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Oliver Mansour Jackson-Cohen (born 24 October 1986) is an English actor and model. He is best known for his role as
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in the 2020 adaptation of ''
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'' and for his roles as Luke Crain and Peter Quint in the
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television programmes ''
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'' (2018) and ''
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'' (2020) respectively. He also had a recurring role in the 2013 television series '' Dracula''.


Early life

Jackson-Cohen was born in
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, London. His mother, Betty Jackson, is a fashion designer, and his late father, David Cohen, was also his mother's business partner. His mother is English and from a
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background. His father was from an
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family that moved to
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in the 1950s; Jackson-Cohen has stated they were of
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and
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descent. 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
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in
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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 ''
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'' when he was 15, and he later appeared in the ITV series ''
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'' in 2007. In 2008, he played Phillip White in the
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adaptation of ''
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, 27 July 2007. Retrieved 11 March 2008. and in the first episode of ''
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''. 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
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. and a hitman in the action film '' Faster'', opposite
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. In 2011, he starred as Prince William, Duke of Cambridge in a series of
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. Jackson-Cohen starred opposite
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in the miniseries '' World Without End'' as Ralph. He appears in ''
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'' with
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where he plays the role of Roddy Temple. In 2013, Jackson-Cohen was cast as journalist Jonathan Harker in the
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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
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in the 2015 ABC convict miniseries ''
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'', an adaptation of
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'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 ''
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'', a television series that re-imagined the novel ''
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'' by
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. The series premiered in 2017 and was cancelled after one season. He then appeared in both seasons of the anthology web television series '' The Haunting''. Both seasons of the series, ''
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'' and ''
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,'' received strong critical praise. Jackson-Cohen next starred opposite
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in the
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horror film ''
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'', portraying the titular role; the film was released in 2020 to positive reviews. He later stated that the press tour for the film was difficult because it began just three days after his father had died. In 2021, he appeared in the drama film ''
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'', directed by Maggie Gyllenhaal. In 2022, he co-starred in the romantic
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comedy '' Mr. Malcolm's List'', a film adaptation of the novel of the same name. In June 2021 it was announced that he would star in the upcoming
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series ''
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'' playing the character of James Ellis. The series premiered on 29 July 2022 to mixed critical reviews, though Jackson-Cohen's performance generally received critical praise. On 2 December 2022, the show was renewed for a second season. In June 2022 it was announced that Jackson-Cohen would star opposite
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in the upcoming Amazon Prime Video series ''Wilderness'', a television adaptation of B.E. Jones's novel of the same name, which began filming summer 2022 in Canada, the UK and the US and wrapped in October 2022.


Personal life

Jackson-Cohen resides in London. In 2017 he stated in an Instagram post that he has been formally diagnosed with
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which stems from
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. His experiences informed his performance in ''The Haunting of Hill House'': "I was diagnosed with PTSD a couple of years ago so all of that is in there with Luke - and it felt incredibly cathartic to be able to kind of put it all out there and be there." He was in a relationship for several years with Jessica De Gouw, his ''Dracula'' co-star.


Filmography


Film


Television


References


External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Jackson-Cohen, Oliver 1986 births 21st-century English male actors English male child actors English male film actors English male television actors Jewish English male actors Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute alumni Living people Male actors from London People from Westminster 21st-century British Jews People with post-traumatic stress disorder British people of Egyptian-Jewish descent Sephardi Jews Mizrahi Jews