Emory Cohen
| Emory Cohen | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Emory Isaac Cohen March 13, 1990 New York, New York, U.S. |
| Alma mater | University of the Arts |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 2008–present |
Emory Isaac Cohen (born March 13, 1990) is an American actor. He made his feature film debut in Afterschool (2008). He is best known for his roles as AJ Cross in Derek Cianfrance's film The Place Beyond the Pines (2012), Tony Fiorello in John Crowley's film Brooklyn (2015) and Homer in the Netflix series The OA (2016).
Cohen was born in Manhattan, the only child of Donna (née Ackerman), a director of a preschool, and Noel Cohen, a music teacher. He is Jewish, a fourth generation New Yorker whose ancestors emigrated from Russia. Cohen made his stage debut as Mr. Peachum in a school production of The Threepenny Opera. He graduated from Elisabeth Irwin High School in 2008 and received a full scholarship to study acting at University of Arts in Philadelphia. He trained at UArts for two years before dropping out to study acting in New York.
Cohen made his feature film debut in Afterschool (2008) opposite Ezra Miller. The film premiered at the 2008 Cannes Film Festival and received positive reviews from critics." His next role was in the 2010 drama film The Hungry Ghosts.
In 2012, he co-starred in Derek Cianfrance's crime drama film The Place Beyond the Pines opposite Bradley Cooper and Dane DeHaan. The film received generally positive reviews and was a box office success.
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