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 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 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 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.
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 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 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 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.
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