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Oliver Jackson-Cohen
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About Oliver Jackson-Cohen
Oliver Jackson-Cohen is an actor/model from England. He is popular among the audience for his performance in the Netflix original series “The Haunting of Hill House” and “The Invisible Man.” He has also done “Faster,” “The Healer,” “Despite the Falling Snow,” Hollyoaks,” “World Without End,” and a few other films/television series. In about eighteen years, the thirty-three-year-old actor has already made his presence in Hollywood, getting featured in ten films, thirteen television series, and a web series.
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| Full Name | Oliver Mansour Jackson-Cohen |
| Date of Birth | 24 October 1986 |
| Birth Place | Westminster, London, England |
| Parent(s) | Betty Jackson and David Cohen |
| Occupation | Actor, Model |
| Partner(s) | Jessica De Gouw (2013- present) |
| Net Worth | US $3 million |
Early Life
Oliver Jackson-Cohen was born as Oliver Mansour Jackson-Cohen to Betty Jackson and David Cohen on 24th October 1986 in Westminster. His mother is a fashion designer while his father assists his mother in the business. His parents raised him as a protestant. During weekends, he used to attend the Youngblood Theatre Company.
He completed his high school from Lycée Français Charles de Gaulle, a French school, because of his slight French accent. He then tried to enroll in drama school in London but failed to do so. So, he attended the Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute in New York but dropped only after studying for four months.
Before getting featured in films, he used to work as a vase washer.
Career
In Television
Oliver Jackson-Cohen’s first-ever acting role was in the 2002 soap opera “Hollyoaks” as Jean-Pierre, but he only had short screen-time. He then got a role in television five years later in the 2007 series “The Time of Your Life” as Marcus in the fourth episode of the first season. He then featured in the costume drama series “Lark Rise to Candleford” as Philip White. He was in the show for eight episodes. The series has a rating of 8.1 in IMDb from about 6,300 reviews.
His next appearance was in “Bonekickers” as Colm for the episode “Army of God” the same year. His next television appearance was four years later in 2012 in the television miniseries “World Without End” as Ralph Fitzgerald for all eight episodes of the show. In 2013, he featured in six episodes of “Mr. Selfridge” as Roderick Temple.
From 2013 to 2014, Oliver Jackson-Cohen featured in ten episodes of the horror television drama show “Dracula,” portraying Jonathan Harker. After “Dracula,” he got featured in “The Great Fire” as James. His other television roles include William Thornhill in “The Secret River” for two episodes, Roan/Lucas in “Emerald City” for ten episodes, and Michael Berryman in “Man in an Orange Shirt” for two episodes.
He starred as a part of the main cast as Adult Luke Crain in the 2018 horror drama series “The Haunting of Hill House.” The series has a rating of 8.7 in IMDb based on over 150 thousand votes. He will reprise his role in the series’s follow-up due to be released in October of this year.
In 2011 he did the web series “Will & Kate: Before Happily Ever After” as Prince William for four episodes.
In Film
Oliver Jackson-Cohen’s first appearance in the film industry was in the 2008 short film “The Rooftopsmiths” as Marcus. In 2010, he got featured in “Going the Distance” as Damon. The same year, he got featured in “Faster” as The Killer. The film was a decent commercial success grossing $35.6 million against a $24 million budget.
The following year, he made an appearance as Eddie Vogel in the romantic comedy “What’s Your Number?”. Nick in the short film “Destinee” and as John Cantrell in the psychological crime thriller “The Raven” in 2012. His other appearances in films include the role of Misha in “Despite the Falling Snow,” Alec Bailey in “The Healer,” and in the 2019 short film “Mr. Malcom’s List.”
His most prominent role in the film was in the 2020 sci-fi horror film “The Invisible Man” by Leigh Whannell. He portrayed Adrian Griffin in the film. Both critics and audiences loved the movie. It has a rating of 7.1 in IMDb based on over 132 thousand votes. It was made with a budget of just $7 million but grossed over $134 million in the commercial market.
Awards
Oliver Jackson-Cohen has been nominated for two award functions in his career but is yet to win an award.
Personal Life
Oliver Jackson-Cohen is currently in a relationship with Jessica De Gouw since 2013. Oliver belongs to English and Egyptian descent and has a bit of Jewish ethnicity.
He loves watching Scarlet Johansson and Michelle Pfeiffer’s films. His dark green eyes are his recognizable trait.
Height and weight
Oliver Jackson-Cohen is 1.92 meters or six feet and three inches in height and weighs seventy-five kilograms.
Social Media
Oliver Jackson-Cohen has over 270K followers in his official Instagram handle @ojacksoncohen and over 23K followers in his official Twitter handle @OJACKSONCOHEN.
Net Worth
According to celebritynetworth.com, Oliver Jackson-Cohen has an estimated net worth of about $3 million.
