and automatically boots potatOS computers.
gollark: The signage shall prevail.
gollark: We cannot let this continue.
gollark: @i_dr_delicious#0000 Stop them at all costs.
gollark: τερρα δυμβ

References
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  2. "Oliver Jackson Cohen – Portfolio". Models 1. Archived from the original on 2 November 2013. Retrieved 8 September 2014.
  3. Radish, Christina (25 October 2010). "Oliver Jackson-Cohen: Hot Brit Hunk in "Faster"". TeenHollywood.com. Retrieved 8 September 2014.
  4. "Oliver Jackson-Cohen". World Without End. World-without-end.tv. Retrieved 13 November 2012.
  5. Simmons, Eva (14 July 2004). "Betty Jackson" (PDF). National Life Stories (interview transcript). An Oral History of British Fashion. London, U.K.: British Library. C1046/10.
  6. "Oliver Jackson-Cohen talks 'Faster'". Interview. Thefilmstage.com. 24 November 2010. Retrieved 3 August 2013.
  7. "An interview with Oliver Jackson-Cohen". Harper's Bazaar. Archived from the original on 6 February 2013. Retrieved 13 November 2012.
  8. Walker, Esther (6 January 2008). "Oliver Jackson Cohen, actor". The Independent. Close-up – Profiles – People. London, UK. Retrieved 3 August 2013.
  9. Mapelli, Silvia. "Have a read to our interview with the British actor Oliver Jackson-Cohen, protagonist of the Netflix series' Haunting of Hill House and our cover boy! Full interview on ISSUE 10". Collectible Dry Magazine. Retrieved 30 January 2019.
  10. Walker, Esther (6 January 2008). "Close-up: Oliver Jackson Cohen, actor". The Independent. London.
  11. All-star line up for Sunday night on BBC One in Lark Rise To Candleford. BBC, 27 July 2007. Retrieved 11 March 2008.
  12. "World premiere of The Rooftopsmiths". Sixth Form College, Farnborough. 10 November 2008. Archived from the original on 19 April 2013. Retrieved 16 December 2012.
  13. Honeycutt, Kirk (19 August 2010). "Going the Distance – Film Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 31 December 2010.
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  18. "Press releases | Mr Selfridge". ITV Press Centre. Archived from the original on 5 March 2012. Retrieved 13 November 2012.
  19. "Oliver Jackson-Cohen cast as Jonathan Harker on NBC's 'Dracula' | House of Vampires". Houseofvampires.wordpress.com. Archived from the original on 10 April 2013. Retrieved 3 August 2013.
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  25. "Sarah Snook, Oliver Jackson-Cohen cast in ABC convict miniseries, The Secret River". mediaday.com.au. 27 June 2014.
  26. "Cameras roll on The Secret River miniseries". 1 July 2014.
  27. "Camilla Luddington, Jonathan Pryce Board Rom-Com 'The Healer'". The Hollywood Reporter.
  28. Hipes, Patrick (14 July 2015). "Emerald City Series: Tarsem Singh To Direct All 10 Episodes, Three More Join Cast". Deadline Hollywood.
  29. Ausiello, Michael (5 May 2017). "Emerald City Cancelled at NBC". TVLine. Retrieved 3 March 2020.
  30. Heltzel, Natalie (14 June 2019). "'The Haunting of Hill House' Star Oliver Jackson-Cohen on Creating His Character's Painful Journey". The Hollywood Reporter.
  31. Maas, Jennifer (30 January 2019). "'Haunting of Hill House' Star Victoria Pedretti Cast as Female Lead on 'You' Season 2". TheWrap. Retrieved 3 March 2020.
  32. Davids, Brian (1 March 2020). "'Invisible Man' Star Oliver Jackson-Cohen Comes Clean on His Invisible Man Role". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2 March 2020.
  33. Barnes, Brooks (1 March 2020). "'Invisible Man' Tops Box Office, Giving New Life to Old Monsters". The New York Times. Retrieved 2 March 2020.
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