Oliver Mansour Jackson-Cohen (born 24 October 1986 in Westminster, London) is an English actor.
Jackson-Cohen is best known for his work in genre television, most notably as adult Luke Crain in Netflix's adaptation of The Haunting of Hill House. He then returned for the second season of the Haunting anthology series as Peter Quint in The Haunting of Bly Manor, based on The Turn of the Screw. Prior to those series, he also appeared in Dracula & Emerald City. Jackson-Cohen also played the titular role in The Invisible Man, an adaptation of the novel of the same name.
He is also known for his work in historical fiction, including Lark Rise to Candleford, Mr Selfridge, and The Secret River, as well as Prince William in the satirical web series Will & Kate: Before Happily Ever After.
Selected filmography:
- Hollyoaks (2002) as Jean-Pierre
- Lark Rise to Candleford (2008) as Phillip White
- Going the Distance (2010) as Damon
- Faster (2010) as Killer
- Will & Kate: Before Happily Ever After (2011) as Prince William
- What's Your Number? (2011) as Eddie Vogel
- World Without End (2012) as Ralph Fitzgerald
- The Raven (2012) as John Cantrell
- Mr Selfridge (2013) as Roderick 'Roddy' Temple
- Dracula (2013 — 2014) as Jonathan Harker
- The Secret River (2015) as William Thornhill
- Emerald City (2017) as Roan / Lucas (The Scarecrow)
- The Haunting (2018 — present):
- The Haunting of Hill House (2018) as adult Luke Crain
- The Haunting of Bly Manor (2020) as Peter Quint
- The Invisible Man (2020) as Adrian Griffin
- The Lost Daughter (2021) as Toni
- Mr Malcolm's List (2022) as Lord Cassidy
- Emily (2022) as William Weightman
- Jackdaw (2024) as Jack Dawson
Tropes & Trivia in his works:
- Fake American: A few of his roles have him play American characters, most notably Luke Crain and Adrian Griffin.
- Mr. Fanservice: He's a former model with an impressive physique and creators very much enjoy drawing attention to his good looks.
- Tall, Dark, and Handsome: He's a former model who stands at 6'3.
- What Could Have Been: He was to play the Duke of Buckingham in 2023's The Three Musketeers, but was replaced by Jacob Fortune-Lloyd after filming began, for an unspecified reason.