Pierre Counihan-Moullier

Pierre Joseph Counihan-Moullier^[1] was born in 2000 in Brent, London. He is of French and Irish descent.^[2][3][4]

He began his career as a child, and appeared in a production of Cries from the Heart at the Royal Court Theatre in 2007. His first credited television role was in the Channel 4 comedy-drama mockumentary series Cast Offs, in which he appeared in the fifth episode as a boy in the street.^[5] In 2014, he appeared as Jason in The Surplus at the Young Vic.^[2] In 2017, he appeared in The Grand Duke of Florence at Shakespeare's Globe and in 2018, appeared as Jason in My England at the Young Vic. In 2019, he appeared in the BBC Three online comedy series Comedy Threesomes: Oi, Pussy! as Aaron and appeared in The Jumper Factory at the Bristol Old Vic.^[6] He also worked as a stunt performer on the Netflix drama series Fate: The Winx Saga.^[1] In 2022, he appeared as Griffin in No-One at the Akimbo Theatre.^[7][2] In 2023, he appeared in Houl with the Sept fois la langue company and The Second Woman at the Young Vic.^[8]

In June 2025, it was announced that Counihan-Moullier would be joining the cast of the BBC soap opera EastEnders, taking over the role of Oscar Branning from twins Charlee and Neo Hall, who had last appeared as the character eight years prior.^[9][10] Speaking on his casting, Counihan-Moullier said it was "pretty surreal to join EastEnders – it keeps hitting me that I'm actually on Albert Square! When I found out I was joining the Brannings, it was so exciting as they are such an iconic family, and I love that there are so many skeletons in the closet." He also said that the character was "so much fun to play, and the audience should be prepared for the unexpected as he's a complex guy!". His character was the second to be reintroduced by new executive producer Ben Wadey, who said he was "very excited to bring Oscar Branning back to Walford and introduce viewers to him now that he's all grown up [...] adding that he was "delighted to welcome Moullier as he takes on the role and can't wait for viewers to see him bring Oscar to life."^[11][12]