Jared Cohn

Jared Michael Cohn
Jared Cohn (center), with Sara Malakul Lane (left) being interviewed about Pernicious
Born	New York City, New York
Residence	Los Angeles, California
Nationality	American
Other names	Jared Michaels J. Cohn Jared M. Cohn
Alma mater	New York Institute of Technology
Occupation	Film actor Television actor Film director Screenwriter Film producer
Years active	2004-present
Known for	Buddy Hutchins Atlantic Rim Born Bad

Jared Michael Cohn (aka Jared Michaels) is an American film director, screenwriter, and actor. He has directed films such as Buddy Hutchins, Atlantic Rim, and Born Bad, among others, and has directed multiple films for The Asylum.

Cohn is a writer, director, producer and actor born in New York, and graduated from the New York Institute of Technology with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in communication arts. His major was film production and post production. He is a photographer, editor and After Effects user, as well as a black belt in Shaolin Kempo Karate, a professional paintball player, and a certified scuba diver. He and his bodies of work have received media coverage. He currently lives in Los Angeles, California and is engaged to model/actress Sara Malakul Lane.

In 2011, Cohn wrote and directed Lifetime Channel's number one summer hit, Born Bad, a psychological thriller starring Meredith Monroe (Dawson’s Creek, Criminal Minds) and Michael Welch (the Twilight saga). In 2012, he premiered his first theatrical release, Hold Your Breath, which he directed. The same year he wrote and directed Bikini Spring Break, starring Robert Carradine (Revenge of the Nerds) and the horror-thriller 12/12/12.