Emory Cohen
Emory Cohen was born in New York City, New York, United States on March 13th, 1990 and is the Movie Actor. At the age of 34, Emory Cohen biography, profession, age, height, weight, eye color, hair color, build, measurements, education, career, dating/affair, family, news updates, movies, TV shows, and networth are available.
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Emory Isaac Cohen (born March 13, 1990) is an American actor.
In Afterschool, he made his debut film.
He is best known for his appearances 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).
Early life
Cohen was born in Manhattan, New York, New York, the sole child of Donna (née Ackerman), a preschool director, and Noel Cohen, a music teacher. He is a fourth generation New Yorker whose ancestors immigrated from Russia in addition to being Jewish. Mr. Peachum appeared in a school production of The Threepenny Opera at the Robert F. Wagner Jr. Scondary School for Arts and Technology, under the direction of Alma Whitney and Oskar Sarasky.
He graduated from Elisabeth Irwin High School in 2008 and received a full scholarship to study acting at the University of the Arts in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He studied at UArts for two years before moving to New York to study acting.
Career
Cohen made his feature film debut in Afterschool in 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.
He had a recurring role during the first season of Smash, playing Leo, the son of Debra Messing's character, and starred as Wendell Pierce's lover in the independent film Four.
In 2014, he appeared in the drama The Gambler playing a tennis player and in the independent film Beneath the Harvest Sky. In 2015, he portrayed Tony, the love interest of Eilis, played by Saoirse Ronan, in Brooklyn. Rex Reed praised his "wonderful, warm and deeply touching performance". In Variety, Kristopher Tapley wrote that Brooklyn offered "another reminder that Emory Cohen is one of the most exciting actors of his generation."
Cohen had a leading role in the 2015 independent film Stealing Cars, opposite Felicity Huffman and William H. Macy. He received positive reviews for his role as Billy Wyatt. In 2016, he starred in the Netflix series The OA.
Notable actors that he has worked along side include Dylan O'Brien, Liam Hemsworth, Michael Shannon, Mike Faist, Clark Gregg, Megan Fox, Oscar Isaac, Ewan McGreggor, Seth Mcfarline, Naomi Watts, and Brad Pitt.