Oliver Jackson-Cohen

Oliver Mansour Jackson-Cohen (born 24 October 1986) a British 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 and education Oliver Mansour Jackson-Cohen was born on 24 October 1986 in Westminster, London. His mother, Betty Jackson, is a fashion designer, and his father, David Cohen, was also his mother's business partner. His mother is English and from a Protestant background. His father was from an Orthodox Jewish family that moved to France in the 1950s; Jackson-Cohen has stated they were of Egyptian Jewish and Tunisian Jewish descent. Jackson-Cohen attended a French-language school in London, the Lycée Français Charles de Gaulle, 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 support himself financially 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.