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Emory Isaac Cohen (born March 13, 1990) is an American actor.[1] 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).

Emory Cohen
Born	Emory Isaac Cohen (1990-03-13) March 13, 1990 (age 32) New York City, U.S.
Alma mater	University of the Arts
Occupation	Actor
Years active	2008–present

Early life

Cohen was born in Manhattan, New York, New York,[2] the only child of Donna (née Ackerman), a director of a preschool, and Noel Cohen, a music teacher.[3] As well as being Jewish,[4][5][6] he is a fourth generation New Yorker whose ancestors emigrated from Russia.[7][8] Cohen made his stage debut as Mr. Peachum 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.[9]

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.[10] He trained at UArts for two years before dropping out to study acting in New York.

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.[11] His next role was in the 2010 drama film The Hungry Ghosts.[12] 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[13] and was a box office success.[14]

He had a recurring role during the first season of Smash, playing Leo, the son of Debra Messing's character,[15] and starred as Wendell Pierce's lover in the independent film Four.[16][17][18]

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".[19] In Variety, Kristopher Tapley wrote that Brooklyn offered "another reminder that Emory Cohen is one of the most exciting actors of his generation."[20]

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.[21] In 2016, he starred in the Netflix series The OA.[22]

Other notable actors that he has worked alongside include Dylan O'Brien, Liam Hemsworth, Michael Shannon, Mike Faist, Clark Gregg, Megan Fox, Oscar Isaac, Ewan McGregor, Seth Mcfarline, Naomi Watts and Brad Pitt.

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2008	Afterschool	Trevor
	New York, I Love You	Prom Date	Uncredited
	Tess and Nana	Juiceman	Short film
2009	The Hungry Ghosts	Matthew
2012	Four	June
	The Place Beyond the Pines	Avery "AJ" Cross Jr.
	Nor'easter	Danny Strout
2013	All Is Bright	Lou
	Beneath the Harvest Sky	Casper
2014	The Gambler	Dexter
2015	Brooklyn	Anthony "Tony" Fiorello
	Stealing Cars	Billy Wyatt
2016	Detour	Johnny Ray
	Vincent N Roxxy	JC
	The Duel	Isaac Brant
2017	Hot Summer Nights	Dex
	War Machine	Willy Dunne
	Shot Caller	Howie
2018	Lords of Chaos	Kristian "Varg" Vikernes
2019	The Wolf Hour	Billy
	Sweetheart	Lucas Griffin
	Killerman	Bobby “Skunk” Santos
2020	Flashback	Sebastian
2021	The Birthday Cake	Leo
	Blue Bayou	Denny
2022	Big Gold Brick	Samuel Liston/Santa (voice)
TBA	Rebel Ridge		Post-production
	The Bikeriders		Filming

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2012–2013	Smash	Leo Houston	15 episodes
2016, 2019	The OA	Homer Roberts	13 episodes
2019	The Loudest Voice	Joe Lindsley	3 episodes
TBA	Florida Man	Moss Yankov	8 episodes

Awards and nominations

This section needs to be updated. (April 2018)

Year	Award	Category	Work	Result
2012[23]	Los Angeles Film Festival	Best Ensemble Performance in a Narrative Competition	Four	Won
2015[24]	Hamptons International Film Festival	Breakthrough Performer	—	Won
2015[25]	Detroit Film Critics Society	Breakthrough Performance	Brooklyn	Nominated
2015[26]	San Diego Film Critics Society	Breakthrough Artist	Brooklyn	Nominated
2015[27]	New York Film Critics Online	Breakthrough Performer	Brooklyn	Nominated
2016	International Cinephile Society	Best Supporting Actor	Brooklyn	Nominated

References

External links

• Emory Cohen at IMDb

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Emory Isaac Cohen (* 13. März 1990 in New York City, New York) ist ein US-amerikanischer Schauspieler. Er ist vor allem für seine Darstellung des AJ im US-amerikanischen Filmdrama The Place Beyond the Pines und das Mitwirken in der Fernsehserie Smash bekannt.

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