LOVE Island star Jake Cornish has made his acting debut in Brit horror film Mr Hyde: The Untold Story.
The reality star, who first appeared on the ITV2 dating show in 2021 before returning for just 72 hour on the All Stars version last year, showcased his acting skills in the new trailer.
Jake, 27, plays the role of a police officer, DI Jacobs in the feature film.
It showed him dressed in hi-vis uniform as he goes knocking door-to-door to gather information about an incident at a local shop.
The clip shows him having a short exchange with actor Adam Astill, who plays lead character Dr. Jekyll and Mr Hyde.
He tells him: “There was an incident last night at the shop around the corner, I’m just wondering if you’ve seen anything really?”
The Weston-Super-Mare lad stars alongside Amber Doig-Thorne, Rachel Warren and Matthew Nuttall, which premieres in September.
The story follows an imprisoned and helpless Mr Hyde, who, with the help of Dr Carmichael has to find a way to work with his alter ego Dr Jekyll to survive and overcome a common foe.
Jake previously relished his cameo role in Bermondsey Tales: Fall of the Roman Empire, which was released in May.
In an exclusive interview with The Sun, Jake said: “I’ve always loved watching British gangster films, they’re my favourite, like The Business, Snatch, Lock Stock. They’re all like iconic films.
“And when I got asked to be in this film because it’s kind of like a British gangster crime slash comedy. Being part of a cast like that was well, fantastic.
“And yeah, again, I’ve just had another script come through yesterday morning with Ray Winstone. And I’m like, ‘Wow, someone’s looking over me’, you know.”
Jake’s Mr Hyde co-star Astill is a TV veteran having had roles in a plethora of primetime dramas including The Bay, Our Girl, EastEnders, Outlander, Coronation Street, The Bill and more.
The former Islander relished trading lines with the actor, saying: “It’s just being on the same set as him, let alone actually acting with him, was crazy.”
It’s a marked move away from the messy drama of the Love Island villa.
Jake received a ‘villain edit’ in his first stint on the show as viewers watched the ups and downs of his romance with Liberty Poole.
He was offered the chance of redemption in the first All Stars series, but when he was once again partnered with Liberty he decided to walk away.
“It was a big thing for me to go back in [Love Island],” he said. “They approached me and it was another opportunity to kind of show people the real me because I was young the first time and it was a lot different.
“Now I’m older and have businesses. I’ve grown up. I’ve done acting. It was kind of going in there with open arms and showing who I am, and then, when I knew it wasn’t right for me, that’s when I said, ‘look, I can’t be here. I can’t do these force kind of conversations’. I felt like I’d just grown up.
“Obviously, I’m always gonna be known as Jake from Love Island. But now I wanna be known as Jake the actor, or Jake the fighter, the boxer.”
